Braids, Blogs and Birthday Parties: Little Loves Week 29

Read...
I have not read any books at all this month which is TERRIBLE and I really need to get my act together. I had all these plans to read through the middle of the night feeds, which I did with Ava and Heidi, but I can't read this time! If I try, I literally start to nod off!! So I need to find an alternative time for my book reading...

Instead, I've been loving catching up with all my favourite blogs through Bloglovin' which makes it so easy to keep up to date with some lovely bloggers... you should totally get involved!

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Watched...
My little girl finish Nursery... we had a big family picnic on Wednesday and it was lovely... and emotional... and just felt a little bit like the end of an all too short era. On Tuesday, I saw my big girl head into "Big School" and walked away from the school, leaving her behind, with a lump in my throat. How are we at this stage already!??

Oh gosh... I'm dreading September!

Aside from that, I've been watching my old favourite "Gilmore Girls", and after Morgana's recommendation last week, I started watching the Michalaks vlog on Youtube and got totally hooked! It's a good thing they only vlog once a week (although there are some serious archives for me to work through... oh dear!)

Heard...
I really haven't been listening to anything recently... the days seem to fly by, and to be honest, I'm perfectly happy with the soundtrack of everyday life... little girls giggling in the garden, baby cooing and the generally hilarous chit-chat of preschoolers. Except for the bickering. Oh dear... these little girls have hit a rough patch, and I'm determined to nip it in the bud before it escalates... They are just into all the same things at the moment, and so we're going to be doing a little focused training this summer in the kindness department. Any top tips?!

Wore...

Oh! I do just love having little girls for many many many reasons... but one of them is the fun you can have doing their hair! I'm totally surprised at myself at how much I'm enjoying this. I am RUBBISH with hair... I've always been a 'bung it up in a ponytail' kind of girl... but I've got into watching these youtube tutorials now and I'm LOVING it! Ava also loves to scroll through some of the Instagram "little girl hairstyle" accounts I follow and pick out her choice for the day. It's sad, isn't it? But we're both thoroughly enjoying it! If only I could recreate them in my own hair... but it seems I'm stuck with the ponytail look!

Made...

Ava's party invitations... very exciting! She's chosen a fairytale theme... mainly because she wants to dress up as a Princess, but wants her little friend to wear his Robin Hood outfit... so fairytale theme it is! More on this to follow! (I'm having serious fun on Pinterest!!) Her party isn't until the end of August, but I'm having to prep early as this summer is SUPER busy for us!

Teacher presents! We have had a fabulous system in Ava's Nursery class where all the parents club together and get something special for the teachers. It means the teachers get something really nice, rather than lots of little bits and bobs, and my lovely friend Kirsty did a fabulous job of organising it all for us this time. But because Ava is actually leaving the school, and not just moving up to the next class, we thought it would be nice to say a little personal thank you... so I picked up five little pink Kalanchoe plants from our local florist and we decorated and labelled them up - "Thank you for helping me bloom this year!" They really have! Ava wrote a little message for her teachers on the back too - nothing massive, but just a little thank you from  us. We will miss that little school so much!

And lastly...

Things have been pretty intense round here lately... and now that the mad rushing around of school runs, and pick-ups, activities and clubs are rounding up, I'm looking forward to a few days of calm before we begin our adventures this summer. I am happiest with a calm life... I thrive on days at home with my little brood where we don't have to be anywhere or do anything. We get out, of course we do... we meet up with friends, have little outings... but its so nice not to feel you have to be somewhere! Getting three under four out of the house can be a challenge, so sometimes its nicer just to happily while away your day with lots of running around in the garden having bubble wand fights (yes, that was the girls activity of choice yesterday!)

SO that's a wrap... I'm possibly going to disappear for the month of August... Its good to take a proper break in the summer. I tend not to write posts at all, but instead to post a single shot every day of our adventures, so you can see what we're up to (and check out beautiful Cornwall and Norway to boot!)

So I'll still be posting as normal next week but probably won't be back to "Little Loves" until September...

So in case I don't see you again until then... here' wishing you a very happy, fun-filled summer!