The meaning of Easter

My husband said the other day I wonder how many children actually know the meaning of Easter ?

Do they just think Easter = Chocolate & Easter Bunny?

We always read the Easter Story at this time of year although we don't go to church we believe our children should be educated in such things.
We shall be doing Easter related activities as well as Easter baking (Can't wait to make nests) I'm a big kid when it comes to special occasions at different times of the year.

It's a sad state of affairs that "Some" children don't actually know the meaning of Easter, it's not a hard thing to explain to the children, there's a page on the Internet that is perfect for the Easter Story here at

The Easter Story

Check it out and pass it on to anyone who you think will benefit from reading this to help their child(ren) understand the Easter Story.

Easter Bible Verse :-

From Luke 24:1-12 ESV

(1) But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. (2) And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, (3) but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. (4) While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. (5) And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? (6) He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, (7) that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” (8) And they remembered his words, (9) and returning from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. (10) Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles, (11) but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. (12) But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened.

I hope you have a fantastic Easter & Remember the Meaning of Easter & Read the story to the children while Tucking into your Easter Eggs.

Family night out

We decided we was going to take the children to see Disney On Ice.

Friday night couldn't come quick enough, the children woke Friday morning so hyper & excited.
I dread to think what they was like at school as the day went along.

We'd got to arrive early so we could park as the arena seats alot more than there is in car parking spaces.

Waiting for the show to begin was abit hectic as it was 1 hour before & trying to keep six children entertained & explaining why the show hadn't started or why it wasn't starting any time soon.

FINALLY it started

My youngest was amazed as Mickey & Minnie Mouse came out. She shouted "WOW" & waved her little hand at them.
It was magical for them.

It was definitely worth the money & a great night out together as a FAMILY.
We are most certainly going to be doing it again in the near future.

It didn't get too packed with people either, we didn't have anyone sat above us or directly infront of us which meant the children could move around freely rather than being stuck in their seats the whole of the show.

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all you yummy mummies out there! !

All the children was excited, they went off with their dad yesterday afternoon to wrap their pressies & write their cards.
I could hear them all giggling and stomping across the landing upstairs to hide their gifts for me.


Melts my heart to hear them excited & talking to each other about mummy opening them in the morning.

My son aged 3 yr came downstairs and said "Mummy you don't know where I've put your cup. Do you?" Hehe made me have a chuckle to myself.

I was woken this morning by my eldest two who bought me a cup of tea & breakfast in bed.
After going downstairs I was showered in cards & pressies.
Their little faces lit up with excitement as I open each present & card. "Mummy do you like it?"

I'm such a lucky mum to have six amazing children who are my whole world & they make it go round.

I'm so proud to be a mum :)

I hope you had a lovely Mother's Day with lots of love & laughter along the day.

Cloth Nappies vs Disposable Nappies

Environmental Aspects

After researching into cloth nappies, I found that not only was cost difference massive, but the environmental impact was huge.

For Example :-

* Each nappy takes an average of 500 years to decompose.

* 3 billion disposables are thrown to landfill each year.

* Disposables account for up to 4% of landfill.

Taking all that into account, it makes for a very scary thought!

After hearing my friends raving about Reusable nappies I started to ask them questions & research for my own knowledge.

After much research I decided I was going to buy a few to try out for myself and to see if we could adjust to them.
Excited I purchased some crazy designs along with the reusable liners & disposable liners. Which would work best for us?

After the nappies arrived we set to trying them, My daughter loved them as they was bright & colourful and she could choose which one she wanted to wear at that time.

We couldn't get over how much softer & how comfortable they was on our daughter. Amazing!!
I have recommended these to friends & will recommend them again if asked about them. We have many of designs & there's loads of different companies that make them also there's people on Facebook and twitter that are reasonable prices.
Why hadn't I tried them before now? I would of loved all my children to have used these instead of the money we've spent on the disposable one.

Easy to clean you just pop them in the wash and onto the radiator to dry, you need to get a good few so your not just washing on and wearing one.
Don't get me wrong I only bought 4 to start with and after we tried and like them I ordered more.
A brilliant design all round. Who wouldn't want to be able to choose a design on a nappy that their child will like along with saving you money asking as you don't get addicted to buy them as new designs are added weekly/monthly you see it you want it or should I say you NEED it :)

Tangle Teezer Original Brush

The "Tangle Teezer Original Brush" -
Professional Detangling Hairbrush

After much research having four girls with long hair I wanted something that wasn't going to hurt them while I brush their hair.

I came across the "Tangle Teezer" well there can't be anything to lose buying one. So I went ahead and bought one.
After receiving the "Tangle Teezer" I couldn't wait to try it out.

WOW after all these years of tears while I brush their long beautiful hair, it broke my heart for the few minutes I brush their hair and it "Hurt" them & Made split ends.
It was amazing it didn't hurt any of them. My youngest daughter even brings the "Tangle Teezer" to me willingly.

I can't praise the brush enough, I 100% recommend this product to mums with girls or even boys with longer hair.
I bought my "Tangle Teezer" from amazon at £9.95

Tangle Teezer Hair Brush is not really a brush or a comb. First seen on Dragons Den it removes knots with ease from knotted hair, no more painful faces, breakage to hair or splitting.
The days of damage to your hair are over. Gently untangle matted hair without pulling it out.
Easy to use on hair extensions.
Detangles. Smoothes.
Ideal for all hair types.
Use on wet or dry hair. Fantastic for using after swimming.
Tangle Teezer really is the easiest way to untangle hair.
The secret of Tangle Teezer is in its specially designed mix of long and short teeth which glide through hair, without pulling. Tangle Teezers unique soft teeth flick through hair untangling knots effortlessly.
Using Tangle Teezer theres less splitting, breaking or damage than any other detangling hairbrush.

Tangle Teezer ensures hair will appear more lustrous by minimising cuticle damage which in turn will help colour last and reduce the risk of fading.
The "Tangle Teezer" is known by children as "The Magic Brush".
Well worth it's money, Comes in a range of colours.