We are going to Duinrell in Holland on our £9.50 Sun Holiday this year as we enjoyed ourselves so much last year. I initially paid £118.40 and then had a further bill for £43, totalling £161.40 but this covers breakdown insurance, holiday cover and a waiver equipment damage charge – for 3 adults and 3 children, … Read more
Please can you join me in this week’s theme of Spinning! We know how important it is to spend time with the boys – as a family, and individually, with each of them. Getting outside, and being active, is also a top priority. One of the advantages of changing schools is that we no longer … Read more
Planning a Birthday Party can be a complicated affair. Here are a few things to think about in this Birthday Party Guide from our exzperience of lots of parties with our four children. This post contains an affiliated link First – Decide on Your Budget for Your Birthday Party How many people you will invite, … Read more
The Freer Family appeared on an episode of 16 Kids and Counting. This is what it is like for a large family on social security benefits.“We may not work at the moment, but if we could we would be at the moment it’s not possible. Just because we aren’t working it doesn’t mean our children … Read more
Sunday: In his favourite upside down position. Monday: Cooked a roast and when I cut it open it was green. It was one of Asda’s finest – and according to the packaging and website they will refund and replace – alas they did not. Tuesday: Little man keeps thinking he can fly – least … Read more
Whether we like it or not we are all different. Life would be boring otherwise wouldn’t it. Consequently we are all treated differently too. So when I considered how my “normal trait” children were treated compared to my “special needs” children, I think it’s the same as how my teen is treated compared to my … Read more
Everyone knows that The Sun’s £9.50 holidays don’t actually cost £9.50. First you have to buy the papers (unless you have a priority booking form to do it online with the codes, then it is £9.50 per person – with a minimum of 4 people – then added costs will be based on when and where … Read more
Well it’s getting closer and looks like we are finally buying our first house and moving! (So please feel free to help promote my poor blog and posts whilst I’m too busy lol – and thank you). We have moved a lot before but this is the first time it will be ours. What I … Read more
When my brother agreed to have all 4 our of children so that we could have a night away we had to then decide on the location. I originally looked at Italy but tbh it was a bit much price wise for just a night. So then I started looking at Groupon (which has nothing … Read more
Which letter you are learning? This week it is the turn of I or i and I planned to learn about insects, to go outside and look under rocks, and bits of wood etc. Instead we ended up with an injury He fell off such a small wall and ended up with a dinner fork … Read more