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May Recap | 2023


Wow! We are just about to make it half way though 2023, how is that possible? We have had a pretty full on month but its been a good one full of making memories.

We started off the month with Jack in the green, this is a local event that happens every May day and is a celebration of Spring/Summer. This is probably one of my favourite events that our local town put on as its such a positive and fun atmosphere. The same week we also took a trip to Circus Zyair with Liam's Mum and watched King Charles Coronation. 

The weather this month has been beautiful and we have tried to take full advantage of it and enjoy the sun while we can, we have been over Nannies garden, going on walks and generally being outside in the fresh air (I do wish we had a garden though).

On the 25th of this month Liam and I celebrated our 15th anniversary, I can't believe we have made it this far, he has honestly been my rock through some of the hardest times and we have laughed until we have cried to many times to count. We just celebrated with a film and Liam cooked his famous burgers. To top that, Lilly came out with a certificate from school for her reading, we couldn't be more proud.

We have ended the month with our annual trip to Brands Hatch to watch the Masters historic racing event, this is an amazing day full of vintage race cars including F1 cars from the 70's to late 80's. We do love this event and the girls love the loud cars and a day out to be fair. 

All in all, May has been a fantastic month, full of events and laughs that we will hopefully never forget.

Victoria

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