A pocket of my life

August has honestly been such a lovely month, full of making memories before the big change happens.  We started off with a trip to the beach with Olivias scooter and Lillys roller blades, they both did amazing and Lils confidence is growing each time she tries them. I also took the girls to enjoy there first knicker bocker glory, one of the memories I have with my Mum which I am now passing down.  Lils took part in Hastings carnival this year with my Dad and Angie and absolutely smashed it. They did a steam punk theme which looked awesome, Liam joined us in watching the parade and it was just such a lovely day.  We have spent many days at the bench enjoying the waves and whilst down there thr girls took part in the summer reading challenge too which meant they got lots of goodies. The beach is a happy place for me, the sun and sound of the waves is honestly just the best.  One of Liams days off we took the girls to our local rides, I think Olivia would h...

This is a little celebration post for my Dad and Angie, they took part in Hastings carnival on Saturday just gone and they made so many people smile, they left with a best in show in there category and so much praise from people.  My Dad has taken part in this show for years but was going to retire from it due to ill health and lack of motivation. Well earlier this year my Dad surprised me by telling me they were taking part again this year and that I would enjoy the float they were creating. The float this year was Rosie and Jim, a children's programme from the 90's and it went down a storm. The both made full effort to put in every detail they possibly could, from the costumes to the flower box on the boat itself. They also had the theme tune playing the whole way round to add to the effect of the float.  I am so glad that Dad and Angie entered together, it made so many people smile and it's nice to see my Dad with the spark he had all those years back. They are already p...