A pocket of my life

Goodbye July, its been good! We started off the month strong with a quiz night at guides, it was such a laugh but we did come last which meant we came home with teh wooded spoon, Lils also got presented her badges for the past few months at guides too. We also had lots of time in the garden and enjoyed the bbq aswell. The weather has been lush, hot but lush.  Before the schools broke up Lils took part in a show with her band for the first time, she honestly smashed it, she was lead singer and they song 'We will rock you', she also performed with the choir too. This was an end of the school year celebration. Olivia also had pirate day in the last week of term which meant dressing up time. We ended the schoo, year with many gifts and cards, which made me feel so overwhelmed and loved and on the last day of term we enjoyed a few drinks together in the sun/cloud. Summer holidays in full swing which means garden time, beach fun and Lils camp, she went away with the guide...

We have just had the best day at the beach soaking in, what is hopefully the end of the heatwave in the UK. For the past week we have been struggling with 28°c which is hit for here.  Today we took the opportunity to make so last minute summer memories before Autumn hits, we packed a bag with towels, suncream, beach shoes and fresh clothes and headed to Camber Sands beach. Camber Sands is a beautiful beach with a huge amount of sand for the kids to enjoy, we have also loved cooling down in the sea by paddling and swimming. We also managed to see some crabs and fish while there. They were swimming around us when the tide was going out, it was great for Olivia to experience and learn from too. I hope to make many more memories with the girls at the beach next year but for now I am ready for Autumn to appear so we can hunt for chestnuts and make leaf garlands, and snuggle up in cosy jumpers. What has been your favourite summer 2023 memory? Victoria