the me and mine project {may}

Rich is loving

* introducing Dylan to Mario Kart.

* going to the May Day Fayre in our old village.

* his new Weber barbecue.

* smashing up the garden and filling a skip.

* Liverpool qualifying for the Champions League.

Lucy is loving

* putting our stamp on the house with some room makeovers.

* the sunshine finally arriving.

* getting to wear new summery clothes.

* watching Jamestown.

* sharing our Dubai vlogs.

Dylan is loving

* reading, reading and even more reading.

* learning to play the Nintendo Switch.

* his newly decorated bedroom. 

* watching the DVD of the school production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

* riding his scooter around the garden. 

Everly is loving

* playing at her sand and water table.

* doing Forest Schools at preschool. 

* wearing summer dresses.

* reading We're Going On A Bear Hunt to Quinn. 

* the paddling pool.

Quinn is loving

* her new pretty bedroom. 

* shouting "book" and then being read to. 

* dancing to Dingle Dangle Scarecrow.

* eating chocolate brioche and croissants.

* saying "no" and "down" and "hey" and "bye".

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the dubai debrief

We've been home from our holiday in Dubai for over a month now, and I feel like it's taken me that long to come down from the holiday high and be able to put the whole thing down in words. It was just such an adventure for us, and such a fantastic experience, that I'm conscious of wanting to do the whole thing justice.

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the sibling project {may}

One of the first things I fantasised about when I first found out I was pregnant the second time around, was that moment way-way-way-ahead in my future, when I would stand back, and watch Dylan and his younger sibling walked off together hand-in-hand. They'd be ready to explore and take on whatever the world threw their way, with their sibling at their side. And the fantasy came back thick and strong when I was pregnant for the third time; having watched Dylan and Everly forge such a special friendship, and love every opportunity to adventure together, I couldn't wait to see them both showing their younger sibling the things they knew.

While there are undoubtedly a few downsides to being a third baby (being dragged all over the place regardless of how you feel about it, having no toys to call your own, and the constant attentions of well-meaning siblings being just a few) I think what Quinn has in her big brother and sister, far outweighs any negatives. They love her so fiercely. They are desperate to teach her things; new skills and new words that bring her one step closer to being an equal playmate. They simply love showing her their world. And they scream blue murder if they think there is any possibility she might get herself into mischief (although I'm not sure that she'd always see that as a bonus!!!)

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