Bloglovin'

So it's been a couple of weeks since my last post (sorry about that - these three year olds sure do take up a lot of your time!) 

I noticed through my stats that i've been getting a lot of blog views through Bloglovin' which is amazing however, I don't have many followers over there yet - boo hoo - So if anyone fancies clicking the link and giving me a follow I'd love you muchly!

If you don't know what Bloglovin' is then crawl out of that rock you've been hiding under and check it out! It's an amazing blogging tool that allows to you to read all your favourite blogs in one place whilst also helping you to find new blogs to fall in love with!

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See you over there soon :)

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A beach day in winter!?

Today, Freddie and I took a road trip over to a place called Lytham, which is on the west coast of Lancashire. Whilst the weather was windy and rather cold, the sun was still shining and we had a lovely afternoon walking along the sea front - It was a bit of a change from our usual haunt of St.Annes located about five minutes away, which has a pier and more of an old school sixties 'holiday destination' vibe. 

This year I decided that I would explore the west coast a little more and try to find different beaches or sea fronts that are less populated. Today only made me want to explore the coast further, so if any of you readers have a favourite place to visit in Lancashire, do let me know! I am praying that we get a repeat of last years glorious summer so that I can use my hidden beach findings to their full potential!

Lytham boasts a brilliant stretch of grass that runs parallel to the sea front - a handy alternative to sand, especially on such a windy day! We also found a few daisy's - even though it is the middle of winter, which Freddie enjoyed picking and handing out to everyone!

We wandered over the grass to the huge old windmill, that is sadly no longer in use but utterly beautiful. The contrast of the white against the green grass was stunning.

As it was almost lunch time and the sea air was making us rather hungry, we made our way into the centre of Lytham and of course found ourselves a chip shop because what else can you eat when beside the sea!? It was absolutely delicious and I would highly recommend! 

After having a little stroll through the town centre - that was full of lovely little interior and boutique shops, we made our way back to the car along the sea front capturing a couple of precious moments!

Freddie loves going to the seaside and I would one day love to have a home that overlooked the water, it'd be so amazing to set out of your door straight on to the beach - insanely jealous if any of you currently live with that luxury! 

I do hope you're enjoying these little adventure posts, I certainly enjoy writing about them and sharing them with you - I do have to apologise for the poor quality photos however - I completely forgot to charge my camera and so I had to make do with my iPhone *must be more organised*

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BBC introducing..

Late last year my very talented friend Alex was asked to play a live set for BBC introducing through Radio Lancashire, for those of you reading that aren't from the UK, BBC introducing is a platform for unsigned and emerging new talent to showcase their songs on local and national radio - so a pretty big deal!

Alex asked if i'd give him a hand filming, which of course I didn't mind and we finally got round to editing the video! It's up now on his YouTube channel so please please please go and watch it, subscribe if you enjoy and hit that thumbs up button.. There's more to come from his BBC introducing session so make you check back for those too!

I'm really proud of this as he's had over 1000 views in just over a week and many a famous folk have commented saying how much they love his work including my personal fav being Danny from McFly - fangirl moment right there!

I really hope Alex gets all the success he deserves in the future as he's one seriously talented guy, the start of big things..

Alex Johnson - Lover's Ode

Thanksyou <3

London with a toddler!

A couple of my very close friends decided to uproot from our small world in the north and brave life down in the big smoke a few years ago, since then I make regular visits and try to take Freddie with me whenever plans permit!

Fortunately it only takes a mere two and a teeny bit hours to get to London on the train from my nearest stop which is brilliant when travelling with kids and since the nice guys at Virgin let under 5's travel free it's brilliant for the purse too!

Whilst the weather was rather cold on our last visit, we still managed to fill our visit with lots of fun! It was lovely to catch up with our friends and them to spend time with Freddie!

We met with friends at The Rainforest Cafe which was amazing, it was my first visit and whilst the food wasn't anything to rave about, the surrounds defiantly made up for it. I'd recommend it if you've got young children but be warned it's not the cheapest place to eat and the food isn't anything extraordinary unlike the experience!

The following day we made our way over to Greenwich and took a return Emirates line trip over the Thames, since it was midweek it was rather quiet and we didn't need to queue also we got our own pod between four of us! 

I would recommend this to anyone it was a great and different way to see the sights and skyline of the city! We then wandered down to the riverside, under the brightly lit walkway and hopped on a boat back to central London, which again was a great way to see the sights!

On our final morning before we headed home we decided to go for a short walk to the park and get a Wagamamas for lunch in order for Freddie to burn off some energy before our train journey home! 

Such a lovely couple of chilled, yet fun filled days in London! We've booked to go back in late spring and we already can't wait!

What are your favourite things to do in London?

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Oops!

Soo it's Feburary 2014.. Eh! How did that happen?! 

Massive apologies for the lack of posts - I'm not really sure how it happened but a week turned into a month then a month into two and now it's the following year and the last time I posted it was bonfire night - nightmare!

I do hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year - it sadly feels forever ago now - I'm back on it with the blogging, I'm not setting any rules or promises this time except I won't leave it four months between posts again.. Serious blogging fail!

So there's my super short and quick hello, sorry, happy new year and I'll see you soon post..

I guess.. I'll see you soon!

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Bonfire Night!

I love bonfire night, it always feels like its the official start of winter and this was the first year that Freddie was old enough to understand it all which made this year extra special!

I'm pretty lucky that my dad always throws a big bonfire for our close friends and family as so many organised bonfires are having to stop due to health and safely expenses.

We lit sparklers, watched fireworks, sat by the fire toasting marshmallows whilst eating plenty of bonfire toffees and parkin.

If you're not from the UK and you don't know what the heck I'm going on about, basically it's a tradition that happens every year on November 5th. It all goes back to the early 1600's when a man named Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up parliament, luckily his plan failed and people lit bonfires to celebrate. So even today people still celebrate by lighting bonfires and fireworks!

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FUNDAY MONDAY!

Freddie & I decided to spend our Monday bowling!

I've never taken him bowling before and I was a bit unsure if he would enjoy it but I had no reason to be as we had lots of fun and I'll definitely be taking Freddie again!

The bowling centre had a big amusement arcade so whilst we waited for a lane to come free we spent time collecting tickets to win prizes and using the photo booth!

A really fun afternoon and one I'd recommend!

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