June has been such an exciting month for us. I think it's been the best month we've had so far this year. We had something exciting to do every week.
You can catch up with my last Me and Mine update which was April here, Me and Mine April which included a lot of Disney pics. Well spoiler alert, guess what this update is starting with.
Over half term week, which was the end of May and the beginning of June we went to stay in a Eurocamp in France which we loved. You can read my review here, La Croix du Vieux Pont. It was about a 1 hour 20 minute drive from Disneyland Paris so once again we used that as an excuse to make the most of our annual passes. We went for the day on the Friday and we also went to the exclusive Fandaze party on the Saturday night. It was great. Walt Disney Studios was open from 8pm - 2am with lots of unusual meet and greats, parades and the rides were open. We had to meet our favourite character which is Mickey Mouse as he was wearing a special Fandaze costume. Annoyingly this was the only family picture we took.
The girls surprised us and stayed awake for hours. They both loved it especially the Ducktales parade.
This month we've also signed up to the Disney Incredibles 2 - 24 hour challenge which encourages us to participate in 24 hours of exercise over the summer, together as a family. So far we've done some yoga and swimming. You can sign up to the challenge too by clicking here, 24 hour challenge. Every time you log a time you'll be entered into a weekly prize draw to win prizes. You can also post pictures of you and your family on instagram and tag myself @kerrylouisenorris and @disneyuk and use #disney24hourchallenge to win a £150 voucher. It's a great way to keep active over the summer.
Towards the end of the month we had a weekend away in Alton Towers which was incredible. Arwyn and I haven't been since we've had children. On the Friday night we stayed in the Splash Landing's hotel and on the Saturday we stayed in the Cbeebies hotel. We had such a good time. we managed to get on all the rides we wanted to. The 'smiler' was mine and hubby's favourite.
It's the first time we've seen the girls really playing well together and enjoying each other's company. It was just lovely to see. They joined in Cbeebies activities together and they even got on stage together.
On the last day we went to the waterpark which was great fun although Ophelia was very unsure at first. I went on one of the rides and ended up with the biggest wedgie known to mankind but it was all in the name of good fun.
We have a few exciting things in July so i'll have to remember to get some family shots.
Together this month we've loved:
This month we've also signed up to the Disney Incredibles 2 - 24 hour challenge which encourages us to participate in 24 hours of exercise over the summer, together as a family. So far we've done some yoga and swimming. You can sign up to the challenge too by clicking here, 24 hour challenge. Every time you log a time you'll be entered into a weekly prize draw to win prizes. You can also post pictures of you and your family on instagram and tag myself @kerrylouisenorris and @disneyuk and use #disney24hourchallenge to win a £150 voucher. It's a great way to keep active over the summer.
Towards the end of the month we had a weekend away in Alton Towers which was incredible. Arwyn and I haven't been since we've had children. On the Friday night we stayed in the Splash Landing's hotel and on the Saturday we stayed in the Cbeebies hotel. We had such a good time. we managed to get on all the rides we wanted to. The 'smiler' was mine and hubby's favourite.
It's the first time we've seen the girls really playing well together and enjoying each other's company. It was just lovely to see. They joined in Cbeebies activities together and they even got on stage together.
On the last day we went to the waterpark which was great fun although Ophelia was very unsure at first. I went on one of the rides and ended up with the biggest wedgie known to mankind but it was all in the name of good fun.
We have a few exciting things in July so i'll have to remember to get some family shots.
Together this month we've loved:
- The Heatwave
- Ducktales
- Ice cream
- Cbeebies Land
- BBQ food
- Swimming
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I seem to always start these posts with this...It's been ages since my last update. Guess what?! It has been ages since my last update. My last Me and Mine post was in January where I shared pictures from our holiday in Australia.
April was a busy month for us as a family. We had Easter, half term, a trip to Disneyland Paris, my birthday, Disney on Ice and mine and Arwyn's wedding vow renewal anniversary. Oh and I also decided to return to work.
Our half term was low key other than our trip to Disneyland Paris. This year we decided to buy annual passes there and so far we have been twice with another trip planned in June. Both of the girls loved every minute of their trip. This time we stayed in a gite which was a lovely way of winding down after a busy day. We had fab character meets and hubby and I actually managed to get on some of the thrill rides.
We also went to see Disney on Ice Worlds of Enchantment. You can read about it here, my review. We all really enjoyed it especially the Toy Story section.
On the 28th April hubby and I went our for my birthday. We're both trying to eat healthier so we had a meal at Saray restaurant to eat lots of meat and salad. I also had a cookery class there which you can read about here, Turkish cooking class. We then went to watch the Avengers film which was great. We didn't realise until we were at the meal that it was our one year anniversary of our wedding vow renewal, so we both felt guilty that we'd forgotten but we were happy we were out to celebrate regardless.
The next day it was my birthday. Eva loved giving ( sorry opening) my presents and Arwyn did amazingly well this year by surprising me with a Princess Jasmine bag from Loungefly. I am so in love with it and I wasn't expecting at all.
I also decided to return to work. I haven't had an official contract since Ophelia was born. I was doing bank work at a couple of hospitals but I felt like a big part of my life was missing. I have returned to work for 20 hours a week over 2 days which is a starting point to then hopefully increase my hours in a year or so when both of the girls are in school.
Together this month we have loved:
Disneyland
Disney clothes
Popcorn
Warmer weather
Toy Story
Family walks
April was a busy month for us as a family. We had Easter, half term, a trip to Disneyland Paris, my birthday, Disney on Ice and mine and Arwyn's wedding vow renewal anniversary. Oh and I also decided to return to work.
Our half term was low key other than our trip to Disneyland Paris. This year we decided to buy annual passes there and so far we have been twice with another trip planned in June. Both of the girls loved every minute of their trip. This time we stayed in a gite which was a lovely way of winding down after a busy day. We had fab character meets and hubby and I actually managed to get on some of the thrill rides.
We also went to see Disney on Ice Worlds of Enchantment. You can read about it here, my review. We all really enjoyed it especially the Toy Story section.
On the 28th April hubby and I went our for my birthday. We're both trying to eat healthier so we had a meal at Saray restaurant to eat lots of meat and salad. I also had a cookery class there which you can read about here, Turkish cooking class. We then went to watch the Avengers film which was great. We didn't realise until we were at the meal that it was our one year anniversary of our wedding vow renewal, so we both felt guilty that we'd forgotten but we were happy we were out to celebrate regardless.
The next day it was my birthday. Eva loved giving ( sorry opening) my presents and Arwyn did amazingly well this year by surprising me with a Princess Jasmine bag from Loungefly. I am so in love with it and I wasn't expecting at all.
I also decided to return to work. I haven't had an official contract since Ophelia was born. I was doing bank work at a couple of hospitals but I felt like a big part of my life was missing. I have returned to work for 20 hours a week over 2 days which is a starting point to then hopefully increase my hours in a year or so when both of the girls are in school.
Together this month we have loved:
Disneyland
Disney clothes
Popcorn
Warmer weather
Toy Story
Family walks
As a family we've had a busy few months since my last Me and Mine Project post in November. December saw us heading to Abu Dhabi and Australia. We had a couple of days in Abu Dhabi as a stopover to break up the super long flight. It was fab there. We visited Ferrari World which was such an adrenaline rush.
We also visited the beautiful Sheik Zayed Mosque. It was one of the most incredible places i've ever seen.
We then headed to Australia to spend Christmas with my family. They live in Newcastle, in New South Wales. We've been there a few times but this was the first time we'd actually spent Christmas day there. It was very odd having Christmas in the sunshine and eating different food to what we're used to but we all enjoyed it nonetheless.
On the way back to the UK, we had another 2 day stopover in Abu Dhabi. We went to the new Louvre museum which was a fantastic building. We also visited Ferrari World again as we had such a good time there.
January saw us attempting to get back into a routine with school and work. It's so hard isn't in when you've been off for so long?
We had Eva's 5th birthday near the middle of the month. She had a birthday party but unfortunately I was ill so I couldn't go. Poor hubby had to do everything. I was ill for a good few weeks that month with a viral infection and the flu. I hadn't been that ill for years.
I had grand plans to take lots of pictures whilst we were away etc but you know what? We were so busy enjoying ourselves I forgot.
This month is half term which we haven't made any plans for yet. I need to get a move on and decide what we're doing as it's only a couple of weeks away.
Together last month we enjoyed:
Christmas
The Sun
The Beach
Rides
Race Cars
Chocolate
We also visited the beautiful Sheik Zayed Mosque. It was one of the most incredible places i've ever seen.
We then headed to Australia to spend Christmas with my family. They live in Newcastle, in New South Wales. We've been there a few times but this was the first time we'd actually spent Christmas day there. It was very odd having Christmas in the sunshine and eating different food to what we're used to but we all enjoyed it nonetheless.
On the way back to the UK, we had another 2 day stopover in Abu Dhabi. We went to the new Louvre museum which was a fantastic building. We also visited Ferrari World again as we had such a good time there.
January saw us attempting to get back into a routine with school and work. It's so hard isn't in when you've been off for so long?
We had Eva's 5th birthday near the middle of the month. She had a birthday party but unfortunately I was ill so I couldn't go. Poor hubby had to do everything. I was ill for a good few weeks that month with a viral infection and the flu. I hadn't been that ill for years.
I had grand plans to take lots of pictures whilst we were away etc but you know what? We were so busy enjoying ourselves I forgot.
This month is half term which we haven't made any plans for yet. I need to get a move on and decide what we're doing as it's only a couple of weeks away.
Together last month we enjoyed:
Christmas
The Sun
The Beach
Rides
Race Cars
Chocolate
You may remember that in my last Me and Mine project post, I was annoyed that I hadn't taken many family pictures during our holiday (you can recap here, Me and Mine). Well, I'm ashamed to say i've not improved. It is so hard to find someone to get a pic of all of us and we always forget to take the tripod with us whenever we go anywhere.
At the beginning of the month we were invited to Cardiff's Winter Wonderland for their opening evening. We got to try out everything from the rides to the ice-skating. Eva remembered it from last year so she couldn't wait to go. She was slightly nervous on the ice but i'm sure in her head she thought she was Elsa from Frozen. Ophelia loved the rides. It honestly made our night seeing her little face on one of the kids rides. She was ecstatic. You can find out more about our night here, Cardiff's Winter Wonderland. We're hoping to return before we go on holiday.
Towards the end of the month we had Ophelia's 2nd birthday. We took her on a day out during the day whilst Eva was at school and then threw her a tea party in the house for family at night. She is a Disney obsessed child (she would be having me as her mum) so we had to decide between a Frozen or Moana themed party. We've had to do Frozen a few times already with Eva so we decided on Moana. She was so happy when she saw all of the decorations. She didn't quite understand what was going on but she enjoyed it none the less.
We didn't manage to get many pictures that night of all of us or of Ophelia on her own because she was so preoccupied with her presents and with having family around her. We did manage to grab these selfie's at the end of the night.
We also got matching pyjamas from Next recently so we tried to get a pic of us all wearing them but failed. They are such cute, snuggly, pyjamas and they'd be perfect for Xmas day but we must've taken the pics when we were tired as we all don't look very enthusiastic.
Together this month we've loved:
Ice Skating
Frozen
Winter Wonderland
Cinema Trips
Rugby (even the girls have been watching it)
Party Food
Twinning
Christmas Films
In a week we go to Australia to spend Christmas with my family. We can't wait. I have made a vow to myself to take as many family pics as possible when we are there so check back next month for my Me and Mine Project post to see them.
We've had such a busy August doing plenty of fun family things. We've been on days out, a weekend away in London and a 2 week holiday to Turkey. Shamefully, out of all the fab things we've done we have only taken 2 family shots! I'm gutted! I've taken plenty of other pictures, but only 2 measly photos of us altogether. I honestly can't believe it.
My last Me and Mine Project post was May which had much more exciting pictures than this one as it had our Disney holiday pics and our Disney wedding vow renewal pics so if you didn't catch those, pop over to see them, Me and Mine May 2017.
Our summer holiday was in Turkey. We went with my dad and Arwyn's dad and partner, so it was a real family holiday. The weather did not disappoint. We bought a second hand Go Pro to take away with us and I must say it has taken a while to work out how to use it. If i'm honest, I still don't know how to use it properly. However, we've got some awesome video of the kids in the pool etc and we managed to get this family selfie which I love.
I've been coming to Turkey since I was around 12 years old and i'm so sad to see that with recent world events etc that the tourism has gone down. It's a beautiful country and we've never had a bad holiday there.
This picture was taken at a water park that mainly the locals use and we spotted the Turkish flag at the entrance so we grabbed a picture in-front of it. It felt poignant to have one there.
We also had a 2 night stay in London which was honestly so relaxing. We normally only visit for 1 night and it's usually very busy and rushed. We visited Hamleys, the Disney Store, had meals out, went swimming, had the Genie's afternoon tea and went to the Rooftop Gardens. It was the best weekend we've ever had in London. I'll be writing about it on my blog soon.
Together this month we've loved:
Swimming
Jumping in the pool
Reading Three Little Monkey's
Shopping
Lazy mornings
PJ days
Playing in the Park
The Sunshine
I say this all the time but i'm really going to make an effort to get a decent family shot each month. This is why I join in with this project so that I can create memories from moments. I just need to remember to get that camera out.
After such a busy August, we don't currently have any big plans for September. Eva starts reception in school so our days and routines will all be different.
I didn't get a chance to share a me and mine post for April because we were busy enjoying ourselves in DisneyWorld. My last update was in March which you can read here if you missed it, Me and Mine March.
April/May has been a couple of the best months of our lives, as a family of four, so far. I honestly have felt so much love and happiness over the last couple of months. Taking our family to DisneyWorld was one of the most incredible experiences and none of us have come down from it.
If you follow me on social media you will have seen our huge surprise. Whilst we were in Disneyworld we renewed our wedding vows. We didn't tell anyone so it was lovely to just announce it through photos. We've been through lots of life struggles in our marriage up until now and our marriage is different now than it was 5 years ago. It was going to be our 5 year wedding anniversary while we were away so we thought it would be a special way to mark the occasion and to have our children to be a part of it.
We needed to make new commitments to each other and we wanted to show our girls that they mean the world to us whilst also remembering why we got married in the first place which was because we love each other.
The ceremony itself was beautiful. It was quiet and intimate. The girls were fairly well behaved and they both got to be our witnesses. They had to sign the certificate which was super cute.
Disney in itself was a dream come true. Both hubby and I hadn't been for about 18 years so to take our girls there was so special. I'd say it was a once in a lifetime holiday but we have got the Disney bug now and we are desperate to go back.
There were so many amazing moments there. I could spam you with lots of pictures on this post but i've narrowed it to a couple.
This picture was taken on my birthday which we spent at the Animal Kingdom. Mickey Mouse is my all time favourite Disney character so I was just as excited as the kids to meet him. This was one of the first of many times we got to meet him whilst we were there.
This picture was also taken at the Animal Kingdom. It was one of the pictures that was taken by a Disney photographer which you get uploaded to your magic band. I love it. There's not many pics of us all together and all with our eyes open. The ride in the background is Everest which was one of my favourite rides. It's so cool.
Together this month we've loved:
Disney
Rides
Shows
The Sunshine
The Beach
Swimming
Ophelia learning to sing Let it Go
Half term (hooray for no school runs)
Look out for more blog posts about Disney and our vow renewal coming soon.
April/May has been a couple of the best months of our lives, as a family of four, so far. I honestly have felt so much love and happiness over the last couple of months. Taking our family to DisneyWorld was one of the most incredible experiences and none of us have come down from it.
If you follow me on social media you will have seen our huge surprise. Whilst we were in Disneyworld we renewed our wedding vows. We didn't tell anyone so it was lovely to just announce it through photos. We've been through lots of life struggles in our marriage up until now and our marriage is different now than it was 5 years ago. It was going to be our 5 year wedding anniversary while we were away so we thought it would be a special way to mark the occasion and to have our children to be a part of it.
We needed to make new commitments to each other and we wanted to show our girls that they mean the world to us whilst also remembering why we got married in the first place which was because we love each other.
The ceremony itself was beautiful. It was quiet and intimate. The girls were fairly well behaved and they both got to be our witnesses. They had to sign the certificate which was super cute.
Disney in itself was a dream come true. Both hubby and I hadn't been for about 18 years so to take our girls there was so special. I'd say it was a once in a lifetime holiday but we have got the Disney bug now and we are desperate to go back.
There were so many amazing moments there. I could spam you with lots of pictures on this post but i've narrowed it to a couple.
This picture was taken on my birthday which we spent at the Animal Kingdom. Mickey Mouse is my all time favourite Disney character so I was just as excited as the kids to meet him. This was one of the first of many times we got to meet him whilst we were there.
This picture was also taken at the Animal Kingdom. It was one of the pictures that was taken by a Disney photographer which you get uploaded to your magic band. I love it. There's not many pics of us all together and all with our eyes open. The ride in the background is Everest which was one of my favourite rides. It's so cool.
Together this month we've loved:
Disney
Rides
Shows
The Sunshine
The Beach
Swimming
Ophelia learning to sing Let it Go
Half term (hooray for no school runs)
Look out for more blog posts about Disney and our vow renewal coming soon.
Isn't this year just whizzing by? I can't believe it's April already. My last Me and Mine update was in January which you can view here, Me and Mine January which shared our family photo shoot with Sweet Whimsy Photography.
We've had a busy few months since then but didn't manage to capture any pictures together as a family which is really shameful.
During March we had a weekend away in London which was for Mother's day weekend. We had a few events to go to and then we just visited some shops and relaxed at the hotel. I say relaxed but you know what it's like when you travel anywhere with kids.
This picture was taken at the premiere of Peppa Pigs My First Cinema Experience. We all really enjoyed it. There were lots of episodes we hadn't seen which both Arwyn and I had a giggle at. You can read more about it here, My First Cinema Experience.
After the event we headed to the Lego shop. I'm sure this was more for hubby's enjoyment that anyone else. This picture was taken on the lego tube.
On Mother's Day we had a walk around the Tower Bridge area which was where we were staying. We then had a lovely lunch and generally had a good time. I adore these selfies we took with the camera. It just sums up how fab the weekend was and all our individual personalities.
During April we have so many exciting things. We have the Easter half term, Easter Day, My birthday, Our trip to Disneyworld Florida and something else very special. You'll have to watch this space. There'll be plenty of opportunity to grab some family snaps.
Together this month we've loved:
Moana
Ballerina
Dancing
London
Peppa Pig
Cake (naughty, naughty)
We've had a busy few months since then but didn't manage to capture any pictures together as a family which is really shameful.
During March we had a weekend away in London which was for Mother's day weekend. We had a few events to go to and then we just visited some shops and relaxed at the hotel. I say relaxed but you know what it's like when you travel anywhere with kids.
This picture was taken at the premiere of Peppa Pigs My First Cinema Experience. We all really enjoyed it. There were lots of episodes we hadn't seen which both Arwyn and I had a giggle at. You can read more about it here, My First Cinema Experience.
After the event we headed to the Lego shop. I'm sure this was more for hubby's enjoyment that anyone else. This picture was taken on the lego tube.
On Mother's Day we had a walk around the Tower Bridge area which was where we were staying. We then had a lovely lunch and generally had a good time. I adore these selfies we took with the camera. It just sums up how fab the weekend was and all our individual personalities.
During April we have so many exciting things. We have the Easter half term, Easter Day, My birthday, Our trip to Disneyworld Florida and something else very special. You'll have to watch this space. There'll be plenty of opportunity to grab some family snaps.
Together this month we've loved:
Moana
Ballerina
Dancing
London
Peppa Pig
Cake (naughty, naughty)
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