IKEA FLYGDRAKE SOFT TOY

Just look at this cuddly toy, now i know everyone has a soft spot for a soft toy and this one just melted my heart when i received it, quite surprisingly (for me at least) this cute little FLYGDRAKE comes from IKEA and at a very cheap price of £8, how worth it he/she is as most teddy's nowadays do tend to cost a small fortune!! The material on him/her is just so soft like silky to touch. Just a perfect little gift for any little child and my daughter loves this.

Also every soft toy and children’s book sold between 20^th October 2013 and 4^th January 2014, IKEA Foundation will donate €1 to children’s education through UNICEF and Save the Children. Since 2003, the campaign has reached more than 10million children through 90 projects in 46 different countries, which is just brilliant!!

FTN Recovery Drink

So we received these new FTN drinks to review

so first off FTN is the worlds first wholefood nutraceutical stem cell recovery drink, sounds like a mouthful to read i know but these are fantastic and have been proven to  to work with body's own natural repair and renewal systems - allowing the body to slow down the ageing process, speed up recovery times from training and also protect against degenerative diseases. Now not only that but sometimes when you buy products like these you will notice a bitter/horrible taste but these little drinks taste lovely so i never had that cringe feeling when it came to drinking them in fact it was an absolute pleasure to do so!!

FTN is currently being sold online at www.ftnbelieve.com and stocked with specialist retailers Win Naturally. It should be within H&B and Boots in the New Year

Christmas gifts from H&A for kids of all ages!!

Just look at these amazing little gifts from H&A we received to review, so firstly i want to start with the two Minnie mouse items so Minnie's must haves Minnie's minis and Minnie's must haves lip balm trio (see pics) (suitable for 10-12 years). What lovely items now although it states suitable for 10 to 12 years old my daughter is 9 and these are just perfect little gifts for her, i find it hard to find gifts for Paige and these gifts are just what she would love as shes just at that age where she understands lip balms and body cream etc.. wonderful items any little girls must have at Christmas!

Next we have the Ben10 Alien Attack Mega Wash Pack (suitable for 4 to 6 years) and the Jake and the Neverland Pirates Bath time Color Change Set (suitable for 3 to 5 years) now i have two boys at the ages of 4 and 6 and as like many other little lads these are really into there Ben10 and pirate toys at the moment, both these little gifts are very interesting as the Ben10 comes with its own little wash bag, this is just great to pack up and tidy away after a fun filled bath time with these scented bath bubbles, color changing bath tints and diamond bath crystals which are in fun test tube packaging.

And finally we have the Juicy Lucy Pretty Party Set (suitable for 4 to 7 years) so this little set comes with a peelable lilac nail polish which is just fab on its own as there's no worries about putting this varnish on a young girl ad then having to find varnish remover to remove it, it just peels off! it also contains pink fairy shimmer powder, a strawberry lip balm, 2 lovely little glittery hair clips and a beaded bracelet, just a lovely little gift for that little girl who wants to dress up with pretty things just like my daughter always wants to do, she would have great fun with this gift!!

Available here:

Juicy Lucy Pretty Party Set - £5.00 exclusively from Sainsbury’s

Minnie’s Must Haves Lip Balm Trio - £6.00 from Boots

Jake and the Neverland Pirates Bath Time Colour Change Set - £5.00 from Morrisons

Minnie’s Must Haves Minnie’s Minis - £10.00 from Boots

Ben10 Alien Attack Mega Wash Pack - £5.00 from Boots and Morrisons

Deep Freeze cold patch product review.

When i was asked to review this product i was over the moon as i am just 9 months pregnant i have suffered from seatic nerve, spd and severe back pain throughout my pregnancy, but i don't take pills as i wouldn't risk  it. When i received these in the post yesterday i didn't hesitate to to unwrap and put one on straight away and by gosh these are amazing, literally within a few mins i could feel it working with a slight cooling sensation it was relaxing and just eased the pain away and i also managed to get quite a good night sleep, i really couldn't believe i have gone through my whole pregnancy with back pain and didn't know about these. For  anyone with aches or pains i recommend you get these as soon as possible!!

3 weeks to go.......

3 weeks left until little miss arrives, although i wouldn't complain if she arrived early as im at that point now where i just want out!! Paige Benjamin and Rody are all so excited and keep asking when is she coming out of my belly hehe, so hopefully soon she will be here i will be sure to keep everyone updated and a picture will be uploaded soon as shes here.
And in the meantime i thought it finally about time we got the xmas decorations up, what fun that is every year and this year we decided to go with the red and white looks absolutely amazing in the evening when the lights are turned on!! Roll on Christmas!!

4 Weeks to go until baby number 4!!

Feeling tired and quite grumpy alot now as time gets nearer, cant help but feel like i want little miss to just hurry up now and come out!! The worse thing at the moment is spd  (anyone whose had a baby might know what this is) but trust me its very painful just to move in the slightest way causes pain, i have never had this through any of my other pregnancies, so having it this time is quite a horrible feeling.

Christmas and birthdays are also fast approaching but luckily i have just about finished with them feeling very prepared this year as usually its a last minute rush to get things in but with just a few gifts left and the food for the different parties i am quite relaxed about it all

So my last few words would be.....Hurry up little miss and join us on the outside....hehe

Thorntons winter chocolate collection review

 Just have a look at these gorgeous products i received to review from Thorntons chocolates, This is the winter collection which is widely available to purchase at very reasonable prices might i say myself.

Just here we have the white chocolate snowman which is perfect for a gift, there's the advent calender which i don't think this picture does it justice, you would have to see this item in person its massive and i cant wait to dive into it on the 1st of December!!
And finally there's the Continental winter collection box of chocolates which once again is perfect for a Christmas gift for someone, with a wide range of different flavors in each you are sure to find some that you will love!!
100% would recommend any of these over this festive period to indulge on.

The All-In-One company product review

 I was over the moon when i got an email to review this product as i have never heard of this company before. Let me explain, basically you can pop on the website www.the-all-in-one-company.co.uk and you get to choose and design your own onsie. Now my son Benjamin was more than happy to sit with me and choose one (its that simple) so we started with the colors, he wanted the arsenal colors and his name on it so it took maybe 5 minutes to finish and when it came through in the post, he put it on straight away, he was off sick from school that day so although it doesn't look like it in the picture he was over the moon and didn't take it off all day.
We choose to have this one made in fleece and the feeling to touch is so warm and thick absolutely perfect for through the winter and cold nights. i would advise anyone who is looking for something different and original to pop on and have a look at least, trust me you will fall in love with this company!!

Butlers chocolate review.

We all love chocolate, some probably wont want to admit hehe but me i am a choc-a-holic, so i got these lovely chocolates to review, now at first i tried to resist until the little ones were in bed to sit down and indulge but i couldn't wait so me and the kids and dad shared them and oh my gosh they are scrumptious, a perfect little gift which i myself will be purchasing for some family members for Christmas as i know they will love these!!
Available at www.butlerschocolates.com

Sudocrem product review

Now as we are probably all aware of Sudocrem as i would say its a well known household name, this Sudocrem mousse was a product i wasn't aware of so when i was asked to review this product i was more than happy to, i received these two items in the post a few days ago and started using them on myself and my kids as soon as possible, as always for me it has lived up to my expectations, its left our skin soft and smooth and can be used on babies which I'm also happy about as I'm due another baby in 6 weeks i will be sure to use it on her skin is well. I've got no complaints on these products and would more than happily recommend to anyone.

Tate and Lyle sugars

I think by now everyone knows Paige loves to bake and try different things so when she received the Tate and Lyle spooky limited edition black treacle to review she was overjoyed and was straight on the case to get baking. Black treacle is not something we have tried before but Paige and the rest of the family loved it even tempting nana to have some hehe. There is so many recipe ideas on the Tate and Lyle website to make, I would recommend that everyone who loves baking or cooking to have a look you will be almost guaranteed to find something that you or the little ones would enjoy making.

The I promise review

I was asked to review this item, and went online to the i promise website to design a little "i promise" item and it was so simple to follow the steps took me literally 5 minutes to complete. This is a lovely thought gift instead of sending actually gifts that could possibly get used and threw away after a short while this is a keepsake and i made this one for my mum from my kids which i know she will treasure forever. i would advise anyone to just even pop online and have a look as it will be more than worth your time.!!

Punky Princess Review

This is some of the Punky Princess range, I got this to review and im very happy with the products i received, i have to admit i haven't heard of this range before now, but im very glad i now know about it. the range is aimed for girls now my daughter is 8 going on 9 and this suits her perfectly as she says "this is cool mum", there are many items and we received a notebook, charm bracelet in a little pouch an iphone 5 case with a charm and a little badge. These are great little items and are perfect for that little gift for a young lady because i don't know about other parts but at the minute i find it hard to buy presents for my daughter but with these i know sh loves them so personally will be shopping at Punky Princess in the future!! Have a look at www.punkyprincess.com

Leading up to the December rush and a new baby!!

Well what a busy few weeks its been for us, i finally started my maternity leave from work with mixed feelings from excitement to been tired with only 7 weeks to go until little miss arrives to almost boredom hehe.
But with Christmas and our daughter Paiges Birthday on the 5th of dec, our sons Benjamin on the 17th of dec my partner Yannicks on the 12th of dec, (that's just in my household) then its my sister Gillian's on the 14th of dec my niece on the 19th of dec and then finally little miss is due on the 20th of dec so you can probably see why its a mad rush for us at this time of year.
i have to admit i would not change any of it for a minute this is our busy life and busy family non stop and in a way i think i secretly enjoy the challenge of it every year only my challenge this year is to try and get all the birthdays and xmas presents in and sorted before i go into labor as im just a little worried if i don't get it done then im going to go have a baby and come home to finish all this madness. anyways that's us for now!!

Cracker drinks company juice review

 The Cracker drinks company sent me these juices to review, now the best thing about these juices is the choice of flavor they come in, we received three different flavors and they were 100% pressed apple, crushed light and smooth apple, cranberry and strawberry, and crushed light and smooth blueberry and blackberry. as you can see from my pictures my kids absolutely loved each one as they all choose a favorite flavor each.
I adore these juices as the taste from them is unreal, you can just taste each fruit on your taste buds, i will personally be purchasing these in the future and they will be great for the kids in packed lunches, plus i know they will go down a treat at home!!  

Dove real women gift pack review

What a lovely little gift pack i received  for review, this dove gift pack contains, Dove essential Nourishment Lotion 250ml, Dove Essential Nourishment Hand Cream 75ml, Dove Rich Nourishment Creme Pot 30ml  and a beautiful Dove wash bag. Available at all major retailers.
At a RRP price of £10 really cannot complain at this price as i personally feel what you get for this is the perfect gift for someone special at Christmas time and  almost any other seasonal time.
I would recommend this lovely little pack with pleasure. Once again available at any major retailer so can be found quite easily.

Very Lazy range review

Very lazy food range is an absolute delight to review, with receiving these four products in the post it opened my mind to trying different things, the only two i haven't used at the moment are the chili ones as i think i am going to leave them to my partner as he loves his hot food and so does his cousin so hes just waiting for his cousin to come visit from Manchester to cook up some treats.

From what i tried the coconut masala curry is to die for, im a big fan of a nice masala but this just overtook everything i have tried before and so easy to make even the kids loved it!!!! Would recommend everytime over any other masala!!!

Pregnancy

So been 30 weeks pregnant on Friday, what a long week its been with waking up with severe back pain on Sunday and hardly been able to get out of bed which isn't good when we have another 3 children to deal with.
Monday morning came and it was still really painful so i decided to go doctors and that's when he said my sea-tic nerve had gone in my lower back its also inflamed and been so far in my pregnancy baby is putting extra pressure on it, so painful is not the word really struggling now just to do normal daily tasks, so when it came to going to work yesterday i was far from amused when my back played up worse but have to work so had to deal with the pain whilst working a delivery.
The good thing is i have only 2 week left until my maternity starts (woohoo) and my leave from work cannot come quick enough for me at the moment.

Baby K, Little Bird, Blooming Marvelous and Save the children range at Mothercare

This is Rody our youngest (at the moment) wearing a lovely little top from the BABY K range at Mothercare.

He was over the moon with this top and as soon as it came he wanted it on to go see nana!!

As you can see its a perfect fit and kept him lovely and warm i would recommend this range from mothercare to anyone with little rascals.

This lovely baby girl sleep suit is from the SAVE THE CHILDREN range at Mothercare, as our little one is not here yet we cant put it on, but 11 weeks from now and this will be whats shes wearing i absolutely love it, its adorable.

 Now this picture on the left is also from the SAVE THE CHILDREN range at Mothercare, the only reason Benjamin isn't wearing this at the moment is because he has a birthday party next week and he wants to save it for the party, but it is a great little top and hes overjoyed with it, this range is certainly a range i will be shopping in, in future!!

The picture on the right in case you haven't guessed is me at nearly 29 weeks pregnant finding some clothes to cover my bump and feel comfortable in at the same time is so hard and can be very expensive, this jumper is from the BLOOMING MARVELOUS range at mothercare and i have fallen in love with it!!
the jumper is so comfortable (i don't want to take it off) and fits just perfect .
Any woman who is pregnant please go visit this range trust me you just cant go wrong with it!!

My boys

Just a few pictures of my boys as they love to pose and yes they are spiderman and football crazy!!!

Tate & Lyle Sugars

 Paige received this lovely package from tate and lyle with these different sugars in them and a brilliant little recipe book for all different sorts of food (which i will be trying a lot of them out), but mainly a recipe for some chocolate and peanut butter cookies.
At first i have to admit they sounded a bit too much for me as i don't like peanut butter but oh my gosh tasty is not the word, they are gorgeous and go down a treat with a cup of tea.
In case anyone wants to try these out i have added recipe and ingredients below....... (try them there lovely and simple to make)


Ingredients:
95g tate and lyle Fairtrade golden granulated cane sugar,
50g crunchy peanut butter,
50g unsalted butter, softened,
1 large egg
110g plain flour,
 rounded tsp baking powder,
50g dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces,

You will also need 2 baking trays lined with parchment paper.

How to make this recipe:
1: Preheat the oven to 180c/160fan/gas 4
2:Combine the peanut butter tate and lyle fair trade granulated cane sugar, egg, flour, baking powder and chocolate in a bowl and mix with a wooden spoon to make a soft dough.
3:Divide into 20 even-sized balls and place spaced apart on the baking trays as they spread.
4:Bake on the middle and top shelves of the oven for 12-15 mins until golden brown, swapping the trays over half way through. Leave to cool for a few minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

 www.tasteandsmile.co.uk

Ben 10 transformation station review!!

This ben 10 transformation station was an absolute godsend!!! My sons Benjamin (5) and Rody (4) absolutely loved this station.

Usually i have to admit having two boys so close in age its difficult to find something that they will both play together and not argue about.

Soon as they got in from school yesterday i brought them to there room to unpack, we put it together rather quickly instructions are easy to follow so no hassle there, i then left them to it hoping they would play nice and that's exactly what they did.

It was great to give them something they both enjoyed and have to say kept them quite for a good couple of hours!!!

I would advise any parents looking for a Christmas/birthday/any gift for a child or loved one to get this as its well worth the price at £29.99 it will be money well spent!!

‘This is available at Asda, TheEntertainer, JohnLewis, Sainsbury’s, Smyths, Tesco, Toymaster, ToysRUs and other good toy stores. Also available at www.bandai.co.uk

Paige was ever so excited yesterday to make her very own cakes by herself (with a little extra help with difficult parts). We are so proud of her and they taste so good with a nice cup of tea : D

A gift any girl would enjoy!!

Yesterday my 8 year old daughter Paige recieved this lovely parcel, well when she opened it she was over the moon too, I felt like it would be great idea for me and Paige to spend some time together away from the boys and start building her interior design kit.

Well what a fun, intresting and busy time we had, this is a brilliant product, it kept me and paige busy for ages and as paige is into arts and crafts she was kept entertained throughout.

As we have not completley finished with our design we will continue to work on it this weekend and i no we are both looking forward to it

Both me and paige agreed that we would both recommend this item for any little girl.

Harumika playsets are now available at Amazon, Hamleys and Harrods. Visit www.bandai.co.uk for more details.

Alanas birthday

So me Paige, Benjamin and Rody went to my lovely neices 1st birthday party today and what a wonderful day it was, my sister Gillian put on  lovely spread with an absolutley perfect homemade cake shaped as the number one, the cake tasted perfect couldnt fault it in any way.

Even though the weather wasnt on our side with the gales and rain, that didnt spoil a thing. It was a great family day and all i can say is im so proud of all my family so roll on the next family gathering. x

My boys posing

So benjamin is taking after his dad by posing for his pictures, have to say at 5 yrs old hes looking good growing ever so fast just like him following his dads footsteps i think rody is right behind his brother and dad.

Paige and Yannicks choc cake

So yesterday paige got in from school and made us a lovely choc cake with yannick and might i add tastes ever so good!!

So proud of my big girl paige xx

back to work

So first day back to work after a weeks holiday, how fast that week went, but theres only 6 weeks until meternity starts so not so bad, the 3 kis are now in school full time which is great thats all 3 kids out of the house from 8 30 til 4 30, now time to prepare for baby number 4 to arrive.

having baby number 4

Well due another baby in december and this will be my 3rd baby to be born in december so been a very expensive and busy month with birthdays as my partner niece and sister also have birthdays in december i have to admit already started xmas shopping and getting prepared for the birth of my little baby girl, what a busy time of year this is for our family.