Over the past couple of years the Lake Balaton has crept into our hearts; It has a place in a small nook reserved for special family times. It is the first place the Littlins went sailing. It is the first place Max bathed in a natural body of water at just 9 weeks old. It […]
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The Joy of Swimming
. Swimming has always been my sport- Water is my element. It’s where I feel comfortable and in a way free…in fact I love most watersports- on, in or below the water. My parents tell the story of taking me to the Croatian coast when I was just 7 months old: As I sat in […]
Swimming Costumes for Kids – Are UV suites any good for the child?
. . This summer we had planned a long stay with my parents in Hungary, where it get very hot, with high UV radiation. Both Littlins have sensitive skin, so I have to choose the sun cream very well. They have had some nasty rashes before from some brands. In gearing up for the summer […]
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Me
. . I was given this challenge by Dia (http://diaryofalagosmum.com) and thought it would be quite fun. It was actually not that easy to come up with this list. I even had to call on oh-so-darling-daddy to give me some hints. So here it goes, the 10 things you didn’t know about this Mum on […]
The day the glamorous people stayed home… and we had an amazing time
An early summer morning we decided to go to Centre Parcs Eperheide Belgium to the tropical water paradise. No, this wasn’t a hop over from England, we were already in the neighbourhood, just over the border in The Netherlands. We braced ourselves for the cost, but because of a promotion we got a 30% […]