It’s not just William and Kate’s big day…

Tomorrow, while so many others are oohing and ahhhing over Kate’s dress, and wondering whether or not William will cover his bald patch (bad Jo), I will be fretting over my little girl.
You see, Miss E is off to her first Guide Camp, and blame it on the hormones or blame it just on being [...]

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Come to our pyjama party…

..where Misses E and M will wear gorgeous Feather & Black girls pyjamas as they were lovely enough to send us the owl ones for Miss E and the butterfly ones for Miss M.

Gorgeous aren’t they?
Now I don’t normally spend too much on clothes for my girls, we tend to be Primarni and Schmesco kids [...]

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A Week Away

A campsite

An egghunt

A hord

A boat ride

A horse and a wagon

A splash

A holiday
And even though it meant missing a day at Drayton Manor Park to try out the new Ben 10 ride with Tara, Rosie, Dan and Ian…

..it was still fabulous.
Happy Easter everybody.  Hope you have lovely stuff planned and that in there somewhere is chocolate.

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Win a right Royal knees up with Innocent

Forget the commemorative crockery, tea towels and biscuits.  If you’re having a street party for the royal nuptials, then this might be right up your street (so to speak).  To celebrate Wills and Kate tying the knot, Innocent are giving away enough Bucks Fizz for a right royal knees up.
On the day of the wedding, [...]

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Milk and More – Review

When I was a kid we had a milkman.  The empty bottles went out at night and fresh ones were there in the morning.
As an adult I have never had a milkman (wipe that thought from your mind immediately, cough), so when we were given the chance to try the services of Milk & More [...]

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Mansfield Museum wins Guardian’s UK Most Family Friendly Title

Mansfield Museum, a tiny small affair with just 8 staff and a comparitively small budget has won a national competition for being The Guardian’s Most Family Friendly Museum and here at Chez Beaufoix we are so excited and pleased and proud.
Misses E and M have been regulars at the museum from a very young age.  I [...]

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And I thought I could trust my parents…

Miss M is getting ready for bed.  I potter around for the amount of time it should take her to shed the day’s wardrobe and tug on her pjs.  We’re trying for a little more independence at Chez Beaufoix but if I’m in the room Miss M still seems to lose the use of her [...]

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Still learning to smile

Miss M:  ”Mummy, we laugh much more when it’s sunny don’t we?”

Sometimes I don’t know what I’d do without my little girls.  When life seems like one disaster after another and I’ve had to make some tough decisions and feel more alone than I have done in a long time, my kids always always manage [...]

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Jimmy Choo or Jimmy Shoo?

My sister likes shoes.  No, she loves shoes.
When she got married in 2009 (remember that?) she bought the shoes before she bought the dress.  They were gorgeous Manolo Blahniks and they looked stunning.
Well, not long ago we spent half term in sunny (so I lied) Brighton with my lovely big sis and said shoes, but [...]

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