one day {may}

music credit: On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons


There is something so special about video

and the way that is captures memories.

I absolutely love taking and looking at photos

but video is so real and so alive.

And I loved making and sharing our 'one day' in april

so I've decided to make it into a little series,

where I'll share a family day from start to finish.

Just one random day in our lives.

Capturing the real memories of our family
at this exact moment in time.
The moments when my husband carries our first born on his shoulders.
The moments I see each morning as we start our day together with cuddles and a play in bed.
The moments when the beautiful boy was enchanted by seeing a fairy story come to life.
The moments where the beautiful girl's face erupts into smiles and laughter.

Our real life.
Just one day of it.

bluebell babies

I adore bluebells.

Those perfect little flowers

signal the beginning of summer

and that is always something to smile about.

But I also adore the nostalgia I get when I see them.

As a little girl I used to visit the bluebell woods near my grandparents' house every year.

My Nan would pack a picnic of chocolate and sweets

and we would stop half way through the woods to enjoy our feast,

sitting on an huge old tree stump that we called a picnic table.

I would pick small bunches to take home for my mum.

They were always the loveliest adventures.

Bluebells have become a firm fixture in my springtime now I am a mummy.

And my mum always comes along too,

because I think all children should get to have a picnic 

in the bluebell woods with their Nanny.

Last year my little man was my only baby,

and he looked so teeny.

But what a difference a year makes.

My two bluebell babies definitely enjoyed their adventure.

Although the beautiful boy is adamant that they are "purple-bells"

and I can definitely see his point on that one.

It was lovely to see them sitting in the long grass.

My beautiful babies among the beautiful bluebells.

an example

Having your first baby can be tough on your relationship.

You're both tired, consumed by love for this little person you made,

and you are both learning new jobs; mummy and daddy.

And when you have two children it's tougher still,

because divide and conquer wins the day,

so it often seems like one or other of you is always wrangling one or both children, 

and the fact that neither of you seems to get a seconds break throughout the day,

means that you all into a crumpled, exhausted heap on the sofa 

when your little people are finally in bed.