pampering night >>>>>

it's been a wet and cold week here {again} yesterday the kiddos and i treated ourselves to a pampering evening to cheer us up. we got sent this wild science facemask kit from interplay to test out, and it seemed like a good time to use it.

we dug out our orbeez foot spa, put on mirror,mirror to watch and got to work. the girls have been asking to try out some facemasks for a while, so they were double excited that they actually got to make them too! the kit was simple to use, and the ingredients seemed to be of good quality.

the kit consisted of a gel base, powdered kaolin clay, nutrient oil, colours, and jasmine fragrance. mix it all up and voila.... 

everyone's favourite thing seemed to be painting mama's face!!!

i have to say, my skin felt pretty fantastic after - i might be using this myself when the girls are in bed ;)

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recipe for a friday night

take one park;
a little sun;
some friends;
& a band.....

we spent our friday evening in our local park, with friends listening to a band. it was first band we've made this year as it's been raining so much. the kiddos had a blast racing around on their scooters and we enjoyed the music and the company. it was a much needed fun evening.

on a different note, i'm on day two of no caffeine. my sleeping patterns have gotten worse lately, and i've had another bout of insomnia. while i don't drink a huge amount of coffee, i drink it pretty strong, and i drink a lot of tea.... yesterday morning i decided that i'd try cutting it out altogether and see if it makes a difference. yesterday was easy.... today i'm tired and have a slight headache. i'd kill for a coffee right about now! gotta rid it out for a week or two though.... need to find a alternative to wake me up in teh morning. any ideas?

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apple festival

 

 

yesterday was the annual apple festival up at our local national trust property Erddig. we woke to rain, after a week of a heat wave, but luckily by mid-morning the rain cleared. we me up with some friends, for one of the best afternoons I've had in ages :) there was some cider sampling..(a few of them were a little worse for wear by the end of the afternoon ;) ) 

the girls were so excited to be able to hold a couple of owls, i could happily have smuggled them home in my handbag! they were so cute... and Lola who's just getting into Harry Potter wants an owl so she can call it Hedwig lol

i think we were just about the last visitors to leave - we had that much fun! we ended up bringing friends home and having an impromptu barbecue - perfect end to a fantastic afternoon - can't wait for next years apple festival!

Hooping fun

 In between the rain showers we've spent some time in the garden, hula-hooping and trampolinging (and in Baya's case, skateboarding!!) Here's a couple of pictures from our week:

we found this cute little ladybird :)

Kiki built a mega-block tower

Lola practicing some hooping tricks

Baya skateboarding!

Me hooping

Kiki tramplolining