A weekend in Pitlochrey

A couple of weeks ago we visited the picturesque Parkdean resort, Tummel Valley, Situated about 10 miles outside Pitlochrey.

We went away for the weekend to celebrate my in laws 40th wedding anniversary.(unfortunately I have no pictures of them and their gorgeous cake). This was our 3rd visit to this park. One of these visits was to experience The Enchanted Forest for my birthday. It is one of the most stunning things I have ever seen.

The Enchanted Forrest

Back to my most recent visit though......

We were lucky enough to stay in the lodges this visit which were absolutely gorgeous, they even have a washing machine!!!! (cant believe this excited me!!) They are so much more luxurious and spacious than the caravans.  
We arrived early evening on the Friday so we kept the rest of the night quite chilled. We took the kids down to the entertainment complex for a look around and for Ava to watch the kids entertainment. (She used to love the entertainment, but she found it quite boring this time. I don't think the entertainment team were the best this time around though).

We had a lovely longish lie on the Saturday morning then took the kids swimming in the complex. the pool is small so I would imagine in high season it would be really busy, but we were fortunate enough to have the pool almost to ourselves which the kids loved. After lunch we drove an hour down the road to Auchingarrich Wildlife Park. On arrival we didn't think much of the park but we were so wrong, the kids had an absolute ball as did the hubby as you will see from my photos. the park has a good variety of animals and a lovely play park and café. If you are ever in the Perth area a visit to this park is a lovely afternoon out. 

our day at Auchingarrich

On the journey back we saw the most beautiful hot air balloon lifting (???) off

We spent Saturday night at the entertainment complex. We had a meal this time though, I wouldn't normally recommend the restaurant but their isn't anywhere else near by if you want to eat out. the food was typical chain restaurant food,  nothing exciting. We had a game of bingo!! (I won). the kids were pretty tired by this point so I headed back to the lodge with them and let the hubby stay out for a few pints with his brother.

I can't comment much on the Sunday as I had a terrible migraine, but the kids say they had a good day with daddy!!!

All in all it was a lovely weekend and we had lots of fun, but my favourite bit was the drive home, it reminded me how lucky I am to live in Scotland and what a beautiful country it is.

 I hope you enjoyed reading about our weekend. Where would you recommend for a fun filled break away with the kids?


Speak soon

Leigh Ann

  

DITL Easter Sunday

hi guys,

I'd love you to have a look at my new video of how we spent Easter Sunday..

New posts coming tonight.

Hope you enjoy our day.

Thanks


Leighann

An Interview with a 5 and 12 year old

Hi guys,

I hope you are all well, I again have took some inspiration from Emma at Emmaplusthree, She published a post recently interviewing her 3 year old daughter Evie. I thought I would recreate this with my 5 year old daughter Ava and my 12 year old daughter Aimee to see how much there answers would differ.

So here goes..............................

Ava is up first...................

How are you feeling today Ava? Ok I guess

What makes you happy? Toys, but mainly Shopkins

What makes you sad? When I hurt myself

What do you want to be when you grow up? A pop star or an Artist that gets paid lots of money!!!! (I love her ambition)

What's your favourite food? Macaroni or chees pizza

Describe Mummy... She's a nice mummy

Describe Daddy.....He likes to eat biscuits!!!! (a very apt description)

Who created the world? Jesus????

What is the Queens Job? To make sure everyone is happy, Well that's what I'll do when I'm the Queen.

Who is the Prime Minister? I don't really know their name

What did you dream about last night? A birthday party

What would you like to do tomorrow? Go to school(Which surprises me as she never usually wants to go)

Where in the world do you want to go? Disneyland

Why do we celebrate Christmas? Its when Jesus was born.

Where does the tooth fairy live? Tooth fairy land.

What is your favourite animal? A cat, a puppy and a baby cheetah

Who is your best friend? Kayla

What makes you laugh? funny stuff

Are you going to get married? Eh yeah!!!!! to Harry Styles!!!!!

Tell me a secret?????????????? I've kissed a boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where do babies come from? From Mummy's tummy's in the hospital, but I don't want you to have another baby

What do you like to watch on TV? My little Pony

How much money do you have? I don't really know, but enough for a toy I think.

What do you do that is naughty? I don't really know cause I'm a really good girl.

Describe yourself.......I LOVE CHOCOLATE

Where does father Christmas live? In the north pole

Who is Jesus?  gods son but he died on a cross

What is your favourite veg? Cucumber

Are you bored yet? No Mummy, I love you

Now for Aimee's turn.......

How are you feeling today Aimee? Good

What makes you happy? My Friends

What makes you sad? Sad films like The Lion King, Marley and Me etc.

What do you want to be when you grow up? Photographer/Journalist (She has wanted to do this since she was around 9, she is great at taking nature shots)

What's your favourite food? Potatoes

Describe Mummy... She's my best friend (made me cry a little)

Describe Daddy.....He loves his kids more than anything in the world and he's fun.

Who created the world? I don't believe in who!!! I believe in science.

What is the Queens Job? To make money off the country for her family and to sit on her throne and be waited on!!!! (All opinions are Aimee's !!!)

Who is the Prime Minister? David Cameron

What did you dream about last night? Didn't Have a dream

What would you like to do tomorrow? On holiday to the sun and the sea

Where in the world do you want to go? Brazil

Why do we celebrate Christmas? Its when Jesus was born, but I don't believe in that.

Where does the tooth fairy live? In my House

What is your favourite animal? A sugar glider

Who is your best friend? Jenny

What makes you laugh? Jenny

Are you going to get married? if I find a Man like my dad then Maybe!!!

Tell me a secret???????????? I've got a crush on a boy!!!!

Where do babies come from? Mum and Dad had some fun in the bedroom

What do you like to watch on TV? You Tube

How much money do you have? I'm broke but one day ill be a millionaire

What do you do that is naughty? Nothing, I'm an angel!!!!(really Aimee!!!!!)

Describe yourself.......Funny, good looking, tall, the best big sister, fashionable and I love animals.

Where does father Christmas live? In my house

Who is Jesus? He's from a Carrie underwood song, Only kidding gods son

What is your favourite veg? Potatoes

Are you bored yet? Hmmmmm 

These two girls really make me laugh, Thank you my beautiful girls for doing this with me.

hope you enjoyed this,

speak soon

leighann

YouTube video number 2

Hi all

It's been a while again, we have been away for the weekend to celebrate the in laws 40th wedding anniversary, look out for my blog post about that tomorrow, mean time why don't you check out my new upload on YouTube

Thanks guys

Speak soon

Leighann xxxxx

My First Youtube Video

Hi guys,

I decided to bite the bullet and post a YouTube video. YouTube is my best friend I love watching vlogs and hauls so decided to hop on the bandwagon.

I popped to Tesco this morning and whilst wandering around i thought I'm going to film what I bought and put it on YouTube!!! all the while my head was screaming "no you wont!!!!" so as soon as I got home I arranged it all nice like you do, filmed a quick, terrible video and published it. It felt so good as I have wanted to do it for so long.

Id love if you had a peek here, Tesco Haul, even if it is just to laugh at me. hahaha.

Thanks for reading

Speak soon

The Liebster Award

Massive thanks to Emmaplusthree for the nomination of The Liebster Award. I have said a few times but you made my week with your nomination.

Here’s the rules:

1. Thank the person who nominated you and post a link to their blog in your post.
2. Show the award on your blog, or in your post.
3. Answer the 11 questions asked by the person who nominated you.
4. Write 11 random facts about yourself.
5. Nominate 5 – 11 bloggers that you feel deserve the award.
6. Create a list of new questions for your nominees to answer.
7. Once your blog is published, let your nominees know that they have been nominated and link them to your post for more details.

Here are the questions Emma asked me,

How long have you been blogging for?

I started blogging around-the beginning of February. Blogs are something i love to read in my spare time. I began to think i wish i did something like this, I am a very shy person though, so it took me a lot of time to build up the courage to put my family on the internet, but i am so glad i did as i have found the blogging community very friendly and accepting. it also lets me use my brain again in a constructive way.

What aspirations do you have for your blog?

I'm not really sure what my aspirations are yet. At the moment i am enjoying having my own corner of the internet to share my life. I hope to share some of my personal journeys once i have become a bit more confident in the blogging world. Of course i would love people to read my blog and interact with it (like most blogger i suspect). although i am happy to do my typing and hopefully in the future it might grow a bit. 

How do you come up with blog post ideas?

So far i have just been talking about our week as a family. I have began writting down ideas for blog post when they pop into my head and have been working on a schedule for when they will be posted. My main inspiration come from day to day life.  

Describe yourself in 3 words?

Shy, Fun, Mum

What 3 items would you take to a desert island?

My phone, photo book and a boat

What bloggers inspire you?

The bloggers who inspire me are the witt family, livedwithlove and brummymummyof2

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time, apart from blogging?

I don't get much spare time to myself, but when i do i love to go a wander around the shops or go for a coffee and watch the world go by.

What did you want to be when you were a child?

I wanted to be a pop star (except i cant sing) 

What do you see yourself doing in 5 years time?

I hope to be working in a career i enjoy possibly something within the criminal justice sector.

What is your favourite social media platform?

This is a hard one but it would be between Facebook or Instagram.

Finally, what would your last meal be?

It would have to be steak diane with chips.

Here are 11 random facts about me,

1. I lived at home with my parents and Aimee until i was 25.
2. I have very short labours from start to finish (Aimee's labour lasted for 4 hours and she was born 25 mins after i arrived at the hospital. Ava's labour lasted 2.5 hours and she was born 6 mins later)
3. I have been with my husband since i was 16.
4. I hate feet.
5. I don't like chocolate.
6. I used to drink 3 litres of fizzy juice a day.
7. My guilty celeb crush is Paddy Mcguiness.
8. I adore Freddie Flintoff.
9. i have 4 older brothers
10. I like to watch The bill on rerun channels as i never watched it when it was on tv because it scared me as a child.
11. I love my bed.

I am nominating

babiafi, babyy pebbles,this mama life,northumberland mam 

The questions i want to ask are,

1. Why did you start blogging?
2. where do you get your inspiration from?
3. who are your favorite bloggers?
4. what are your top tips for blogging?
5. what are your favorite clothes shops?
6. dead or alive who would you invite to a dinner party?
7. What is your favorite food?
8. What is your favorite TV programme?
9. Where is your dream holiday and why?
10. What did you want to be when you grew up?
11. who is your guilty celebrity crush?

I've missed this

Hi guys,

I didn't realise how much I have enjoyed blogging until I had to stop for a week!!! Who'd have thought it!!!

Thank you to Emmaplusthree for the lovely nomination for the liebster award!!! Little old me!!! You made my day!!! I will do my post tomorrow for this

My week off has been eventful, kids have all been ill, hubby has a sore foot which we found out he will need surgery on and my wee one had to have a tooth pulled due to an infection. It was one of the most traumatic things I have ever witnessed. Ava was very brave, much braver than me. I was suffering with severe mum guilt so I took her to the nearest toy shop and bought her a shopkin and a shoppe and a my little pony, just to make sure she still loved me. I'm sure she still does.

Just when we thought everything was back to normal my hubbys gran was taken into hospital. She is on the mend thankfully, but as I am a stay at home mum, which isn't a real job apparently!!! I have been doing the all day visiting while everyone else is at work. Then coming home to do all the non jobs I normally do when the kids are at school.

I am looking forward to continuing my blogging journey. I have posts planned and scheduled. I feel like such a grown up being so organised. I wish the rest of my life was the same.

What are your top organisation tips???

Ps I thought I would share this drawing, my extremely talented 5 year old drew (she thinks she is an artist because I have shared this on every social media platform)