October: Orion Turns 16!!!

How is that I have been doing this for long enough to have an adult in the house? Things were definitely different but after gifts and a long drive to London with hit the V&A for the Korean exhibition since this young man loves his K-pop. 

We even got to make our own K-pop music video!

There's no place like China town for food. 

Introducing the rest of them to Thea and I's favourite desert, taiyaki on the steps of St Martin's in Trafalgar. 

Then we met up with Grandma Julie for a wander over the bridge to the embankment for the view, the lights and a play on the carousel. 

A perfect London day. 

August: Fairies, Witches and A Birthday

With just the small two in tow we were off to our favourite annual New Forest event... the Fairy Festival. 

Circus skills for hours if I would let them. 

Seeing dear friends only once a year is sad but when they arrive like this...

The best grumpy fairy in the forest!

The moment Ayla met a real life mermaid!

The moment Gabe won the fancy dress competition. 

Gabe would never leave the festival without his yearly picture with the Green Man. 

My ultra cool blue alien. 

Captivated by a Frozen dance performance.

And all the favourite costumed people we saw and met.

For Gabe's birthday gift I got us tickets to Wicked under the kids summer West End offer of half price tickets!! 

And we even managed to meet the stars of the show afterward and get some autographs. 

And then so quickly she turned 5!

It felt a little strange because of being half in and half out of the house but she still had a lovely day. 

To the cinema!

And because our lives were so all over the place, the cake came last but she decorated it herself in blue because Percy Jackson eats blue food, while wearing her Zombies cheerleading outfit!