My week that was...

The first week of the summer holidays has flown by and we have had such a lovely time and thoroughly made the most of the sunshine!

Monday
The sun came out and so did the pool and garden toys. We spent the majority of the day playing in the garden and just soaking up the beautiful weather. After dinner we headed to the country park for a lovely evening playing too.

Tuesday
We headed to the shops first thing to stock up on bbq food and to the library to get some books for the summer reading challenge. The afternoon was spent playing in the garden again and in the evening my parents came over to enjoy dinner alfresco.

Wednesday
There was a free science day at our local leisure centre so we went to that in the morning where the mini mes had fun making rockets and doing other fun activities before a picnic lunch. In the afternoon we made egg box bugs and went to another event at the library where the kids got to make slime followed by a bike ride.

Thursday

The kids put on a mini magic show for me which was lovely to see. In the afternoon we watched a movie before they went to their dads house for the night.

Friday

We took the bikes to the reservoir and the mini mes rode the 2.5 miles around while I jogged walked along. In the evening we went out for a family meal and enjoyed the beer garden and the sunshine.

Saturday
We went to Camp Bestival and got to see Shrek, Dick and Dom, Mr Tumble, The Gruffalo, Rizzle Kicks and many more acts. The weather was fantastic and the Mr ended up looking like a lobster! We stopped off for a burger king on the way home which was a nice change, hadn't had one in ages.

Sunday
Quite a chilled day. The kids played with a load of new playdoh and with their new bubble wands in the garden while the Mr and I did some housework and watched the Olympics.

That was my week that was. What have you done over the past 7 days?

Fun in the Sun with Vertbaudet

As the sun hasn't been around in quite a while we decided to make the most of the heat yesterday by spending the day in the garden. I inflated the pool, the kids popped on sun hats and cream and we headed outside with various toys and of course the poochie in tow too.

We were allowed to select some items from the lovely Vertbaudet summer range a few weeks ago and this was the best opportunity we have had as yet to put their clothing to the test.

The swimsuit was a lovely fit and the cross back meant there were no issues with straps falling down. It also came in a little bag which is ideal for storing the costume and the frilled waist was a nice little extra.
The T-shirt, hard-wearing shorts and GEOX trainers were loved by Jamster. The cotton was really soft yet strong which provided a comfortable fit, and they were the perfect sizes for him. There are buttons to the sleeves too again providing nice added detail.

The Geox trainers have a special perforated rubber sole which helps to keep feet cool - great for the summer and stylish too. The velcro fastening was secure yet simple to use for smaller hands.

After some time in the pool Minxy slipped into a bright pink backless dress and sat in the shade. The colour and fit were lovely and the elasticated neck band removed the hassle of tying bows to keep the dress up. It is lined which adds to the quality of the dress and had some lovely stitching to the top. This goes nicely with flip flops for a beach look or with sandles for an evening event.

Minxy next popped on a lovely vertically stripped sailor t-shirt with love heart detailing. I really like this top as the neck line is different to the majority of childrens tops and the buttons were a nice added touch. It's pretty and feminine and Minxy commented on how much she liked it. It's a top that could be worn either casually or dressed up.

We had a lovely time in the garden followed by an evening at the park and ice cream.

How have you been enjoying the sun?