So on Monday, my baby girl turned 3 years old. Excuse me, whilst I go sob in the corner!!

She had a little tea party at the in-laws on Sunday – we had lush weather and were able to stay out in the garden all afternoon! My folks went over for it too, so it was a lovely family afternoon for her, with much cake (although, whilst the one I made her looked rather good, unfortunately it’s taste wasn’t so good! Luckily the muffins were much more of a success!) and nibbly bits!

Then on Monday, we went to Saltburn for the day. Where the weather was cold, windy and overcast. Joy! But Sophia had fun, and that’s what the day was about! She got many a present from the husband’s rather large family as well as a few bits&bobs from us, along with a Disney Princess scooter (now her pride and joy!).

In Saltburn, we also managed to catch a bit of filming going on – new British film “Electricity” was being filmed on the beach and promenade! The front was simply being dressed, but we also managed to see Agyness Deyn filming on the beach too (see below!)! Christian Cooke and Lenora Crichlow are also apparently starring in the film too, but we didn’t see them! Quite exciting though, and unexpected!

So, it’s been a while since I last blogged, which is exactly what I thought would happen. Blogging regularly is probably never going to happen, but here’s a quick check in since the last one.

We had a weeks break from work at the end of April, for child care reasons as family were going on holiday – the perks and pitfalls of using grandparents for child care! At the last minute, we decided to rent a car and take ourselves off to Scarborough for a couple of days – the weather was pleasant, and we had a rather good time – building sandcastles and visiting my husbands family.

We also had a nice day at Beamish Open Air Museum, visiting ye olde shops, fairgrounds and farm attractions – a must if you ever visit the North East of England, a really fun family day out!

Since then, I’ve won an iPad mini (through a competition run by our local shopping centre), turned 29yrs of age, and hurt my back yet again. It’s been a varied few weeks.

A couple of pictures below – the first is Sophia at Scarborough’s North Bay, and the second is the two of us in the old town at Beamish.