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Mummy, Daddy, James and FreddieVictoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.comBlogger771125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-85704013740257118552022-11-25T00:00:00.001+00:002022-11-25T00:00:00.194+00:00Freddie you are Seven! <p> Freddie Bear how can you be seven already!</p><p>It really feels like yesterday you were born, yet you are Seven years old!</p><p>You have grown up so much in the last year and learned so much all thanks to Beavers!</p><p>Last week you even went skiing and snow tubing!</p><p>You are still definitely a mamas boy! You love Minecraft and playing on the switch. You live school and have so much fun with your friends!</p><p>You are going to miss your big brother when he moves school next year so much.</p><p>Happy birthday gorgeous boy!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneshvlf93MFTQVfMbx7VIed-HPFuRuTuCM5zlgV7zzsNl_P0JWsuHyjJz0t7tWBLgeV0EUEh7L3MujeqbKJqxlW9kNLMxOY30wBzfF40aRfoTstKhQEtlYv-lRMnHIudJoQH2wxpgXFbFnfVMRB_ZTFvqtNETZkktFfII5aqhZGi2d5ZXYzhp8A7B/s788/FB_IMG_1668978348374.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="567" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneshvlf93MFTQVfMbx7VIed-HPFuRuTuCM5zlgV7zzsNl_P0JWsuHyjJz0t7tWBLgeV0EUEh7L3MujeqbKJqxlW9kNLMxOY30wBzfF40aRfoTstKhQEtlYv-lRMnHIudJoQH2wxpgXFbFnfVMRB_ZTFvqtNETZkktFfII5aqhZGi2d5ZXYzhp8A7B/s320/FB_IMG_1668978348374.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrO3OsFC3xbmz3ZWYXnuVlbKMpp0-1N40iOGD4DveV2swHoofNXJyU67cVEyQmr4hRXnWtap1RF4wNtRbKne3cfJBycDtkowz6n3vfglYxGwskh8kyscPc0sacv2myKgnIQgi9KdvHctcyDtae_hnyGIDgvKmWj8cRJN7a-UE8Da7n5cKcB2us_sIb/s1080/IMG_20221120_203959_094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrO3OsFC3xbmz3ZWYXnuVlbKMpp0-1N40iOGD4DveV2swHoofNXJyU67cVEyQmr4hRXnWtap1RF4wNtRbKne3cfJBycDtkowz6n3vfglYxGwskh8kyscPc0sacv2myKgnIQgi9KdvHctcyDtae_hnyGIDgvKmWj8cRJN7a-UE8Da7n5cKcB2us_sIb/s320/IMG_20221120_203959_094.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgx5O18OnFrRR162iNPVbJM3cVTIcJhuIBJ_9yeCjsy9dwB9BsasTTg3JGyyJJ1TsjOxdXwAUD0dbhDtLtkaQ_Vlpb1AJH7bXkDnuWMbcic5JvqOCh0FzGL6fNdTvllSQzpSrvBgkZ5auXZLS2AWm7OAMYPx1YDwqkRVeTDeSZhkCEarIvZDVltga/s1080/IMG_20221120_203959_199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgx5O18OnFrRR162iNPVbJM3cVTIcJhuIBJ_9yeCjsy9dwB9BsasTTg3JGyyJJ1TsjOxdXwAUD0dbhDtLtkaQ_Vlpb1AJH7bXkDnuWMbcic5JvqOCh0FzGL6fNdTvllSQzpSrvBgkZ5auXZLS2AWm7OAMYPx1YDwqkRVeTDeSZhkCEarIvZDVltga/s320/IMG_20221120_203959_199.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhx0z8z6mpIu9F47ADIiZEYeuk-ruSmhIwsGymkjfguItDT-0Y-oyX_SkJYJ8KyhF0pplp8PTAWp7fL4aKMY-LLWzo5eqaU6ds7QA_oRTrlQK4u3NCZRElS4GdotweFTW2rXdAzWeEHLSZrqDrnorUv3Bmv6sfHRFsJ6c6JhFgBttYKe0u192eq4v/s1080/IMG_20221120_203958_781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhx0z8z6mpIu9F47ADIiZEYeuk-ruSmhIwsGymkjfguItDT-0Y-oyX_SkJYJ8KyhF0pplp8PTAWp7fL4aKMY-LLWzo5eqaU6ds7QA_oRTrlQK4u3NCZRElS4GdotweFTW2rXdAzWeEHLSZrqDrnorUv3Bmv6sfHRFsJ6c6JhFgBttYKe0u192eq4v/s320/IMG_20221120_203958_781.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-6543016723669521472022-08-26T00:00:00.001+01:002022-08-26T00:00:00.187+01:00James you are TEN! <p><span style="font-family: arial;"> James today you turn ten years old. I really cannot believe that you have turned ten already! It does not seem five minutes since we were celebrating your first birthday and now all of a sudden you are celebrating your tenth!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We are so proud of the young man you have grown into.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This year you have completed your Chief Scout Silver Award at Cubs and we are so proud of you for all the hard work you have put into gaining this. We are so looking forward to seeing you get your certificate on 17th September at the County Top Awards Ceremony.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You have also met all the Scouts who you will be joining with in just a couple of weeks.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You start your last year of primary school in just a couple of weeks and I know you will be so sad to leave next summer for secondary school, but the day after is when you travel to Spain with Scout’s and I know you will have the best time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Happy 10th Birthday James! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We love you so much xx</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xWTP37sr3mo7P4_1YMZpnZq4Zt_wW9P2-wemiXXzuy0Cbi13Ct2xtR8IHpmW8cQCYWbGXdd7O1383LcOGMvyp7_1vX942st0c7mySpNAyiND1oVdcXfgCp6wY3miGnX5vTp29iaQD-UtXke2kzQZe_RxNM3EpY9FfO5ZGauPhof2vwW7kWajlMzv/s4000/20220809_103149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xWTP37sr3mo7P4_1YMZpnZq4Zt_wW9P2-wemiXXzuy0Cbi13Ct2xtR8IHpmW8cQCYWbGXdd7O1383LcOGMvyp7_1vX942st0c7mySpNAyiND1oVdcXfgCp6wY3miGnX5vTp29iaQD-UtXke2kzQZe_RxNM3EpY9FfO5ZGauPhof2vwW7kWajlMzv/s320/20220809_103149.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div><br /></div>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-70337808582230152112021-11-25T00:08:00.001+00:002021-11-25T00:08:29.218+00:00Freddi you are SixOur little cheeky chops. How can my tiny baby be six! <div><br /></div><div>You are now in year was one one at school and you have joined James in scouting by joining beavers! </div><div><br /></div><div>Have the best day sweetheart </div><div>Mummy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNRP31VMpy00PHkwnAK1mUwt1x0WfFCPMnmi4Sd8o9AmDdFnqsQIg3ivCff3Kbi9LzxCQeW2iXHnV2Sk5HLPDCfAi0W1CqwLFWscJtA5SEmPIj4RysfLZxw8Mhwybn-9nFIqqqD3GX-o/s2643/20211123_173953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="1189" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNRP31VMpy00PHkwnAK1mUwt1x0WfFCPMnmi4Sd8o9AmDdFnqsQIg3ivCff3Kbi9LzxCQeW2iXHnV2Sk5HLPDCfAi0W1CqwLFWscJtA5SEmPIj4RysfLZxw8Mhwybn-9nFIqqqD3GX-o/s320/20211123_173953.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-72628112559299480842021-08-26T00:00:00.001+01:002021-08-26T00:00:00.233+01:00James you are nine! <p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Jamesy Bug today you are nine years old! Only one more year and its double digets!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This last year hasn't been the easiest for you especially with the covid pandemic, the lock downs and of course missing so much school, and Cubs being on zoom. But you have taken it all I you stride and come out the other side. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You are an awesome little dude and we all love you so much! Freddie absolutely worships the ground you walk on even if you do get a little annoyed with him!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You will be in year five when you go back to school in a few weeks and it's crazy to think you only have two years left in primary school,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Have the best day our little spiderman</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Mummy xxx</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_8jaF4QtC0NbUCe0Nf3MQ78ClJ5p_pbl-ek3vyDLdO0-AHHUPN9oq4CLz_k9licGySCjOHcMYE1sQ9V3-Jb2vYwQQA9PMKpTHtTQWJHTtXZXlkpn_1rzCRDU8o77Jyay7xTNg1kqR30/s1257/IMG_20210805_163125_000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1257" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_8jaF4QtC0NbUCe0Nf3MQ78ClJ5p_pbl-ek3vyDLdO0-AHHUPN9oq4CLz_k9licGySCjOHcMYE1sQ9V3-Jb2vYwQQA9PMKpTHtTQWJHTtXZXlkpn_1rzCRDU8o77Jyay7xTNg1kqR30/s320/IMG_20210805_163125_000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-23323355079791563372021-06-28T09:36:00.000+01:002021-06-28T09:36:14.885+01:00Victoria Mae Designs Gift Set <p><span style="font-family: arial;">I love tea! Yep I love a good cup of Tea and normally have at least three before I take the kids to school on a morning. So when <a href="https://www.victoriamaedesigns.com/shop?ambassadors=7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Victoria Mae Designs</a> were looking for brand ambassadors I applied! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is the first review out of three for the gift sets I was sent in my first Brand Ambassador box! The second and third will be coming over the next few weeks!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Es70_0Uf9V98rM7FkaiG6Jv4oRJvKUyfE9hZwqdgoBBXUJcEqNrRVFyAKVrpxgmZ8Jaksl_e4KgPLPWYJSSvL1Je5gMv7J5iiHYPwk04J9l0H-DhuHaQvkn1Zry_aZpHop-_eSj28Ys/s4000/20210628_091017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Es70_0Uf9V98rM7FkaiG6Jv4oRJvKUyfE9hZwqdgoBBXUJcEqNrRVFyAKVrpxgmZ8Jaksl_e4KgPLPWYJSSvL1Je5gMv7J5iiHYPwk04J9l0H-DhuHaQvkn1Zry_aZpHop-_eSj28Ys/w150-h200/20210628_091017.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />The first set I am going to review is the <a href="https://www.victoriamaedesigns.com/shop/product/teacher-tea-gift-set/?ambassadors=7" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Teacher</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> tea set. This set is the eight tea bag set and is priced at £7.70, with no gift wrap. However you can add either a paper gift bag or a little box making the price £8.10 and £8.50. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I love the way this comes presented in the tissue paper, so it wouldn't really need anything added to it when gifting it to your child's teacher.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;">As it is getting near to the end of the summer term, this would be an ideal gift for your child's teacher or teachers! I know that most mornings I see the teachers on our school doors holding a cuppa while welcoming the children in for </span><span style="font-family: arial;">the day. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I love all the teacher quotes on the little tea packets! I know that my own sons teachers would love something like this! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YyNtQx8ueV8NaG1DSnW8r4_E_WVh87Bv2Aqyol8t4KoVr9hAJsj6xLbcwwiXmToKx47nTaCRNg4eqnUui_oEMDDroHAzKmjtLteIJpgvdK1dI7jqnW-f2sLdVy-CS3s_I9dSRwNxpwE/s4000/20210628_091050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YyNtQx8ueV8NaG1DSnW8r4_E_WVh87Bv2Aqyol8t4KoVr9hAJsj6xLbcwwiXmToKx47nTaCRNg4eqnUui_oEMDDroHAzKmjtLteIJpgvdK1dI7jqnW-f2sLdVy-CS3s_I9dSRwNxpwE/w150-h200/20210628_091050.jpg" width="150" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">These are some of my favourites of the bags we received. I know that both my sons will love picking out some of these to gift to their teachers!</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I have a fantastic 10% discount code for you. Simply enter victoriahockley at checkout for 10% off each product!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphen7imHB1sf1RzBcii_yW5C7BOFDOMQVyd-Ser2T90HDkFIdo_MQt28GcnpzxXIZUzWXTHlY4PXwIKk85F4ZvChOSGJScAfw_fPTyUx7UXF5pY6qETiAV9WbZEjNu9ZDYOFXCQy_ZAj3o/s2448/20210628_091125_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">**I am part of the Brand Ambassador Team, so was sent this set free of charge to review. Links are affiliated**</span></p></div>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-48717686098805901462021-05-31T00:00:00.001+01:002021-05-31T00:00:00.229+01:00The Great K'nex<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The Great K'nex </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuYOGJBzG-NciVxLBq9PcX68y2i-ESUEeTC4mhugmXhaYdtHpyuZ_dkjciPq2aFJ5zZoyPRp_v3yHxB8OBsYYWD3LJNOClTPkfHRdq-YGaTL8-kioWMjKYAELaXe2sUk_cKu6tKoswik/s4000/20210526_135039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuYOGJBzG-NciVxLBq9PcX68y2i-ESUEeTC4mhugmXhaYdtHpyuZ_dkjciPq2aFJ5zZoyPRp_v3yHxB8OBsYYWD3LJNOClTPkfHRdq-YGaTL8-kioWMjKYAELaXe2sUk_cKu6tKoswik/s320/20210526_135039.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">James is one of those boys that loves to build models, no matter what it is out of! So when we got the chance to take part in the Great K'nex event we jumped at the chance!</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For this review James was sent K'nex Rad Rides £13 and K'nex Battle Bow £24.99. He was thrilled when he saw the Battle Bow set as he had recently done an archery session with his Cubs and he had been asking for an archery set for his birthday (its not till August!)</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The first set we built was the Rad Rides. Mummy had wanted to do the Battle Bow, but James wanted to do that one when he had his teacher training day from school! The Rad Rides set contains over 200 pieces and the pieces and be mixed to make up to 12 different vehicles. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoTLGIucYZIfhTN8SZRbjCYVMM-SG4THvOFuVU1G__fz3rwI-UvAOR5P4xu52qeo1rHoZ0mL-5yrgAWOiCDwOgkdYQivaxO-yWaVOgkaH64gv5y-oNgqSKfNJ1kfKahyphenhyphenP2CkORQIL4Nk/s4000/20210526_135129.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoTLGIucYZIfhTN8SZRbjCYVMM-SG4THvOFuVU1G__fz3rwI-UvAOR5P4xu52qeo1rHoZ0mL-5yrgAWOiCDwOgkdYQivaxO-yWaVOgkaH64gv5y-oNgqSKfNJ1kfKahyphenhyphenP2CkORQIL4Nk/w150-h200/20210526_135129.jpg" width="150" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;">First thing we did was decide which of the cars we were going to build. The kit consists of two bags of parts and a instruction booklet. This kit is aimed at 7 to 12 year olds, James is almost 9, so he is in middle of the age bracket!</div></span><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You are given instructions for one of the twelve models, with a code to log onto the K'nex website for instructions for other eleven. After looking at the designs, James decided he wanted to build the three wheeler car from the website. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbwJsgyL7DJnKpRidCGIv5l-6n6_wHgJpzm18pRj1SPKhdKr-XQS6XHiPEc1cSP1Ftoe7sXcL-c-FWXKvUajBJto6WprCqbKRHgdpEo3bVEzTfQSTPd0Fpy0u8XroLV8bz3r2RS05I6U/s4000/20210526_153552.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbwJsgyL7DJnKpRidCGIv5l-6n6_wHgJpzm18pRj1SPKhdKr-XQS6XHiPEc1cSP1Ftoe7sXcL-c-FWXKvUajBJto6WprCqbKRHgdpEo3bVEzTfQSTPd0Fpy0u8XroLV8bz3r2RS05I6U/w200-h150/20210526_153552.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The first thing we need to do was open the packand separate all the parts. James delegated this job to mummy while he had an after school snack! When ever we are building any models we use a white tea towel to place all the parts on, as we have quite a dark carpet and we didn't want to loose any of the small parts, especially the black ones! </div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At first we thought we were going okay as we got the first bit built, we then realised that the instructions had some bits coloured wrong, so we had to look at the shape instead of the colour.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQplB_J9lq0sKUR6Q02pMUn3pNTciYoW7eZGTJ4j7c4I2neEupugMwiAf-8x8gYVgoRtqCf1iiDPEuV4PnmUl7sH_KcZ4YqUSpyF1yOzwbFROl1f9aXj-rH_9yf_JDlJTRXqPMNrwXaQ/s4000/20210526_163419.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQplB_J9lq0sKUR6Q02pMUn3pNTciYoW7eZGTJ4j7c4I2neEupugMwiAf-8x8gYVgoRtqCf1iiDPEuV4PnmUl7sH_KcZ4YqUSpyF1yOzwbFROl1f9aXj-rH_9yf_JDlJTRXqPMNrwXaQ/w150-h200/20210526_163419.jpg" width="150" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;">The next bit that we found a bit tricky, was attaching the little orange bits that were clipped onto the yellow bits, James had tonshout for daddy at this point as mummy was getting a bit annoyed with it. Luckily once we had a fresh set of eyes look at it, we knew what we were doing and we got it all clipped into the right place!</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Even thought we had a few issues with the build it was so much fun! It was nice to spend some one on one time with James doing something that he enjoyed without Freddie trying to help!</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlsz5X6mzEmOr2HTeEwcClKZMwtw8EJqgHCrlOSh0QaNJWHu3cS7F1A4_N8mRiXZIGtaUQSKV6xMBMNLHvRTXvcbFMaDQNehgHBkB9TUJM4sSbYEBv036fTtoLRDLkdCRJztnVDMSPuU/s4000/20210526_164702.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlsz5X6mzEmOr2HTeEwcClKZMwtw8EJqgHCrlOSh0QaNJWHu3cS7F1A4_N8mRiXZIGtaUQSKV6xMBMNLHvRTXvcbFMaDQNehgHBkB9TUJM4sSbYEBv036fTtoLRDLkdCRJztnVDMSPuU/w150-h200/20210526_164702.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUoUzOYCncFUMerg7aSxSYCaec11ny8wkmuegI_zjJ38ZmU6Nixi6edJIFOuvWGBYzOuAzzBIV8zpVMLivMdGtHPkrnLtLLfHCQ7QhFF0SmuK6mVd7wBm75MYz_xGJ8pUdlNc93oN28E/s4000/20210526_164709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUoUzOYCncFUMerg7aSxSYCaec11ny8wkmuegI_zjJ38ZmU6Nixi6edJIFOuvWGBYzOuAzzBIV8zpVMLivMdGtHPkrnLtLLfHCQ7QhFF0SmuK6mVd7wBm75MYz_xGJ8pUdlNc93oN28E/w150-h200/20210526_164709.jpg" width="150" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>K'nex Battle Bow</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Next it was onto the Battle Bow set. We decided to do this on the day James has a teacher training day from school, as it would give us more time to make it and for James to enjoy it, rather than rushing because we had other stuff on.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This set was so much fun to build and we actually found it much easier than the Rad Ride! We literally had this built in around half an hour.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4wCnxaN3TR5MisyijJpCUg7V77GcX-GBgpIPzLkmTSkEyxJCwYozn_N8qIZIEnpHGui49-TupsrAUJugnrwx_CB8yoPa9-oMBtLST13cocYAY8jFh0rWMm5CtR9n8ni0NSgO89iBi7U/s4000/20210528_103230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4wCnxaN3TR5MisyijJpCUg7V77GcX-GBgpIPzLkmTSkEyxJCwYozn_N8qIZIEnpHGui49-TupsrAUJugnrwx_CB8yoPa9-oMBtLST13cocYAY8jFh0rWMm5CtR9n8ni0NSgO89iBi7U/w200-h150/20210528_103230.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Again like the Rad Rides, the first thing we did was separate all of the parts and checked against the instructions to make sure everything was there! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Once we had all the parts sorted out, the instructions were pretty easy to follow. There was a couple of instances where the colour was marked wrong, ie parts were green but instructions said they were black, but over all that didn't really make a difference it was still really easy and quick to build!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As you can see from the pictures below, the bow took shape pretty quickly. It really did take us less than half an hour to build, even with Freddie sat on the sofa offering his opinion on how we should build it every few minutes!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0wJDDpZ0_0f5h63DyZG3Aekqdthc0XecdNKOl1kBpHzktZ03zczQnq0uSgJjBUQ4JjsERsKtss2WAeKWFIHKDd8uVV8Gj1ijxK9O36BYHXuE2J6nd5-WgXvsn4sovTthv9IErbbNu2g/s4000/20210528_103659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0wJDDpZ0_0f5h63DyZG3Aekqdthc0XecdNKOl1kBpHzktZ03zczQnq0uSgJjBUQ4JjsERsKtss2WAeKWFIHKDd8uVV8Gj1ijxK9O36BYHXuE2J6nd5-WgXvsn4sovTthv9IErbbNu2g/w200-h150/20210528_103659.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnaCRBPIg9or7TYlq3526DLq_76qDpsNg7SN0DykN7BY_HakHgR277D7iDj4hxNP3rBwL8Z5YEy0xuqfdU62lC3Fne6CIR4HGSEyt1bE3eTZrNZSqGdpNUCEq4ZFNEYQ7tgy9yspbTaw/s4000/20210528_104839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnaCRBPIg9or7TYlq3526DLq_76qDpsNg7SN0DykN7BY_HakHgR277D7iDj4hxNP3rBwL8Z5YEy0xuqfdU62lC3Fne6CIR4HGSEyt1bE3eTZrNZSqGdpNUCEq4ZFNEYQ7tgy9yspbTaw/w200-h150/20210528_104839.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdZW8pPSt9R5nW-veG4vpU3F8PW8qXfPwLwEC-MOaINf9z7Osa8kjZ1JVL5OS8BHFhpt-jeTIFnus97sbcjPeOWLsc_n3uCmvegzQ4_rYyAHZJ4aTuEI1_mufDvb7eZgUqeXezBHjrXU/s4000/20210528_111538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdZW8pPSt9R5nW-veG4vpU3F8PW8qXfPwLwEC-MOaINf9z7Osa8kjZ1JVL5OS8BHFhpt-jeTIFnus97sbcjPeOWLsc_n3uCmvegzQ4_rYyAHZJ4aTuEI1_mufDvb7eZgUqeXezBHjrXU/w150-h200/20210528_111538.jpg" width="150" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">**We were sent these kits free of charge in exchange for this review, all words and pictures are our own**</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6S870OEcZuo_PGpEWOUYFqZvj7KwePIut_qu5AKSfkUJMC6pftCIkKwd-hrZw3Wzv2YRi0QSSpCg1VX84ABVuOLx4U45aP-QrVSkA_Qi5d3gZpLHI7Oaq-q6rDkBgv-LFbs-QC0Gmh6o/s4000/20210528_111008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-87234676987979075002021-05-26T09:41:00.002+01:002021-05-26T09:41:40.006+01:00Siblings March-May<p> Wow I didn't realise how behind I had got in my blogging thanks to lockdown and then Easter holidays! So here are my siblings pictures of James and Freddie from March to May!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgme4vNHO3Wwz5ho24JIsD288MAOpQ49Zb1A7JxB9AAmW5g5AJXO0cG5-pzCYNmEdqO0WiNosW3s7b9KkxHxEyCkrITFIi4_YwlWQ77YuD4c4tvJjENRkoFMT6Wyhlg_v-JmfUs34qOg8U/s5984/DSC_0598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="5984" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgme4vNHO3Wwz5ho24JIsD288MAOpQ49Zb1A7JxB9AAmW5g5AJXO0cG5-pzCYNmEdqO0WiNosW3s7b9KkxHxEyCkrITFIi4_YwlWQ77YuD4c4tvJjENRkoFMT6Wyhlg_v-JmfUs34qOg8U/s320/DSC_0598.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This picture was taken when we went to South Marine Park in South Shields. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjT_iyEGvRJviNuxkCvaCcWmzA65XJ6afaJPo2wgLGpsRZc3A7IzsUu6kOqiPV_yCRHEyu1tsMsG_8Louf7SdyNGPQ2gXJIxYZBqI7_L4qqScEEfnaU-HYaOcSnlX5mESLodM_2cQZyQ/s5984/DSC_0550.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5984" data-original-width="3376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjT_iyEGvRJviNuxkCvaCcWmzA65XJ6afaJPo2wgLGpsRZc3A7IzsUu6kOqiPV_yCRHEyu1tsMsG_8Louf7SdyNGPQ2gXJIxYZBqI7_L4qqScEEfnaU-HYaOcSnlX5mESLodM_2cQZyQ/s320/DSC_0550.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was taken one morning before school </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyTflY2ZesPjiDqPZPBu434CzQF_MhJRa60B13U_mU2R6YTZzBJkIS9M-4PGJklbG5QshV7y3gFf6dzBYHSBvSYIGTN8tXDUdjmE_d4y5sXsaxQnpaL7ybNr6UPd8RrJ91XeW5aWhYX0/s5984/DSC_0704.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5984" data-original-width="3376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyTflY2ZesPjiDqPZPBu434CzQF_MhJRa60B13U_mU2R6YTZzBJkIS9M-4PGJklbG5QshV7y3gFf6dzBYHSBvSYIGTN8tXDUdjmE_d4y5sXsaxQnpaL7ybNr6UPd8RrJ91XeW5aWhYX0/s320/DSC_0704.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was taken on mummy's birthday while waiting for nana and gaga to arrive! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hopefully I won't get behind again! </div><br /><p><br /></p>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-26815124167297408252021-02-17T08:22:00.000+00:002021-02-17T08:22:01.577+00:00The siblings project February 2021<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> And so its February and another month in lockdown three! And its half term so stuck at home with nothing to do except catch up on school work!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This months pictures were taken when we had snow for four days!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IbI2OmhLduYsH7aNz3jDTeG_WrkUyR58ayXBrEZFfjxItXU7ewhzVZQhkckIgQ4HNwuuNw-md3Ch-3lH7aUzEJycRl2BaWw7SU34lwJIpDMN9lH5_ebOTg1vUuZLMnM3m1RNVg2LMsQ/s5984/DSC_0241.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="5984" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IbI2OmhLduYsH7aNz3jDTeG_WrkUyR58ayXBrEZFfjxItXU7ewhzVZQhkckIgQ4HNwuuNw-md3Ch-3lH7aUzEJycRl2BaWw7SU34lwJIpDMN9lH5_ebOTg1vUuZLMnM3m1RNVg2LMsQ/s320/DSC_0241.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJdbQyQ3uoKMYrAOOfYVMftZOyniiMS0wJKqfW0eYaJs-ols_O-RzSJOiHfxLprhYopNuFf_V8N_c6V3tcu5nKASPLQ_AYIiL9gyeH3626ZuAKzmX_lMN7mOWlKr5uB3snpxeZQtlFBM/s5984/DSC_0242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="5984" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJdbQyQ3uoKMYrAOOfYVMftZOyniiMS0wJKqfW0eYaJs-ols_O-RzSJOiHfxLprhYopNuFf_V8N_c6V3tcu5nKASPLQ_AYIiL9gyeH3626ZuAKzmX_lMN7mOWlKr5uB3snpxeZQtlFBM/s320/DSC_0242.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_pvSi-IQ5cNYGDsbpbHKaVAX3lnJJasH7crx7VfyrH979wzfkD9TELXiyC02f_UQejtYjPVcULbXecYARaHM5E52510UM9toF0UfrYO2zee7KiS1B4q3CzCLCfC6Q9UF8jbLvJKLyUA/s5984/DSC_0243.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="5984" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_pvSi-IQ5cNYGDsbpbHKaVAX3lnJJasH7crx7VfyrH979wzfkD9TELXiyC02f_UQejtYjPVcULbXecYARaHM5E52510UM9toF0UfrYO2zee7KiS1B4q3CzCLCfC6Q9UF8jbLvJKLyUA/s320/DSC_0243.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-61960635269942908652021-02-15T08:13:00.004+00:002021-02-17T08:18:59.117+00:00Living Arrows 2021 7/52<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">W</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">elcome to the first post of Living Arrows 2021. This is the fourth year I have taken part in this linky and I love taking part each week! If you haven't heard of the linky before, This was set up by Donna at</span><a href="https://whattheredheadsaid.com/" style="color: #888888; font-family: arial; text-decoration-line: none;"> What the Redhead Said</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">and the name comes from the poem by Kahlil Gibran "You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth" </span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Each week I share one photograph of James and one of Freddie and share what they have been up to.</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This week we had snow! And lots of it! Boys didn't really like it though as it was too soft to build a snowman </span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCejGdd-xHzkpg4o9WxqMsDuhewDDQLI4h9qwFwxPv-wJAPM4_0OVvPO5zrcg4pweHsDyxfw_eN7bvubkcNhUzj5k8VtX5Pxk7gml2Cd7uVs8uVPbur-BbBQGbyl-g8AKJvitFsOVvEb8/s5984/DSC_0224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5984" data-original-width="3376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCejGdd-xHzkpg4o9WxqMsDuhewDDQLI4h9qwFwxPv-wJAPM4_0OVvPO5zrcg4pweHsDyxfw_eN7bvubkcNhUzj5k8VtX5Pxk7gml2Cd7uVs8uVPbur-BbBQGbyl-g8AKJvitFsOVvEb8/s320/DSC_0224.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNV5qC3czC4BWDJt2yOnfLExIMeI6rfe6ysyJ6ceMQqYkbyuyhl0qSki18QQJLDLRQuqnFqoZ1P1AdF4-bDI_dNF3oe2i4zJPvpf6C04GGmHngyfQDxQvIfZXfsQ-loW3GshYiw3QSGI/s5984/DSC_0313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5984" data-original-width="3376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNV5qC3czC4BWDJt2yOnfLExIMeI6rfe6ysyJ6ceMQqYkbyuyhl0qSki18QQJLDLRQuqnFqoZ1P1AdF4-bDI_dNF3oe2i4zJPvpf6C04GGmHngyfQDxQvIfZXfsQ-loW3GshYiw3QSGI/s320/DSC_0313.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-81207090890634084332021-02-08T08:11:00.005+00:002021-02-17T08:14:14.861+00:00Living Arrows 2021 6/52<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">W</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">elcome to the first post of Living Arrows 2021. This is the fourth year I have taken part in this linky and I love taking part each week! If you haven't heard of the linky before, This was set up by Donna at</span><a href="https://whattheredheadsaid.com/" style="color: #888888; font-family: arial; text-decoration-line: none;"> What the Redhead Said</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">and the name comes from the poem by Kahlil Gibran "You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth" </span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Each week I share one photograph of James and one of Freddie and share what they have been up to.</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This week has been lots of school work!</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYlSSb2PIAGclhiKzAdIsIXz7NHvrY4MbNZscgdAh1CCbhBbK30FtunfnfuEG9Ll_41ThuoiEklnzcg3RS9PB7clw1Fln9QnpgHkkRjJA8-O9t6HBcyoxOt3oxrjzu-qiUewAKMhoGGg/s3264/DSC_0183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYlSSb2PIAGclhiKzAdIsIXz7NHvrY4MbNZscgdAh1CCbhBbK30FtunfnfuEG9Ll_41ThuoiEklnzcg3RS9PB7clw1Fln9QnpgHkkRjJA8-O9t6HBcyoxOt3oxrjzu-qiUewAKMhoGGg/s320/DSC_0183.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_3bxBVpH5yHC0NX7QalBk3qXiwBq2Cm1TnJ93N0o6-CzXmJMe8l4ycM6DB2xqW1U4c6wT2UCVkjf4Yi0hBPKbup9AGniN7lWgV2hOcZU_f2LXipHZ6B4IwKT1bjHLJ53ZakeWYeia2A/s5984/DSC_0208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5984" data-original-width="3376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_3bxBVpH5yHC0NX7QalBk3qXiwBq2Cm1TnJ93N0o6-CzXmJMe8l4ycM6DB2xqW1U4c6wT2UCVkjf4Yi0hBPKbup9AGniN7lWgV2hOcZU_f2LXipHZ6B4IwKT1bjHLJ53ZakeWYeia2A/s320/DSC_0208.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-48757807772734150882021-02-01T08:07:00.001+00:002021-02-17T08:11:37.209+00:00Living Arrows 2021 5/52<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">W</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">elcome to the first post of Living Arrows 2021. This is the fourth year I have taken part in this linky and I love taking part each week! If you haven't heard of the linky before, This was set up by Donna at</span><a href="https://whattheredheadsaid.com/" style="color: #888888; font-family: arial; text-decoration-line: none;"> What the Redhead Said</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">and the name comes from the poem by Kahlil Gibran "You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth" </span></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Each week I share one photograph of James and one of Freddie and share what they have been up to.</span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This week the boys to part in the City of Newcastle Scouts </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Winter Weekender!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPqszP19NRfbRqa_CVAQg93n84sZm8JSETqEtOAYOuE3ZRsMUQYoZrhCDDBMjlEkBeNIg9bJzGGLd013VurL4eswodjjJMDnMOIn-hO7SLQSGUhT9IOb1uZaGqxTW0A7vQWRSIJn9LuA/s5984/DSC_0168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="5984" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPqszP19NRfbRqa_CVAQg93n84sZm8JSETqEtOAYOuE3ZRsMUQYoZrhCDDBMjlEkBeNIg9bJzGGLd013VurL4eswodjjJMDnMOIn-hO7SLQSGUhT9IOb1uZaGqxTW0A7vQWRSIJn9LuA/s320/DSC_0168.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-2VdxPqQMWuVXxu2VsBiXK5hCu9MToTw9cE5YyrQvAiYNlU_mmDVAgJwieaPMgX8k_y7MwxtsEGT4VO65QmkIyF3fMqq6pMCVEo_PKpw0XEOno42umJ15Zfv_W6Kumqw5xm928Yl7DA/s5984/DSC_0170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5984" data-original-width="3376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-2VdxPqQMWuVXxu2VsBiXK5hCu9MToTw9cE5YyrQvAiYNlU_mmDVAgJwieaPMgX8k_y7MwxtsEGT4VO65QmkIyF3fMqq6pMCVEo_PKpw0XEOno42umJ15Zfv_W6Kumqw5xm928Yl7DA/s320/DSC_0170.JPG" /></a></div><br /></span></div>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-54053083931733781142021-01-29T09:16:00.001+00:002021-01-29T09:16:31.891+00:00Siblings Project 2021 January <p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Wow how is it already time to start the 2021 siblings project. I can't believe how fast the last year has gone although at time it felt like it was going so slow.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This month's picture was taken when we woke up to snow!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaxqz_-7UoPOE4SXjIvMJQLU1aziVjyGhWKOLHWTSLYSusO7-_QOoCSujfu6nzPe-CHjE-XaYs5KugxW0twStXS58WbezrnqmpuA5A7iM771OwSXagO3YXKbT-w4xIQMe0hyxIC2bwDY/s5984/DSC_0053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="5984" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaxqz_-7UoPOE4SXjIvMJQLU1aziVjyGhWKOLHWTSLYSusO7-_QOoCSujfu6nzPe-CHjE-XaYs5KugxW0twStXS58WbezrnqmpuA5A7iM771OwSXagO3YXKbT-w4xIQMe0hyxIC2bwDY/s320/DSC_0053.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-50584189041316673572021-01-27T10:17:00.001+00:002021-01-27T10:17:25.030+00:00Living Arrows 2021 4/52<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">W</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">elcome to the first post of Living Arrows 2021. This is the fourth year I have taken part in this linky and I love taking part each week! If you haven't heard of the linky before, This was set up by Donna at</span><a href="https://whattheredheadsaid.com/" style="color: #888888; font-family: arial; text-decoration-line: none;"> What the Redhead Said</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">and the name comes from the poem by Kahlil Gibran "You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth" </span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Each week I share one photograph of James and one of Freddie and share what they have been up to.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This has been another week of home school for James and Freddie, we eventually got out for a family walk on Sunday morning. Both boys have been doing really well with their work and getting everything submitted. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy16XbQxASomPKMSNhg2dOOFabVG3PQLh7DUdZrjE7fv3Acn4Mx6jrGMuqXanH3ZyvNZpmY3n-t5eJIKz3qb03PmI3rczmoyO17qp6Gu4KfcYtFnNR1dMz8mfCmKYRNPf_Nv6DfyAAmUw/s5984/DSC_0114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5984" data-original-width="3376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy16XbQxASomPKMSNhg2dOOFabVG3PQLh7DUdZrjE7fv3Acn4Mx6jrGMuqXanH3ZyvNZpmY3n-t5eJIKz3qb03PmI3rczmoyO17qp6Gu4KfcYtFnNR1dMz8mfCmKYRNPf_Nv6DfyAAmUw/s320/DSC_0114.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DeHEjNmLFX0L7D4Wjfgq8w_sr0eEyc6KL0iyIrmnHxs2FCRZ5sqmMV52BsSrm77zJ5F8Rc9Cjnqg8VjgYum9M6rkRZU_8EEv7VVGPDCQ3OizxatQ-c4kk4qVcZNgD6BDT5JlzmQKy0M/s5984/DSC_0118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5984" data-original-width="3376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DeHEjNmLFX0L7D4Wjfgq8w_sr0eEyc6KL0iyIrmnHxs2FCRZ5sqmMV52BsSrm77zJ5F8Rc9Cjnqg8VjgYum9M6rkRZU_8EEv7VVGPDCQ3OizxatQ-c4kk4qVcZNgD6BDT5JlzmQKy0M/s320/DSC_0118.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5QFyf8c2J8x5oMYzbO2N3xWVyZx8IaDFRCffGHNkQrZbpQ8t5LVCFIK_Sk2LynKtLtgGQAFYAAFeswIjrFscS6NvwdFnAafPKRO4Gr4KUZFCJI9Nguin2i6hX1RCGaioxyUr199VqOg/s5984/DSC_0064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5984" data-original-width="3376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5QFyf8c2J8x5oMYzbO2N3xWVyZx8IaDFRCffGHNkQrZbpQ8t5LVCFIK_Sk2LynKtLtgGQAFYAAFeswIjrFscS6NvwdFnAafPKRO4Gr4KUZFCJI9Nguin2i6hX1RCGaioxyUr199VqOg/s320/DSC_0064.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-27321936049112848912021-01-22T00:00:00.001+00:002021-01-22T00:00:08.333+00:00Review: Steril-eeze<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Who would have thought this time last year that by March we would be carrying hand sanitiser everywhere we went. I sure didn't! But sure enough just a few short weeks later the pandemic took hold and here we are in 2021 still under strict restrictions. James has had no face to face Cubs since the start of November, I've had no face to face Beavers since 4th November. Everything is being done online!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Before the school closure in March 2020 the boys were washing their hands a lot more than normal and sanitiser was used before they did a lot of activities. Both boys began suffering with bad dry skin on their hands from all the washing and sanitiser. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY99e18obQAdurfULUMVwZ0qDYDi_fBRRY7w8d0Tz_3wLeNUFDaajzq7sdT9dZyqmksQtDMa91fCDh0g77y7FNAHZO4WLs8fZHbsLME5W8AGmRIoAu6GyryqW95JE_dOcKXtvIeyLx50U/s2048/DSC_0080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1155" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY99e18obQAdurfULUMVwZ0qDYDi_fBRRY7w8d0Tz_3wLeNUFDaajzq7sdT9dZyqmksQtDMa91fCDh0g77y7FNAHZO4WLs8fZHbsLME5W8AGmRIoAu6GyryqW95JE_dOcKXtvIeyLx50U/w113-h200/DSC_0080.JPG" width="113" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Even when Freddie went back for two weeks his hands were so sore, same with James and he was only in for one day! So when they went back in September they both took sanitiser with them that we knew wouldn't agrivate their skin, especially with Freddie and his allergies.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is where Steril-eeze comes in. They asked 2000+ adults about their sanitiser habits during lockdown one and the effects on their skin. 63% noticed a change in their skin, so even though 98% said they wanted sanitiser to kill viruses and bacteria, 96% said they also wanted something that didn't irritate their skin.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlsFMa1yRGUfskTzJJ4-owB9iPbq7hOmP2r56MqylDky02Jvt8Z4rbkA_lxGmp-TDk-ymBXFXJACyGKRHa166EMgncnxI5b1Nkf-fh27pIOy3kC3Ig0DBa2aLiv8CNmZfu2FOygVRA_A/s2048/_20210121_091320.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1737" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlsFMa1yRGUfskTzJJ4-owB9iPbq7hOmP2r56MqylDky02Jvt8Z4rbkA_lxGmp-TDk-ymBXFXJACyGKRHa166EMgncnxI5b1Nkf-fh27pIOy3kC3Ig0DBa2aLiv8CNmZfu2FOygVRA_A/w169-h200/_20210121_091320.JPG" width="169" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Steril-eeze is a new concept, harnessing the science of Hypochlorous Acid (HOCI) and is scientifically proven to kill 99.99% of harmful viruses and bacteria. It is alcohol free so it doesn't irritate,sting or dry out the skin. It can also be used to sanitise surfaces.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We have been using this for a few weeks now with the boys and not once have they complained of sore hands or had nasty dry patches. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I love the fact that this can also be used to sanitise surfaces, so if I am at the supermarket I can use it to clean the self scanner, the trolley handle and also my hands. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I will definitely keep on using Steril-eeze! And I can see it becoming the first thing I pack when I go on any Beaver adventures! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkHcSz-ZsabDwysOjcSnxDWT7Fo0JqBfy2Hedwk4PCBDfOoyynzSvEvJ3QJrdRloghX1xXm7BP0X2IYzr_57Ay1redvjS4ZVs6Bzztu3XpZ-rpe_mBNHp2SqXtdJunKNLEBdcQ_t3GVA/s2048/DSC_0083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1155" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkHcSz-ZsabDwysOjcSnxDWT7Fo0JqBfy2Hedwk4PCBDfOoyynzSvEvJ3QJrdRloghX1xXm7BP0X2IYzr_57Ay1redvjS4ZVs6Bzztu3XpZ-rpe_mBNHp2SqXtdJunKNLEBdcQ_t3GVA/s320/DSC_0083.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p></span><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We are thrilled to be giving away a set of Steril-eeze products, so fill in the form below! Competition is open for seven days!</span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial;">**We were sent two different sized Steril-eeze products in exchange for this review**</span></p>
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<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-53729316317576193802021-01-18T10:06:00.001+00:002021-01-27T10:14:27.136+00:00Living Arrows 2021 3/52<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">W</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">elcome to the first post of Living Arrows 2021. This is the fourth year I have taken part in this linky and I love taking part each week! If you haven't heard of the linky before, This was set up by Donna at</span><a href="https://whattheredheadsaid.com/" style="color: #888888; font-family: arial; text-decoration-line: none;"> What the Redhead Said</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">and the name comes from the poem by Kahlil Gibran "You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth" </span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Each week I share one photograph of James and one of Freddie and share what they have been up to.</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Its been another week of home school for the boys and not doing very much.</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9U8MNsnwi904NZUOVpkNiwpRHwd1TxIMPN6PGMaVfdubhdNKPHGi78wwN5c7Ylv_2HY87YDdRTFDeSOwOcMK7u92MT6betEBHGe6x3LcpwIAYHkBSSyw56nKGSShyphenhyphenlspM1iDUiHileEQ/s5984/DSC_0060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5984" data-original-width="3376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9U8MNsnwi904NZUOVpkNiwpRHwd1TxIMPN6PGMaVfdubhdNKPHGi78wwN5c7Ylv_2HY87YDdRTFDeSOwOcMK7u92MT6betEBHGe6x3LcpwIAYHkBSSyw56nKGSShyphenhyphenlspM1iDUiHileEQ/s320/DSC_0060.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgON0m6w1iKas9pNhnAc57gN80g-lSV3LP4jg0iLSkt05yp5KKxjJegjQ4xL0sQ1LxxX43tV1my2EwoH1kZ5NE4PU5gqgBp8s74p1mg1X9dRRxTTYuayfIbtNYvKxpSuRtnFonvhRJzY/s5984/DSC_0040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5984" data-original-width="3376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgON0m6w1iKas9pNhnAc57gN80g-lSV3LP4jg0iLSkt05yp5KKxjJegjQ4xL0sQ1LxxX43tV1my2EwoH1kZ5NE4PU5gqgBp8s74p1mg1X9dRRxTTYuayfIbtNYvKxpSuRtnFonvhRJzY/s320/DSC_0040.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-54383914969321109642021-01-15T00:00:00.001+00:002021-01-15T00:00:07.736+00:00Review: Twistii<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uP3gOISkjlFGHtg90eZIT0E5gmibQ3sUhWwIqBSWi2zACawWmAJfO85gmCrdtO_AnsJR7gyA2c-c21dzHancTszqmIfIgreyIkjTpkSH0N6_w5CZanp0tlL-abu07k5_pvxkfONXu6c/s4096/IMG_20201230_120616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uP3gOISkjlFGHtg90eZIT0E5gmibQ3sUhWwIqBSWi2zACawWmAJfO85gmCrdtO_AnsJR7gyA2c-c21dzHancTszqmIfIgreyIkjTpkSH0N6_w5CZanp0tlL-abu07k5_pvxkfONXu6c/s320/IMG_20201230_120616.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Dark mornings are something I really hate, especially when I have to walk the boys to school. Being a Beaver Leader also means being out in the dark whether that is on camp, running a meeting in the winter or just being at a leaders meeting. Also as the mum of a Cub I would be walking to his meeting drop off and back home as daddy would do the end of meeting pick up.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">When face to face scouting went back last September for us, we had to meet outdoors due to the covid policies. One of the things we asked the young people to bring with them was a headtorch. As the nights got darker we would need the extra light from them outside.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfo1gmGcGfVnfdyndzIs4w3CiyOGRRhS4Y6jbBnWNvNIC0_tHkzCTahiKOJ54_x1BeXdVjFK5ShsL3awf_jioEiyeFILA8jzz1msCSTbCZaxc2I7iV8sD4qE2ypa1KpVxsq-OeHNoDfg/s5984/DSC_0028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="5984" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfo1gmGcGfVnfdyndzIs4w3CiyOGRRhS4Y6jbBnWNvNIC0_tHkzCTahiKOJ54_x1BeXdVjFK5ShsL3awf_jioEiyeFILA8jzz1msCSTbCZaxc2I7iV8sD4qE2ypa1KpVxsq-OeHNoDfg/s320/DSC_0028.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Thats where Twistii comes in! Twisti is a USB rechargeable torch you wear on your wrist that allows you to be hands free! It is operated by the button in the middle. One press and the front and back lights come on, press again and the white lights stay on, press a third time and the front and back lights are in flashing warning mode, then when you press for the forth time all the lights go out. The torch moves through 360 degrees so you can point this where its needed!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A full charge of the battery should give you 60+ minutes of front and back lights, 90+ minutes of front lights only and 180+ minutes of warning lights.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBGr8k5Syh2KcjI65nHwY8SOyHNjFeL08RVkKbA_dFcmdRw9w0v_RNOBFlrMELhwegbS287XVuT7Gso7El8KpuXJcGZUgGMfMzm_RZ9Q5Lbp9QJL_k-0d9v7LcOuUdT1eOeen2YoRSos/s5984/DSC_0029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="5984" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBGr8k5Syh2KcjI65nHwY8SOyHNjFeL08RVkKbA_dFcmdRw9w0v_RNOBFlrMELhwegbS287XVuT7Gso7El8KpuXJcGZUgGMfMzm_RZ9Q5Lbp9QJL_k-0d9v7LcOuUdT1eOeen2YoRSos/s320/DSC_0029.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />The Twistii comes on a snap band which I think is fantastic as it will fit even the smallest of wrists like mine and also James. This also means the Twisting can stand independently!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I was so looking forward to trying this during one of our Beaver sessions, but due to the current circumstances we are currently running all sessions online. However I did test it out on the school run when it was still pretty dark when leaving our house. Then as I wa getting ready to test it on the school run, we were put into national lockdown and only allowed to leave the house for essential shopping.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">However this has been tested in our house without the lights on and I absolutely love it! This is such a good idea and I know it will come in so handy in the future when we are allowed to do face to face scouting and camps again!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">**We were sent this product free of charge in exchange for this review**</span></p>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-39213364000358887972021-01-11T09:06:00.001+00:002021-01-14T09:12:04.059+00:00Living Arrows 2021 2/52<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">W</span><span style="color: #222222;">elcome to the first post of Living Arrows 2021. This is the fourth year I have taken part in this linky and I love taking part each week! If you haven't heard of the linky before, This was set up by Donna at</span><a href="https://whattheredheadsaid.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;"> What the Redhead Said</a><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">and the name comes from the poem by Kahlil Gibran "You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth" </span></span></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1949414057853580543" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Each week I share one photograph of James and one of Freddie and share what they have been up to.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">So last week was meant to be the first the first week back at school after the Christmas holiday. The boys got back for one day before the Prime Minister put the country back into national lockdown. The boys were heartbroken. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The rest of the week was spent getting to grips with home remote learning online! We did however get some snow which the boys loved!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVFvFz77BjzPlziTr-4K-j2UjgtdAlkgPwVLO1Lv2fK4m5v8zMTjiOFUay2MqVsutzdjph0pYk13SeYQPyJvB55eC-Ozk0cdzRp8Qq2ad3daejmV2SpBSmtVqC17SHwghlCxKQHfkf2c/s5984/DSC_0013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="5984" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVFvFz77BjzPlziTr-4K-j2UjgtdAlkgPwVLO1Lv2fK4m5v8zMTjiOFUay2MqVsutzdjph0pYk13SeYQPyJvB55eC-Ozk0cdzRp8Qq2ad3daejmV2SpBSmtVqC17SHwghlCxKQHfkf2c/s320/DSC_0013.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJMFcAzbvLZzCEQbnUu-5Sjml7tC5dUQDdBPUnNG3AwScna-3zt93Q-Yx-MDv6JzMuAdQqo9FMLts_nz83NdCYvw2GYX8qFsYhXUqzBxm4RSzvIO2kQmSU08obgCTYdo5EVYUWiI06JI/s5984/DSC_0007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5984" data-original-width="3376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJMFcAzbvLZzCEQbnUu-5Sjml7tC5dUQDdBPUnNG3AwScna-3zt93Q-Yx-MDv6JzMuAdQqo9FMLts_nz83NdCYvw2GYX8qFsYhXUqzBxm4RSzvIO2kQmSU08obgCTYdo5EVYUWiI06JI/s320/DSC_0007.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-19494140578535805432021-01-04T13:54:00.001+00:002021-01-09T13:59:22.672+00:00Living Arrows 2021 1/52<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> W</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">elcome to the first post of Living Arrows 2021. This is the fourth year I have taken part in this linky and I love taking part each week! If you haven't heard of the linky before, This was set up by Donna at</span><a href="https://whattheredheadsaid.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: arial; text-decoration-line: none;"> What the Redhead Said</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">and the name comes from the poem by Kahlil Gibran "You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth" </span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Each week I share one photograph of James and one of Freddie and share what they have been up to.</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Last week was still school holidays so we spent most of it chilling out at home. James even managed to stay awake to see in new year! Freddie then spent most of New years say in his Red Arrows light suit making us call him Red Ten!</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqUHL4z9Hn1Xrge8uA2JOTfJ8yomcoSune0wpDXDncstQyfowmhXMsCyfmjjE9QDBL1kPb-D70sco_UZIK7Rsc8WWlrrNH4__WDfY4pUcVgCJOnhMqzbA0QjBg5vSc2yQtgkGj8Q0t64/s1080/IMG_20210101_114602_531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqUHL4z9Hn1Xrge8uA2JOTfJ8yomcoSune0wpDXDncstQyfowmhXMsCyfmjjE9QDBL1kPb-D70sco_UZIK7Rsc8WWlrrNH4__WDfY4pUcVgCJOnhMqzbA0QjBg5vSc2yQtgkGj8Q0t64/s320/IMG_20210101_114602_531.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD19W3PHy-xtB1bn0t7zgnOlsT8smi2_jkKYzyoglLQ2KOkT0Cmk2ZmKktGeXgnuQrOdJOkv37Dw1NVYqDpcFVoQT-OWUmqfG0ZeeEXA2l8HT0DGZOE6Zy4cHrslnvmdc_1Wv9axgb_2w/s1080/IMG_20210101_122901_195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD19W3PHy-xtB1bn0t7zgnOlsT8smi2_jkKYzyoglLQ2KOkT0Cmk2ZmKktGeXgnuQrOdJOkv37Dw1NVYqDpcFVoQT-OWUmqfG0ZeeEXA2l8HT0DGZOE6Zy4cHrslnvmdc_1Wv9axgb_2w/s320/IMG_20210101_122901_195.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-39370626098339392152020-12-31T21:03:00.001+00:002020-12-31T21:03:41.817+00:00Living Arrows 2020 week 52/52<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Welcome to the final post of Living Arrows 2020! This is the third year I have taken part in this linky and I love taking part each week! If you haven't heard of the linky before, This was set up by Donna at<a href="https://whattheredheadsaid.com/"> What the Redhead Said</a> and the name comes from the poem by Kahlil Gibran "You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth" </span></span></h3><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Each week I share one photograph of James and one of Freddie and share what they have been up to.</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So this was Christmas week. The boys were hutterley spoilt but it was so nice spending time together and seeing them smile after the last year!</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTtloVUFIRTJlLoHTCSKrxiGhFlIRFp3CeUiksB2ESzzuxGtHZpaoiN0b-cUiUWLaEPnM044CHuzJaaMfnUhonmZB7fiiJTFhvsDUxyaHdBGpe_EEMAjVeaZ6iPPDMAqOuZYtMSFXloM/s4096/IMG_20201225_204041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTtloVUFIRTJlLoHTCSKrxiGhFlIRFp3CeUiksB2ESzzuxGtHZpaoiN0b-cUiUWLaEPnM044CHuzJaaMfnUhonmZB7fiiJTFhvsDUxyaHdBGpe_EEMAjVeaZ6iPPDMAqOuZYtMSFXloM/s320/IMG_20201225_204041.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZXd-GOd4AzGeDK2J30FtsnO62UymXQRU-Xuk56mNJVacIvgTZRtH8d7RlfMkoljhFYkv3I-fCCVgBuQz871O68nHyEi5CKqAFSYBnb3VYmfs1JBPSZrZxhfwmrf3z8D2emsGTFlIcaw/s4096/IMG_20201225_070434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZXd-GOd4AzGeDK2J30FtsnO62UymXQRU-Xuk56mNJVacIvgTZRtH8d7RlfMkoljhFYkv3I-fCCVgBuQz871O68nHyEi5CKqAFSYBnb3VYmfs1JBPSZrZxhfwmrf3z8D2emsGTFlIcaw/s320/IMG_20201225_070434.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-72532873599480483472020-12-24T10:44:00.002+00:002020-12-24T10:44:14.767+00:00The Siblings Project 2020 - December<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Ad so it is December and the final siblings post of 2020! These were taken one night after school when the boys were messing around with a huge box!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuMeXRnOxmDalMpwdPPqHvZDM5d3g2wsW1xBrrjlHFIWTbbmtbCex82BsRK_2QHxrDm9p8-b36jjxF3vVHRpQPbEqDEj1lY6e4nygTJcvtHQpbxozuicx7YSRWtTFxxXfRwouFKTK5U4/s4096/IMG_20201215_175838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuMeXRnOxmDalMpwdPPqHvZDM5d3g2wsW1xBrrjlHFIWTbbmtbCex82BsRK_2QHxrDm9p8-b36jjxF3vVHRpQPbEqDEj1lY6e4nygTJcvtHQpbxozuicx7YSRWtTFxxXfRwouFKTK5U4/s320/IMG_20201215_175838.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">And so we have reached the end of the 2020 siblings project. Look out for a review of 2020 coming!</span><p></p>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-25289433721036227782020-12-24T10:41:00.001+00:002020-12-24T10:41:39.270+00:00Living Arrows 2020 week 51/52<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Welcome to Living Arrows 2020! This is the third year I have taken part in this linky and I love taking part each week! If you haven't heard of the linky before, This was set up by Donna at What the Redhead Said and the name comes from the poem by Kahlil Gibran "You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth" </span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8203716902576989427" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 570px;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Each week I share one photograph of James and one of Freddie and share what they have been up to during the previous week.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This was the boys last week of term before Christmas. They both had a Christmas party which they loved! James also had an online zoom party with Cubs!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6eKyNVsaX-9KmrvtUtx7QQNNkEVLj8MxzpbyBwuVdYb-VJsdSRR1qQRaV8Gy4Dow1-xMWUpHE5hjRMYzer7rje86O0my5534DOFr83dY4Ou5XiMvo5aFGqsSnTWnMe3gk_4ucnKXYleU/s4096/IMG_20201214_082509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6eKyNVsaX-9KmrvtUtx7QQNNkEVLj8MxzpbyBwuVdYb-VJsdSRR1qQRaV8Gy4Dow1-xMWUpHE5hjRMYzer7rje86O0my5534DOFr83dY4Ou5XiMvo5aFGqsSnTWnMe3gk_4ucnKXYleU/s320/IMG_20201214_082509.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZe_p273F8ASrID-yTzJDzr3h1Wt-UF5nyaD8yZHIT5AyLbeXWGNFYQqWX-UH_TYU2cynIDy4dXs6hqdaZ4X5l8nm54uNb3qPfXYwpK0duRBZs_8XUHcPb17U5qjoZ24_G0oceJErz_Vs/s4096/IMG_20201215_084302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZe_p273F8ASrID-yTzJDzr3h1Wt-UF5nyaD8yZHIT5AyLbeXWGNFYQqWX-UH_TYU2cynIDy4dXs6hqdaZ4X5l8nm54uNb3qPfXYwpK0duRBZs_8XUHcPb17U5qjoZ24_G0oceJErz_Vs/s320/IMG_20201215_084302.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-76192204202438972922020-12-20T23:47:00.002+00:002020-12-20T23:47:28.643+00:00Living Arrows 2020 Week 50/52<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.84px;">We</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.84px;">lcome to Living Arrows 2020! This is the third year I have taken part in this linky and I love taking part each week! If you haven't heard of the linky before, This was set up by Donna at What the Redhead Said and the name comes from the poem by Kahlil Gibran "You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth"</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.84px;">This week James had a cooking session with Cubs on Zoom! </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.84px;">Freddie had to learn the Christmas story as part of his homework. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjP9uqZRe4-5zhO2l5pZbhNbL_v7pCjdDSWbXZHCeP_HvayD7IyarQvHNR7QzJ3Bdrr4a9vcMRn1prZ_j4YtwhAJVRM__XXmVvq1BSKbrInMgC6TygGBSmqlPyVdAaxeiuVXnI8ZJ_Cg/s4096/IMG_20201209_071801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjP9uqZRe4-5zhO2l5pZbhNbL_v7pCjdDSWbXZHCeP_HvayD7IyarQvHNR7QzJ3Bdrr4a9vcMRn1prZ_j4YtwhAJVRM__XXmVvq1BSKbrInMgC6TygGBSmqlPyVdAaxeiuVXnI8ZJ_Cg/s320/IMG_20201209_071801.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.84px;"><br /></span><p></p>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-38534333183669359212020-12-13T10:29:00.002+00:002020-12-13T10:29:53.335+00:00Living Arrows 2020 Week 49/52<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.84px;">We</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.84px;">lcome to Living Arrows 2020! This is the third year I have taken part in this linky and I love taking part each week! If you haven't heard of the linky before, This was set up by Donna at What the Redhead Said and the name comes from the poem by Kahlil Gibran "You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth"</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.84px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.84px;">This week the boys have been getting excited for Christmas even more! We also got our school pictures! </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.84px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8smoBV6RSkNVqqxy6_vP8SRA8VGNJibdURAvSYMuwX_qnLJhXFJQ5APbwcuQfRLEBUSUB7WP2AbU89Hhip-uQxNTO_mcozuuPshCcTMQsnGTa_l3chbd4ouSGXOZP3tHh35QO3LOu3c/s6000/04117942D5%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8smoBV6RSkNVqqxy6_vP8SRA8VGNJibdURAvSYMuwX_qnLJhXFJQ5APbwcuQfRLEBUSUB7WP2AbU89Hhip-uQxNTO_mcozuuPshCcTMQsnGTa_l3chbd4ouSGXOZP3tHh35QO3LOu3c/s320/04117942D5%257E2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcmM6crKnPnAet3LP0Grr4cUpU-mGo-iEVoiSe1CyAwgivMVehPlnOwdzk0W8xCwCkYYT8mPSejxdI1MArzMF0-gcFIMkVf5PSsvYOIJ0PAZgzWgmnUR9Nn1UQPFG65XM7zC8gEmZLes/s6000/CFA227DFAB%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="6000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcmM6crKnPnAet3LP0Grr4cUpU-mGo-iEVoiSe1CyAwgivMVehPlnOwdzk0W8xCwCkYYT8mPSejxdI1MArzMF0-gcFIMkVf5PSsvYOIJ0PAZgzWgmnUR9Nn1UQPFG65XM7zC8gEmZLes/s320/CFA227DFAB%257E2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.84px;"><br /></span><p></p>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-23936071064021880442020-12-08T00:00:00.076+00:002020-12-20T19:37:48.543+00:00Christmas Gifts for Boys<p><span style="font-family: arial;">So it's coming up to christmas and this year my gift guide is for boys! Since my pair are now five and eight, we are into getting them things that they can play with either together or on their own! This year this guide is in collaboration with Buzz Retail who have very kindly sent us a few things that the boys can play with together or apart!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWFLfOmOXZ5_UgWGSuIcjbhnF5nZqfcKnL8j_GBRHklp3CGFhYXttOJ-I4rG3wRRr7N16VDY_SuI3vy25nNcMc7QlD8KSPBCksUyI_88Pin_ypw1-qUcIStJhOfxm6F9sqKje8dwlsoE/s1104/air+ball.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWFLfOmOXZ5_UgWGSuIcjbhnF5nZqfcKnL8j_GBRHklp3CGFhYXttOJ-I4rG3wRRr7N16VDY_SuI3vy25nNcMc7QlD8KSPBCksUyI_88Pin_ypw1-qUcIStJhOfxm6F9sqKje8dwlsoE/w181-h200/air+ball.jpg" width="181" /></a></div>First up we have Air Ball! Now this is something I think the boys are going to love! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This can be played with on most floorings, the ball creates an air bubble underneath it, so its not actually on the ground it is actually hovering above!! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I think the boys are going to have so much fun playing with this! Everytime one of them has a birthday they end up kicking balloons around the lounge and kitchen, so i think this is going to be a game changer as all we will need to do is keep replacing the batteries! This takes 4AA batteries which are not included!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is currently retailing at £15.00 and can be purchased <a href="https://www.buzzretail.co.uk/products/air-ball?_pos=1&_sid=8a4d46ae5&_ss=r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlG_pM6dKQ3Ze0qIUagrtqoAOKpo85H6Qish0AFoaY_1xSvKL7Pwxbc763_ba-RJsymtw5hvLjgLY0KwfeVnA0KrzCdSYgNPRSH79_QHlDDWTw8Ie9Kamj9ApQukgnoE5CvTXKKVJ9OYg/s1500/buzz+stickerz.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1500" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlG_pM6dKQ3Ze0qIUagrtqoAOKpo85H6Qish0AFoaY_1xSvKL7Pwxbc763_ba-RJsymtw5hvLjgLY0KwfeVnA0KrzCdSYgNPRSH79_QHlDDWTw8Ie9Kamj9ApQukgnoE5CvTXKKVJ9OYg/w200-h179/buzz+stickerz.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Next up we have Buzzing Stickerz.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Like most kids, James and Freddie adore stickers! I find them stuck all over the house when they get kids magazines containing them! In fact I still have Peppa Pig and Ben and Holly stickers stuck to the washing machine from when James was about three or four!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This kit can create over 180 3D holographic and metallic stickers! I can see this giving them hours of fun over the Christmas holidays especially if we are still in a high tier and not able to see nana and gaga!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is currently retailing for £15.00 and can be purchased <a href="https://www.buzzretail.co.uk/collections/buzz-art/products/buzzing-sticker-scratcherz?_pos=1&_sid=4250f1b09&_ss=r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_-dbsfuFBrNllPvVrKw7V4ERkfdhQ1C6jeSno2_-GxavxRwCAwY8HkUskMr1j9Oov9IcxU0fJ2RjB1KtxmaJQNn-f7ROdxnD9_LrbqHHuJyzcnLvH5g9QFNWISmockX74piHCvCHTvQ/s1500/micro+jet.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1447" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_-dbsfuFBrNllPvVrKw7V4ERkfdhQ1C6jeSno2_-GxavxRwCAwY8HkUskMr1j9Oov9IcxU0fJ2RjB1KtxmaJQNn-f7ROdxnD9_LrbqHHuJyzcnLvH5g9QFNWISmockX74piHCvCHTvQ/w193-h200/micro+jet.jpg" width="193" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Next up we have Micro Jet!</span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This is aimed at ages 8 plus, so it is more something that James can play with , although I have a feeling Freddie will be trying to chase it!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">James has been asking us for the last couple of years if he can have a drone, so I think this will be the next best thing for him till he is a bit older and can get an actual drone or he goes off the idea!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The drone itsself is rechargeable, but he remote takes 3AA batteries! I cant wait to see what the boys make of this come Christmas</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This currently retails at £40.00 and can be purchased <a href="https://www.buzzretail.co.uk/collections/toys/products/buzz-toys-micro-jet?_pos=1&_sid=877b023f7&_ss=r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>!</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFyVg_MnOqhazcdlt2HdETEzryqRP8xRoIB373lm0IlfWZGCRhyphenhyphenEAcNhqldQVhPGajYHF0xtkZZz-XcCONMerROWkQ3F24lSqRtmoWDTWRR3Xj-hSwYTYwnSTKNoILKnHnhqaLT8qSnA/s2048/buzz+snow.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2039" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFyVg_MnOqhazcdlt2HdETEzryqRP8xRoIB373lm0IlfWZGCRhyphenhyphenEAcNhqldQVhPGajYHF0xtkZZz-XcCONMerROWkQ3F24lSqRtmoWDTWRR3Xj-hSwYTYwnSTKNoILKnHnhqaLT8qSnA/w199-h200/buzz+snow.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">And Finally we have Buzz Snow!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This is a polymer powder that when it is hydrated it looks and feels just like real snow except it never actually melts!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">What we love about this is that it is eco friendly and non toxic making it safe for children and animals!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">It expands to 100x its original size and will last up to two and a half weeks before it dehydrates and returns to its powder form ready to be hydrated and used again!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Where we live, we rarely get much snow, so something like this I can see giving the boys hours of fun, especially if we are stuck at home a lot over the school holidays!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This currently retails at £15.00 and can be purchased <a href="https://www.buzzretail.co.uk/products/buzz-toys-0254-snow-toy?_pos=1&_sid=fd6167f4a&_ss=r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294830393216637867.post-82037169025769894272020-12-01T00:00:00.001+00:002020-12-01T00:00:19.231+00:00Living Arrows 2020 Week 48/52<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.84px;">We</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.84px;">lcome to Living Arrows 2020! This is the third year I have taken part in this linky and I love taking part each week! If you haven't heard of the linky before, This was set up by Donna at What the Redhead Said and the name comes from the poem by Kahlil Gibran "You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth" </span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Each week I share one photograph of James and one of Freddie and share what they have been up to during the previous week.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.84px;">So last week we had Freddie's fifth birthday! He had an absolutely brilliant day! He had a Red Arrows themed cake! Red Arrow themed cookies and to top it off he had a personalised video message from Red Ten - Squadron Leader Adam Collins</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.84px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.84px;">James has been loving his virtual Cub sessions and even took part in a virtual camp at the weekend along with mum and Freddie! We watched a movie and James did some zoom crafting!</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.84px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmG6_NciSOOhRdmMx8GoNRi2DA7YbExSZZ0y0Wh4ytW5BGnKWvT8viR3DDuY4mIRw5AAfJ3aAdm0KWbGCDlPXjt5YIim-PPces4-2ggh0d9bdhNHFf8Jex6-aigVHFDka7QD_1xTOi_EE/s4096/IMG_20201125_063127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmG6_NciSOOhRdmMx8GoNRi2DA7YbExSZZ0y0Wh4ytW5BGnKWvT8viR3DDuY4mIRw5AAfJ3aAdm0KWbGCDlPXjt5YIim-PPces4-2ggh0d9bdhNHFf8Jex6-aigVHFDka7QD_1xTOi_EE/s320/IMG_20201125_063127.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6r61M_arpKxMLQYO6VoO5q4iDMZND6xtj658NN2BLRhp9YAT1o3EhHhqw9B4Z97mOtrI3oy3zePuouKzcmbdH_e8DJk1-0V3iw-vQMU15z1Z3Fb5iIhf61C6AG2nXdtRDKzaD195M4c/s4096/IMG_20201127_174005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="2304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6r61M_arpKxMLQYO6VoO5q4iDMZND6xtj658NN2BLRhp9YAT1o3EhHhqw9B4Z97mOtrI3oy3zePuouKzcmbdH_e8DJk1-0V3iw-vQMU15z1Z3Fb5iIhf61C6AG2nXdtRDKzaD195M4c/s320/IMG_20201127_174005.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: 15.84px;"><br /></span></span></div>Victoria Hockleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01046655270522040974noreply@blogger.com0