Mummy Monday ; Turning 26.

Last tuesday (March 24th) was my 26th birthday and honestly I had the most normal day that I hadn't got around to writing about it until today. Most people spend their birthday doing the most exciting things, but since having children I no longer want to. Last year I spend the day with a poorly Eva who was off school with the chicken pox and even did the weekly shop as though it were any other day (read about my 25th birthday here) and I basically did the the same this year. I did go shopping after dropping Eva off at school, I felt like treating myself to some new bath bits from Lush and then somehow I ended up in The chocolate Hotel buying myself (and Archie) some yummy treats before popping over to River Island and using the last of my Christmas vouchers to buy a new dress. But that was possibly as exiting as my day got! The afternoon was spent going back and forth from the local dump as I cleared out junk from my garage.

Even though I wasn't doing doing the most exciting things I honestly had a great birthday. Waking up to Eva coming into my bedroom carrying presents and singing happy birthday while Archie looked at her like she was crazy (he's not a morning person at all) then dancing to The Frozen sound track in the car all day because Eva had left it on and I couldn't be bothered to change it. Enjoying breakfast at BHS and laughing with the man who was serving me and finally spending the evening out with friends enjoying some good food at my favourite restaurant. Being a mum has taught me to spend more time enjoying the smaller things in life, living in the moment and enjoying myself in what ever I am doing. And I did, immensely. 

From the kids I got Antigue perfume from next.

From my mum I got a gaint eaten mess easter egg.

From luch I brought ; Sakura Bathbomb, Hoppity Poppity and Honey Bee bath bomb.

I also got myself a new dress (as pictured above) from River Island (here) and a fringed yellow jacket from Primark (here)

Bean xo

Now I am six.

When I was one 

I had just begun

When I was two

I was nearly new.

When I was three

I was hardly me.

When I was four

I was not much more.

When I was five

I was just alive

But now I am six I'm as clever as clever

so I think I'll be six for ever and ever.

On March 3rd Eva turned six. This was a birthday she'd been looking forward to since Christmas day had finished. I spend all of her birthday's looking back at old photos being amazed at how far she's come. From the tiny 4 week premature 15lb 5oz baby she was in to the clever little chatter box she is now. 

From the moment she learnt to talk, she's been all about animals. It's been "I'm going to a be a vet when I grow up" or "I want to be zoo keeper", never anything that isn't to do with animals. I know that without a doubt she will achieve what ever her heart is set on. With this in mind of course when it came to her birthday treat that was easy. I paid £40 for her to a be a zoo keeper for the day at All things wild. She was the first child to ever do this there as they'd only just started the zoo keeper for a day experience. Eva loved it! She cleaned out rabbits and birds, fed meer kats and guinea pigs, bathed tortoises, held snakes and cockroaches. After the 3 hours the female zoo keeper who took her around told me she was very confident with the animals, that she'd picked everything up happily without showing any fear. Of course I wasn't surprised by this, Eva will happily go digging for worms or pick up frogs nothing is too slimy or disgusting for her (although she doesn't like spiders). Her fun day ended with her choice of venue for a meal and she went for Frankie and Bennies. For an extra treat they came out with her cake at the end of the meal and sang happy birthday to her, something she loved - being centre of attention is very appealing to her!

On her birthday she had to go to school, which of course she loved as it meant her class sang happy birthday to her. We invited around a school friend of hers with his brother and sister too and had a little tea party. It was lovely.

The best part of it all was Eva telling me, "Mummy thank you, this has been the best birthday ever" because after all everything was for her as long as she loved it, then I'm happy.

Bean xo