I Love Autumn & Halloween… here’s what we got up to !
Spooky fun at the farm.
We went out for the day, to a nearby farm!
It was brilliant.
There was SO much to do.. we made wands, got sorted into our Hogwarts house, had a spooky trailer ride, explored the spooky maze, picked and decorated pumpkins, pettee guinea pigs & rabbits, looked at loads of other animals and had a bug trailer ride.
With our Nephews π
A great family day out, themed really well and with lots of fun to be had.
A fanily Halloween party for the kiddies.
We had a fun little family Halloween party at my sisters house.s
She set up some fun activities for them, we also had a buffet of party food, spooky tunes and Halloween pass the parcel.
Halloween at ours
Me & Tim always do a few Halloween traditions at home – these include carving a pumpkin (we’ve done one every year that we’ve been together) and I make us ‘Spooky Sausages’ which are meant to look like mummies.
I also like to watch horror films but Tim isn’t too keen on those so thats usually just me haha
Some of my favourites are Scream, Halloween, Hocus Pocus, Nightmare before Christmas and Nightmare on Elm St.
Our local cinema was showing some Halloween classics on Halloween.
Me and my Twin sister Sarah always watch horror films together so we went along and watched the original Scream! I can’t believe its the 25th Anniversay π±
Scream is my favourite ‘Scary Movie’ and it was cool to watch it on the big screen.
I love documenting what we get up to in the Summer holidays.
Though thanks to Covid we didnt actually have a Summer ‘holiday’, I also didn’t have to work this Summer, so I had all six weeks to enjoy, have fun and relax ready for Sept!
So, without further ado, let’s have a look at what we got up to…
Me & my mum went out for afternoon tea to start off the half term! We both work in schools so we thought it would be a nice treat at the beginning of the holidays.
We went to a little cafe along the waterfront, in our hometown and it was lovely.
The interior of the cafe was really cool and quirky and the view (with sunshine!!) was amazing.
There were three tiers to the afternoon tea. On the bottom tier were finger sandwiches: Smoked salmon & cream cheese, Ham & mustard, Cheese & red onion chutney and cucumber.
The second tier was cakes, we had a piece of Victoria sponge to share, a piece of coffe cake to share syns a lemon curd that each.
The final, top tier was the fruit scones with clotted cream and jam.
You also got a pot of tea or coffee to accompany your food.
Sunday
I spent Sunday relaxing at a local day spa with my friend.
It was a great way to wind down after a busy first half term.
Relaxing in the jacuzzi, sizzling in the sauna & having a spot of lunch too.
We both decided to treat ourselves to a treatment on this occasion. I went for a back, neck and shoulder massage (Which was amazing) & my friend went for a facial.
A perfect Sunday π§πΌββοΈπ§
Monday
Before heading to work in the afternoon I caught up with my friend Livy and her little bundle of joy (SO CUTE!!) Finley.
We met at a local cafe, that I love! & is just around the corner, for what is possibly one of my favourite meals, Brunch!
So good!
But not as good as the catch up and Finley cuddles/giggles β€
Wednesday
Another day, another brunch!
& this time with my lovely work friends from school.
It can be really tricky organising getting us altogether so it was lovely to be able to finally coordinate our calendars during a school holiday! We see each other every day but it’s good to just be able to chat properly.
Brunch is one of my favourite meals! Breakfast food is the best food for sure.
Thursday
On thursday evening I had both of my nephews and my niece over for a sleepover! (Call me crazy, but it was really fun)
I’ve never had them all at once seeing as they are 5, 3 & 2 but it was triple the fun.
We did lots of fun colouring together as I bought them a little colouring pad and pencil set each for the occasion.
We had tomato and cheesey pasta followed by a bit of Peppa Pig and a story.
And to make things even better they all went straight off to sleep π΄
Friday
On Friday morning I took the boys to the cinema before they headed home.
It was Casey’s pick this time and we watched Shaun the Sheep Farmaggedon.
With lots of snacks of course!
In the afternoon I headed to the station as me and my Auntie had a weekend in London planned together and I was meeting her on the train.
Once we had got to the hotel we headed out for a spot of dinner at a local Bella Italia. It was delicious!
We both had Calamari to start followed by a ‘Create your own’ pizza for me and creamy pasta for my Auntie.
I’ve never known a chain Italian restaurant to have a create your own option so this was great. I went for mozzerella, garlic mushrooms & salami.
Once we had eaten we headed back to the hotel to change then made our way to the theatre.
The show was amazing and such a cool and modern way to tell history.
If you dont know, Six is a musical concert telling the story of Henty the 8ths Six wives. They perform songs as if they are in a girl band and each take it in turns to tell their story.
The songs were really good and the singing was incredible.
Saturday
We started off the day as any day that proceeds a night stay away should… with an unlimited breakfast buffet, YES.
After that we packed up our things and headed to our first stop of the day, our London Bus tour.
I know that its so touristy but I’ve always wanted to do one so that’s something to tick off the bucket list.
We really enjoyed seeing all the different London sights.
We were definatly ready for some lunch, after our two hour trip, so we headed to a nearby restaurant/bakery for what turned out to be an incredibly delicious meal.
This avocado on toast was to die for and the chocolate bomb cake that I had afterwards was pure indulgence!
All that was left to do after this was make our way back to Covent Garden and grab our bags.
We stopped off for a cheeky soft drink at the hotel before making our way to London Liverpool street, homeward bound.
It was such a fun weekend π
I had a great time xx
Sunday
Today was the last day of half term π
But, it still counts so we made the most of it by spending the day together, having fun!
We started off by gaming, ‘caus we’re cool π
& we took sed gaming to that lovely local cafe I mentioned in Mondays entry, (because as I said, its awesome)
So we spent the late morning/early afternoon playing in there and having some yummy lunch together.
The perfect end to half term with my favourite π
Here is the final instalment in my ‘Summer diaries’ blog series π
Enjoy!
Monday 27th August 2018
As its a bank holiday me and Timmy went out to Woodbridge.
We went out for lunch and then had a lovely walk through the shops in town, sat in one of the parks to start planning our next holiday and walked back to the car, along the river.
It was a lovely chilled out bank holiday and it was lovely to spend sometime together.
Tuesday 28th August 2018
I spent my Tuesday in the library as it was my last day volunteering for the Summer Reading challenge.
I’ve really enjoyed helping out again, this was my 6th year.
I LOVE reading and I hope by volunteering I’ve helped some kiddies carry on their love of reading too.
Friday 31st August 2018
Today was an awesome day, it was mine and Evie-Mae’s Auntie & Niece day β‘
We had lots of fun together.
Our first stop was the park to eat our lunch…
Our second stop was the library to have a look at some books. We had a lovely time exploring the library and we read a few books too.
In the night garden was her favourite.
Our third and final stop was soft play! She loved going in and out of the soft tunnels, sitting in the ball pit and going down the slide together.
I can’t wait for our next day out together !!
In the evening I went to Chiquitos for dinner with some of my lovely work friends.
It was great to have a catch up, accompanied by some yummy food.
Saturday 1st September 2018
Today I went into town for a spot of retail therapy. I love shopping and no matter what my husband says, it’s a legitimate hobby!! Haha.
Whilst I was in town I went to Debenhams to see my friend Demi. Demi works for Dior and she wanted me to try out some of Diors new Autumn collection.
If you want to see what I thought of all the beautiful products you can check out my blog post here .
Sunday 2nd September 2018
Today I went to my first football match of the new season. It was a very important one for my local team as we were playing our local East Anglian rivals.
The match wasn’t the best but it ended with a draw which isn’t a bad result.
After the footie me and all my friends from our group gathered at Sam & Livy’s to celebrate Livy’s birthday.
We had a lovely BBQ in the sun and it was great to chill out and catch up with each other.
In the evening the boys came over for a sleepover, which was awesome!
We didn’t do much as it was late by the time we got home from the BBQ but, there was just enough time for a treat!ice creams all round.
Tuesday 4th September 2018
Me and Noah went to the cinema together this morning. Our local cinema does ‘Movies for juniors’ showings in the mornings and this morning it was Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’.
We had a great time watching a Disney classic and enjoying some snacks.
As this was my last day off I spent the afternoon chillin’ out. The perfect end to the summer hols.
And thats it, the end of the Summer hols! I can’t believe they are over already,
They seem to get quicker and quicker every year.
I hope you enjoyed this little mini series, taking a look inside my Summer hols and what I got up to.
I thought I would do a little series of blogs, throughout the Summer hols, all about what I get up to.
I asked over on my Twitter & Facebook page (@Roseannesblog) and it was a resounding yes, so here is Summer diaries instalment one.
The school I work at broke up on Friday so I’ll be starting it from then onwards.
Next week we are off on our holidays for 2 weeks so I will probably bring back my ‘Holiblog’ series from 2016, with the Florida edition, so that you can see what we get up to in Orlando.
Hopefully you guys will find this interesting & who knows it might even inspire you during the long summer break.
So let’s take a look at Week one!
Saturday 21st July 2018
Today I met up with my uni friends. We always try and have a couple of meet ups every now and then and we always meet in London.
We decided to do something a bit different this time and take the tube to the cinema at the 02.
But first, we met up in Westfield for a Nandos and a catch up!
We headed to the 02 to watch the 2pm showing of ‘Hotel Artemis’, I really enjoyed the film and the snacks!
I did a bit of shopping back at Westfield before I got my coach home.
Another fun day out together!
Sunday 22nd July 2018
Today my twin sister Sarah and my two nephew’s Noah & Casey came round for lunch!
We ended up spending the afternoon together, playing games, puzzles and we even went out to have a look at the boats and for a drink at a local cafe, in the sunshine βοΈ
It’s the evening now and I’m staying over at my older sister Charlotte’s house with my niece Evie-Mae. We are off out together tomorrow so it made sense to stay over as she lives the other side of town to me.
Monday 23rd July 2018
Today we are off to a baby group (Me, my sister’s Sarah & Charlotte and my Niece Evie and Nephews Noah & Casey).
We had a lovely play in the sunshine, on the bikes, in the water & paint. The kiddies enjoyed a snack and we sung some songs together too, which was lovely.
I loved being able to go as I’m always at work when they usually go.
Off into town after the baby group and I bought a few holiday bits.
We just met our friend Demi for a coffee and a catch up in town and now I am heading to work.
Wednesday 25th July 2018
This morning I headed to the cinema with my two favourite little guys.
We went to watch Thomas & Friends: Big adventure! Armed with snacks and special cups we sat down and enjoyed the film.
The boys were so good and we all really enjoyed ourselves π
This afternoon my mum, my friend Steph and her two little boys are round for a cuppa, cake & a catch up!
We always try and meet up a few times in the holidays which is great.
Friday 27th July 2018
I’m off out this evening for drinks with my friend Charlotte. We are both off on holiday soon so we thought it would be nice to get together beforehand.
Coast to Coast & Cosy Club were our destinations for drinks.
I love Cosy Clubs ‘Cherry Bakewell’ cocktail π
That’s Week One, done! I hope you’ve all been able to enjoy the sunshine wherever you are.
Today me, Tim, Sarah & Noah joined our friends at Felixstowe for an afternoon in the sun.
We havnt had a very good summer so far but this weekend has been hot, hot, hot!π
We started off by heading to the seafront and a chip shop for some lunch (I had already grabbed some healthy alternatives from M&S to keep me on plan!)
After that me and Sarah took Noah inside to cool down! ice creams were purchased π¦
We had lots of fun at the beach π
I love the seaside and we British do them so well! Its always nice and feels familiar when we re-visit Felixstowe as I spent a lot of my childhood there with my Nana.
This morning I headed to the cinema with my two favourite little guys.
Roseanne Byford 