I love to start the week by writing the Monday Happy List. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. It’s a post I love to write.

Summer Holidays edit {Week 302}

We are all so excited that the summer holidays have started. We all needed a break from home learning and the children have enjoyed doing all the things they love to do – mainly den building in the garden, finding art lessons on YouTube, baking cakes and playing. It’s strange to not be ruled by Zoom meetings but it feels like our home is a home again.

With further lockdown restrictions easing we have been out a little more. We have had lots of trips to the park, took bags of toys to the charity shop and ate out at a restaurant (which was very strange). Now it’s mandatory to wear masks in shops I actually feel a little more comfortable shopping, although I’m rapidly running out of money to go shopping!

Thanks to it being the school holidays we were able to relax more. The weather has been a bit mixed so the children have been happy to stay indoors, watching PopFest on POP and their favourite shows on Disney+. We’ve been out too on plenty of dog walks, to the play park (now they’ve finally re-opened) and blackberry picking!

My children are currently obsessed with Draw With Rob. It started when we all took part in his record breaking attempt back in May. They’ve been working their way through his videos on YouTube and were finally able to do the lessons on the day they were uploaded. My 8 year old was featured in his latest round up which she was so happy about.

I’ve been reading a lot and stitching too. I finished the bee embroidery hoop from Mollie Makes and made a start on The Original Dropcloth sampler I was given earlier this year. It features 14 stitches which I thought would be a fun way to learn new stitches and challenge myself.

Have a great week everyone.