First Family Holiday ~ The Lakes

I once saw a Michael McIntyre sketch about people who don't have children.  He said; when people who don't have children want to leave the house they say "shall we leave the house" and the other replies "yes" and then they leave the house. Oh how simple that would be now!!! Leaving the house now consists of a never ending list of things we've forgotten and one of us running back in to retrieve it! And that's just for a normal day!

The Bobster trying out his cotbed

So packing for our first family holiday was like packing everything but the kitchen sink! Steriliser. Check. Cot bed. Check. Bottles. Check. Nappies. Check. Monitors. Check.

And just when you think you have everything it gets to 3am on the first night away and The Bobster is screaming in pain and you think.....we forgot the bloody calpol!!! So the first night of the holiday was a bit of an ordeal. Bobs must have picked up a little tummy bug or something and he was inconsolable which was just so heart-wrenching. Chris ended up going out at 4am to find calpol!!

Wastwater Lake

But thankfully Bobs woke the next morning with giggles and laughter and seemed to be feeling much better. We travelled on to our log cabin which we had booked in Cartmel, a stunning little village in the Lake District. It was so homely and so cosy with a log fire and a hot tub - the perfect way to relax!

Bobby was in really good spirits and the usual 6pm witching hour seemed to totally disappear.  We spent our days walking and exploring. The harness really came into it's own on this holiday and Bobby just loved looking around, taking it all in. The Mason Arms was also a firm favourite, enjoying a few drinks by the fire with Bobby kicking out on the sofa - he also seemed to really find his voice this week and loved joining in with every and any conversation he could hear!

The Mason Arms

 When the week was over I was really sad to be travelling back. I loved spending time with my boys so much. It was also nice to be away with limited internet access - it just made us switch off and relax.  We finally popped open some of the bottles of champagne I received for my 30th and an added bonus was that Bobby has now started sleeping through the night - from 7pm until 7am!

What a gorgeous boy!

It's true that they say the best things in life are free. Just time with my family was simply perfect.