MUMMY TO THE MAX

Maxwell is growing up, he is no longer the little boy who enjoys playing with sorting puzzles, rattles or pull along toys, he is now the nearly 4 year old little boy who is into everything and anything. Recently Maxwell has been into Lego and more recently he was lucky enough to see the Lego Movie. Thank's to the Lego Movie, Maxwell was introduced to characters such as Batman and since then, he has been a Batman fan.

When you and your child arrive at Gotham City you will be greeted with Batcave headquarters. To make a real adventure, you need to turn a Power Pad to transform the Batcave– the platforms, Batcomputer and Batwings open and the eyes light up! Whilst on your magical adventure you are able to chuck Joker into jail, fly up in your elevator and load a projectile launcher to hit the big baddies with.

Once you have completed your Rugby World Cup moment post, you simply need to tweet @Currys PCWorld, and include a link to your post and the hashtag #toprugbymoments. Please note that the competition is open from 08/09/2015 - 09/10/2015 and the tickets are valid for the match that takes place on Sunday 18th October. You are able to see more information here.

I am a massive fan of Rugby. Having watched it whilst growing up and recently getting the chance to meet an England Rugby star, I have many favourite moments when it comes to watching the Rugby World Cup. The best moment for me was from 2003 when Jonny Wilkinson dropped the goal that put the score at 20-17 and won England the 2003 World Cup.

I remember watching the 2003 match. I was young however old enough to remember the match well and old enough to know why and who I wanted to win the cup. I had butterflies in my tummy, I felt a lot of excitement and happiness however I felt nervous, nervous for the country as these England players had so many people's hopes in their hands. The pressure on these star players was immense however the players worked hard throughout the match and stood united.

I enjoyed watching the match but felt upset that we had come so far and we did not look like we were going to win. The England team had worked hard. 6 minutes into the match Australia were ahead however by 38 minutes England were ahead. There were so many twists and turns to the match and by the end we looked like we would loose. We were given a last minute chance that managed to see England through. There were only 26 seconds left on the clock and the moment came that we, England won the Rugby World  Cup! It was fantastic to see Jonny Wilkinson use his weaker right foot and bring home the Rugby World Cup home to England. It was a real nail biting match however England managed to reap rewards for their hard work.

It was a fantastic moment to watch and something that many rugby fans will always remember. It is something that England have not done again and due to this it is a record breaking match that will be part of England's history forever. This year could be our year and it would be fantastic to experience an exciting moment like 2003's match if I won the Rugby World Cup tickets.

We are now onto our third post of Bustling Baskets. Thank you to all those that joined up to my first and second linky. Over the last fortnight I have really enjoyed reading your posts! I am looking forward to reading all your money saving post's over the next two weeks.

For those of you that are new, Bustling baskets is a linky that allows you to share old and new money saving posts. The post can be about items you have purchased with coupons, fantastic hauls that you want to show off, items you bought through a glitch, day's out or money saving posts that you want to showcase like my 5 for £5 posts that I write every two weeks or post's that tell others how to make money.

The linked posts can be a post full of description or just pictures. It would be great to see any YouTube videos that you may also have to share! Anything goes along as it goes in hand with the bustling basket linky which is all about money saving.

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1. Maxwell has settled in well at his old preschool
2. Maxwell had a fantastic first day at his new preschool
3. Maxwell has been getting on well with his speech
4. Maxwell is nearly there with toilet training
5. Maxwell has been trying lots of new foods recently.

Maxwell started preschool yesterday, he had a wonderful day and it was filled with lots of proud moments. Although it was not Maxwell's first time at preschool, it was his first time at his new big preschool and it was a huge achievement that he went and enjoyed himself. His day at preschool was a little bittersweet as he commented on the fact his "old friends" were not there to play with however he did mention he had made new friends to play with and he commented on the fact he was excited to see them again.

Over the summer holidays, Maxwell saw a few of his friends that he made at his old preschool and enjoyed a few play dates with them. Due to the fact that some of Maxwell's friends were leaving preschool and moving on,Maxwell and I decided to host a back to school party. We decided that we would have a fun fancy dress party and have lots of nibbles to eat. Thank's to Asda we were sent some fun fancy dress costumes for the children to wear to the party and we were also able to get some delicious food thanks to Asda for us all to snack on.



Asda have a wide range of costumes for children. From animal costumes to superhero costumes, ballet costumes to scary dragon costumes, there is something that will suit every child. Each costume that Asda sell is good quality, sized accordingly and great value for money. Due to the large selection of costumes that Asda offer, we did have a little trouble choosing the costumes for the party however after a lot of thought and taking on board what the children wanted to wear to the party, we choose a few costumes from Asda and awaited delivery of them.

The delivery of the costumes was fast and easy. The costumes were packed well and were left with a neighbor who kindly took them in for us due to us being out when the delivery arrived. The costumes were packed neatly and inside the packaging we were sent a order returns letter incase we had a problem with one of the costumes. We had no issues with the costumes however it was nice to see that Asda offer a easy returns process if it is needed.



Maxwell decided to dress up as Olaf from Frozen for the party. The film is one of his favorites and he is a big fan of Olaf. The costume was white, fluffy, a good fit on Maxwell and was priced well at just £10. The costume had some great detail added to it and I felt Maxwell looked the part in his costume.  The costume fitted Maxwell like a onsie, included a fun snowman hood with a large orange nose and also included a large rounded tummy. I felt Maxwell stood out from the crowd in his costume.

Max also had a few friends attend the party. One of our favourite costumes that Asda sent was worn by Max from Max and Mummy. Max wore a Captain America Costume. The costume had fantastic detail on it and again the costume was priced well at £12.50. The costume came with a body suit which again fitted like a onsie, a hat that made sure Max fitted well into his captain America theme  and the costume also came with a shield which the boys loved playing with at the party. The BFG, a mouse, a Transformer and Buzz from Toy Story also attended the party.


At the party, we played a few fun games and also ate lots of delicious food. I decided to serve up traditional party food which went down well with not only the children but also the adults. I decided that I wanted the table to look bright and I also wanted to stick with a school theme. Due to this I decided to get Hungry Caterpillar accessories due to it being Maxwell's favourite book. I stuck with plain accessories to accompany the Hungry Caterpillar party table theme as I wanted to focus mainly on the Hungry Caterpillar theme and not a busy mismatched theme.

We had a great time at the party, overall the party was a great success. If you are on the lookout for fancy dress costumes for your children which can be purchased on a budget. Asda's extensive range is for you. The costumes are well made and made to withhold a little rough and tumble. The design on the costumes is ace and the accessories which match the costumes have been carefully made and well thought about. Asda offer arrange of costumes for boys and girls of all ages that will ensure that they stick out from the crowd at any fancy dress party.

Over the past few month's life has seemed to have fast forward, just a few months ago it seems like it was Easter and now we are only a few short months away from celebrating Christmas. So many things have happened, so many things have changed but over this time my love has continued to grow for you. Today, the day before you start your new preschool I am beaming with pride.

Tomorrow you start school, not "big" school where I miss seeing your face for 6 and a bit hours a day but a preschool that make me feel like you are growing up that little bit more and  I am needing to let you go that little bit more. This is not a bad thing for either of us but it has hard to let you go. I have protected your, looked after you, fought for you and done everything in my power to ensure you had the best for the past 3 years and although you are growing up, I will continue to ensure you will have the best for years to come.

Tomorrow you toddle off to school. You will be going into the unknown and that scares me a little. I have explained over and over what is going to happen but it frightens me that you are not ready, frightens me that you may not settle and it frightens me that you may think Mummy and Daddy have abandoned you due to the fact we can no longer take you to your new preschool and you have to get on a bus with people that you do not know, but it will be okay.

Over time and even after your first trip tomorrow, I know everything will be fine. You always seem to settle so well and you are so excited for tomorrow, I hope you understand what is coming. I do not want tears tomorrow but I want you to be happy. I want you to get on the school bus, wave to me and sing song's all the way to preschool. I want you to learn and make friends and try your best at everything that is put forward to you. I want you to have the best day ever and come home and tell me what you have got up, what you played with, what you have read, what you have sung and tell me about all the friends you have made.

Although I am nervous about you going to your new school, I know that it will only help you develop into the amazing little boy you already are and are becoming. You have already learnt so many things in the last few months and all you need is this final push to get you to where you need to be with your speech and confidence. I can not wait to see how you are this time next year when you are starting big school. I think we will have so much to be thankful for towards your new school.

The next year will be hard work. We will have ups and downs, more visits to pediatricians, more visits from people we do not know that are there to help you, a few more worries and homework to complete but together we will do everything that need's to be done so that you can and will achieve your best. We will do this with smiles on our faces and we will start and finish with a positive attitude.

Tomorrow as I wave you goodbye on the bus I will feel that little bit of sadness. I hope I do not cry - tears will not fall because I am sad but because I am happy and proud. I know this is your first step into the big world, that big step without me or your daddy holding your hand. You seem so little to be making this step but I know this will be the making of you. Your new school is the best place for you to attend and whilst I am scared deep down, I am so excited.

Please show everyone tomorrow that little boy we know and love. Please do not be scared. Please grow in confidence and please show everyone the bright, happy, clever boy that you are.

With love on your first day at your new preschool,

Mummy
xxxx

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Favorite bargain: Last month saw me get some fantastic bargains but the best bargains  I felt I got were from Hawkins Bazaar. For a while now I have been looking to redo Maxwell's room. I wanted to change it from Disney Car's to a rainbow, retro room. After looking around on Google, I found some fantastic pieces on Hawkins Bazaar which I knew would look fantastic in Maxwell's room and they were priced in the sale cheaply. I managed to purchase Maxwell some cool Clown trinkets which were priced at just 99p and I found an amazing retro bird pecker which was priced at just £1.50. I love all thing's wooden and bright and these look fantastic on Maxwell's bedroom table.

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