MUMMY TO THE MAX

The weather has been hot, the sun has been shining, the shorts have been put on and the BBQ's are alight. This Fathers Day will your Dad be around the BBQ creating a feast? This Fathers Day I have the perfect gift ideas for those Dad's who love spending family time around the BBQ and those Dad's that enjoy a tipple with their meal or after their meal.

Zippo Flex Neck Utility Lighter

Dual-flame technology keeps the flame burning strong and bright and a flexible neck that moves easily when directed to, precisely positions the heat in any direction. The narrow gauge head is small enough to reach into tight spots in lanterns and camping stoves. The construction of the lighter is sturdy and solid and the unit is easy to use. 

With a 5 year guarantee, this product is built to last. With a RRP of just £15 and a sale price on Amazon of just £11.34, this makes the perfect Fathers Day gift this Fathers Day.

William Hardy Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2014
If you’re going to be cooking up a storm this Father’s Day, why not complement your lunch with a full-bodied Shiraz. The brand new regional offering from the UK’s favourite Australian wine brand Hardys, has intense fruit flavours of fresh blackberry and mulberry accompanied by rich black pepper and vanilla spice.

Stockist: Ocado, Tesco, Morrisons, Asda £9.99 RRP

As a child I always enjoyed camping holidays with my parents. They owned a caravan which meant we got to travel around the UK on fun breaks and we had a lot of adventures. Since having Maxwell, Ben and I have been unable to go on any big holidays, so recently Ben and I have discussed going on a UK holiday next year which would involve us camping.

Recently OLPRO got in contact with us to offer us a chance to review their Witley Melamine Set. The beautiful 8 peice set features the colours Red, Black & Grey and is a new set which has been designed for OLPRO for 2013. The set itself is very eye catching and is something which I would love to be seen with in the camping season. 

The Witley Melaine set includes:

2 x 10" Plates (25.5cm diameter)

2 x 8" Plates (20cm diameter)

2 x Bowls (15.5cm diameter)

2 x Mugs (7.5cm diameter, 9.5cm tall)

The set is a good quality item which is made well. It is dishwasher safe and I have also found it is great for children. It is completely child friendly and does not seem easy to break. The perfect thing about this set is that you are able to buy individual pieces, this is perfect if you loose any of the set or if you are just looking to add a few items to the set you already have. 

This is a perfect set this Christmas for any adventurous family.  The set is priced at just £18.99 which I think is a great price for something which will last a long time but also looks beautiful and eye catching. To find out more info and to see what other products OLPRO have to offer, please check out the official website here.

As many of our readers know, Maxwell has been off his food a little. Maxwell only enjoys eating his food if he is able to feed himself, however this week he has shown a little interest in eating other food such as pasta, sausages and chicken pieces. Maxwell wants to eat with a spoon but finds it hard so I am hoping he will learn soon so he can be more adventurous with his food whilst feeding himself. He eats a lot of salad and his favourite salad to eat is cucumber and pepper which he eats every day.

Maxwell went to A. Rachels BBQ this weekend and he met a little friend called Zoe. Maxwell liked Zoe and they spent all day running around with each other and played with each other. It was lovely to see! Maxwell was well behaved and shared his toys well throughout the day.

Maxwell has become very mischievous! Yesterday he managed to break my curtain track as he decided he wanted to wrap himself up in the curtain after I told him NO and today he decided he would try and throw his belongings out the window. Although he can not reach the window, he managed to aim his cup and throw it. I caught him in this terrible act and managed to stop him, nothing was harmed!

Maxwell has started showing a interest in watching children's TV programmes. Normally he is full of energy and does not sit down and enjoys running around and playing, however he has shown a keen interest in Cbeebies and I get around 40 mins quiet time a day.

Maxwell has started to make "collections". He likes to put certain things in a place and leave them all there. He so far has a collection of Playmobil people, DVD cases and cars.  I am always interested to see what his next collection shall be.