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A Week Of Learning And New Experiences

  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.
With a new term starting, Maxwell managed to settle well into his old preschool. I was a little worried at first due to the fact that a lot of friends Maxwell had, had left to go to big school however it is clear to see it has not overly worried Maxwell and he has started interacting with other children that he may not have last year. He has a best friend at preschool and it is fantastic to see Maxwell run over to him every day that they attend together and watch them play.

Maxwell started his new preschool with a little bit of hassle on Tuesday however once he has arrived at preschool and came home it was clear to see he had a brilliant first day and he can not wait to go back next week. He came home with a note of praise and seeing as it was Maxwell's first day, we were super proud. We adore Maxwell's new preschool and we know it is the right environment and right place for him to attend.

Maxwell's speech is getting better and better. Lots of people have commented on how much his speech is improving which is brilliant to know and hear. Maxwell can now say words such as disgusting and delicious which are quite long words however Maxwell still struggles to put sentences together. With the help of Maxwell's new preschool, we are looking forward to see Maxwell's speech develop.

Over the 6 weeks holiday, we have nearly managed to potty train Maxwell. Maxwell now sits on the toilet and does this out and about however he still has accidents and prefers to wear pull ups than pants for a long period of time. We think that Maxwell will be there with his potty training adventure soon.

Maxwell used to hate foods that was saucy and he would hate eating meat. Vegetables, fruit and salad were fine. Recently Maxwell has been trying a range of new foods and now adores eating baked beans and enjoys a few new meats which he used to hate. We will continue to encourage him to eat a different range of foods. 


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End Of January Sales Haul

January has been great to us as a family. We have bought quite a lot but everything has been a complete bargain. This week I managed to pick up around £40 worth of stuff for Maxwell for £13, all of which is suitable for Christmas 2014. I will write a post when it all arrives but until then, this is what I have bought this week.


This week we bought Maxwell a Mike The Knight Alphabet book. Max has always been a fan of Mike and when we saw this priced at just £4 in Tesco we knew we must get it for Maxwell. We hope it will help him learn new words.


Today we visited Tesco. Upon having a look at clothing we found these cute socks for Maxwell. I love the funky designs and I love how bright they are. The socks were priced at £1.50 per pack but were reduced to 50p per pack.


I am a huge fan of putting Maxwell in Gap clothes and French Connection clothes. Although the brands are normally more expensive than supermarket clothing brands we sometime tend to buy I love a bargain. I managed to get the 2 French Connection tops for just £7 and the Gap top for £3. The tops would normally be over £30 for the 3 so we managed to save quite a lot of money on these. 


Ben has been after a handheld vacuum cleaner for a while now. I have been looking out for a good deal for him however I have not come across a decent hoover for under £20. Today when browsing my local Tesco store I found this for just £5.50 reduced from £25! It is one of the best bargains we have got this year.


Our toaster has been on the blink for a while now. It sometimes cuts out when in use so today when we came across this toaster for £2 it was a definite buy. The toaster was priced at £9.50 so it was a steal. We are really happy with our new bargain and will welcome it into our home.


This week I managed to pick up these new Fred Perry shoes. The shoes are normally £45 and I have had my eye on them for a while. I like to style them with skinny jeans, I like there fit and I like there unique design. I was lucky enough to pick these up for just £10! They were the last in my size and I am really thrilled to have them in my shoe collection.

As you can see we have saved lots of money this week. Have you managed to purchase any bargains and if so what was your best buy?

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Max's Sale Haul

Today saw us hit the shops, Ben had a rare day off so I thought it would be fun to spend some of our Christmas money. I had a good feeling shops had started to reduce some Christmas stock further from there early Boxing Day prices, although this is not my sale haul  it is Maxwell's which shows quite a few essentials for him reduced.

Our first stop was Boots.  I adore Boots and I already managed to buy a few bargains for peoples Birthdays/Christmas in there Boxing day sales. Whilst browsing today, I found most of there shelves to be empty however I was drawn to the back of the store where I managed to pick up a lot of essentials for Maxwell at a cheap price.

I managed to get:
4 packs of Boots own brand nappies size 5 RRP £20 - Reduced to £10 - £2.50 per pack
2 packs of Boots Organic Rice Cakes - RRP £1.98 - Reduced to £1
2 packs of Organix Fruit Gummies - RRP £1.18 - Reduced to 60p
1 Pack Of Boots Carrot Puffs -  RRP 50P - Reduced to 25p

RRP £23.66 - Payed £11.85 - I also got £1.66 worth of boots points added to my card for this shop so the price came down to £10.19.


We then headed to Tesco. A family member actually works at Tesco which entitles us to staff discount and we had a few vouchers that enabled us to get £1 off per £5 we spent.
We bought:
Disney PJ's RRP £5 - Reduced to £3
Hoodie RRP £7 - Reduced to £4

RRP £12 - Total £7 - We got 10% off thanks to staff discount, and a further £1 thanks to vouchers which equals £1.70 so we payed - £5.30


Finally we popped into Mothercare. I am a huge fan of Mothercare and I have been buying Maxwell a lot of clothes from there. I find there quality amazing and the prices are very reasonable.
We bought:
Sheep Pjs RRP £11 - Reduced to £5.50

RRP £11 - Payed £5.50


My total haul was worth £46.66 however we payed £20.99 which means we saved over half price. Overall I thought this was a amazing shopping trip. We have stocked up on some essentials and treated Maxwell to a few new clothes.
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