The Beesley Buzz: November 2014

Party season is here and we are celebrating the #LittleThings with Freixenet

As party season is upon us, we have started to allow ourselves to start to feel a little bit festive. And to get the ball rolling, Freixenet sent us a fabulous party pack of their stunning Mia moscato. Fruity and sweet, this sparkling moscato has been inspired by the city of Barcelona...

GIVEAWAY and Review: The First Hippo On The Moon

When we found out there was a new David Walliams book out, we got very excited. My 10 year old son is a HUGE fan of David Walliams' books having read Ratburger, Gangsta Granny, Mr Stink, The Boy in the Dress, Demon Dentist, and Billionaire Boy. He LOVES David Walliams books. So...

Miss T at 2 and a half (30 months) and at 31 months

I'm a bit behind on Miss T's monthly updates and having Internet connection problems recently hasn't helped! I like to use this blog to keep a record of her milestones and a few of the cute and lovely things she says and does. As well as pics of her too. In October she turned...

Book review: No One Gets Out Alive, by Adam Nevill

Reviewed by Richard Beesley. Regular readers will know I love a good thriller, I'm not keen on supernatural thrillers, though, but could make an exception for No One Gets Out Alive by Adam Nevill. Stephanie Booth is running out of money, work and friends as she moves into a...

Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Crawl around car: A review for Babies R Us.

The boys have enjoyed being Toyologists for Toys R Us over the past couple of years putting lots of toys through their paces. This time it was Miss T's turn to be a babyologist for Babies R Us. This Fisher Price Laugh and Learn crawl around car could not have arrived at a better...

Kids in the Kitchen: Eric Lanlard's Southern Mud Pie

I'm absolutely determined to link up with Kids in the Kitchen this week. We love this linky so much as it really encourages us to get cooking each week and inspires us with new ideas to try out. Miss T hadn't been well last week so she'd lost her appetite and certainly didn't fancy...

Striking mums - Treats for mums

I'm beginning to realise that if I want to join in with linkys I need to just write the post as soon as possible otherwise I don't seem to get around to it if it just gets added to my to-do list. So I'm quickly writing up this weeks Striking Mums post whilst the kids are having...

Can you help find the Missing 'IF'?

image courtesy of Panmacmillan After our amazing Movember meals experience last year from Panmacmillan, it has been a real pleasure to stay in touch with them and review a fabulous selection of books. These have ranged from thrillers and murder mystery type books like The Human...

Book review: Bear and Hare - Snow! By Emily Gravett

Earlier in the year, PanMacmillan had sent us Bear and Hare Go Fishing which was perfect in the summer with long lazy days when the kids can enjoy a spot of pond dipping or rock pooling as their own way of 'fishing'. Now we are in November and our thoughts have turned to Christmas...

Grand Balcony Dolls house: Review for Activity Toys Direct

As Activity Toys Direct ambassadors we have been extremely privileged to have reviewed some absolutely FANTASTIC items over the past year. We had tons of fun reviewing the Berg buddy Go kart and you can find our review (along with a video we made) here. We've also reviewed the...

WORLDFOODS International Fusion Recipe Swap Challenge: Guest Post by Goodyfoodies

After last week's little hint about what we had in store this week, I am so pleased to have a guest post and amazing recipe from Yen for you today. I've got my recipe appearing on Goodyfoodies today too so if you want to see which British dish I gave an international WORLDFOODS...

Striking mums Tricks and Catching up!

Anyone watching my twitter feed or blog this morning will see that I've been desperately trying to catch up with a flurry of blogposts that I've not been able to write this week as Miss T has been poorly. So this morning has already seen J's review of Kirby Triple Deluxe, and then...

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