Being a
parent there are so many moments throughout the year that matter, milestones
and skills are mastered, achievements and adventures are accomplished and your
child grows up so fast, changing and growing up in a blink of an eye. As I cherish the moments that matter,
especially moments with Bug I try to capture all moments ,from little everyday
moments and seeing the joy and specialness in the mundane to big special, once
in a life time moments, in photographs so that I can treasure the moments that
matter to me forever.
2013 was a
pretty eventful year for us. Bug had his
second birthday and throughout the year he changed, mastering new milestones
and gaining new skills, all the while getting bigger and growing up so quickly
in front of my eyes. As well as learning
new words and polishing his language skills some of the other new skills Bug
has learned includes peddling a trike, balancing on one foot, fine-tuning his football
skills, falling in love with counting and singing his A,B,C’s to mummy and
potty training to be dry both in the day and the night.
As well as
experiencing good, positive moments during 2013 we also faced a number of
hurdles, with trials and tribulations testing us throughout the year from our dog
going missing for days, a large fire risking our lives and our home and a car
accident which ended with our car being a right off.
Thankfully
we overcame the trials and tribulations with the happy, memorable moments
shining through the hardship we endured and the year ended on a high for us
when we moved house not long before Christmas to a lovely new home in a brand
new area.
Amongst the
milestone achievements, the fun and adventures and the trials and tribulations some
of my most memorable moments from 2013 are from the few days we had during a
small family holiday a few miles from home.
Even though the holiday was not an expensive holiday and not far from home
we had lots of fun, spending enjoyable days together as a family and making the
most of daddy’s days off from work.
As we had
so much fun together as a family during our little holiday when Lloyds Bank recently asked me what my moments that mattered were for 2013 our family
holiday sprang to mind. A few of
the memorable moments from our holiday in beautiful Wales –
