Everyone loves a good photo gift don't they? Well I certainly do especially when it is good quality and the pictures are not distorted. It's Your Story specialise in personalised books and gifts for children and have sent us one of their new personalised mugs for Gracie to review. There are 15 different designs to choose from; cowboy/girl, explorer, farmer, firefighter, flamenco dancer, footballer, knight, monkey, monster, nurse, pirate, popstar, princess, rockstar or superhero.

I've kept this quiet mainly as I didn't want to tempt fate at all but we have bought a house. We finally own a house of our own (Well us and the bank!). We finally have our foot on the property ladder and I couldn't be happier. We can now feel secure in our home knowing that we haven't got to get through contract signings every 6-12 months and that our kids can finally be settled. There is a lot of work to be done which is daunting and exciting at the same time.

I can't wait to get all the rooms decorated how we want them especially the kids rooms. Gracie has already decided she wants a fairy bedroom so I've spent hours trawling pinterest and found lots of great ideas I can share with you all (you can have a sneak peek at my pinterest boards using the pinterest button on the right hand side of the blog if you can't wait).

It amazes me how much stuff you seem to accumulate without realising until you move house. It has taken us four days to get everything out of our old house and I don't know where I am going to put any of it! I will be glad when it is all unpacked and I can have more time to blog, I've missed my writing, I guess with so many exciting things going on at the moment I definitely won't be short of things to talk about when I get the chance.

I just wanted to thank you all for your patience while I have been quiet. I have lots of reviews and competitions coming up very soon and will be boring you with lots of house talk and updates on the chunks shortly!

I can not believe how fast the last year has gone! I look at Zach now and still see a baby. To me he doesnt look like a nearly one year old. I don't remember Gracie seeming so babyish at that age but I have a feeling I may be clinging on to the idea of Zach still being my baby whilst his big sister grows more and more independent.

As a member of the Slumberdown panel of mums I bring you another review of one of their fantastic products. I was sent the Slumberdown all seasons duvet a few months ago to review and have been using it through both extremely warm and cold weather so now feel ready to give you an informed opinion.

Well now it's that time of year where lots of people make a switch to a winter duvet and pack the summer duvet into the cupboard. If I'm honest I only ever have the one and I actually had two sewn together to make them nice and warm problem with that was it was way too hot in the summer months! Well now I have the all seasons duvet and it is the answer to all my problems. The duvet is actually two, one is a 4.5 Tog suitable for summer, the other is a 9.0 Tog suitable for when it starts to get a little chilly at night. The two duvets can then be fastened together with poppers to create the perfect winter duvet. 

I first received the duvet back when we were having a heatwave. It couldn't have been better timing! It is the perfect thickness and weight for the hot weather and I slept much better than I usually do when it is hot. Andy could really notice the difference to and he usually drives me crazy kicking a duvet off all over the place when he's too warm. I feel the cold really easy so as soon as the first sign of wind and rain came I attached the two together and have been using it as the winter duvet. I have been using it this way for a few weeks now and it is so warm and cosy. I can't believe how much difference one duvet has made to how well I sleep at night.

The all seasons duvet is machine washable and can be tumble dried on a low setting. I haven't got round to washing it yet as it still seems as good as new but the fact it can be unfastened is great as you can wash it and dry it in parts to make sure it gets washed and dried thoroughly. 

The all seasons duvet comes in three different sizes; single bed 135 x 200cm, double bed 200 x 200cm or king size bed 225 x 220cm. It is also available in two different Togs 13.5 (4.5 + 9.0 = 13.5)  or 15.0 (4.5 + 10.5 = 15.0) The one I received was the 13.5 Tog which we have found has been more than warm enough for us. I think the 15.0 Tog would be great if you have a typically cold house.

I really love the idea behind this duvet and it really does fit its purpose it's definitely an item I think every household should have and would recommend it to anyone. I'm so glad I don't have to worry about my duvet being too hot in summer or too cold in winter now instead I have the perfect one for both!

The Slumberdown all seasons duvet is available to buy from Argos A single bed size is £24.99, double bed £29.99 and king size is £34.99. I think this is a very reasonable price for a good quality duvet!

Disclaimer

We were sent the item featured free of charge for the purpose of this review. All views are my own.

When Gracie was a baby I was lucky enough to win an amber teething necklace in a competition. Up until then I couldn't quite believe that by simply wearing a piece of jewellery with no chewing involved could ease symptoms of teething. Once we started using it we had no problems whatsoever with teething we just noticed the slightly red cheeks and that was the only noticeable clue that she had teeth coming through. 

We are big crisp fans in our house. You may have seen our review of the Walkers Hoops & Crosses a few months back which went down a treat with Gracie. Well Walkers have a new tasty treat they wanted us to do the taste test on. Walkers Mighty Lights have 30% less fat than standard potato crisps and come in three delicious flavours, Cheese & Onion, Lightly Salted and Roast Chicken. The slogan for the Mighty Lights is 'Mighty in flavour. Lower in fat.' and they couldn't have described them any better! They contain no artificial colours or preservatives, No MSG and are suitable for vegetarians.