loopyloulaura

Reading is a crucial part of our night time routine and always has been. Each night each child chooses a book, soon Zach will get a turn too! This month Anya’s favourite book has been Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees. We heard read it EVERY night! The message in the book […]

I have been taste testing wheat free pizzas and each time Chris asks me for my opinion and then desperately tries to remember what I told him so he knows which ones to look for at the supermarket. So really this is just for him but may help other people with dietary issues as well. […]

  I’ve made the big decision to stop breastfeeding Zach during the day. I have been quite lazy and enjoyed a relaxing sit down with my book twice a day. But I’m not doing him any favours, he needs to learn to get himself to sleep during the day in the same way that he […]

I LOVE shortbread. I have 2 recipes that I usually use but my mum made a chocolate version and told me to try it. Being wheat free I had to create my own recipe to get the ratios to work with wheat free flour: Ingredients: 135g Wheat free plain flour (I used Dove’s Farm) 55g […]

Oh dear. Chris and I have foolishly decided to mark Zach’s first birthday with not one but TWO parties. It has just occurred to me that this will necessitate TWO cakes 🙁 I am possibly the least creative person I know. Matthew and Anya frequently over estimate my skills. Here are last year’s efforts, an […]