The Little Chef

Another favourite place to take my girls was to eat out at the little chef. Most Saturdays I would drive over to Woodingdean to visit my Mum and Dad with my two eldest daughters. I especially remember enjoying pancakes with ice cream and sauce. It didn't matter that we often ate the same dessert as it was delicious!

Drusillas Zoo Park

Another favourite place to visit for me and the three girls was to spend a day at Drusillas Zoo Park. A great place to spend the day. My children always got excited when we went there. There was always so much to see and do. From meeting the animals, to activities like slides and swings, places to eat and drink and rides to enjoy.

Shanklin The Isle of Wight

Shanklin is a seaside resort town on the Isle of Wight located on Sandown Bay. Shanklin is the southernmost of three settlements which occupy on the bay, and is close to Lake Sandown. Some great tourist attractions include the sandy beach, its Old Village and wooded ravine, Shanklin Chine. My family and I especially enjoy visiting the Chine, a must place to go when holidaying on the Isleland. When entering the Chine the beautifull sounds, smells and delightful features make you feel calm, happy and relaxed. The Chine has plenty of areas to walk around, including seats where you can sit and enjoy the view and savor the moment.

Ryde Isle of Wight

You will find a great range of activities and things to do in Ryde. As the largest town on the Island it has a well established set of shopping streets, and also features some great attractions for all the family. These include bowling, Ryde's bus and coach museum, cinema, distillery, golf, karting track, pier, swimming pool, ten pin bowling,traditional amusements, tree climbing for aged 8 and above and Quarr Abbey. Havenstreet Steam Railway is another great way to enjoy your day. Ryde also has an award winning beach which at low tide opens up to be the largest stretch of golden sands, making it perfect for beach sports and activities, or just simlpy relaxing in a deckchair and enjoying the view.

The Isle of Wight

This was to become one if our favourite places to go on holiday. Every summer with my parents and young girls we would explore different towns all around the island. The best thing about going on holiday here was that it did not take too long to get there. We would travel by train from Brighton to Portmouth Harbour. Then we would wait for the ferry to arrive from Ryde. The children were always excited about the trip!

Family of Five

So now we are a family of five. Lots going on all the time. From holidays, outings, children's parties and shopping trips. We experienced it all. I embraced motherhood amazingly well. I say this because both parents on both sides often told me so. They were busy times but also exciting and fun!

Family Complete

After the birth of our 3rd daughter, we are proud to say that our family of five was now complete. Having 3 children of all different ages was challenging at times but very rewarding. The exciting thing about it was they all had different personalities. Our eldest child loved dressing up, our middle daughter loved animals and our youngest child loved all things tech. Today these parts of their lives still continue. Some great skills to have growing up into teenagers and then maturing into adults.