Happy Friday! It’s movie night and I’m so excited to chill this weekend with no plans 🙌🏻 I put this grazing board together for a crowd. I love that they takes 10 mins to make but look’s impressive 🍿 #movienight #grazingboard #movienightgrazingboard #asmr

We’ve been meaning to update our porch for a little while, but Spring just hasn’t been springing has it?! But with a change in weather in the coming days, we thought it was time. What do you think? 🪻 Most of the items are from our local garden centre that I love taking the boys to. It’s like a free day out for us… until I buy too many plants 😅 #porch #summerporch #springporch

Day 2 of sight seeing in New York 🗽 and I forgot to mention that while we were walking over Brooklyn Bridge there was an earthquake - but we didn’t feel a thing! We walked the bridge fairly early and I’m glad we did as when we walked back it was already really busy. There seemed like so many options and opinions on how to see the Statue of Liberty. We went for a short paid for cruise as although many said about the free ferry we wanted the guaranteed view of the statue in all of her glory, seeing as we’d come all this way. The boys enjoyed the Museum of Illusions, but it was expensive for what it was, the one in Edinburgh was way better! Visiting Carrie’s apartment and the Friends apartment was definately something for me. It was just nice to stroll around such a lovely part of town. We ended up at Washington Square park, which was so cool. The boys were so sweet and asked some Ukrainian boys who were also on holiday to play football - they even make friends on city breaks 🥰 Jackson made a New York friend too, so sweet to watch. He just ran up to a boy and shouted ‘it’ and tapped him and ran off - imagine if making friends as adults was that easy 🙌🏻 📍Liberty Bagels 📍Brooklyn Bridge 📍DUMBO, Manhattan Bridge & Timeout Market 📍Liberty Super Express Cruise to see the Statue of Liberty 📍Museum of Illusions 📍Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment 📍Friends Apartment 📍Washington Square #NewYork #NewYorkwithkids

New York is not disappointing 🙌🏻🇺🇸 Our first full day in New York City was actioned packed. We came with a loose itinerary, and have not been putting any pressure on what we get done each day. This way we’ll see lots, but also it will give us a chance to enjoy the time together as a family and go at the kids pace. The boys have been great (aged 7, 10 & 13). Any arguments are the same as a beach holiday 😂 so we feel we’re now ready for city breaks. The Edge was expensive but worth it, 9/11 Memorial was a must and so emotional and The High Line was free and probably our highlight of the day. We soon found our way and can now see the appeal of NYC. It is pretty special and the boys have been taking it all in (and have even learnt the smell of weed now 🤪) and it is somewhere they won’t forget. We have renamed it New Walk, great for getting the steps in and working off the incredible food! 📍Times Square 📍Financial District & Charging Bull 📍9/11 Memorial & Museum 📍Gillie & Marc Statues & Murals 📍Chelsea Market & Filaga Pizza 📍The High Line 📍Hudson Yards 📍Dylans Candy Store 📍The Edge View Point #newyork #newyorkwithkids #nyc

Pack with me for NYC 🇺🇸 I thought I’d share my process and packing hacks as I’ve got it down to a fine art now 😅 This trip is a city break in the spring and will be slightly different to when we go on a beach or skiing trip. I normally swear by packing cubes for summer holidays as they’re so great for swimwear, kaftans, kids clothes etc. I also love my travel jewellery case and travel pill case which I found on @amazonuk I think my favourite packing hack is shower caps on shoes, they’re in most hotels that you visit and so handy! What are your favourite travel/packing tips? Travel outfit: All @adanola but shoes @newbalance Day 1 outfit: Leggings, socks, jumper @adanola Blazer @zara Hat @asos Shoes @newbalance Day 2 outfit: Blazer with built in hoodie @zara Leggings, socks @adanola Shoes @newbalance Hat @asos Necklace @kirstielemarque Day 3 outfit: Blazer and jeans @zara Top @joanieclothing Shoes @adidas sambas Day 4 outfit: Jumper @topshop on @asos Shorts @stradivarius on @asos Boots @zara Necklace @kirstielemarque Dress outfit: Dress @riverisland Boots @zara Necklace @kirstielemarque Day 5 outfit: Short and jeans @zara Shoes @adidas Sambas Necklace @kirstielemarque #packwithme #packing #packinghacks #packingtips #newyork #citybreak #NYC