Category: Family

All things about the family, images, videos and more.

  • May the 4th means a little bit more than just Star Wars day to us here at the Dixon’s. Yes we do like the long running space saga, but it’s also the day we welcomed our own Kylo into our house. Today will be his 3rd year with us and his 5th Birthday. As I […]

    May the 4th Be With You

  • We have just had such a lovely Easter Weekend. The weather could not have been any better for a long Bank holiday. It was nice to spend time in the garden, which is really the first time this year with a BBQ, pool and egg hunting.

    Easter Weekend 2019

  • Just back from a great short break at Sherwood Forest Center Parcs. Lot’s of food, walks, cycling, swimming and plenty of fresh air was had.

    Center Parcs Break

  • Movie night on Saturday, and we had a choice of The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, Aquaman, Mary Poppins Returns and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. And as Lego is a big thing in our house, Lego Movie 2 it was….

    The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

  • My youngest son’s school is doing an extreme reading challenge, which of course he wants to do 🙂

    Extreme Reading Challenge

  • Sunday was an away game for my eldest with his club the Leyland Warriors against Blackbrook Royals. It’s always a tough one with a fair bit of pushing, but this one was a total wash out, with the rain, the cold and the mud, the boys were not it the game at all. Tempers flared […]

    A Wet And Muddy Rugby Game

  • Movie night tonight. And this time it’s Fantastic Beasts-The Crimes Of Grindelwald. I’m not really a fan of the Harry Potter films, or should I say I haven’t watched them all, and everytime I ask the kids if they want to watch one it’s always no. So I don’t catch them. We saw the first […]

    Movie Night – Fantastic Beasts-The Crimes Of Grindelwald

  • Monday was the last day to use our annual Merlin Pass, so we thought we would get as much done as possible. First stop was into Blackpool Tower and the Jungle Jim’s attraction for Ryan. Let him run, play and bounce off some energy for an hour or so.

    Smashing The Merlin Annual Pass – Last Day

  • I never drink enough water. I try but I like my cups of tea, and lots of them. So when I spotted these at the weekend, I just had to try them out. I have pick up a sample pack of Cold In’fuse bags from Twinings to give them a go, and if I like […]

    Need To Drink More Water

  • My youngest has been playing SUBNAUTICA on the pc for a week or so now and has come up with the idea that he would like a fish tank in his bedroom. With the thoughts that this might help him at bedtimes, and also help him relax, we spent the weekend looking up tanks and […]

    Fish Tank With Waterfall