This week David is away every day working an exhibition in London. Though he is coming home at night the running of the house is down to me as he will be out early and home late. To make this work I have my mother staying but as she only sees the children three or four times a year she does not know our routine or where anything is in our house so though she is an extra pair of hands, for which I am absolutely grateful, I do have to be super super organised.

I have already sorted out clothes for all of us up until Wednesday. I have tidied the playroom and planned our play activities for the week.

And now, the final piece of my organisational puzzle, is planning all of our meals.

Monday
Lunch: Smoked Salmon, ham, Philadelphia and Ryvita breads (Esther and William call this a party lunch)
Dinner: Quiches and Salad

Tuesday
Lunch: Spready cheeses, ham and crackers
Dinner: Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni with cheesy garlic bread

Wednesday
Lunch: Tomato soup, crumpets and pork pies
Dinner: Garlic and Herb Prawn Spaghetti

Thursday
Lunch: Apples, cheeses, rice cakes and crackers
Dinner: Beef Steaks in Peppercorn Sauce with brown rice and vegetables

Friday
Lunch: Cheese and crackers
Dinner: Fish Goujons, cous cous and corn

Saturday
Lunch: Out or Cheese on Toast or Eggy Bread (Yummy!)
Dinner: Chilli Beef Fajitas

Sunday
Lunch: Sausages and Mash with root vegetables and red cabbage and apple
Dinner: Bacon and Egg sandwiches with a large mug of tea

Some lovely comfort food as I will end the week with hubby home and my mummy with us too.

I am really rather pleased with this meal and it has made me rather hungry.

Off to put the kettle on!

Matilda Mae met a milestone today. She wore her first ever pair of shoes!! Bobux Baby Shoes.

Matilda has a few pairs of soft soled baby shoes but to this day I have never put them on her feet as I truly believe that babies should not wear shoes until they are necessary to protect their feet. Matilda until now has had no need for shoes and it is best for her development for her feet to be bare, or stockinged.

Today has been so cold though and so I thought it might be appropriate to give Matilda’s feet an extra layer of coverage for warmth and I remembered the Bobux Baby Shoes we had been sent to review. Bobux agree with my thinking that children’s feet are best as far as possible bare but sometimes tiny feet need a little more.

Mother Nature had it right; bare feet are best when little feet are growing. However, that’s not always practical in today’s world. Bobux is the next best thing.

Supporting what nature intended, Bobux shoes let feet develop free from restriction.

Bobux soft sole baby shoes for developing feet are breathable and skin friendly.
The soft leather breathes and moulds to a child’s foot allowing feet to play and grow naturally without restriction.

These elasticated leather shoes fit snugly onto tiny feet and Matilda Mae was fascinated with hers. The pretty colours and bright designs of these shoes make them a great fashion accessory as well as a functional product for baby. They are also a toy. Matilda sat and played with her shoes for ages today. It is as Bobux says like having a mobile at the end of your legs.

The shoes did seem to keep Matilda’s feet warm today and they were not too sweaty which was nice. Bobux baby shoes are £20 a pair which I think is quite a lot as I know a fabulous company that sells very similar shoes for £5 a pair. Esther, William and Matilda all have these other shoes and I found it hard to find any differences between the shoes.

I am very particular about shoes for all three of my children as my own feet are so damaged from wearing ill fitting and inappropriate footwear when I was a child. My children will always have sensible shoes and particularly in their younger years to ensure that their feet develop correctly. My feet are misshapen and cause me pain if I walk too much because of the stupid shoes I wore as a child in the 80s.

My horrible feet!

My husband and I are both champions of a barefoot childhood and our children can often be found outside with no shoes whatever the weather.

However now when appropriate we know that we can source safe shoes for our children that nurture and protect them and enable them to grow.

Shoes like those from Bobux.

We were sent one pair of Bobux shoes for the purpose of this review.