JW Adventure

Have you ever been somewhere and realised that you left a little piece of yourself there when you left?  That is how we feel about Puy St Vincent.  This year was the third time we have taken a family ski holiday, the third time we have headed to the snowy French Alps with Snowbizz - The Family Ski Specialists, and we know that it won't be the last. From the helpful staff in the office to the friendly greeting at Gatwick airport to the Pink ladies welcoming us to Turin, we felt looked after at every stage of our journey and in resort I felt confident leaving my children with the qualified nannies and knew that the boys' ski lessons were all overseen by Michel, who makes it his business to ensure every child (and adult) is getting the most from their time in Puy.   This year was our first time with four children, and I was a little worried about how it would all go.  They are all still so young and with two under two, we were flying with one on our lap each an...

We have just returned from our third family ski trip to Puy St Vincent with first time skiing , how the boys got on skiing at 2 and 4 years old and how to enjoy a ski holiday even if you can't ski , but I wanted to share our top tips for taking kids, because even this year we are still learning how to make things as easy and relaxing for us all. So here are my five top tips if you are planning on taking children on a Snowbizz ski holiday. 1)  Pack light The bigger two boys got dressed into their thermals each morning in preperation for their ski lessons, and they very rarely got out of them.  In the afternoons we either went back out in the snow so they needed them on, or they ran around the creche or the apartment still in them because it was the easiest thing to do.  One or two pairs is fine for the week if you go for something like merino wool as they are self cleaning and they wick the moisture away.  For Dylan and Archie I packed thermals, a fleece ...

I heard a brilliant phrase when talking about buying Christmas presents for children, and it was to give 'Something they want, something they need, something to wear and something to read'.  When Chtistmas can become too commercial and too expensive, I think this is a great way to look at it.  Whilst we are not sticking strickly to the four presents, I am using it as a base for shopping for them and Father Christmas will be bringing them something they want, need and to wear and read as well as a few other little gifts. I have put together a gift guide sharing some of the things we are getting the children this year, one present for each category for each child.  Some items we were sent and some I have bought myself but everything included is gifts we have genuinely chosen for the four of them. For a one year old Something she wants - Cora loves playing with the wooden toy kitchen we have so we have chosen this Hape dessert tower for her.  It looks so much...