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I’m Jacqui – a 40+ freelance journalist & lifestyle blogger.
I’ve been a magazine features writer for over 20 years, and in 2009 became one of the UK’s original ‘Mummy Bloggers’.
I’m proud mum to two funny & spirited girls; born summer 2008 and autumn 2010, and we all live just outside London with OH and our youngest baby – a miniature dachshund, named Frankie.
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Aaaw happy birthday!
Love how Big Sis is looking on, just in case Lil Sis needs a hand blowing them out ;-)!
Happy Birthday! The cake looks very yummy 🙂
I hope she had a fab birthday!
Aww!! Fab photo!
Happy Birthday x
lovely – happy birthday x
awww happy birthday, hope she had a fab day 🙂
Haha! You’ve got it in one – she’s actually green with envy and dying to blow them out herself!! x
Happy birthday Lil’Sis – I can’t believe its three years since me n your Mummy were comparing notes on bumps, births n night feeds xx
It was quite delish! *whispers* not home-made though… *looks guilty* 😉
She did, thank you!!! There were lots of My Little Ponies involved! x
Ah, thank you – can’t believe she’s three!!! x
She was so excited to have a cake with candles – first year that she really understood what was going on! x
She LOVED the candles! In fact she made us relight them so she could blow them out again, LOL!!! x
Haha! I know, right?!? I’m not sure if I’m excited or a bit sad that it’s all going so quickly… xx
She had a lovely day, thank you! Cake… candles… pressies AND a My Little Pony dress – what more could a three-year-old girl want?? 😉 x
I think I am a little bit sad, I love watching them grow and see the cute people they are becoming but the baby stage passes by so quickly 🙁 grab your cuddles whilst you can xx
Great. Now I’m depressed. 😉