FAMILY, FOOD, TRAVEL & CRAFTS
Our family time revolves quote a bit around food. Here you’ll find restaurant reviews and recipes.
Sundays are all about being relaxed and lazy, aren’t they? And what better way to spend your day than to have a leisurely lunch at your own pace without having […]
Six weeks into the new school year and life is as hectic as ever. It’s been a bit of an adjustment getting used to having both boys at full-time school. […]
We love eating out as a family, especially now the boys are older. We enjoy trying new places to see how family friendly they are, but one place we’d not […]
Recently, we were invited along to the newly refurbished Pizza Express in Camberley, Surrey. It’s around a half hour drive down the A3 from Surbiton. We were in Camberley for […]
I know I’ve probably said many times before but I love the area I live in. We are spoilt with one of the best shopping centres outside of London and […]
We were recently invited to review our local Beefeater (Monkey Puzzle) in Chessington. We last visited a few years ago when E was a toddler so we were interested to […]
Kingston Riverside is one my most favourite places to visit in the summer. The boys love watching the boats go by and we get to soak in amazing views of […]
During term time, we don’t get to eat together during the week. The boys will usually have their dinner around 4/5pm whilst I am on my way home from work […]
A few couple of weeks ago, we were invited to try out The Thames Court pub and restaurant in Shepperton. We’ve not really ventured much over that way before as […]
We really enjoy eating out as a family. As the boys have gotten older they have become quite adventurous with their food and love trying new things. Thai food is […]
My boys are always hungry but they are at their hungriest when they come out of nursery and school. One of the first things they will do (after handing over […]
I’m enjoy cooking but wouldn’t say that I was particularly great at it. I’m good at following recipes. We tend to cook a lot of tomato based dishes (mainly pasta) […]
I honestly don’t know where the time has gone but Mr H and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary last month. We don’t get to go out together as much […]
Last month, an email appeared in my inbox about the Dolmio #ThankGoodness Challenge. The challenge was to create a healthy mid-week meal for the family that was easy to put […]
As a girl, my family always used to meet every weekend and bond over dim sum (or two). Now with a family of my own, we may not have dim […]
We’re no strangers to Pizza Express. It’s one those places we go to and know that there will be something suitable for all four of us. A few weeks ago […]
Back in October, the boys and I met up with Franca, one of my fellow bloggers and her family. Her eldest daughter Bella is the same age as E and […]
I’ve organised a fair few birthday parties since having E (he’s now 6). Planning a kids birthday party requires lots of meticulous planning to the very last detail – a […]
I have the lovely Cathryn from Little Paper Swans is guest posting for me today. She’s a photographer (which explains the stunning photos on her blog) and is mama to […]
As a mum, I want to give my children the best that I can provide and this especially rings true when it comes to food. I worry if maybe sometimes […]
Hello and welcome to Suburban Mum! I'm Maria and I'm mum to two boys - E who's 9 and M who's 6. This blog is about my little family, the ups and downs of being a working mum and everything in between. If you want to find out more about me and my family head over to our About us page.
