Food, fun and mini adventures in Cardiff

Enjoying a fresh Kale salad at Benugo's Life has been so busy lately I feel like I've not done many updates on what we have been getting up to in and around Cardiff. We have been exploring so much of the local area lately I thought I would share a few foodie places we have been enjoying and some mini adventures in the city. We have also done a lot more outdoor exploring but I will keep those for another post so this one is more about accessible family friendly city stops and places to eat with kids (as well as childfree). Firstly we were invited to try out the new menu at Benugo's, John Lewis in St Davids two. I love how well they cater for vegetarians with some fantastic fresh dishes as seen above with their Kale and Pomegranate salad as well as child friendly options, it's also great to see this London based British company expand to Cardiff. John and I also managed to stop into Jamie's one morning and try out their new breakfast menu, I di......

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Mini Spring Adventures

So since having baby G we have slowly been getting back out there as like some of you may already know we don't like to stay still for long and with spring arriving we have tried to make the most of every dry day with some kind of mini adventure wether it be at the park down the road, planting seeds in our back garden  or a picnic further afield, we have been enjoying the spring sunshine and while I am still recovering from the c-seeciton my Cosatto Giggle Stroller has been a god-send on these adventures with the little man being tucked up nice and cosy. My mother, Mr A, baby G and I enjoyed a lovely picnic in oath park with some yummy fresh food, hummus, pittas to dip and what not after which we enjoyed a little walk around the greenhouse followed by feeding the swans some bird seeds. It's these simple pleasures that we really love and enjoy the most and seeing all the flower buds starting to pop up is very exciting, can't wait for all the outdoor ......

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A stroll in the Autumn breeze

Things have been so busy lately that both the Boy and I just needed a really simply and fuss free stroll in the park so once we got back to Cardiff after action packed morning in Bristol with friends, we headed for Roath park where we knew we could see some swans, stroll around the lake and enjoy the rose garden and play park, nothing fussy just simple outdoor fun. We collected some beautiful leaves to make leaf crowns and also came across some feathers to add to our nature table. We both love this time of the year and it's hard to see it slowly change from Autumn to Winter which is why these mild afternoons are a sacred time as well as a chance to get away from the madness that is the build up to Christmas. It was lovely to spend a few hours of calm in the fresh air and it's something we are doing at every chance we have at the moment, even if it's only for 30 mins I feel like I get itchy feet if we don't spend at least a little bit of time ou......

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Swans, bikes and outdoor fun before 2014

So we managed to squeeze some more outdoor fun this week, even with the on/off rain showers. In fact we have a pretty action packed week, with bowling, games, feeding swans and discovering a new cycle path we have not let the weather stop us. We managed to borrow my mothers car and scooted over to Roath Park, which we have not been to in a while and is always a treat. This time round Mr A was not at all fazed by the huge swans and kept putting out his hand for them to peck (he had thick mitts on so found this very amusing) It was one of those beautiful wintery days, very cold but we were wrapped up well and Mr A has been putting his Scandi Ocean waterproof suit through the run - I cannot recommend having one of these suits enough, the kindergarten Mr A goes to spend time outdoors no matter hat the weather and recommend getting one of these from waterproof world . It comes with fisherman style dungarees which adds extra warmth and fits over trousers and unlike snowboarding jac......

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Happiness is....

For us personally, happiness is spent outdoors with the little man, happiness is, in a nutshell running barefoot across a field as the season changes from summer to Autumn, it's our special time and I want to hold on to it forever. I am feeling particularly nostalgic at the moment as it's my (Laura's) birthday weekend, only one more year and it's the big 30, it's also my son's 3rd birthday this month, so it's pretty much all go in the household at the moment. You can really start to see the Autumn shades come out When my mother asked what I would like to do this weekend for my birthday, with the usual suggestion of going out to eat somewhere nice, I instead opted for a picnic/walk in Roath park with the family, as not having a car at the moment has made me miss the parks we usually explore but are now a bit further away and harder to get to without reliable transport. The weather has suddenly got a lot colder, with a fresh bite in the air, but wi......

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Park life with Country Kids

Wow what can I say, weather wise this has literally been the best we have ever had it here in the UK, well at least to my knowledge, I am an expat after all. With all this sunshine of course we have spent every day outside, exploring some new parks and developing our love for gardening. We are still in between houses so any excuse to drive around lesser know areas of Cardiff and the surrounds is always great and having mini adventures along the way even better. We have recently been enjoying Victoria Park, as it has a lovely little paddling pool, lots of green space to run around, beautiful flowers and a good play park. One of our must do things for the summer was to have a ride in a pedal boat with the little man as he is just the right age to sit in between us and be engaged and excited by the experience. We are very lucky to have the opportunity to go out on a lake so close to the city centre as Roath park offers both pedal and rowing boats. We packed a picnic, sp......

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