#BlendedFamily

Culmination of a very theatre-based weekend. Brilliant dance show. It’s so lovely when we see them share a stage. #doodleaday #blendedfamily

It means so much having our complete blended family round the table - hearing them make each other laugh. Sharing family jokes. Teasing. Making the most of it as they get older and these occasions get rarer. #doodleaday #blendedfamily

I’d love to see a time lapse of us watching!!! #doodleaday #blendedfamily

The satisfaction of seeing them eating the meal, sitting together, chatting in language I barely understand. Heaven… #doodleaday #blendedfamily #family

And even more special as we were building something for his step-sister’s bedroom. And it worked. And she loved it. Win. #doodleaday #blendedfamily

Those moments of calm in an otherwise increasingly complicated life! #doodleaday #blendedfamily

Our #blendedfamily… making me feel very lucky. #doodleaday

5 years in my life. 1.5 as your step-dad. Another of the treats that came my way when I fell in love with your mum. X #doodleaday #blendedfamily

The laundry baskets are empty. Hurrah!! Oh wait… they are full again… (also see ‘hooray, the fridge is full… oh wait…) 🤣 #doodleaday #blendedfamily

We certainly like to do our own thing in our house!!! I love that we all have our different loves but also come together when we can. Life is for living. Xx #doodleaday #blendedfamily #loveafterloss #art

Joy used to be in charge of decorating. After she died, Lily took over. Now, it’s a team effort, with some new decorations added, mixed with the old. It grows, it changes, it evolves, it blends. Christmas decorating as a metaphor for life. X #doodleaday #widowerlife #loveafterloss #blendedfamily

Was so good to work with Ben to create something fresh for his step-sister. First revised layout didn’t quite work (yep, I’d measured wrong!) but a group re-think produced a result that we were all pleased with. Team work! #doodleaday #blendedfamily