And just like that we’re back to normal. Toby and Gabe have been back at school for a week and we’re pretty much settled back into our routine. There was a bit of grumbling from them both last week but on the whole it’s been quite stress-free.

Hello! Happy New Year and welcome to Week 1 of Living Arrows for 2020. I’ve been writing these weekly posts since the start of 2014 so I’m now heading into the seventh year of sharing a photo of each of the boys and a little bit about what we’ve been up to during the week.

So here we are, the last Living Arrows post of the year! I just want to start by saying a big thank you to Donna at What The Redhead Said for continuing to host this linky, and to everyone who reads and comments on my posts every week.

I’m writing this on Christmas Eve and Toby and Gabe are bouncing off the walls with excitement! We’ve already been out to soft play this morning to try and burn off some energy but I’m not sure it’s helped much!

We are almost there. The boys have only got three more days of school to go, and one of those is mostly going to be spent at the panto! They are both exhausted though so I’m glad we’re on the home stretch now.

Another week has flown by and we’re another week closer to Christmas and then the end of the year. This week the boys have had more nativity rehearsals, I did a bit of Christmas crafting, it was the school Christmas fair and we ended the week with putting the tree up and a visit to Nana and Grandad.

I’m super late with this week’s Living Arrows post. This always seems to happen as we get towards the end of the year but I don’t think I’ve missed a week for at least a couple of years so I’m not about to start now!

After another normal week in the Toby Goes Bananas house we did something a bit different on Saturday night. After tea we got the boys into their pyjamas but then put their onesies on top, got them into coats and hats and walked into town for our local Christmas lights switch on.

How are we over half way through November already? I think this time of year always go so fast though because as soon as Halloween is done everyone starts looking to Christmas and it’s here before you know it!