Sunday saw this family get wrapped up in our winter gear and head for the stunningly Autumnal Golden Acre Park in Leeds, where we met with my friend and fitness trainer, Caroline, and her three gorgeous boys, Barnaby, Ralph and Henry, for a walk around the lake.
I’ve known Caroline since we were 16, meeting many moons ago at Sixth Form and reconnecting when I moved back to Leeds from London six years ago. I can’t actually believe we’ve known each other for twenty years! I know what you’re thinking? We look so young huh 😉
The most wonderful thing about having old mates in your life is seeing your kids become close too and getting all our boys together on the weekend was such a treat. The crisp weather and fun in the fresh air feeding the ducks, left us feeling rather festive by the end of the day. Just look at those red berries and fir trees!
We watched wide-eyed as the eldest of the group, my son, Oliver, took charge, directing his little crew around the lake, even holding Barnaby’s hand at one point – bless…And then, Xander decided to adjust Ralph’s hat to make sure he didn’t get cold melting us all. Cuteness overload or what?!
The baby of the group, 18 month old Henry is just so adorable with his great big blue eyes and calm demeanour. That cherubic face saw everyone pass us by, stop to say ‘hello’.
Not before long, Henry felt hungry so feasted on The Super Yummies tomato and herb bread sticks and pear and berries and also apple and orange rice cakes and later enjoyed some strawberry, kiwi and banana squeeze.
Just look at his bunny-eared LittleLife backpack with reigns too which was perfect for stashing The Super Yummies snacks inside!
Jumping in puddles, wading through leaves, feeding the ducks, breathing in that lush, fresh air and all amidst, non-stop laughing, stroking the most adorable dog imaginable I wanted to take home with me, and laughing our little hearts out, I’d say this was one of my most favourite Sundays to date.
…The dog’s owner let me take the pup by the lead. Naturally, I fell in love!
What a magical day!
Excitingly, you can win The Super Yummies toddler snack range, a LittleLife toddler backpack and a nature-themed activity book worth £75 for your own little adventures!
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Looks like you all had a lovely time. I would love to win this for my little boy x
Lovely day, fab pics. would love to win this pack for my son 🙂
Looks like you all had a lovely day – there’s something about getting out into nature and just enjoying ‘being’. My friend’s little girl would love the bunny backpack.
Looks like you had fun. Id love to win for my grandson. He loves the outdoors
Sounds like you and the boys had a great time! The photos show how much fun you had! What fab photos
It was a wonderful day Emmma x
Took me back to when mine were small, would love to win one for my great neice who is always out and about
It looks like the boys had lots of fun. Looks like a beautiful place to take an adventure. Id love to do this with my girls so would love the goodue bag. Really handy snacks
The backpack is possibly the cutest one I have ever seen, I would love to win this for my friends little girl.
What beautiful photos!
My niece would love this, she loves animals, especially rabbits!
Looks like a great time out, great pictures
Lovely photo, i love Golden Acre Park
I love this! My son would love it, he is obsessed with anything animals.
its always great to get outside with the kids, rain hail or snow.x
you looked like you had a great day out, I would love this for my bag crazy daughter!
any kid would LOVE one of these including mine
Love to go out to Dovedale with cheese sandwiches and pickled onion monster munch.
Looks like a great day out with the kids.
Your day out looks lots of fun,I would love to win this fab prize for my nephew
It looks like a beautiful place to visit, a shame I’m too far away to visit! I’d love these prizes for my 20 month old daughter, Isabella.
Your day out looks lots of fun! I’d love to win this for my niece
Really looks like you guys had an amazing day! I’d love to win this for my little nephew, I’d know he’d love it
you looked like you were having a lot of fun!! fab backpack xx
Looks like you had a ball, Vicki. These would be great for my nanny job, I mind three boys who seems to be constantly hungry ?
Looks like a great day out. The LittleLife BackPack would be great for our next adventure.
fresh air in nature
you cant beat a wet and muddy day out with the kids and dog, our dog always seems to get covered and my daughter, head to toe in mud! but they both love it.
I think parks are really underrated for low cost trips and picnics, this one looked quite big and enough of an adventure for a young family. 🙂
you look like you really enjoyed yourself, my nephew would love the bacpack
i would love to win for my son x
I don’t have any children but would love to win this prize for charity, to go to Romania.
Your day out looked a lot of fun!Loving the yellow wellies, you all look so cute wrapped up in your winter woollies! I would love to win this for my neice as she loves bags and putting her things in them
It looks like you had a perfect day out. Lots of muddy puddles for the kids play, ducks to see, and lovely views. The back pack looks so adorable, brilliant for adventures out and about.
Looks like a great day out. My grandson would love the backpack.
Would have loved to be there with you! If I won, I’d be saving it for next summer for a adventure!
looks like a great day out for all. i love being outside but im a beach person,all year round we like to to explore the beach.fab comp with a lovely prize x
it looked great fun and i love little life products
Lovely photos – sounds like you really enjoyed your family day out and you were lucky with the weather! The backpack looks really comfortable and just the right size for carrying what you need on a day out! Thanks for the review and giveaway!
such lovely pictures, it looks like you had such a great time. I love autumn – its the best month to take the kids out for a walk – for them to burn off energy, play with the fallen autumn leaves and to surround themselves with nature and fresh air
The day out looks amazing – i’d love to win for my nephew Ryan, thanks.x
Looks like a great day out! I’d like to win for my niece!
It is so good for the children to absorb themselves in nature and experience its’ healing powers.
My grandaughter has just started nursery so this would be perfect for transporting her various bits and bobs.
looks like you had fun! i love being in the outdoors and we are always out and about walking at the weekends ,id love this backpack to take on our journeys!
I love the bunny ears back pack. You can’t beat crisp autumn days out romping around some woodland. Especially in beautiful Yorkshire.
looks like you had an amazing day , this backpack would be perfect for my nephew or niece
Lovely autumn photos and cute backpack
Such a great day out! I am so jealous right now and those bags look so cute! Is there a badger version?
These are the bag styles here lovely, can’t see a badger https://www.littlelife.com/products/toddler-daysacks/character-1-3
Looks line you had fun love the simple things in life!
This post reminded me they are sending us one. I’m really looking forward to seeing it now 🙂
Enjoy, wonderful backpack x
Great day out