I bought this wicked Fujifilm Instant Camera when we went to Tokyo last year, as I had wanted one for ages but they seemed expensive over here once you add the price of the film!

It takes mini instant photos like a Polaroid, and the quality of the image is really good.

I took a few at bath time tonight and thought they would make a great entry for the Dear Beautiful Boy's See it Snap it Love it competition this week.

They may not be the best photos, but all I can see when I look at them is small boy's deep, big eyes. Big boy on the other hand wanted to wear his googles for the entire duration of the bath, so you will just have to take my word for it. There are great big brown, puppy dog eyes hiding underneath!

Join in the fun over at Dear Beautiful Boy!

Ps if you fancy a Fujifilm yourself try Amazon

My big boy used to love sitting in front of a mirror when he was about 9 months old and I realised I've never really done this with small boy.

So when we got back from pre school this afternoon, I got the mirror from the hallway and we sat together (to avoid any unfortunate accidents if they pulled it over!) and he was so amazed with the mirror baby! He cackled and wailed with glee and tried to reach for the baby who was reaching for him!

Big boy loved cuddling him and seeing their reflections. For a moment, they were lost in their only little worlds, so I just had to get the camera out.

I tell them all the time how wonderful, precious and totally gorgeous they are. I hope that all this positivity will make they grow up confident in the person they see when they look in the mirror! I wish children could see themselves as we do. All mothers think their babies are the most beautiful creatures in the world!

There has been lots of press lately on children's beauty pageants and I watched in horror at an episode of Toddlers and Tiaras. I think toddlers are far too young to be judged on how they look. My big boy is heartbroken when a page of a book gets slightly ripped or the pop up tent falls down. To him, those are big crises in his little world. But he has not a care in the world if his hair is standing up like a peacock's feathers in full bloom or that his double chin, that he had as a baby, seems to be a permanent feature!

That is how I want him to grow up. Without a care! I was horrified when I read this article where an 8 year old talked about facial beauty being vital. Guess what it was from the latest episode of Toddlers and Tiaras!

I am sure I am not alone in telling my boys they are the most handsome boys in the world! For the short time it will last, I am going to enjoy the fact that my big boy thinks I am the most beautiful woman in the world too, well his world anyway!

For my next 'Dear Granny' share I had to post a photograph of her father, Lionel Backhouse's suitcase. It is a wicker case, almost 2 feet wide and fastens together with wooden pegs.

It has the original luggage tag from when he served in the Navy and was on a ship to Bristol from China in about 1919! On the back she had scribbled xmas decorations but when it was given to me it was full of old cards and letters. I found a whole file of heart warming but painfully sad letters she received when my Grandpa died and all the anniversary cards they ever gave to each other!

Now I know where I got my love of hoarding from!

I keep it under the console table in the lounge! I haven't had a chance to read every letter inside and had to wade through a mountain of old wrapping paper to get to them! She used to iron, fold and recycle for the next birthday!

We had our suitcases from John Lewis, as a wedding present. They are fantastic quality and have only got a little bit scuffed over the last 7 years but I can't imagine we will have them for a lifetime. You can pick up suitcases almost everywhere now and they are getting both cheaper and more efficient (Matalan sell a lightest ever range).

I love seeing the carousel go round at the airport, seeing the crew walk through and the pilots with their traditional cases. Some are covered in airport stickers, that tell a story of that travellers life and some are wrapped up in cellophane! Although I would find that so frustrating to unwrap when you got home!

I have a ribbon on mine so I can spot it quickly but lots of people go for those personalised luggage straps. This summer we are off to New Jersey for my brother's wedding and my big boy, who will be 3, will get to use his trunki for the first time! They are fab as they are perfect for a kids weekend or hand luggage and they can sit on them and be pulled through the airport!

I am definitely going to start a tradition of putting stickers on it as once he gets too old for it, he can have it for really cool storage in his bedroom!

I have a bit of a thing about suitcases. Father Christmas left two special boys 2 special suitcases on christmas morning full to bursting with presents! The great thing is we can use them every year, start our own tradition of leaving them by the stocking for a few little extras that don't quite fit and then, if we are not at home for Christmas lunch, they can pack a few new things to take with them! Father Christmas got them in Homesense.

Good grief, did I just mention Christmas?!