You may remember my trauma from last week about whether to risk trying to fly to Scotland in case my flight was cancelled last minute. For most of last Tuesday I had resigned myself to driving, only to wake up on Wednesday morning to find that the flight ban had been lifted.

We arrived at Gatwick on Thursday expecting to find bedlam – instead we walked straight up to the check-in desk and then straight through security. No queues, no hordes of disgruntled foreigners trying to get home. I think the whole thing was a big conspiracy…

Anyway. The show went well, so much so that I only had a quick chance to look around however luckily I didn’t have to look far to find something very cool. Rigth next door to me was the lovely and very talented Natalie from Button Bob. Natalie is an artist, who will turn your favourite photographs of your child into a unique hand-drawn portrait. Unbelievably, while Natalie wasn’t chatting to prospective customers she was working on a commission from another exhibitor. It was a charcoal drawing taken from a birthday party invite, beautifully detailed.

A real plus to having a portrait drawn or painted for you is that if (like me) you don’t actually possess one picture where all three of your children are smiling / not pulling faces it doesn’t matter. Natalie can take three separate photos to create your perfect portrait.

My favourites were the gorgeous, brightly coloured paintings with funky coloured backgrounds. In fact I’m seriously considering having one done as a Fathers Day gift (don’t tell Mr CW)….

If you’re looking for a different Fathers Day Gift, prices start from £60 and if you talk very nicely to Natalie she might even be able to offer you 10% discount.

For me, I’m glad to be home, just getting myself psyched up for the NEC Baby Show now…