Pick Me Up!

SPLIT SECOND

Strolling through the park, a huge smile spread across my face.

It was May last year, and I was spending the bank holiday with my family, best friend Shareen, 30, and her kids.

A sunny day, we’d travelled to Rosemead Park in Hull to meet up.

As we walked across the grass, my husband Paddy, 32, and I were hurrying along our four kids – Max, nine, Mason eight, Molly, six, and Matilda, three – as they were cartwheeling around us.

All active, this was the norm.

Our gymnast Max in particular was always showing off a new move he’d learnt.

Finally, we reached Shareen who was taking photos of her two girls – Macie, 10, and Mia, nine – next to a rusty flyover.

The girls all danced together, and

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