Today is a first on the blog as I’ll be cooking with my five year old twin girls. I have teamed up with Little Cooks Co to make carrot cake bars which are the perfect on the go breakfast or for when the kids finish school as a snack. I love cooking with the girls…
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Our #familygoodtimes Visit to McDonald’s With The Characters #ad
Read moreWe are a family that love to create memories that will live forever, especially for our children. We’re always looking for something new and different for us to enjoy as a family. So, recently, when I was approached by McDonald’s to join in with their new #familygoodtimes campaign, I couldn’t wait to create some more…
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Bloggers Selling Their Souls For Easy Money? I Don’t Think So
Read moreThis year has been incredible for me. I have been named the number 2 dad blogger in the UK by Vuelio and shortlisted for an award and numerous features on many websites. First of all I want to point out it’s not luck, I have spent three years and many hours working hard to produce…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 123
Read moreThis Week the brilliant dad feature is Olly and he blogs over at savvydad.co.uk, where He writes about parenting, family finance and ways to make and save money. He started his blog in 2016 and has recently been shortlisted as a finalist in the New Blog of the Year category for the SHOMO awards in…
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Kids Today Lack Respect. Why Is That?
Read moreWhy is it that children of today, and I don’t mean all children, but to me it’s an ever growing bigger percentage of children appear to lack respect for anybody or anything in life. Who’s fault is it that children are like this? Well, in my opinion it’s us as parents. We have gradually taught…
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Sometimes The Toughest Decisions Can Bring The Most Happiness says
Read moreIn my life I have been faced with some tough decisions. Usually those decisions have come about because I have been unhappy with my life in some way or another. In my late teens I went to Australia because my brother who was living there and he told me come out you will love it…
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Our Family Day Out At West Midlands Safari Park
Read moreLast Saturday we visited West Midlands Safari Park. We have been before when the twins were three years old. Now they are five years old, they can really begin to appreciate all the animals. In my collage of pictures I managed to capture the lioness on top of a big rock. At just the right…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreOne of favourite films of all time is Gorillas In The Mist. A truly awe inspiring movie with an outstanding performance from Sigourney Weaver. Another moment of pure magic was Sir David Attenborough sitting with gorillas in the rainforest, a fantastic piece of television. Like a lot of people, I couldn't take my eyes away…
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Swimming And My Five Year Old Twins
Read moreIn my five year old twins early years I have to confess we didn’t really take them swimming. The usual reason was time and also when they were little both of us had to go, which of course normally wouldn’t apply if you just had a single baby. So I guess we just put it…
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My Daughter’s Trip To Uganda Is Not Going To Plan
Read moreLast Sunday I set off to Heathrow at 8.30am so my 20 year old daughter could catch her plane to Uganda for her placement in relation to her university course that she is currently in her second year studying child nursing. Our journey to Heathrow was trouble free and her friend who she was going…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 122
Read moreThis week our brilliant dad feature is Chris McGuire and he blogs at Out Of Depth Dad, which I recommend you check out. You won’t be disappointed. He is a writer and stay at home dad to his one year old son Sam, and he lives with his partner in Devon. His blog is called The…
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Raising Daughters And Sons: Do We Approach It Differently
Read moreI have often wondered, because I have four daughters and one son, if I have raised them differently? Am I easier on my daughters or am I tougher on my son? I do think I have I raised my older children which is two daughters and a son in exactly the same way. Which is…
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Mobile Phones Tablets Laptops And Our Children
Read moreI was recently away on a short break in West Wales with my family and what with it being summer there were many families there on their summer holiday. What I noticed was I think quite alarming for our children. This of course may not be a problem for a lot of parents, but I…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreMy photo this Sunday is my wife and our five year old twin girls. After my wife having to work four late shifts, and missing out on the girls bedtime. Friday was a special day as my wife and girls went to a local farm for the day and this photo for me shows how…
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Comepensation Claims: When Could You Be Entitled To Money Owed To You
Read moreMore of us are more aware of our finances and budgets these days, we are more informed when it comes to big financial decisions which means we are less likely to be taken advantage of as we may have been many years ago. But that doesn’t mean to say we still don’t find ourselves in…
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All Grown Up: How to Assist in Your Child’s Marriage
Read moreSo it’s that time of your life when you, once again, realise that your children are no longer little cubs. They’re big and grown up now, and they have a long life ahead of them that will be full of mystery, fun and also sadness. You’ve been working hard to provide for them and you…
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So You Think You Know Your Children, But When….
Read moreSo you think you know your children, but when they become teenagers or sometimes before the reality and truth of the matter is they will only give you a screenshot of their life when it suits them, as we did with our parents. My second oldest daughter turned 20 a couple of days ago and…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 121
Read moreThis weeks brilliant dad feature is Carl, a stay-at-home daddy of two daughters. Olivia who is almost three years old and Robyn who is 9 months old. He blogs as The Dadtastic Voyage. He also husband to his amazing wife Rachel. He only started his dad blog a little over a month ago. He started it…
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It’s Been All Change At Home
Read moreSo when we came back from our little break at Bluestone Wales, we knew there were going to be some quite major changes in our home. My wife, through no fault of her own has had to take on a new job with the same company she’s worked for, for 11 years, because her department…
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My Five Year Old Twins Bedtime Routine: That We Started
Read moreThe other day I read an outstanding post from Tom who blogs at The Unlikely Dad about how his little boy has gone from being a brilliant sleeper to him having to lay down with his son at bedtime to go to sleep. His little boy is three years old. You can read it here.…
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The Perfect Time for Affordable Dental Holidays
Read moreAs your children get older, household expenses increase. Did you know that the cost of raising a child can be as much as £230,000? More than the price of an average-size house. Luckily, at least, dental care for children in Britain is free, but what if parents need more advanced treatment like dental implants Peterborough.…
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