Our second day started at 7am which is usual for the girls. After breakfast we made our way to the adventure centre which the girls love and we stayed for about an hour before making our way back to the lodge for a bite to eat. After lunch we made our way to the Village…
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Bluestone Christmas trip Day 1
Read moreOur first day of our short break before Christmas at Bluestone in Pembrokeshire, Wales. We left home at around midday and arrived fairly quickly on what was an easy journey. In about an hour and 30 minutes. As we approached Bluestone the sun came out and it was quite warm. We booked in, but couldn’t…
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Christmas time and my mum
Read moreChristmas has some very bittersweet memories for me. Growing up my Mum suffered very badly from depression and consequently Christmas day was just another day. I was the youngest of three children and my mum was a single mum. It was hard growing up, but I was the closest to my mum and have remained…
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Top Christmas health and safety tips
Read moreI was asked to team up with Shields for their Top Tips 2015 alongside fellow bloggers. We have all given our top tip for health and safety over the Christmas period. There are some great tips for keeping your home safe this year. You can see all the tips on the Christmas tree at Shields.
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Children and Divorce
Read moreWhen I divorced my first wife, I left behind three children. It was tough, emotional and heartbreaking. I wanted them to know that I wasn’t leaving them, just their mum. It wasn’t their fault and I was so careful to ensure that they knew that. I made every effort to see them and now over…
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Ty Hafans precious moments campaign this weeks word is Santa
Read moreFor more information about this campaign click here. To read about my recent visit to Ty Hafan click here. This weeks word is Santa and this is such a magical word when you have three year old twins. The excitement they show when they get to see him is awesome! The girls have been very fortunate to…
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Myths we tell our children
Read moreWe as parents tend to use numerous ways to get our children to do things and we use mythical stories to convince our children. So here is my take on three of them. 1. I’m going to start with the tooth fairy. It’s mad and makes no sense and possibly frightens the living daylights out…
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Another visit to see Father Christmas
Read moreToday we went to see Father Christmas again. It was the second year in a row that we went to our local garden centre, Pughs. Last year when we went they had a Frozen theme and it was excellent. The girls loved the leisurely walk around. This year’s theme was the The Enchanted Garden and…
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R and M meeting Father Christmas
Read moreOver the last four days the girls have met Santa four times. This has got me thinking about my own childhood and in all honesty I can remember vaguely seeing Santa, but it was usually at an organised party with probably a hundred other children there. Nowadays Santa is truly on every street corner and…
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Brilliant Dad Feature week 43
Read moreThis week our Brilliant Dad Feature is Spencer from the UK. Spencer blogs at A Dad Called Spen, plus he also writes the feature ‘A Man’s World’ at www.zeitmygeist.co.uk. In the past he’s written about parenting, depression, being a full-time carer, and has had pieces published in a number of books. He won the Writer category at Britmums in 2013 and has…
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Binky Linky
Read more****NO BUSINESSES**** Please link up a blog post, not your home page Please only link up one post – additional links will be deleted This linky is your chance to link up your favourite post of the week. It’s a great way to find new blogs to read and to raise your blogs profile. I’m…
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Drinking and Driving over the Festive Season
Read moreWith the festive season in full swing it can be easy to get carried away. We all want to have a good time, but it’s important to be safe too. That also means ensuring that those around you are safe too. The opportunity to write this post landed in my inbox with pretty good timing…
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Toddlers energy levels are awesome!
Read moreToddlers have an unrivalled amount of energy packed into a tiny body and if we could bottle it we could probably make a fortune! As parents it at times seems to me impossible to keep up with them. Here are a few comparisons to toddlers energy. 1. They are like a meteor flying though space…
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Baker Days Letterbox Gift Cake Review
Read moreI was contacted the other day by baker days and asked whether I would like to review a letterbox gift cake. Of course I would! No brainer really – it’s cake! I was able to pick a design of my own so I picked a photo of my twin girls wishing everybody a Merry Christmas. …
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Ty Hafans precious moments campaign this weeks word is upbeat
Read moreFor more information about this campaign click here. To read about my recent visit to Ty Hafan click here. This weeks word is upbeat. For myself the most upbeat moment in my life is about my twin girls who were born six weeks early and spent the first 10 days of their lives in intensive care and…
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The first day of Christmas
Read moreIf you’ve visited from Parenthood Highs and Lows, thank you! I’m very excited to be taking part in #12daysofparenting. We have many prizes to giveaway during #12daysofparenting. Full details can be found on here. I’m a part-time stay at home dad so it’s going to be interesting for me to go from two half days to full…
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R and M’s first school nursery Christmas concert
Read moreYesterday was our twin girls, R and M’s, first nursery school Christmas nativity play and the first step on the ladder to Hollywood Stardom! Over the last few weeks they have definitely been practising and it has been very difficult to say the least to find out exactly what songs they are singing and what…
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Binky Linky
Read more****NO BUSINESSES**** Please link up a blog post, not your home page Please only link up one post – additional links will be deleted This linky is your chance to link up your favourite post of the week. It’s a great way to find new blogs to read and to raise your blogs profile. Emily…
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Brilliant dad feature week 42
Read moreThis week the Brilliant Dad Feature is Wade Keller and he is a first time dad and also a stay at home dad. His wife, Erica, and himself had their first son, Flynn this April. They both cannot believe how much he has changed their lives and both cannot imagine a life without him in…
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Christmas indulgence
Read moreAll of my five children have always been very fortunate to have been over indulged at Christmas. That of course is my fault I have spoiled them and this year I got to thinking what is Christmas really about. First of l am not in the slightest bit religious so I have difficulty in seeing…
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