It’s 62 days until Christmas. I love this time of year. The shops are filling up with Christmas decorations. The supermarkets are filing up with toys and the spirit of Christmas is beginning to appear. No, wait a minute. OMG! It’s the cost of Christmas! I have five children and a wife, and the cost…
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My AW16 Homeware Wishlist
Read moreCan you believe that Christmas is just over four months away! Oops, did I just mention the ‘C’ word in August?! I did, but that’s because I love Christmas, as does my wife and our four year old twins! How can you not love Christmas! My wife has already made our twins a Christmas Elf…
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Larger house
Read moreThe other day one of my twin girls said to me, “We will need a larger house dad.” So I said, “Really?Why is that then R? She replied, “Well, when Christmas comes again we will need more room for toys.” Ok! We live in a two bedroom detached bungalow not huge but a nice size…
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Christmas Day at our Home
Read moreChristmas Day at our home started at 6.30am. R and M woke up and quickly got their stockings to open them in our bed which was great fun, especially when M opened a £1 Olaf lollipop and said this is the best present I have ever had! I went downstairs first to film the girls…
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Bluestone Wales Christmas Trip Day 3
Read moreAfter a very super busy second day, our third day started with our usual 7am start. We had to pack up our belongings as we needed to check out by 10pm. Once we had done that we went to the Farmhouse Grill for a full English breakfast. It was very nice, although a little pricey.…
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Bluestone Wales Christmas Trip: Day 2
Read moreOur 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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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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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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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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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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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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Disney Christmas tree decorations review
Read moreOur girls and their mummy are big Disney fans, and I have to admit that I’m partial to a bit of Disney too! When I was asked to review some Disney Christmas decorations I couldn’t say yes quick enough! We were sent one Tsum, Tsu, Decoration set (£24.99), Frozen Soft Toy Decorations (£18.95), Classic Disney…
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Christmas is coming
Read moreIt is just 9 sleeps to Christmas and it’s fantastic just watching your little ones getting excited and talking about Father Christmas. Some of things I am looking forward to are lseeing the Christmas decorations going up where we live. It puts me in a happy mood to see all the lights and the shopping…
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Christmas Gift Guide 2015
Read moreIt’s November, Christmas is around the corner and I can’t wait! We’ve started our Christmas shopping already, have you? I thought I’d put together a small gift guide featuring some of the products I’ve received over the last couple of months. Tony Foam Cone Factory Bath Toy Whether your children enjoy a bath or not,…
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My First Christmas Post
Read moreI know it’s only mid October, but Christmas will be here before we know it! It’s 68 days to go and I really can’t wait! I’m so excited! I love Christmas. It is easily my favourite time of the year. Having five children will always make it special, but unfortunately three of my children are…
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The girls first year continues
Read moreFollowing on from my last post… We were now moving very quickly to the second six months of the girls lives and things were settling down into a nice routine. There was unfortunately a few down sides. We lived on a second floor flat which had many disadvantages. Going for a walk was difficult as…
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Post Christmas
Read moreAfter all the build up to Christmas, our trip to Santa and wrapping all the presents I’m not sure who got more excited! Me and the wife or the girls! It’s gone as quick as it came! The girls unfortunately have not been 100% since Christmas as they’ve had colds etc so they are definitely…
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