• 6 Ways to Enjoy Weekends at Home as a Family

    March 5, 2021

    Who said all the fun has to happen outside the house?  There are plenty of ways to enjoy the weekends off without even leaving home. Whether you’re looking to save money or want to treat the kids to a staycation, spending time at home on the weekends is a great way to enjoy quality time…

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  • [AD] Wickey Climbing Frame MultiFlyer Deluxe Review

    June 17, 2020

    It’s been approximately 12 weeks since we went into lockdown and started living our lives in a bubble that consisted of just our immediate family. In our case this meant my wife, my eight year old twin girls and myself spending almost 24/7 in our home or garden. During this time of lockdown it was…

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  • PlayMobil: The Movie Play Sets AD

    July 24, 2019

    Playmobil: The movie is coming to cinemas in the UK on August 9th and to celebrate the movie, PlayMobil have created play sets so that children can either take their favourite characters to the cinema with them and then re-create the iconic scenes at home or just simply make up their own stories. Either way…

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  • SculptaPalooza Party Game Review #ad

    October 8, 2018

    My wife and I have always loved board games and we in particular we like games that are a bit different, but also show innovation and most importantly are simply fun to play. So when I was asked to review the brand new game, SculptaPalooza, the Squishy, Squashy, Sculpting Party game. I instantly thought yes,…

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  • A Fun Day At West Midlands Safari Park: Ice Age

    May 23, 2018

    One of the biggest highlights of our year is our annual visit to West Midlands Safari Park. It is slowly becoming a family tradition! This is actually our fifth visit in four years. It really is a special day out. Our six year twin girls always get very excited to know that we are going…

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  • The Beast From The East Arrived In Our City:My Snow Post

    March 3, 2018

    South Wales and in particular Cardiff was in right in the middle of the eye of the storm when the Beast of the East met Storm Emma. We woke up yesterday to very large drifts of snow and in places it was up to two metres deep. The scene in my street yesterday morning  When we…

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  • T’is The Day Before Christmas

    December 24, 2017

    Christmas Eve is always a super busy day for us. We have family and friends to visit, and we like to get everything out of the way. So we can enjoy Christmas Day at home with all the children, and it’s especially nice because our five year old twins get to play with all their…

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  • My Sunday Photo

    July 30, 2017

    We have just spent a week at the Bluestone Wales resort in West Wales. The weather could of been a bit better, but as usual it was a normal British summer rain and more rain. On the one sunny day though we went to a local farm/zoo called Folly Farm. It was only about a…

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  • The Perfect Playroom Project

    April 18, 2017

    Every new father wants to do his part for the child making their arrival, and as we can’t grow the babies in the way that the mother can, DIY is generally our best avenue. Building cots, setting up rocking chairs and painting the nursery is the way to be as prepared as we can be.…

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  • My Sunday Photo 

    April 16, 2017

    We found a great little park not far from we live and the girls loved it. Caught this photo where two little girls and yes one big girl were enjoying the roundabout.

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  • Your Garden Is The Great Outdoors 

    February 14, 2017

    Image source So many people take incredible care over their gardens these days. They spend our cutting the grass so that the vertical stripes bring about an added dimension. They prune the trees and hedges and spend entire days at the garden center getting flowers in the exact shade they require to make their verges…

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  • When to Put Up Your Christmas Decorations 

    November 28, 2016

    Well according to my wife’s gospel, it is ok to put up the Christmas decorations on November 26th. This is really strange for me as it’s my birthday on the 29th and I honestly can’t remember ever celebrating my birthday with the house totally decked out in Christmas decorations! Hey, what’s going on! Have you…

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  • Some Excellent Nappy Cake Ideas.

    August 2, 2016

      As much as we try and prepare for a new addition to the family, there are very often things that we forget or just overlook, even for experienced parents! A Nappy Cake is an excellent gift for new parents that people often fill with both things for the child, as well as the mother,…

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  • Nursery is over Lets have another Baby!

    July 21, 2016

    R and M finished nursery in the last few days. The year has really gone quickly and it’s now time to enjoy summer and prepare them for their first year of full time school. Now that the twins are soon going to be going to school full-time I think it’s time we had another baby! …

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  • My Sunday Photo

    June 26, 2016

    This moment of pure laughter and excitement,after pouring ice cold water over Daddy’s head just captured perfectly,the fun we are having on our summer holiday. I think our twin girls were being encouraged by Mummy to do it.

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  • Fatherhood fun or hard work

    May 28, 2016

    Regular readers will know that I have five children. It’s been an awesome journey watching five children grow up and without question it’s been loads of fun, but at times it’s incredibly hard.  I do believe that some people are born to be parents. My wife is a perfect example of that (although she does…

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