(I Can’t Get No) Sh*tisfaction
Children are pretty disgusting. Everyone knows that. Mine are no different. Iris enjoys pooing in the bath (now made more fun by standing up to give added splash). She’s mastered the gravity defying...
View ArticleBanham Zoo – A Child’s Eye View
This year we bought a season ticket to the Banham Zoo for us and the girls. We justified it to ourselves by saying it would save us money as we went quite a lot anyway, that the girls loved learning...
View ArticleWHAT A WONDERFUL WEEK
Dear reader, I shall warn you in advance, this post is about the week I spent with my family while on holiday from work. It will therefore be a gushing account of how much I love them and being with...
View ArticleEntertaining kids No 2
A little while ago I wrote a blog post about the challenge my wife I faced keeping our children entertained over the Easter holidays. We’d spent a fortune over the Christmas break and didn’t want to...
View ArticleBeing a dad at BritMums Live
BritMums Live is over for another year and from the look of all the post-event blogs I’ve read, a great time was had by all. What, however, is it like for the small number of dads that go along and why...
View ArticlePotts Park Review
For her 6th birthday, we gave our daughter the option of a birthday party for 10 friends, a sleep over for 3 friends, or she can take 1 friend to a theme park. She chose the theme park and opted for...
View ArticleMy VIP trip to the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014 with Febreze Car
Blogging is a funny old business, one day you’ll be offered a bag of crisps to write 400 words on, another day you’ll be offered a once in a lifetime opportunity. Last week, I had both happen, and, as...
View Article10 Ways To Survive A Joint Holiday With The Inlaws
‘Darling I would appreciate it if you did not wander around the bunglaow in your pants….I don’t think Mum likes it!!!!’ High Command pleaded with me as we marked the half-way point of our 14-day summer...
View Article10 Tips For Surviving The Chaos Of Your First School Fete
‘All toys are 20p’ the nice old lady told High Command as I looked on gobsmacked at the chaos of 300 kids/parents/grandparents/pet goldfish in the melee of what I can only describe as a moshpit…. ‘ We...
View ArticleYou Can Take The Girl Out Of The Countryside…
A couple of weeks ago we spent the weekend in London. Some friends were away and kindly let us borrow their flat. We have taken Anna a few times but not recently enough for her to really remember it....
View ArticleA Dad’s Experience of Mumsnet’s Bumpfest 2014
Rather than a normal Saturday of lazing around the house watching football and generally being a slobby pain for the missus, I actually left the house today and travelled into London for Bumpfest 2014...
View ArticleFAIR GAME
The smell of funnel cake greeted us as we entered the fair, the powdered sugar teased our taste buds with every step forward and the sight of rides already in motion a small hike away welcomed us back....
View ArticleThe dads’ survival guide to playgroups
The prospect of going to playgroups for the first time can be unfamiliar to new parents and more daunting still for dads who are less likely to have already been involved in parenting groups, such as...
View ArticleFamily Halloween Day
Today was one of those perfect family days that you always hope will come about whenever you step foot out of the house but rarely actually do. Today we were lucky and it played out just right. We love...
View ArticleCafe in the Park, Rickmansworth Aquadrome
The Aquadrome in Rickmansworth is a landscaped series of lakes on the Herts-London border, featuring waterside and woodland paths, a family friendly cafe, playground, recreation space and nature...
View ArticleThe Artichoke restaurant, Amersham
Our favourite local restaurant for special occasions is the Artichoke, situated in Old Amersham. Going into the old town feels like a special occasion in itself with its half-timbered boutique shops...
View ArticleFaded glories, lifelong memories
At the end of our four-day half-term getaway, each of our three children had a huge meltdown. That counts as a successful holiday to me. This is the fifth consecutive year we’ve been to Butlins....
View ArticlePumpkin Picking Fail
With Halloween just a couple of days away we still hadn’t carved our pumpkins! Our house has been decorated since the 1st day of October but the customary pumpkins still hadn’t found their homes at the...
View ArticleMr. Men & Little Miss Are Back At Beefeater!
‘Beefeater restaurants have teamed up with the creators of Mr. Men and Little Miss and we have been invited to the launch party at the Guildford Parkway Beefeater on Saturday’ I said to High Command I...
View ArticleTravelling with 2 under 2 – Phil & Teds Verve Review
We were quite happy with our double stroller. It suited us just fine for home life and we had very little complaint besides just how big it was. Our double stroller was sturdy, comfortable and easy to...
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