Mother’s Day is a chance to spoil the one lady in your life who has stuck by you through thick and thin. The only person who makes you feel special whatever the circumstance, and will do your laundry without compliant. No-one is quite as special as your mum. With the day fast approaching, what better…
If you were to ask me what my favourite invention from the 20th century was, it would be without a shadow of a doubt the humble dishwasher. To me this was revolutionary technology that brought so much to the home and the family, as well as the kitchen. I remember distinctly getting my first one installed…
I have to admit I was quite excited about getting my hands on Justin Fletcher’s new album, Just Party. When it arrived, we had to listen to it straight away, so it went straight in the car CD player. Princess was very excited, Daddy was too but he just didn’t know it yet! There are…
Babies can throw you all kinds of challenges when you least expect it. The more children you have the more it throws you, as you get right on in that comfort zone of ‘I’ve done this before’, then your little one decides things are going to be very different. This has caught me out with…
Planning a wedding is said to be one of the three biggest stresses in life, along with having a baby and buying a house. With the years of planning and saving you’ve been doing for your big day, you want to make sure that you have the wedding you’ve always dreamed of. Maybe you’re hiring…
A few weeks ago we were sent the Aquadoodle Cinderella from Tomy to try out. I had high hopes for this toy, as I thought it might solve a few problems we were having with keeping our own little Princess entertained when she was at home with me and her baby sister. Now that we…
I’ve been a busy bee! It’s Princess’s 3rd birthday in a few weeks and notoriously I’ve left it quite late to get organised. In a bid to keep things hassle free and keep costs under control I’ve designed my own birthday party invitations. I was quite proud of my efforts so thought I’d share it…
We’ve had a rough time of it these last few weeks with the children and getting sick. To say I’m sleep deprived is an understatement, but so is everyone else in the house. We are passing a grumpy hat round as we can only have one person be grouchy at anyone time to avoid complete…
Right, stop the press. Prepare yourselves readers, I have an astonishing announcement to make. It may surprise you all to know that I am not a perfect parent. I know, I had you fooled didn’t I! I can make this declaration safe in the knowledge that I have got many things wrong in my parenting…
This weekend we took a trip to the Beefeater at Castle Marina in Nottingham for Sunday lunch. It was a first time for all of us and being a family who likes to eat out we were really looking forward to giving it a try. First brownie point is it has it’s own car park….
Princess has been affectionately known as a flight risk for quite sometime now. She can be a lot a bit of a liability when we go out to say the least. Sometimes she is really good and knows that cars and roads are dangerous and will stay firmly by your side. Other times, when concentration…
This is always such a difficult dilemma. When, in a new relationship, is it ok to celebrate Valentine’s Day? How much is an appropriate and sensible amount to spend? Sometimes, a cool gift for under $20 from somewhere like Novelty Street will do perfectly, but if you already know they’re the one, is it ok…
We really love taking the girls to the theatre, it is definitely one of our favourite places to go. Princess really enjoys it now, and gets really excited when she knows we are going to see a performance. Even Little Pudding, at 8 months, is transfixed by the storytelling that the theatre can bring to…
When I was asked if I wanted to take a look at the new baby pilot hats from My Little Duckling, I couldn’t say no. I knew they were going to be cute, and they kindly agreed to send me a hat for Princess and Little Pudding to review. They arrived first thing in the…
This week Princess graduated from being a toddler to a preschooler, so you know that stinky wet fish I was talking about in this post, it’s only gone and slapped me round the other side of the face. I know us bloggers talk a lot about our kids growing up fast, but they really do,…
Recently, the lovely people at Fruit Heroes sent Princess some of their healthy snack bars to try out. We are always looking out for tasty, healthy snacks on the go to keep Princess fuelled when we are out and about. She’s really active and needs things we can just grab when we’ve been to gymnastics or out…