Posts on our family life; the successes and failures. Happy stories and sad.
Our family photo projects including ‘Siblings’ and ‘Me and Mine’.
Plus ‘The Twinterviews’; Q&A sessions with other parents of twins.
I was scrolling through my phone earlier this week and came across some photos and film of the Blenheim Palace Christmas Lights trail from last year. It was the first time we’d been out of our village as a family of 4 in months; since well before the first lockdown. And we were so excited …
We were given the Playmobil Camper Van for the purposes of this review. All thoughts, words and images — as ever — are entirely my own. I always wanted a VW Camper Van when I was younger. They always seemed so much cooler than boring, beige caravans; and the hippy in me was desperate for …
Have you ever wondered if we celebrate Grandparents Day in the UK? It’s on the national day calendar, but it’s not something we generally celebrate in our family. It’s the kind of thing that I feel is an American marketeer’s creation; a ‘Hallmark holiday’ if you like. But, when we were given a Land Rover …
Ever found yourself wondering how to how to organise the perfect Easter egg hunt for toddlers? The boys have been to a fair few Easter egg hunts over the years and I’ve come to the conclusion that — whilst they are a fun way to while away a morning — they’re not always weighted fairly …
This time last year we were preparing for our long awaited, family road trip from LA to San Fran. Mr D grew up in San Francisco and — even though we’ve spent loads of time in the USA as a couple — we’d never gone to the west coast together. We’d planned our holiday for …
‘This post contains gifted items’ Four years ago I wrote about the boys and their new Mini Micro Scooters. They were just two at the time and scooting seemed like such a grown up thing for them to be doing. Roll on to the present day and my (not so) tiny boys have just upgraded …