Sunday Mugshot Line-up – Whodunnit?

  As I was changing the twins’ nappies in the front room the silence which came from the kitchen was deafening.  Not least because I knew that three little boys were in there. Using the parental formula of: 3 (little boys < 5 years old) + sound/silence = Mischief² + Nothing good possibly going on… Read More

He’s a dedicated follower of fashion. Is yours?

    Imagine what the world would be like if toddlers chose what their parents wore instead of it being the other way around?  Whilst my initial thoughts are that it would be some kind of fashion disaster I remind myself of clothing deemed appropriate or practical from the top designers and think that maybe… Read More

Not at the dinner table!

    Sometimes there are moments in parenting when you wonder if what just happened really happened, and if things like that ever happen to anyone else. This evening we were eating dinner around the kitchen table as we do every evening.  There were a couple of conversations going on.  A few of the boys… Read More

Temper Tantrums

  Anna and Oliver Logic isn’t really a strong point when you have only just turned three years old.  Neither is reason – as Ollie demonstrated to us yesterday. After a disagreement in Cait’s room Ollie began to misbehave as three year olds sometimes do. ‘If you’re going to behave like that you have to… Read More