As schools up and down the country prepare to finish for the Christmas break, Mike and I made a last minute decision to take the children out for their very own end-of-term treat. Wanting to make the most of places being relatively quiet whilst other children were still in school we decided to make… Read More
As we approached dinner time we realised that Paddy (5), Oliver (3) and Joseph (2) hadn’t been seen for a while. As we know from experience, this could not be a good sign. We called them down and down they came. ‘Oliver, what have you done to your hair?’ ‘Nothing!’ ‘Oliver, what have… Read More
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
In 1997 Stephanie and Ben tried to convince me they had chicken pox. Well, Ben claimed he hadn’t actually drawn on himself as Steph was the one with the spots. He was looking forward to Steph getting into trouble whilst he obviously had done nothing. He seemed to have missed the point that… Read More
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
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