Libby and Anna are now the grand old age of 14 months. Well, 14 months and two days to be precise. When they were born Libby weighed in a whole 10 ounces more than Anna. Looking back at the photos Anna looked comparatively skeletal to Libby, with Libby affectionately described as being the ‘heftier’… Read More
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
When our family was much smaller and a new baby arrived we would examine our newest addition’s face to see which parent they most resembled. As the family grew, it soon changed from trying to identify which parent the new baby most looked like, to which sibling they looked like. It was… 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
Learning how to value money is a lesson that is learnt very early. Even when you examine your own habits and attitude towards money, you will find that you are able to trace its roots all the way to your childhood. This lesson is even more important in the materialistic and money-driven… 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