I love how my children have no fear of bugs, beetles, insects and the likes. One of their favourite games is to play explorers in our back garden and to see what creatures they find. Mostly woodlice and slugs, I’m sorry to report, but every so often there will be...
We headed to Tintern over the weekend for a family break. The village, which sits on the west bank of the River Wye just north of Chepstow, is beautifully quaint. Most famous for its abbey, we loved the friendly atmosphere and slow pace of life here – all helped by...
Sometimes I envy my children for all the amazing things in their lives they take for granted but which just didn’t exist when I was a child. On-demand kids’ TV, for example. Micro scooters. Enormous soft play centres. And, the latest to add to my list, trampoline parks. Go Air...
Toddler’s favourite game at the moment is pretending to be a baby. He lies under a blanket, tucks his legs up into his tummy and closes his eyes as if sleeping, saying “muma, muma” repeatedly. Not to me but to his big sister, who sings him lullabies and kisses him...
When I was heavily pregnant with my first baby, back in 2009, I asked a friend who already had two children what advice she would give me as a new mum. Her children were five and one and a half at that point. “Make the most of the time when...
Our annual family National Trust membership has been amazing value, given all the day trips we’ve had to their properties over the last year or so. I’ve already written about Tredegar House, our nearest property, as well as Llanerchaeron in Ceredigion, where we’ve been a couple of times while holidaying...
Recently made famous by BBC Wales’s crime detective series, Hinterland, Borth is a seaside village a few miles north of Aberystwyth in Ceredigion. We’ve been heading there pretty much every year for the last 10 years, as my parent-in-laws have a static caravan there which they kindly let us stay...
The schools are well and truly back and half-term is but a distant memory. There’s still plenty to keep you entertained for the rest of the month though, including the weekend of Father’s Day (Sunday 18th June). Here’s 30 ideas for family days out in June. All events are subject...
Every month, I collate the best of my month on Instagram here on my blog. It took me a while to get the hang of Instagram, but it’s now one of my favourite social networks, inspiring me every day with the beautiful photos and sense of community. We’ve made the most...
I wrote earlier in the month about how sparse my wardrobe was looking since having a clear out of all my old clothes ready for summer. I got rid of anything that was too big (bought when I was carrying baby weight), too small (pre-kids and unlikely to ever fit...
When Shake Shack Cardiff invited us along to review their family dining experience on Friday evening, we were only too happy to accept. It was mine and Cardiff Daddy’s ninth wedding anniversary that day and, with no available babysitters so we could enjoy a grown-up night out, we thought this...