My little ones love playing shops. It’s one of those games they never get tired of. They can beep everything on the shelves again and again and again. We’ve been playing this game for about three and half years now, first it was just with Little E but now Little...
We’re so lucky in Cardiff to have so many fabulous places to go with families. However, it’s hard to keep track of what is going on where and I often find myself finding out about things too late. So, with that in mind, I’ve put together a list of 30...
I’ve had a few friends ask me if I can include some family-friendly recipes on my blog. Now, I don’t claim to be Nigella or Delia or any kind of great chef, but I pretty much always cook from scratch and am particularly fond of recipes I can batch cook, meaning I have...
A few months ago I posted a recipe to my peanut butter and chocolate tray bake. It’s so easy to make, but tastes amazing, even if I do say so myself. When Little E turned 5 last month, she wanted a Frozen-themed birthday party. Like most girls her age, she is...
Baby I went into his own bedroom a few days ago. I didn’t intend for him to stay in his little cot in our room until he was nine and a half months old. It just kind of happened really. I’m a real by-the-book person, so the fact the current NSH...
Ahhh, so many precious milestones in a baby’s first year. Their first smile, their first wave, the first time they roll over and sit up. There are so many heart-warming things the average baby will achieve in the first 12 months or so of their lives, all guaranteed to leave...
*UPDATE 1st January 2016.* I wrote this post exactly a year ago. I am pleased to say I stuck to this resolution all year, and am renewing it for 2016, so now seems an appropriate time to re-share it. Happy new year to you all – and thanks to everyone...
Oh, I do love a good end-of-year round up. There’s something quite satisfying about all those top 10 of 2014 lists, whether it’s films, songs or dodgy celebrity haircuts. It puts things in perspective, in some kind of order, and reminds you of things that happened several months ago....
Sherman Cymru has gained a reputation for creating exceptional theatre for young children. Their annual Christmas-time show is a festive highlight for many families in Cardiff, mine included. Five-year-old Little E and three-year-old Little O still talk about last year’s show, Corina Pavlova and the Lion’s Roar, even now so...
I love Christmas, I love books and I love living in Cardiff – so you can imagine how much I love this book:...
Our elves have been having so much fun the last couple of weeks. Every morning Little E and Little O can’t wait to get downstairs to see what they have been up to. Tallulah, Sammy and Georgie have not been too mischievous thankfully, they just like to play about at...