The girls were bouncing up and down with excitement from the moment they spotted the giant inflatable showdome with the pictures of Upsy Daisy and Iggle piggle outside. Jessica had been talking about it for weeks ever since Daddy made the mistake of telling her that we were going to see In the Night Garden… Read More
I love you Mummy…, I love you Daddy… Peek-a-Boo I Love You is a charming board book for little ones, all about family love and the little fun moments. Each double page has colourful pictures of a family of animals having fun together, with words expressing love for Mummy, Daddy or another relation and a… Read More
There’s just something about pictures that have the personal touch. There are two pictures currently hanging in Jessica’s room – one is a framed cross-stitched card that we received when Jessica was born and the other is a trio of stitched pictures that I made for her first birthday. At some point, we are planning… Read More
Trying to find a gift for the birthday child when your children are invited to birthday parties can be tricky sometimes, especially if you don’t know them all that well. Described as more of a present buying service than a toy shop, Wicked Uncle is a great place for getting birthday present ideas and finding… Read More
Sophie has suffered from eczema since around the time of her first birthday. At first I thought the dry patches on her wrists and cheeks were just irritation from the juice of the satsumas she had been eating at the time. I started using some baby moisturising cream on the dry areas although it didn’t… Read More
I used to visit Chiltern Open Air Museum fairly often before having my children as it was a lovely place just to go for a walk even without looking around the various historic buildings there. Since Jessica’s arrival though, we’d only been once, when I took my twin sister and her children there for a… Read More
The Three Little Pigs is a story that has really captured Jessica’s imagination at the moment and so this game seemed perfect for her. As soon as Jessica spotted the ‘piggies’ on the front, she got quite excited and while Sophie had her afternoon nap, we sat down to play together. The pieces for the… Read More