I love blogging. It started as a fun, happy place for me to record things that were special to us, things we wanted to remember, pictures we wanted to show the children when they were older. A bit like a photo album/scrapbook that we could pass on to the next…

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Jacob is a very skinny child – no matter where we shop we struggle to find shorts and trousers that will fit properly. If we buy a suitable waist size, the leg length is usually too short, but if we buy a pair that fit in the leg then they…

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Did you know that the average weekly childcare cost during holiday periods is a staggering £109.23? It’s a huge sum of money, especially during a period when many parents are already working fewer hours in order to spend some time with their children.  I know just what a headache summer holiday childcare can be…

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Jacob is train mad – always has been. Ever since he was big enough to pick up a toy in his chubby little baby hands, it was always the trains he went for. He loved Thomas books, DVD’s and I think the year we went to see the real Thomas on…

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I have always been a fan of Wheelybugs. I remember Gemma and Jacob playing on them at the playgroup we used to go to, whizzing around the room and screaming with laughter. They were always one of the most popular toys in the group, and there was often a queue…

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