Most of us know that if a toddler get hold of something they shouldn’t they will undoubtedly destroy it given enough time to do so. The concept of a pop up book to a two year old is not wow, look how the pages of this book come to life in a 3D style. It’s I wonder if the book will look better with all the pop up parts scattered throughout the lounge. I have given up the amount of times I have put the pink plastic door back on the pink plastic school bus. The story that follows sums up the... Read Full Story

Before If I had a pound or even a dollar for every piece of plastic block, small figure or cute stuffed animal that I pick up in a day, I would have a few thousand. If my wife was also given the same amount of money, I could retire right now. A bold fact I here you say. One thought that is probably ringing true for every parent of a small child reading this right now. I shouldn’t be surprised that my lovely children have inherited the messy gene. I myself had it for a long time. The only... Read Full Story

I love my children equally as every good dad should (even if one has been a total nightmare and made your day a living hell). One would think that if you love your children the same way, your child would love both parents the same. But this is grownup logic and not toddler logic. For the last few months I have had a fan and that is Amy. She would greet me with a smile when ever she saw me and generally hang around like a groupie. Now Lilly would do the same but she didn’t care if mummy... Read Full Story

My wife Emma gave the idea for this one. She tells me all of the little things that the girls throughout the day. What they did to make her laugh, small accomplishments and of course the terrible two’s driven tantrums. When I said that I was stuck for something to write as my poor brain is all clogged up with work type things and an unhealthy dose of the man flu. She said why don’t you talk about me bribing them to get them to do stuff? Excellent idea! As Lilly and Amy are becoming... Read Full Story

So what’s this post about I hear you cry. Well I'm bored, no wonderful ideas leap into my head at this point so I will take a quick break away from my wife (who is in the bath) and children (who I can here snoring on the monitor as I type) to give you 10 things you never really wanted to know about ME. 1. I am about 60% Geek. Emma would say more 80% but I know my place in the geek world. Computers and me seemed to fit at an early age. On a daily basis, I hear words like stored... Read Full Story

Tuesday – One Of The Best Days Ever I woke up, had a shower and made my way down stairs. Emma has done the milk this morning so that was a bonus. Amy and Lilly were just finishing off their breakfast. Coco pops. As I came down to the bottom of the stairs I could hear them both saying “daddy’s coming”. Things like that give me a happy glow. As they both saw me, I was presented with a pair of chocolate smiles. I helped them finish of the rest of their cereal. They both ate the lot and they... Read Full Story

Monday – One Of The Worst Days Ever I had 2 days off this week. The day started out okay as the routine goes. We got the girls dressed without much drama and went down stairs. Emma had a bath while we all had cheerios for breakfast. This is where things went down hill a bit. The introduction of cereal and milk was a good idea at the time but now Lilly refused to eat many of the rings and just wants the sweet milk but she can’t quite get the hang of the getting the milk to the mouth with her... Read Full Story

In The Morning - Behold the pink plastic . I set out the outside play stuff ready for them to play - It was all a big hit . Back inside and we opened and tried out all the presents . I, I mean we built a tower out of all the blocks . It was taller than Amy . They had their card read out on CBEEBIES that Emma sent in The Cakes - Emma slaved over a hot stove to cook these birthday creations The Party (I only had a couple of beers) – They Got Lots Of Cards There was face Painting... Read Full Story

As part of the pre birthday run up, I asked you to email me an answer to this question. “If you had to summarise your experience of being a parent so far into one sentence, what would it be” Thanks to everyone that emailed me and commented with your answers. There are some funny, sensible and inspiring ones. Everyone who answered my call have great blogs themselves so please take time to visit them as well. So here you are I started :) Name: Michael Blog Name: My Wife And Twins "It’s... Read Full Story

Preparations have been going on for a couple of months in the form of lists. But with less than a week to go until Lilly and Amy’s second birthday, nearly everything is in place for a memorable party. As always, Emma is the project manager in these affairs. I take the orders and get the jobs done that need to be completed. This is how it should be, I find that things go a lot smoother and I get a lot less stressed. So, we are going for the birthday and party on the same day, as their... Read Full Story