One Sunday afternoon whilst sitting in my front room surrounded by the noise of our girls playing, I came across a video on Facebook that had been shared by Daisy First Aid. The video showed a mum saving her daughter’s life with abdominal thrusts as the child was choking. Touch wood, our girls have never…
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Disney Sofia the First Toy Review from Jakks Pacific
Read moreLike most little girls, M, loves princesses. R will happily play with them too, but definitely prefers playing with boy dolls such as Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid or Kristof from Frozen. We recently received some Sofia the First toys to review from Jakks Pacific and both R and M love them! I’ve included…
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M’s first ballet class
Read moreYou’d think that having twins would mean that our girls have the same likes and dislikes, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. M is girly. She loves princesses, fairies and ballet. R isn’t as girly and loves football, spiderman and Captain America. Of course she also likes princesses and fairies, but nowhere near…
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What was your first car?
Read moreI’ve worked in the car insurance industry for around 10 years now. It’s not a career that I thought I would end up in, but 10 years in and I’m still going strong! I started not long after I’d left college. I’d had a number of other jobs such as cleaner, cashier etc, but I…
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The girls first Christmas concert
Read moreYesterday our twin girls took part in their nursery school Christmas concert. For weeks they’ve given out little hints about what the concert is about, various songs that they’ll be singing and finally we found out that they were both going to be snowflakes! R and M are quite different, personality wise. M is pretty…
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The girls first day at nursery school! Part 2
Read moreFollowing on from this morning’s post I thought I would write an update about how the girls found their first day at nursery school. I think we’re lucky that they have morning sessions as they’re up early enough and it means that when they start full time school, they’ll be used to getting up in the…
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The girls first day at nursery school! Part 1
Read moreI’m sitting at my desk as I write this. The house is quiet and I’m not quite sure what to do with myself! Today is the day that our girls start nursery. My husband and I have been preparing them for weeks for this day. We’ve read them books about starting school, told them their teachers…
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#thechokeables Choking Baby First Aid – Win a First Aid Kit
Read moreIf your child starting choking would you know what to do? St John Ambulance, believe that everyone should have the skills and confidence to know what to do in an emergency. Knowing basic first aid can be the difference between life and death – and every week they hear of new people whose lives have…
