Ponty Lido is an outdoor swimming pool in Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd. It was originally built in 1927 in a style that was typical of its time. Often frequented by Welsh singing legend, Sir Tom Jones, the Lido was certainly a popular destination for those seeking a Mediterranean vibe in the South Wales Valleys. Like many…
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Zoggs Water Wing Vest Review
Read moreOur twin girls are five years old and for as long as I can remember they have always enjoyed swimming. When they were babies my husband and I didn’t take them swimming very often. Mainly because when my husband worked, I couldn’t take them on my own and we’d usually spend weekends in the park…
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Learning to swim in Majorca
Read moreOne of the best things that came out of our recent family holiday to Majorca was that our four year old twin girls learnt to swim. My husband and I have taken the girls swimming previously in our local leisure centre, and I think it’s fair to say that they’re proper water babies! They…
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Our family holiday in Majorca. Part Two!
Read moreFollowing on from my last post about our family holiday in Majorca, this is part two! Day Four After a busy day yesterday at Marineland, we decided to have a lazy day by the pool today. One of the great things about being on holiday is that you don’t need to get up early or…
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A swimming trip on my own with our girls
Read moreI was so excited to be able to take our girls swimming on my own last week! Not because I didn’t want my husband to come with us, but because as a mum of twins I’ve never been able to taken them on my own before. All of my friends who have one baby enjoy…
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2014 Summer Holidays
Read moreI realise it’s only just turned 2014 and yes I know we’re only in the second week of January, but I’m already planning ahead and thinking about where to go on our summer holiday! Last year we took our girls on their first holiday, thanks to my mother in law who kindly paid for us…
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Taking Your Child Swimming For The First Time
Read moreImage courtesy of arztsamui/freedigitalphotos.net Twin Daddy and I first took our girls swimming when they were around 6 months old. I was feeling quite nervous about it and I didn’t really know what to expect. We had a choice of two swimming pools in which we could have gone to. The nearest is at our…
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Our Twins First Holiday
Read moreWe have not long returned from our twins first holiday. We went to Menorca. Well, eight of us went! There was Twin Daddy and his three children (my step children), my mother-in-law, the twins and of course myself! We were up at 6am and after we all had some breakfast, we did some last minute packing and…
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Zoggs Swim Jacket Review
Read moreM enjoying an ice lolly in her Zoggs Swim Jacket Twin Daddy and I returned home from Menorca on Friday after a lovely 7 day holiday. We were lucky enough to have been sent two Zoggs Swim Jackets to take away with us. I think Twin Daddy and I have taken the girls swimming 2-3…