Bedtime routines are really important for children. For as long as I can remember, we’ve always followed a set bedtime routine for our twins. Of course, over the years we’ve had to make some small adjustments, but now that our girls are four years old, their bedtime room is very consistent and has been ever…
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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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Travelling Abroad with Twins
Read moreWe’ve recently returned from a holiday abroad with our four year old twin girls. This was the third time that they’d been on an aeroplane, so they’re pretty used to flying now. The first time my husband and I took our girls abroad was in 2013 when they were just 18 months old. We went…
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Mealtime battles! Just eat your food!
Read moreOne of the most frustrating things for me as a parent is the relationship that our girls have with food. They love fruit. M will eat blueberries like sweets and they eat bananas, oranges and grapes in abundance. Every Sunday we have a cooked chicken dinner with lots of veg and the girls always eat…
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You’re four years old today!
Read moreDear R and M, Today is your fourth birthday party. I still can’t quite believe that you’re actually four years old. It feels like only yesterday mummy and daddy were driving up to the hospital to meet you both. Things didn’t quite go to plan. The consultant decided that it was best to bring you…
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Organising a birthday party for four year old twins!
Read moreWho would have thought that organising a birthday party for four year olds would be so stressful! R and M started nursery in September 2015 so I was pretty relived that I’d have the chance to go to a few birthday parties before I’d have to start planning our girls party. I was hoping they’d…
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Nursery School Update
Read moreThe girls have been going to nursery now since the beginning of September. To read how their first day went click here. In the run up to them starting nursery I was really anxious. They’ve always been looked after at home by a family member. They’ve never been away from mummy and daddy, and they’ve…
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Family Friendly Package Holidays
Read moreHolidays pre-kids are great. You can go last minute. You don’t have to worry about packing as you can throw some dresses, shorts and sandals into a backpack and be on your way. Holidays post-kids however is a different story all together! Gone are the days of travelling light with just a backpack in tow.…