It’s the way that we tell ‘em…
It started at our last meal out. It was a child-friendly restaurant where they had activity sheets to keep the young ones occupied. They nearly worked… Along with the usual colouring-in the sheets had...
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Over the last few days Jake has been complaining of a sore mouth, & it’s been interfering with his eating a little; also a sore foot. We found what looked like an infected insect bite on his foot...
View ArticleThe New JDaddy
Jake, the other day, to me: “Daddy, you can eat my pudding, but only if you don’t pick your lip. If you pick your lip you can’t have any pudding, OK? OK, Daddy?” A bit – Wow. Very like my saying:...
View ArticleSaturday is Caption Day: A New Superhero?
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View ArticleIt’s almost enough to turn me vegetarian…
This one came while I was driving to a new soft-play place this morning & they were both sitting in the back of the car, chatting away. Jake: “Ellie, I want to tell you something” “OK” “Did you...
View ArticleWell, at least it’s good that you’ve told me…
We were watching an old favourite, The Smurfs. Ellie was being quite chatty. “I had a baby and when the baby saw Gargamel she got scared & she went back in my tummy!” Um, right… Well, they have...
View ArticleSaturday is Caption Day: The Fairy Princess!
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View Article‘Telling it like it is’?
We had some music on while Jake, Ellie & I were playing. On came “Do you know the Muffin Man?” (the Muffin Man, the Muffin Man…) Up pipes Jake: “I know the Muffin Man” Me “Do you? What’s he like?”...
View ArticleSaturday is Caption Day: Creative Dressing Up!
Captions please! For more captiony opportunities just click the pic: Filed under: Being Silly, Captions, Dancing, Dressing Up, Happy children, Let's Play!, TV
View ArticleIt’s Magic!
During term break we treated ourselves to a trip to Folly Farm in Pembrokeshire, a great place for a fun family day out. One of the highlights when we go there, if it’s on, has been the Magic Show,...
View ArticleSaturday is Caption Day: Statuesque
Well, I think it’s fair to say that the mad Christmas shopping rush hasn’t quite kicked in everywhere yet – but what’s going on here? Zombie Apocalypse? A lovers’ tiff? I’d love to see your captions!...
View ArticleOops! Part 2
Ellie had done a poo & was requesting my assistance. They’re both toilet-trained but still haven’t yet fully mastered the art of cleaning themselves afterwards – but that’s another story, for...
View ArticleThe Name of the Game
Jake has ‘a bit of a thing’ for gaming. The games he wants to play on my PC, the Mummy’s laptop. my (now broken) iPod or our recently purchased HUDL are mostly aimed at older children & adults....
View ArticleSaturday is Caption Day: The Inflatable Animals Edition
So what’s going on ‘ere then? Captions please! Then for more captiony opportunities just click the pic: Filed under: Captions, Let's Play!
View ArticleWell, I guess it depends what’s in it…
At 3 3/4 Jake & Ellie are already at a point, & have been for some time, where – despite my best efforts – it’s become increasingly difficult to ensure that they eat well & that they avoid...
View ArticleDoes Hogworts take 3-year-olds then?
Jake had found one of his magic wands; he loves pretending to be a witch / wizard (yes, I’ve tried explaining; he doesn’t care!) & doing Magic. He’d been using it to do magic spells on the Mummy,...
View ArticleSaturday is Caption Day: The Dolly Edition
Spotted on our sofa recently: 1, 2, 3…Awwww…. But hang on: don’t little girls usually suck their own thumbs, not their dollies’? Maybe there’s something else going on here? I’m sensing a captioning...
View ArticleDoggie Don’t!
We were talking about a new game that Jake & Ellie got for Christmas: Doggie Doo. Basically it involves feeding pretend doggie food to a pretend doggie then rolling a (real) dice which gives you...
View ArticleSaturday is Caption Day: The Tractor
What’s going on ‘ere then? Is Jake training to be a motor mechanic? Or just helpfully pointing out why the tractor won’t move? Something else entirely? I’d love to see what you can come up: captions...
View ArticleHook, Line and…
A marvellous feature of the new house is the plentiful & easily accessible coat hooks by the front door. Jake & Ellie each have their own hook, & guard them with a territorial ferocity that...
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