Adventures on the farm and Daddy’s boy
N’s always loved being with his dad, but previously has been a bit young to worry about his dad working late and not being around at tea. But now, he’s turned into a bit of a Daddy’s boy; he always…
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Home, farm and garden play – Ezy Roller play
I had grand plans for the Easter weekend. I’d taken the Thursday off work to tie in with N being off nursery, so had planned going to National Trust properties, doing various Easter events/trails and the like. Instead, N decided…
Chatty children who don’t stop
Children are noisy. I know that, you know that. It’s something you expect. Thankfully N isn’t one of those children who talks AT TOP VOLUME ALL THE TIME. I think that would drive me mad. How teachers cope, I have…
Toddler questions and answers
I’m now used to N’s incessant ‘what’s that?’ questions. He’s not yet moved on to ‘why?’ and doesn’t answer me when I ask him that in response to some of his comments or requests. But his questions are definitely amusing…
New Year’s Eve – celebration or damp squib
Bizarrely, when we were children, New Year’s Eve was so much more exciting than it is now. Someone in our village used to have a party each year, and lots of families would walk down to theirs, eat lots of…
Fun with Daddy – madness and frolics
Boys and their dads. There’s a certain type of relationship, although it’s always reassuring to know that even if N hurts himself when playing with his dad, it’s always me he wants to go to for cuddles. With N’s dad,…
These are a few of my favourite things at Christmas – Center Parcs competition
I love Christmas, although this year is going to be very different as it’ll be the first one ever (amazing when I’m nearer 40 than 30!) that my brother and I will spend without our mum. Hopefully we’ll still have…
How to tell children the hardest things
Since my mum was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer back in March, inoperable, we knew that some day this year, we’d have to say goodbye. With my brother and me being local, it made her last months more bearable with…
Playing together as toddlers
N’s very definitely now at the starting to playing together stage, rather than playing alongside other children. It’s lovely to see the development of this, and how it differs when he’s with different children. At his day nursery, he’s the…
Cousins return
N’s been missing his cousins, more specifically his youngest cousin, while they’ve been on holiday. He’s got 5 boy cousins and 1 girl cousin from 2 families, one of whom he used to do 2 days a week with to…
Family fun and laughter
Over the last month or so, we’ve been spending a bit more time with my family due to my mum being ill. It means that N gets to know his uncle better as we didn’t catch up that frequently, although…