For the girl’s Christenings last year, we gave each of them a silver charm bracelet, with a charm on. We plan to, over the years, buy them a charm to celebrate special occasions and milestones. Bunny has a charm for our wedding, a charm for her naming ceremony and a charm for her Christening. The […]
6 year old
Children’s birthday party idea : Go Karting
In May, Bunny will turn 7 years old. This means, as soon as my birthday has passed (next week), she will start talking about what sort of birthday party she wants. We’ve been down the disco route, three times. It was a lot of fun for her and 30-50 friends, but it’s time to do […]
School fashion disasters : The 6 year old’s top uniform errors
Recently, Bunny has started getting up ridiculously early (7am) on school days. I come downstairs to find her half-ready for school and watching tele. Tele which was always banned in the mornings, until she started getting up early. I figured that at six years old, she is old enough to get herself dressed for school. […]
Poorly children and a quiet New Year’s Eve
Tiny and Fluffy have been very poorly since the day after boxing day and I’ve spent some time in hospital with Tiny recently. They are both on antibiotics now, but still very poorly babies. So I had to cancel my New Year’s Eve plans and stay home with the girls. It didn’t bother me. My […]
Are commercial Santa’s killing Christmas?
I think this could be the last year that Bunny believes in the magical Father Christmas. It started with a few questions last year about how Santa looks different in different pictures and movies. Talk of Santa’s with fake beards, poor quality costumes. Santa’s with broad geographical accents throw further curiosity out there. Last year we even met […]