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So our whirlwind city break in Paris is over and we're already into festive mode.

The first half of this year has been a whirlwind. We've had birthdays, Easter, Zoo trips, picnics at the beach, Olive is out of nappies,...

It's the start of a new year. I'm not a big fan of new years resolutions because I believe that if you want to make a change, or make...

I can't believe it's already Christmas this weekend. This year has flown by. The last few weeks have been so much fun in the lead up to...

We have been busy getting back to life as normal. Family dinners, pub lunches, booking holidays and travelling again. Both kids are...

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of cakes, presents, days out, late nights and lots of memories made. Our yearly birthday bonanza...

I can't belive how fast time flies. Baby Arthur is already a month old! How has it been a month already? It has been a whirlwind. As...

I have been meaning to update this for over a week now. Our gorgeous little boy, Arthur Barendrecht has been born. He had to one up his...

With the birth of our second child imminent we have been trying to get out and enjoy as many activities as we can with Olive. Pais took...

Summer has well and truly started. The sun is shining, the birds and singing and the icecream is calling my name. The last week has been...

Last week we had an amazing holiday. First holiday in over a year. We went away to a Forest Holiday, log cabin in Thetford forest. It was...

We've been in our new house for almost 3 months now. We have been busy putting out own personal touches on the inside. Pais has been...

We had Pais and Sophs bday party, mothers day and Easter. It has been a nonstop celebratory rollercoaster.

The last couple of weeks have been amazing. We finally moved house. Yay! We put our house on the market initially all the way back in...

We're happy to announce that our second child is a boy! Of course we didnt have a preference on boy or girl. We would have loved to have...

As we come to the end of January, I cannot quite believe how fast this year is going already even though we're still in lockdown. With...

Even though we're still in lockdown, it's cold and wet, we still get out for a walk as often as we can. On the weekend we enjoy going...

We are happy to announce baby B number 2 is due in July. I have loved everything about being a Dad. From the poop explosions to the peppa...

Here we go again. There's a famous quote that goes “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting...

This year especially we made sure to stick to some of our family traditions, old and new.