I was awake before my alarm went off at 5:30am this morning. I skipped breakfast and headed for Heathrow terminal 3....
DAD BLOGS: New Dad Simon
Home Alone
I’ve no idea how Macca Pacca and the gang are getting on in the Night Garden. The TV remains on the channel I choose....
American Holiday phase one complete
What do you get when you cross a three-year-old, a one-year-old, and six acres of horses and farm equipment? The best...
Touchdown in America
I'd forgotten how much I like America. The things that were annoying when we lived here now seem endearing The...
God Bless the Internet
Celebrations come thick and fast at this time of year in our household. In the space of three months, we have...
The American Dream
I’ve spent more time filling in visa applications, sitting in immigration offices and waiting for documents from...
House of Boys (a mum’s perspective)
I feel like I should be upfront here and confess that this isn’t Simon – it’s Faith, his wife. Simon has a lot going...
The Terrible Threes
When Adlai was a baby, everyone warned us about the so-called terrible twos. Tantrums, screaming, crying; they really...
Moving Out, Baby Steps
For some reason we call Koa – Koa ‘Bear’. I’m not really sure why. Something to do with its similarity to Koala Bear I...