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I don't know about you, but the Easter holidays seem to have lasted forever here! The weather has been very on and off too. Perhaps that's why they seem to have gone on for ages. We've been making the most of it on sunny days and have managed to fit in a fair few family walks. ...
For the most part, the weather this week was lovely. There have definitely been signs that winter could soon be over and, more to the point, that spring is on the way. So, naturally, here's a photo that I took on the one cold and wet day we had! I took it when we were at ...
Xander loves going to the beach and I have to admit that, although we live near the coast, we don't go there nearly as much as we ought to. Yesterday we were in Eastbourne so we went straight to it. He legged it down to the edge of the water and was soon uncharacteristically quiet and ...
Until fairly recently, it was unusual for all three of my kids to play together. They often played in pairs, but rarely as a triumvirate. 'Two's company, three's a crowd' goes the saying. But here's proof that three's company too! It was great to see Dylan, Xander and Amelie take to the garden as a three. ...
We spent yesterday at a nearby beach that, somehow or other, I hadn't visited in around 20 years. I used to love going there, so watching the kids enjoy it really brought back some happy memories. They loved running around on the sand and pebbles. It struck me that the cliffs were reminiscent of the wall ...
We spent yesterday doing some much-needed decluttering. It's amazing the stuff that you accumulate when you have kids! Speaking of which, they helped - if that's the word. We ended up with five bags for the charity shop, a half-filled recycling bin and a massive box of items to sell. As well as a couple of ...
Amelie is getting more and more adventurous as she explores the house. She loves her brothers' bunk bed. She had been climbing onto the lower bunk to steal Xander's cuddly toys for a while, but upped things a notch this week. The other day I followed her in expecting to find her playing with teddy bears. Instead ...
We were spending some time at my parents' house yesterday when Amelie got bored. We were watching a family film together but she clearly wanted to provide the entertainment herself. She loves their house and their front room in particular. This is because there's a recessed fireplace that makes a perfect stage for little ones. She made ...
Amazingly, the decent weather we were enjoying this time last week has continued. It would have been rude, therefore, not to spend as much time outside as possible. It has been a hectic week with lots of ups and downs so it was nice to visit my parents on Friday for a chilled-out catch up. My sister ...
The much-welcome decent weather has seen us daring to venture outside at long last. Amelie, for one, is loving it. She really enjoys investigating the garden. I have to admit that, for the most part, our back yard is a tip at the moment. We have a bathtub and basin out there following building work! While we've been ...
I'm Tom Briggs. A proud dad of three and, somehow or other, a multi-award-winning parent blogger.
I've been writing Diary of the Dad since 2010 and it's gone from a small hobby to my full-time job.
I still have the same enthusiasm for this blog as I did when I wrote my first post and hope you enjoy reading my musings as much as I do writing them.
