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Worst tantrum ever…

So today WAS lovely… A little party at my friends for her housewarming until all hell broke loose. Erin was what I can explain as the devil, she made me want to dig a hole sit in it and cry. Firstly she batted her best friends spade out of his hand making him so upset …

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Secret Obsession- Pushchairs!!!

Before Erin was Born I was desperate to go pushchair shopping, I indulged myself and picked a Silved Cross 3D fairly quickly. Looking back now I should have thought about many more aspects and took far more pushchairs for a test drive!  The silver Cross 3D was lovely for when she was newborn and lay …

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Mary Poppins Outfit Complete! Cute overload!!

After I had realised what I had let myself in for with agreeing to make Erin her Mary Poppins outfit- (see blog post http://glossytots.blogspot.com/2016/03/what-have-i-let-myself-in-for.html ) Today was the final outcome and personally I love it!!! She looked extremely cute!!! 

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What have I let myself in for?!

Christmas Day Erin and I were brought a lovely present off my auntie and mum to go to see Mary Poppins at the Theatre in April- Mary Poppins was one of my favourites as a child, but I was dubious that Erin would sit through it as she had never seen the film. This is …

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Why do our kids trust us as parents?!

As my big sausage like fingers head to the cupboard and peel yet another of  Erin’s Easter eggs that I brought her from the cupboard, whilst making a mental I owe you, I open the egg and think why do our kids trust us?!!  The blatant lies we tell our children on a daily basis …

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Love Downton Abbey? This is for you!

If you love Downton Abbey and have little ones or a sense of humour this is a fab watch! To make it even better Every sale of Ella’s Kitchen Jingle belly gifts 30p to Save the Children!  (find my review here- http://glossytots.blogspot.com/2015/11/jingle-belly-babies-can-enjoy-christmas.html )    The link to Down Town Babby is here- Enjoy!! (Ella’s Kitchen Press …

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Squint Surgery for my baby girl-not just a paper explanation

So yesterday after 2 cancellations.. Erins operation on her squint was completed.  Let me tell you it was one of the worst days of my life. My baby girl in so much pain was horrific. But it was worth it. A week ago Erin was referred to at swimming as the “girl with the poorly …

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Operations on toddlers.. Mummy worries

Operations for kids, not something one thinks about on a daily basis… until you have to go through it. What an eye opener this last few months has been, worry, stress and most of all fear. Now I am not one to preach about how horrific something is going to be as there are people …

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Do toddlers have an inbuilt clock to annoy us?!

So after two weeks of trying Gro clocks and princess clocks my toddler has outsmarted me once again!!!!  Do they go to sleep thinking of ways to annoy you?! So it began like this 5.50am was our new wake up time… Was I ok with this?! In short NO!!! She had gone from 6pm- 7.30am …

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10 Reasons YouTube and kids Perplex mummies!!

 The world of YouTube- it’s great if you want to find a tutorial on something you can’t do or a Vlog of the latest Hoover, but kids love it… My daughter would watch it every waking minute (the iPad is prized out of her tiny little fingers to her disgust!)  Here’s my list of reasons …