We had a blast of a time at Millets Farm Maize Maze and where we went along with some Fab bloggers (queue for plugging Hayley, Pippa ,Catherine , Paula , Gayle , Emma and Jon ) and their families for the Grand Opening of the ’Special Circus’ themed day on Saturday 24^th July to celebrate the beginning of the school holidays! Read the rest of this entry »

When I was a kid I wanted to be the coolest dad ever once I grew up.

And as I was growing up I took 200000000 notes of what I would have to do if I wanted to be Daddy Cool. I took note of my dad’s mistakes and promised I would never do the same. I promised myself that I’d always be there and that no work related issue would come before my kids. I had decided that I’d play with them as often as I could and that I was going to make sure they got plenty of attention. I had decided that I would read them bed time stories and sit with them to do homework and stuff…

Then I grew up and my inner-child hid away in shame.

I had some time to think for the past few weeks… I know I should have taken this time and done something constructive or so… but I have instead decided to do some sort of balancing on it… you know?? Like you do with your check book???

Well yeah… I am none of the things I wanted to be… Well… I am a dad.

But I don’t seem to be able to spend a long as I’d like it with my kids… Even though I am at home with them.

When TB asked me to come and play with him and I said I’d do it later because I was a little busy at the moment.

“You are ALWAYS busy!” he told me and turned to walk away

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If you’ve been following the UrbanVox HQ you will know that our household is no stranger to Portsmouth.

Portsmouth itself, holds a special place in our heart: it was where the wife and I first met (in real life, that is… We’d been following each other’s blogs and exchanged emails and talked on ICQ for about a month or so before that).  That first day we shopped in town and walked out to Gunwharf Quays late afternoon.  Our first flat was in Portsmouth(Well Fratton) and we frequently visited Gunwharf and loved the Victorian Christmas festival. It was also in Portsmouth that I popped the big question(or tried as she managed to find the ring while I was cooking a special dinner during which I was planning to propose) and it was there that we got Married.

So it was a pleasure to be recruited by Have a Lovely Time to go and write a review on the new Family Fun in the Beautiful South campaign of Tourism South East.

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New heroes are born when there is need of them – and when nowhere in the land sells the costume for Robin Hood which is the book theme of the month so daddy has to run like a headless chicken to find one and ends up buying a Peter Pan one to make do.

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I promise that is the the last time I speak about penguins for a while.

Seriously… they are like totally awesome and cute and cuddly and all but that is the last time I’ll talk about them… for a while…

And the reason I am even talking about penguins right now is because I need to tell you who won the Penguin Club Herber’s Revenge DS game and who won the Penguin Club  Premium Membership.

It was hard to find a creative and just way to settle the dispute so I have decided to be totally random and ask Emma (from MeTheManandBaby) to choose a number.

and the winners are:

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