For the second time in two weeks, we’ve had a family outing to Brighton. The two trips, however, were very different. Last week’s trip (see here) was very brief as we had to get home in time for the afternoon school run and the sea was very rough. By contrast, we were able to take
Earlier this week Mrs Adams, Toddler Adams and I spent a day in Brighton where I got this picture of a breaking wave. Our day trip was an unexpected and spontaneous thing. A close relative of my wife’s had been hospitalized. Quite understandably, she wanted to get out the house and do something, anything, to
I want to ask a random question of you guys. What is the ideal adult to child ratio if you wish to; a) have a relaxing time in adult company while b) letting your children play and mingle with friends? The magic figure I’ve heard is two adults to four children. Aside from the
This year we spent Christmas with family up in Scotland. Our flight home on Tuesday wasn’t until the afternoon and the children were hyper-excited, aided by the fact they’d been fed huge amounts of sweets over the festive period. Realising they were steadily tearing granny’s house apart, we took them to the nearby Palacerigg Country
After a legendary build up, the latest Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, it out! The fact Disney now has control of the franchise is apparent from the impressive media campaign. Children and grown-ups alike have been waiting for this moment. Even my six-year-old daughter has returned home from school talking about it. She will
