SKIING IN HOKKAIDO, JAPAN 19 March 2018 in Carter, HOLIDAYS, Japan

5 years old, but sure looks a whole lot older in this photo above. Carter had the privilege of going on a skiing trip in Hokkaido.. thanks to my parents who swept him away and took him there for a week over school holidays!...
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THE DAY I DISCOVERED MY CHILD WAS EMBARRASSED OF ME... 5 February 2018 in Carter, HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE, Things my kids say...

  Of course I should have been prepared. Of course the day would come where *I* was the one that my kid(s) would be embarrassed about. But I was still totally unprepared for it.  So I first got an inkling of it just a...
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LIFE’S LITTLE QUOTES: Has anyone ever called you a na... 11 January 2018 in Carter, Hunter, HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE, Things my kids say...

So I have this Q&A a question a day book for kids, which I get out at bedtime every night. We read the question of the day together, and each boy gives me his answer. It only takes a few minutes, but often kicks...
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WHAT’S BIGGER, THE STOMACH OR THE HEART? 7 January 2018 in Carter, HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE, Things my kids say...

  This kid is a serious foodie. In fact, when I was looking for a recent photo of him to go with this post, I realised about 90% of the photos of him are either of him 1) eating, or 2) working/playing piano. He...
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THE DAY MY CHILD SAID, “MUMMY, MY LIFE HAS CHANGE... 15 November 2017 in Carter, Family, Hunter, HUNTER, CARTER & CHLOE, Things my kids say...

What would you do if, one day, your 6 year old sat you down and said – seriously – “Mummy, my life has really changed.” It was after dinner, a few nights ago, when Hunter said he needed to poop. OK. So he went...
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