Toddlers Today – What Does It Mean To Be A Toddler?
I always think it must be pretty cool to be a toddler in 2015. Just think about it – you get to spend your weeks playing with your friends, troche being entertained by various singing and dancing...
View ArticleNow You Are Three.
It’s an odd thing, your baby’s birthdays. Elfie’s are one thing; as the eldest she’s the birthday trailblazer, demanding parties in village halls or Pizza Express and spending hours wondering if she’s...
View ArticleBed Wetting: The School Age Taboo
This post brought to you by DryNites®. The content and opinions expressed below are that of More Than Toast. I’ve noticed as a mum there are still some topics that are taboo, even within circles of...
View ArticleThe Divorced Home
Last night I told Hux off for ripping a page out of his book. He started crying, as you do when you’re a slightly guilty three year old, and buried his head in his pillow. He then sat up, looked and me...
View ArticleIt’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas: A Lapland UK review
One of Elfie’s teachers pulled me aside this morning, having heard whispers of our Lapland UK review. “Did you have a lovely time away in Lapland?” she asked. “Did you see the Northern Lights?” I felt...
View ArticleNow You Are Four
Happy Birthday, darling Hux! It’s really difficult to sum up your child and their year. Looking back at when Hux turned three he still looked quite the baby – but watching him opposite me at the...
View ArticleHux’s Birthday Party at Hollywood Bowl
Today I said to Hux, “hey buddy, remind me how old you are again?” Because sometimes I look at him and I still see a baby, my sweet baby who curls up in my arms for comfort and kisses and couldn’t...
View ArticleOh Boy, He’s Growing Up
I’d say I’m a pretty pragmatic person. Yeah, I might weep at the odd Grey’s Anatomy episode (they’re an unlucky bunch, aren’t they?) but I’m not one to cry at the drop of a hat. At least, I wasn’t...
View ArticleNow You Are Five
This week I smiled reading last year’s blog post for Huxley’s birthday. Apparently back then he was kissing photos at himself, telling the image how beautiful he is. Which is exactly what he did this...
View ArticleHuxley, Now You Are Six
Summer has always been birthday season in our house. First up is my ex-husband’s and, though we don’t really celebrate the dawn of a new year with him anymore, the big “Happy Birthday Daddy!” FaceTime...
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