As a family we have enjoyed Advent Calendars for many years, when Boo and I were first together before the kids we didn’t have them much, just a small chocolate one each, but to be honest it was just a way of having chocolate. Then as we had kids we, started to look more in detail and invest in Advent Calendars, just to add to the fun of Xmas.… View Post

Coast to Coast – A Dads Dinner Review

Coast to Coast – A Dads Dinner Review

Coast to Coast is an UK-based American style restaurant, that’s part of The Restaurant Group, which also owns Frankie & Benny’s, and Chiquito. The one we visited was based in Norwich and we took advantage of the Meerkats Meals 2 for 1. … View Post

Bricklive 2019 – A Dad review

Bricklive 2019 – A Dad review

Bricklive is an event held during the year that celebrates all things Lego, these are held in big cities like London and Birmingham, They have been going a few years and have interaction with Lego, shops, and displays.… View Post

Lego 75957 – The Knight Bus

Lego 75957 – The Knight Bus

Lego 75957, The Night Bus is based on the Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban Film, more so over the Book, and contains 3 Mini Figures and 403 pieces. It portrays Harry being collected on the Night bus with the Driver, Conductor and Shrunken Head in tow. This is the second version of the Bus, the last one came out in 2011 and is considerably different to that one.… View Post

Birthday Week chaos

Birthday Week chaos

November is a busy time for us, not only is the end of Halloween that we put a lot of effort into. Not only do we launch Xmas in our house! but it’s all three children’s birthday! but a birthday week With Tigger and Roo only being 3 days (4 years) apart, if provides complications. … View Post

Nespresso – What Xmas gifts are there?

Nespresso – What Xmas gifts are there?

Nespresso is a brand of coffee-based pods, that uses special machines to dispense the coffee, these come in two forms. One is the classic Nespresso Pod and the second is the Vertuo Pods, these are in general designed for larger coffees and have special barcodes on them to determine how to brew them, in the appropriate machine.… View Post

Twycross Zoo – A Dad Review

Twycross Zoo – A Dad Review

Twycross Zoo is a Zoo that focuses on conservation which has a variety of animals indoors and outdoors, and their message carries of conservation follows through the whole place. Its located a the Village of Twycross near Hinkley, Tamworth with Coventry and Birmingham not far.… View Post

Lego 75810 – Stranger Things – The Upside down

Lego 75810 – Stranger Things – The Upside down

Lego 75810 is based on the popular Netflix show Stranger Things, in which it follows the events in the town of Hawkins, and the set shows the iconic scene of the Byers House both from the normal and the upside-down. The Set has a healthy 2287 pieces and 8 mini-figures! alongside the snapshot of their house is the Sheriff’s car.… View Post

Halloween 2019

Halloween 2019

Over the years we haven’t always been big Halloween fans, we haven’t always dressed up, we haven’t always done things like Trick or Treat. Sometimes I’ve been working, or we have been busy, ill or one of the kids have had something on or themselves being ill. I think back and we haven’t always been in that spirit, with Xmas, we are huge fans and go all out, Films, decorations, music, presents generally having fun… View Post

Ask Italian – A Dad’s Dinner Review

Ask Italian – A Dad’s Dinner Review

Ask Italian is British owned style restaurant that focused on “Authentic Sicilian Kitchen” which is also the acronym of the ASK name, it’s part of the group that also owns Zizzi and Pizza Express. Its been around since 2004 but has been bought a couple of times and the companies group expands. The Restaurant we visited was based in Norwich.… View Post