Being Maddie's Dad

Being Maddie’s Dad

Highlights and musings of a Dad and his daughter growing up.

Girl posing with old fashion microphone in black & white
Girl with bucket and spade on empty beach

  • Today was the local carnival complete with the usual array of stalls, dog shows, and fun fair rides. Maddie went on lots of different rides including the more sedate carousel (above) several bouncy castles (a big favourite) and also on…

  • The paddling pool in Cassiobury park has seen somewhat of an upgrade since I was a boy although it’s nice to see the little train still running. On a hot day like today this place was absolutely mobbed and I…

  • So a week ago a momentous day in Maddie’s life. We dismantled the cot and now she has a “big girls bed”. Because we had always used sleep bags Maddie had never managed to get out of her cot however…

  • Ok so its been a succession of hottest days of the year, lots of sunshine etc at least it had been when we arranged to go on our friends boat on the Thames today. Sadly we picked the one day…

  • Over the years we’ve seen a transition from “In the Night Garden” , to “Charlie & Lola” and “Peppa Pig” each holding the title of Maddie’s favourite TV program. She has avidly watched each episode many times over. Top of…

  • Well Hemel snow centre finally opened and having driven past the building site every day for the the last 18 months it was nice to see what they had achieved. Ok so they’ve built a nice looking indoor Ski slope…

  • Just a mention of the boat brings out a smile on Maddies face. Today we used it as a trip to the park and she was in heaven. It also gives me a good excuse to act like a kid…

  • Every year we go to Doxley wood in Ashridge which is a carpet of purple flowers at this time of year. A lovely place to go for a walk and now we’re getting some nice weather it’s also nice to…

  • Rapidly becoming one of her favourite haunts. Full of slides and kiddie friendly things to do. This ball pool is in the under 3’s section so it won’t be long before it’s technically off limits. Still it brings a massive…

  • Out with with her cousins for the afternoon we paid another visit to one of her favourite places – a local childrens play centre with slides and bumper cars and other various activities. To say she was excited about going…