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

  • Whilst going through Maddies first words book we came across an Apple (The fruit not a computer). Maddie is not a big fan of fruit despite all the pureed fruit she had as a baby. After correctly identifying the apple…

  • Kids programs these days seem to be quite educational(perhaps they have always been) and unsurprisingly Maddie is a fan, current favourites include the ubiquitous Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Peppa Pig. Sadly even on pay TV these are interspersed with adverts.…

  • On our recent trip to Egypt Maddie made friends with Annabel. They were virtually inseparable for the time we were there and when they both wore these pink life jackets team pink was born. They really enjoyed playing on the…

  • Today we discovered the joys of the Disney website for kids, it’s keeping her amused for hours (which I’m not sure is necessarily a good idea) but I expect the novelty will wear off. Mette has pointed out that the…

  • This weekend we redecorated our study in a subtle shade of pink (her choice) and moved Maddie into it. It seemed a bit unfair, especially with her growing toy collection, that she should still be in the smallest room in…

  • Her first football match. She was so excited and so good. We got there far too early but she sat through all the pre-match “entertainment” and the game itself. She even got into the spirit of things with the odd…

  • It just had to happen, I remember my Dad building some quite magnificent castles when I was young and walls across the beach to stop the tide! So last year we had a boat (and again this year on request)…

  • Despite the serious face Maddie assured us that she really enjoyed riding Amanda, for that was her name, and that she had merely been concentrating. Not that there was any chance of her falling off as it really was a…

  • I hope places like this survive the current health scares as it’s so nice for kids to get up close and personal with all the animals. Or more importantly in Maddies case up close and personal with all the toys,…

  • This is a great day out, shame the weather wasn’t so great this year but still entertaining to watch. Maddie seemed to be fascinated with the horses, I think it would be cool if she learnt to ride one day.…