Category Archives: Alphie

Your say

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Admin

Fellow parents or aunties/uncles or anyone who has ever looked after kids. Please send me your three, that’s 3, best tips when it comes to rearing, playing with, feeding and/or any verb/gerund of your choosing kids. This can be to … Continue reading →

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Rosie, the story so far….

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Admin

Rosie Zita if this doesn’t work please click on this link Rosie Movie

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When Alphie met Rosie

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Admin

The look of absolute ecstasy on Alphie’s face was only matched by his Snoopy dance of joy at the summit. This is an obvious writing ploy designed to catch your interest and make you read to the end, no skipping … Continue reading →

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My New Daughter Rosie arrived early

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Admin

Our daughter was born at 3pm Friday the 21st of October, exactly one year two weeks after Alphie made his appearance. Unlike Alphie though, Rosie’s entry into the world was a little more hard core.  Danielle woke up with cramps, … Continue reading →

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Alphie aged one, bits of the trip so far.

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Admin

My first attempt at video editing, I’ll do better the next time. 

Posted in Alphie, baby, birthday, bugaboo, fisher price, iMac video, mothercare, phil teds, TheGap, toddler, walking | 1 Comment

Video of Alphie walking in Peoples Park

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Admin

Alphie rocking his new walker.

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Pogo Dancing

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Admin

So I was in my front room wearing just a tee shirt and pogo dancing to Plastic Bertrand when a knock on the window brought me face (and a little more) to face with the Tesco delivery man. There was … Continue reading →

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Walkin’….sort of.

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Admin

Free standing, 7.. 8.. 9.. 10… and down he goes.  Alphie is a nano step away from walking. All this week he has been surfing.  Each time he hops a carpet wave he lasts a few seconds longer.  We bought … Continue reading →

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Dads Rock

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Admin

Today is a bit of rant, now it used to piss me off as a childless single person, and I find it still hacks me off as a married Dad type person; namely Dads who let you know what a … Continue reading →

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The Pier

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Admin

Now it could be any local traffic free thoroughfare but this 1290 metre long finger of Dalkey Quarry granite, stretching into the Irish Sea, is a special place and the prime location where the Saturday and Sunday morning Dun Laoghaire … Continue reading →

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