We carried on round the park and came to gullys farm. Nate was instantly impressed because there was a small park full of diggers and other toy machinery for him to play with. They had some hydraulic ones for big kids (dads) to play with in the corner but nate was happy with the smaller ones that he could ride. …
Holiday adventures in Weymouth (Day 3): Beach, sea life centre & Portland bill
This is the story of how I combined getting fit and healthy while having a fantastic time on holiday in Weymouth in 2015. It is still one of the best set of memories I made that year or any year but also one of the most active, playful and fun. Day 3 was another epic day of fun. More relaxed than …
Santa and Hatton country park Christmas fayre
This was a really fun way to a lazy 8,000 steps. I basically sat down all day either in the car or in the restaurant while he was in the soft play but I ended up with over 8000 steps, plenty of calories burnt and 42 floors climbed. The true object of all human life is play. G. K. Chesterton …
Daddy, I want to see some Dinosaurs!!!!
The trip today was round the corner to the dino world part of gulliver land in Milton Keynes. It was a nice sunny day (pretty windy though ) so my wife sold it to me as an outdoor park full of dinosaurs rides and a farm. Gullivers Dinosaur and farm park was £9 each for entry, even for our …
Fun, food and frolics: How to stimulate your metabolism while you chow down
Another thing you do on holiday is eat out isn’t it. In fact it can easily take up a few hours each day so it’s great if you can really maximise the fun involved. Though meal times are often situations which promote bad health and this can be exacerbated on holiday because they often put you in a situation where you are: …
Hidden adventures: Exploring Rushmere park
What do you do on holiday? Find places to play and places to eat right. And the places to play often involve plenty of standing walking carrying things. being far from food and water getting caught up in fun. Well what do you do during a normal working week? Sit down Get work done Have water on tap and no …
The day I learned my grandad worked with a genius
It’s not everyday that you find out that your grandad worked alongside a world renowned genius. I’m not sure how much you know about Milton Keynes, the city in which I live, but it continually astounds me that it is actually world famous. Not in an obvious way because plenty of people in the UK wouldn’t know where it is …
The World Cyclocross Championships Workout
Parent workouts simply means fitting your workout within your normal parenting day instead of trying to fit it into the millisecond of free time you have. Yesterday I did my parent workouts while taking mini me to the World Cyclocross Championships as they visited Milton Keynes for the first time. I couldn’t actually believe that a world championship event would be right on …