Wednesday 1 June 2016

Other Bloggers Family Lives Featuring DIY Daddy

Welcome to another week of my guest post series Other Bloggers Family Lives. This week I am featuring Nigel from DIY Daddy who you may recognise as I featured his lovely wife Emily from Twin Mummy & Daddy a few weeks ago. I think it is really nice when a husband and wife both blog as it is nice to find out what they both think of something.



So let's find out a bit more about the family behind DIY Daddy. 

1.) Tell me a bit about yourself and your family ? 

Hi I'm Nigel and I am a dad of five children including four year old twin girls. I am a painter and decorator by day and blog a lot in the night! I am married to Emily and she is the love of my life and I feel very fortunate to spend my life with her. 

2.) Where do you live ? 

I live in Cardiff, Wales and I love it. To me it's the best place in the world. 

3.) What is your favourite thing to do as a family where you live ?

There are many things we love to do. There is a park very close to us and we love to go there with our twins. We love to go to farms nearby to pick fruit and also farms nearby where there are animals as the girls love seeing the animals. I love to also gather together and have some quality family time. 

4.) If you could live anywhere where would you ? 

This is difficult and we only recently talked about if we won the lottery where would we live and amazingly we concluded we would probably live in exactly the same area where we live now, but in a bigger house if we won the lottery, why not (I wish). 

5.) Did you grow up close to where you live now and what are your favourite childhood memories of where you grew up ? 

I grew up not far from where I live now and my childhood memories are one of being happy and just loving the city where I live. My favourite childhood memories are on the estate I grew up. There was always friends to play with and we had loads of fun.

6.) Have you got any exciting plans for the year ahead ?

We have a number of things planned. The first is our family holiday to Majorca for a week, I am very excited about this. We are also going to an open air theatre to see Peter Pan which will be brilliant. Last year we went to West Midland Safari Park and we will definitely be going back this year. It's a super family day out. We are also hopefully planning a trip to Disneyland Paris for Christmas.

7.) What is your favourite thing about family life ? 

Being together as a family for special occasions, birthdays etc is always something I look forward to and with my twin girls it's amazing to watch them grow. Also seeing my older children develop into lovely adults has been a joy to watch. 

Thank you so much for taking part Nigel I have loved reading your answers and finding out more about your family life in Cardiff. I have never actually visited Wales before but I keep hearing such great things about it that I really should visit someday. I hope that you all enjoy your holiday to Majorca and get to visit Disneyland this Christmas. 

To find out more about Nigel and his family visit his blog 


Or visit him on social media 

Twitter NigeHiggins4
Facebook DIYNige
Instagram diynige
Pinterest dnige

Don't forget to check out last week's post featuring Ana from Faded Spring if you missed it. If you would like to take part in Other Bloggers Family Lives then please just send me an e-mail at newcastlefamilylife@gmail.com , you don't need to be a parent to take part either as the questions can be easily adapted. 







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18 comments

  1. Wow, a family of 5. I struggle with one 5 month old so I have no idea how you cope. It sounds like you have lots of good plans for the rest of the year. I would love to be going on holiday somewhere.

    A great guest post series.

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    1. Thank you Lyndsey, I know I struggle with 3 children and often wonder how people cope with anymore too x

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  2. I love spending time with the family too.. And totally understandable why he would wish to live in the same area, if he wins the lottery. I think I'm the same!

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    1. Me three I don't think I would want to move away from 'home' just a bigger house would be nice xx

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  3. How fab that Nigel and Emily both blog! I've been to Cardiff a few times and always had a lovely time. Disneyland Paris at Christmas sounds amazing! X

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    1. Disneyland at Christmas is amazing I went a few years ago and it was so magical. xx

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  4. I'm currently out in Mallorca and the weather is amazing you'll love it with the five kids! I can imagine you'll have your hands full during the holiday but it'll be great

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  5. Lovely interview. I am a twin mum too and we love going to the park by our house.

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    1. Thank you Stella, oh wow I would have loved twins - so special x

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  6. Wow a family of 5 that is amazing I love that Nigel and Emily both blog as well. Disneyland sounds good too!

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    1. I know it would be great having a partner who blogs as they would 'get it'. x

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  7. Oh wow - a trip to DisneyLand for Christmas!! Amazing! H x

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  8. Awwww such a lovely interview and omg would love to go to Disneyland!

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    1. I am glad that you enjoyed it Ana, Disneyland is magical x

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  9. I think it's great you both blog, afterall it can be very all encompassing and my Hubby definitely doesn't get it sometimes! Sounds like a great Summer ahead I hope you have a lovely holiday and good luck with the planning I would so like to go to Disneyland!!

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