*sitting at the dining table with the twins, helping them have a snack* Ben Smith

*taking a breath as I find myself trying to avoid thoughts of what we’ve been through the last couple of weeks* Ben Smith

*comes through after putting the kids down* Ben Smith

*with a twin on each hip I come down to sort their bottles out* Ben Smith

*skyping my dad with the kids on my lap, they loved seeing their Gramps* Ben Smith

*coughing as I try and make the twins bottles* Ben Smith

*watching the twins lay against the cushions as they watch cartoons* Ben Smith

*the twins sitting in their high chairs and playing with flour as I make the second batch of twenty cupcakes* Ben Smith

*smiling warmly as I sit down. The woman had loved my cupcakes and had even paid me more than we had agreed, and said she’d tell her friends to call me for their cupcake needs* Ben Smith

*trying to stop the twins and Bella from pulling down the Christmas tree* Ben Smith

*Putting the finishing touches to dinner* Ben Smith

*having some quiet time whilst the twins nap* Ben Smith

*scooping Alex off the floor as he shrieks with happiness, before blowing raspberries on his belly* Ben Smith

*bathing the twins, I had such a headache* Ben Smith

*getting up from the chair in the nursery and leaving the twins sleeping* Ben Smith

*cleaning up the twins after their breakfast* Ben Smith

*making the twins some lunch as they sit in their high chairs chatting away* Ben Smith

*rocking Annabelle back to sleep* Ben Smith

*taking a bubble bath whilst Ben Smith watches the kids*