ONE HUNDRED

You can dress your child in the girliest outfit you can think of, but don't assume you still won't get asked, 'boy or girl?' by strangers.

NINETY NINE

Getting kids in and out of cars and homes is a lot easier if you have a carabiner and wrist strap attached, instead of a key ring.

NINETY EIGHT

The inevitable post-shower is totally worth it, for the hours of entertainment that buckets of water and a sandpit provide.

NINETY SEVEN

Younger siblings inevitably get to try lollipops at an age much younger than the eldest ever did....

NINETY SIX

Try as you might, you can't always choose what your child's cuddly is going to be.

NINETY FIVE

Dressing your kids in matching outfits is just plain fun!

NINETY FOUR

 Fireworks are no longer pretty, cool, fun, awesome-to-watch.

They suck.

NINETY THREE

Whilst achieving the desired goal of getting your pre-schoolers out of the bath when they are refusing, throwing a handful of lentils in there and telling them they are baby spider eggs about to hatch, was perhaps not the smartest of ideas...

NINETY TWO

Sometimes it's about enjoying having time without the kids!

NINETY ONE

Spontaneous outings are near on impossible.
Taking kids with you means packing likes it's a small military operation.

NINETY

Kill two birds with one stone. Invest in a front-loader.

EIGHTY NINE

a) 3 year olds can be quicker than lightning.
b) Ponds can drown.
c) Nanas are life-savers.

EIGHTY EIGHT

A thorough check of the kindy/school bag at the BEGINNING of the holidays is required.