Sorry for the lack of blog updates recently, we've been so busy with our visitors that it's been impossible to squeeze in any time to blog. Now everybody's returned home and I'm left feeling a little flat and a little sad. It was so lovely to have my brother and MJ and before that Dale and Johanna stay with us and get to know the kiddies properly. Seb loved his Aunties and Uncles being here and still keeps asking for "Day"( Uncle Dan) and "Mun eee" (Auntie Monkey). Although most of our time was spent at home in the midst of all the usual kiddy chaos we did get a few days away in beautiful Banff and Dan even managed to fit in a little fishin!
I really like this shot of Seb and Neil in semi-sillouette. The sun was just dropping behind the mountains and we sat out on the balcony admiring the stunning view. I think this picture catches the mood pretty well.
Dan and MJ both fell head over heals for Isobel's quiet charms! She is such a little sweetie!
Mmmmm! Priiiime Riiiib!
Neil and his Calendar pose......
Not one to be outdone, I think my Calendar pose beats Neil's hands down.
I love the mountains I do!
Seriously, from the first glimpse of those distant peaks on the horizon I start to get excited, I just find it a magical place to be and I'm determined that one day I'll have a mountain view from my window!
Since becoming parents our lives are pretty different, going away with the kiddies brings a whole new level of ...errr...how shall I put it ...challenges. Sleeping in strange beds, erratic nap times and Mummy forgetting to pack any choo choo's to name but a few. Seb is most certainly in that wonderous period of childhood development know as the terrible two's and things can turn bad very quickly. One minute he'll be all sweetness and cheeky smiles and the next he's throwing spaggetti at the waitress, thrashing and kicking violently and wailing "MUMMY, MUMMY, MUMMY,DONE, DONE, DONE" with tears streaming down his bright red face and his hands in the air. We try to deal with these moments as calmly and patienly as we can, sometimes it blows over and we still get to enjoy ourselves, sometimes we end up eating expensive spaggetti out of card board boxes in the car while the waitress tries to clean the tomato sauce off the floor of the charming bistro. This trip was pretty high on the tantrum richter scale and there were times when Neil and I were either on the verge of tears or tantrums ourselves. It's funny though that somehow it doesn't take much for everything to be all right again. Waking up with one cute little smiley face on either side of the bed and scooping both up for a group snuggle in the morning makes it all so worth it!
Love this one! Awww!
It was so lovely to spend time with you Dan and MJ. We miss you lots already!
Since becoming parents our lives are pretty different, going away with the kiddies brings a whole new level of ...errr...how shall I put it ...challenges. Sleeping in strange beds, erratic nap times and Mummy forgetting to pack any choo choo's to name but a few. Seb is most certainly in that wonderous period of childhood development know as the terrible two's and things can turn bad very quickly. One minute he'll be all sweetness and cheeky smiles and the next he's throwing spaggetti at the waitress, thrashing and kicking violently and wailing "MUMMY, MUMMY, MUMMY,DONE, DONE, DONE" with tears streaming down his bright red face and his hands in the air. We try to deal with these moments as calmly and patienly as we can, sometimes it blows over and we still get to enjoy ourselves, sometimes we end up eating expensive spaggetti out of card board boxes in the car while the waitress tries to clean the tomato sauce off the floor of the charming bistro. This trip was pretty high on the tantrum richter scale and there were times when Neil and I were either on the verge of tears or tantrums ourselves. It's funny though that somehow it doesn't take much for everything to be all right again. Waking up with one cute little smiley face on either side of the bed and scooping both up for a group snuggle in the morning makes it all so worth it!
Love this one! Awww!
It was so lovely to spend time with you Dan and MJ. We miss you lots already!
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