Day 99 Happy Daughters

Now these are 2 cute pictures. Both my daughters looking very happy and smiling. This will be a photo to keep, when I see these pictures it makes everything in day-to-day life worthwhile...

Day 72 Mmmmm Apple Cereal

Today TV had her first taste of proper(ish) food. We fed her special baby apple cereal. She of course made a mess of herself, getting most of it around her face rather than eating it, and couldn't grasp the fact that it was a spoon and not a bottle and tried to suck the spoon. But other than this is was a relative success and she looked like she enjoyed it.....

Day 43: A special day....

Today is the anniversary of a special day. You see a year ago today I had my first date with a very special lady. My OH Peagreen Gwin. Our first date happened in a mutual place, in Harrogate where we now currently reside together. It Happened in a Bar called Alberts. Neither of us knew Harrogate particularly well, we'd ask friends to suggest places to go and this was where we'd settled on. It was nothing fancy, we'd decided we'd keep it simple and meet for drinks, so we can converse with one another.

It was 2 days before Valentines, I'd got to the bar around 20 minutes early, I'd drove so I couldn't get myself drunk and make a fool of myself. I still remember how she looked when she walked in the room. She stood out from the great, so beautiful, so independent, strong and confident. She stood out (and not because she as walking floral carpet trousers) but because to me she as the most beautiful woman in the room. I couldn't take my eyes off her all night and loved every minute of that evening.

I remember we had a good night kiss as I waited with her for her taxi, I was nervous and she led the way in for the kiss. She confessed after that she thought I didn't like her because I didn't lead for the kiss but once I'd got home she knew I liked her as I sent her a text to say I hope she got home safe and that I'd had fun. What I've never told her is that from the night on, I've been crazy about her and have never stopped thinking about her. She is my world, and everyday I love her more and more. Thank you Peagreen Gwin.

Today doesn't mark our anniversary, this is just the anniversary of our first date. But it would be a significant date in our lives. Without this meeting I'd never had got to meet her daughter ER.....

And of course this night would have been the night when TV was a twinkle in her mummys eye as she was far from our thoughts.....

I am so lucky to have met this wonderful woman and I can't wait to celebrate our official anniversary and make many more happy memories. It's been a rollercoaster first year, everything has happened so fast and changed so much, but I have never been happier and it's all down to this wonderful woman, Thank you Peagreen Gwin, I love you so much xxx

The Importance of being cute

The past weekend saw us take a visit further north (true north) to Nana's house. We hadn't been to Nana's since Christmas so it was nice to go up there and stay the night. As always, it's nice to see family but even more nice to have people focus their attnetions on the kids, distract them and let me and mummy rest.

Saturday saw us take a trip shopping. My nephew and ER and TV's young cousin CJ, who is 3 years old, so a couple of months younger than ER tag along with his mummy. Now CJ gets along very well with his cousins, and they play very well together. CJ is your typical little boy, very excitable and noisey. I love seeing him as he is full of energy and I don't think I've ever seen him and he's not been running around, shouting, jumping and generally just enjoying himself. He is the kind of child that would find a wet box and a breeze as something he could have enormous amounts of fun with.

Due to his energy he can often make ER extra shy, although she often talks about him and says that they are best friends and she wants to play with him, when in reality when we arrive for this to happen she goes quiet and doesn't actually play with him, instead opting to cuddle up to an adult and play whilst CJ runs around with his tongue out screaming and shouting.

As we went shopping, partly so Nana could ask ER what she wanted for her looming 4th birthday, both ER and CJ shoed how cute the can be by firstly co-operating enough to hold a basket of shopping together....

Followed by a spot of dancing together in the shop.....

befor CJ decided to sing ring a ring or roses, and ensured everyone saw that he knew the all fall down part.....

CJ also got the chance to go on the digger ride, which again got him excited. ER is howeverm scared of these rides, as she cried the last time I put her on a ladbug one a few weeks previously so as CJ enjoyed his drive on the big digger, and ensured all the buttons got bashed and everyone heard him having fun, ER clutched Nana's hand look on to CJ....

But as anyone will tell you who have mulitple children or children who have close friends and family, they can be at this age very cute at times hen they are agreeing and not arguing. This photo particullary sums up how they were together at the weekend, as CJ enjoyed holding ER's hand and if he ever staryed too far away ER would do what she does best and become bossy and shout until she got her way often shouting CJ's name across the shop floor until he reverted back to her side holding her hand. ER ensuring everyone could see her being an adult and mature and makign CJ act appropriatley in public, something many have often failed to do....

As you can see that both were being undeniably cute. This tactic probably helped when we went to the Toy Shop to find ER a birthday idea/present and they both obviously came out with a toy each to play with. But we can't think about the child that does not, can not speak that is TV. She is often cute and her sister is equally cute with her trying to be big sister. Now no visit to Nana's wouldn't be complete with both ER and TV being spoilt and getting something new. As ER got a new toy Nana wheeled out TV's new vibrating chair, something she enjoyed emmensley with the toy giraffe and elephant hanging over, she particullary enjoyed bashing the giraffe and making him swing.

But what about CJ, how is he around her? Well this weekend saw him being extra cute towards his little cousin. as she was strapped in her car seat, not being able to do too much that gurgle and gargle and look at her brand new toy mobile strapped to her car seat with her wide eyes, CJ kept chekcing on her, someting he hadn't done too much previously in his few visits. He even attempted to read her a story....

After Lunch we dropped ER off at CJ's house so they could play before we went home, she was disappointed when I came to pick her up so we could go home, started crying and I even got told off by my nephew for coming to pick her up. Hopefully this is the sign of a strong relationship for the cousins and a sign of a good future for them. I often remember of times when I got to play with my cousins hen we were children and would love for my children to have a strong and close relationship with their cousin.

But alas any post wrote about the weekend can not not mention the snow. It Snowed and although I tried to get ER to go sledging and make a snow angel to no avail, I did manage to throw the odd snowball or two at the children, without them being aware who it was. But unfortunatley there wasn't enough snow for my to build my traditional igloo, hopefully there will be more soon.....

As we got back home to a cold house Eldest ER decided to go get our blanket to hea us all up, cue lots of laughing as she stuggled being a small child dragging a large double quilt, still we didnt' offer to help, but instead laugh as she fell over, are we terrible parents of did we just see the comedy value?

35 of 366: Family day out

We had a day out speant with the girls and my nephew as well as nana, my Nephew CJ and ER were being especially cute and co operative with one another