This Christmas was based at home for us and we had various vistors passing through. Gran arrived a few days before. Santa came on the 24th. Grandma arrived on boxing day and David, Katie and Lily arrived on the 28th - see here for the photos. A shame we never got to see Campbell and Tracy and co - we must catch up later in the spring.
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Matthew the Inn Keeper
Matthew and his peers at school gave a terrific performance of the Nativity on Tuesday, which included some great singing by Matt, some dancing angels and of course the lighting of the symbolic Christingle orange.
"I am a Tiger!"
Continuting the theme of toddler-chaos, see attached for what happens when our friends C and J left their a 2 yr old alone for a few minutes with marker pens within her reach!
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Angus the Shepherd
On Wednesday Angus followed in Grandma's thespian footsteps with a close to Oscar winning performance as a shepherd, in the South Zeal pre school version of the greatest story ever told. Helen also provided interesting, improvised, supplementary theatrical delights. Bafta for her?
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Anticipating Santa
I love this photo, for me this is me of the best I have taken all year - Matthew and Angus waiting to see Santa last weekend. Angus dressed up as a rocker last week and gave us a show (it looks like a good job we bought him a guitar for Christmas). Most importantly of all, our 6 yo was invested at Beevers last week - proud boy. Proud Dad.
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Winter warmer
Last night we hosted the 'Snogs' Christmas party (see if you can guess the accronym!)- the theme was 'winter warmer'. Lots of good company, stodge and sac....
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Which portrait?
Recently we have been trying to take a portrait of Matthew, Angus and Helen together. Of course it is proving difficult because invariably, one of them does not work out, for example blinking, facial expression failure due to impatiance (common with Helen) etc.. We have not quite nailed it yet, but thought we would share this batch with you and would welcome your opinions and comments please - either on the blog or on the pictures.
Mud and mowing
Last weekend I finished off the lawn with the last cut of the winter. Angus loves it when I mow and insists on following me with every step of the way with his toy mower. He even mimics me when I drink my cuppa! I am going to make sure that I enjoy it because I am sure that there will come a time all too soon when he realises it is not cool to copy Dad! We finished tiling the bathroom too, or Anne did while I took the wee ones out for a play. We went cycling off road in Abbeyford woods. I also took time to get muddy all by myself by doing a cyclo cross race at Escot Park in East Devon. I achieved my aim - to have some fun and not to come last. That reminds me of a great video Josh and Jake Chadwick made of a floodlit cyclo cross race at Wadebridge earlier in the year - I just posted it if you want to have a look. Must dash. Swimming lessons for Matthew and Angus this morning. P.
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