Thursday, 25 December 2008
Wednesday, 24 December 2008
A few pics on Christmas Eve
Here is some Christmas spirit! This is a recent picture (taken last weekend by a friend of ours, Aaron). We had a lovely lunch with friends (Dawn, Aaron, and little Violet, Clare and Jen) a The Fishes Pub. They gave us all Santa Hats - William loved all the comments that he received when he put his on.
Auntie Alice arrived safely in Oxford this morning, after a long journey. She and William met for the first time, and had fun playing together. Auntie Alice helped William add windows with curtains to the 'house' he has, which is made from cardboard boxes.
Here are some pics, the first one must have been taken in the Summer, as it is of William and I in the Botanic Gardens at Oxford. All three of us when for a picnic there one day. William was in a pretty good mood, playing on a rug while we listened to some live music - and was even happy for a little cuddle, which Andrew captured here.
Then, for contrast, some of William taken a rainy Autumn day, when we were scrumping apples (mentioned in an earlier blog).
And, for contrast - this is another face that we are beginning to see more of - here come the terrible twos!
I'm just sitting at the computer planning the logstics of the first ever Christmas lunch that I shall cook tomorrow. I'm gaining appreciation for the 35 Christmas meals that I've eaten to date, without having this pressure of actually cooking it all! How long do I need to cook a 5kg (=11lbs) duck for???? Does anyone know?
Friday, 19 December 2008
Saturday, 13 December 2008
Uh-oh
Busy, busy, busy. Life is always very busy.
I just want to quickly put up some movies from the last couple of months. They aren't very good (going in and out of focus alot) and haven't been edited either, but they show William doing some of the ordinary things that he does each day. Firstly, taken in August I think, is a short piece showing how well William can feed himself.
Next, is a little movie of William on the swing at the local park.
He continues to do lots of new things every week. In October he said his first word "Uh-oh" and in the last week of November, he said his second "car". I'm not sure why he decided to choose "car" as his second word, as we don't take him in the car much (he rides on the bike to nursery each day) and he only has one toy car. Andrew thinks that he may have said his third word just today, which was "cat", but I haven't heard that one yet - I guess that we'll be visitng every cat we know to see whether he uses it again! He is also getting better and better at his overarm throwing, so will probably be bowling for the Australian cricket team in the next Ashes series.
We've been doing some DIY and recently put up a new coat rack in the hallway:
I got my act into gear last month and made some Plum Puddings, using the same recipe that I use every single year (because it is the best!), from my Grannie Olive. I made a couple of big ones and lots of little ones, that I plan to give away as gifts:
In November Andrew, William and I took a long weekend off work and stayed in a Landmark Trust house near Cambridge, in a little village called Clare. I have been wanting to stay in a Landmark Trust house for the last 6 years, and it was great to finally do it - the excuse being our second wedding anniversary. The house had loads of character, including a huge fireplace and lots of sloaping floors. The drop in height across the bathroom, for example, was over a foot! I like the carved plasterwork on the front of the house (see pic below) - pretty impressive. We tootled about Clare and visited some local attractions, including a minature steam railway that William loved.
I just want to quickly put up some movies from the last couple of months. They aren't very good (going in and out of focus alot) and haven't been edited either, but they show William doing some of the ordinary things that he does each day. Firstly, taken in August I think, is a short piece showing how well William can feed himself.
Next, is a little movie of William on the swing at the local park.
He continues to do lots of new things every week. In October he said his first word "Uh-oh" and in the last week of November, he said his second "car". I'm not sure why he decided to choose "car" as his second word, as we don't take him in the car much (he rides on the bike to nursery each day) and he only has one toy car. Andrew thinks that he may have said his third word just today, which was "cat", but I haven't heard that one yet - I guess that we'll be visitng every cat we know to see whether he uses it again! He is also getting better and better at his overarm throwing, so will probably be bowling for the Australian cricket team in the next Ashes series.
We've been doing some DIY and recently put up a new coat rack in the hallway:
I got my act into gear last month and made some Plum Puddings, using the same recipe that I use every single year (because it is the best!), from my Grannie Olive. I made a couple of big ones and lots of little ones, that I plan to give away as gifts:
In November Andrew, William and I took a long weekend off work and stayed in a Landmark Trust house near Cambridge, in a little village called Clare. I have been wanting to stay in a Landmark Trust house for the last 6 years, and it was great to finally do it - the excuse being our second wedding anniversary. The house had loads of character, including a huge fireplace and lots of sloaping floors. The drop in height across the bathroom, for example, was over a foot! I like the carved plasterwork on the front of the house (see pic below) - pretty impressive. We tootled about Clare and visited some local attractions, including a minature steam railway that William loved.
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