lately

Josephine and Alfie have enjoyed riding the horse and police bike side by side. They have spent this morning sailing on the ocean and reading stories in their boat. Alfie is enjoying the fact he now has someone to play with.

Here are some pictures of Alf's birthday and other pictures from the last month or so.

London

We managed to make it to London for the day on Saturday and took some very bad photos. These are the best of a bad bunch.

The trip was worth it just for Alf's excitement at seeing the dinosaurs at the natural history museum.

Also managed to meet Ben and Heather with the sleeping Stella and Rich and Ester.

Just about Halloween time

Seems like it has been a hectic couple of weeks. Bert is working a lot, often in the evenings but better to be busy than not, I suppose.
The children are reasonably well at the minute. Runny noses and coughs but at least we seem to have given the stomach bug the shake at last. Josephine and I have swapped that one back and forth many times since September.
Josephine does not cry anymore when we drop her off at nursery. Alf has started mentioning other kids at preschool. He is getting ready for his 4th birthday party a week from Saturday. This Saturday we are heading to London on the train for the day and leaving at the incredible hour of 6:40! Joy!
We had our 20 week scan a couple of weeks ago and all was well. It's going to be another boy which means even more use of all of Alf's clothes which really appeals to my thrifty side.

Josephine is into clapping.

Alf went down the big slide at the kite festival and ran away from the bears that live in the woods nearby (supposedly)

Alf's graduation from nursery

Alfie finished at the nursery he has been at since he was 10 months old. There was a saying good bye and he has now moved on to big school. Unfortunately his best friends Alfie Kimsey, Luke and Ella are not going to the same school.

Alf's friends all having something to eat




sorry, been a while with Johanna going back to work, Alfie starting a new pre-school and Jospehine going to nursery all has been a bit hectic, anyway here are a few pictures from the last month or so.

Katie's wedding

Hailey siblings.
Alfie did not mess about with his meringue nest.




Oh no, I ate all the pies again.




Katie got married last weekend. Camera worked on and off so have some pictures mostly of beforehand and a little afterwards.

Henry and Alfie went to try on their outfiits the day before, Henry was not pleased.

Was a really good day and the sun shone when it was supposed to. Joe and Jen also had a wedding party the next day. Unfortunately camera had stopped working by then. Another great day, all exhausted by the end of it.