Ewan's Big Day!!

We had a lovely day yesterday over at Ewan's christening. It was Ewan's birthday on Saturday and his christening yesterday so it was a big weekend for Xander's little buddy! He looked so handsome in his little 3 piece suit and tie.



It was also great to catch up with Marie. I talk to her a lot online but we don't see each other in real life that often, and the girls had a great time together, stuck to each other like glue all day!



Anyway, I did have one too many red wines so not much blogging today, but here's some pics!

Birthday Biker Boy!!

We had a lovely day yesterday on Xander's birthday. We took him to a playgym for lunch and he had a great time in the ball pool and whizzing down the slide! Afterwards we picked Emily up from school and then had some family round for a mini party with chilli and a malteser birthday cake!

He got so many lovely presents and we were chuffed that he liked the police bike we got him... and he was even doing his own stunts by the end of the day! Present of the day though had to be the dog ball pool! It's taken over the house but both Xander and Emily love it, not convinced the cats do though!!

Tomorrow's Xander's Big Day!!

So, my baby turns the grand old age of 1 tomorrow! As about 300 people have said to me in the past week, where did that year go?! This time last year I was just 4 hours off giving birth to him and look at him now!!

We're getting up to say Happy Birthday to him at 2.23am!! Then tomorrow Rob has the day off and we're going to take him to the play gym for his lunch and a good old play! Then we have a little family tea party at teatime which I've made a yummy Malteser cake for!

Will be back in a couple of days to post pics of Xander's big day!!

Happy Birthday Bobbins!!

Happy birthday to my old ball and chain, Rob, who's halfway down that slippery slope to 40 today!!

We went out for a curry and a few pints on Saturday to celebrate/commiserate and tonight we're having some lurverly crispy duck and a nice bottle of vino to toast his old bones!! We're also watching his birthday present from the kids, Saw 2. Well, when I say watch, Rob will be watching it, I'll be peaking out from a cushion, preferably in another room (still not got over Saw 1!!).

So, happy birthday Bobbins!!

The 2 Headed Diet Monster!!

So, I've embarked this week on the last push of 'Loose The Baby Weight' and god am I miserable!! I've missed my first 2 targets, to loose the weight by my birthday (May) and Xander's birthday (er, in 2 weeks and 1 1/2 stone to go!) so the new target is Christmas. 6 weeks holidays and my new found hobby of cupcake and cookie baking haven't helped (thanks Marie!!). Let's hope it's third time lucky eh?!

So, I apologise now for the 2 headed monster that will be appearing in my place for the next 3 months, hopefully I'll be able to say goodbye to her once and for all soon! Well, until January when I have put back on 1 1/2 stone in Baileys alone!!

Congrats Susan & Japhet!!

We were at the wedding yesterday of my friends Susan and Japhet and it was a fantastic day! Susan looked stunning and Japhet scrubbed up alright too! their daughter Predine looked gorgeous but she was always going to steal the show! Here's Susan and Japhet having their first dance!Emily also got to do a bit of smooching on the dancefloor with a very dapper looking Harry! His twin Ewan kept trying to muscle in but Harry was having none of it. All the kids were happy to pose together afterwards though!

Anyway, it was a lovely day and it was great for us all to get really dressed up and go to a proper do!!

Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh My!!

We've had a lovely day today. Rob took a day off and we went on a good old family outing to Chester Zoo!The kids absolutely loved it, Emily's favourite was the lion as she was convinced that the male they had there was Aslan from Narnia! He was a very vocal boy and did lots of roaring, and also prowled around the fence so we got a good look at him.Xander's favourite was the penguins and ducks, he seems fascinated with anything with wings! He particularly took a shine to one duck who started pecking away at his pram!We finished the day with a boat trip through the zoo, which was great (and a good opportunity for pesky duck chasing!). At the end, we bought Emily an Aslan and Xander his very own penguin!