Yesterday the Olympic torch came very close to our village, but our eldest boy and daddy were on a school trip to the seaside, and my second son had a school taster session, so none of us got to watch the torch passing by. Today the school agreed that we could see the torch in […]

Even though she sleeps a lot, having a new born leaves not much free time; that, coupled with three other boys, plus end of term activities means I am behind on posts and not much chance to take pics. But here is my sleeping baby, being very angelic, as ever.

A present from baby girl to daddy!

The big boys absolutely LOVE their baby sister. The older two declared that they would marry her. It was hard explaining why they couldn’t!

The thing about having a baby girl is that you get rabbits, lots of rabbits! Luckily we like bunnies in this house and they have already received lots of cuddles!

Though I am obviously taking lots of pictures of my baby girl, I think I need to not let them take over my blog and I can always take more. So, although I had a few of my little angel, I present here a vase of flowers that my lovely friend Sarah gave to us […]

Today Alexei had a taster of big school; he was SO EXCITED – can you tell? He can’t wait to go back, and to think we have a long summer ahead before he starts properly. Luckily, meanwhile, he has a new sister to distract him.

So day 319 saw the arrival of our baby daughter – a bit of a surprise after three boys, but then again perhaps not so much as I did have a feeling and she came early! She is obviously going to shake things up around here. The boys are smitten, as are we. (Glad I […]

Today the rain returned, but on my way to meet Granny and the youngest kids, I briefly stopped to capture the wheat fields as they are so lush and vibrant and I didn’t want to miss the opportunity, knowing that imminently  I might be out of action for a while. It was raining too much to […]