A Day With Daddy

Vic had a day in London on Wednesday for work so I took the day off to look after the children. We had a great day together.

The day started early as usual and the children entertained themselves as I prepared breakfast.

Charlotte after a satisfying Weetabix!

Callum doing his best 'Bob the Builder' impression....

The scintillating conversation on the way back from the shops was just too much for them to take!!!!!

Wasps & Butterflies

Just in case anyone needed any further proof that the weather is absolutley mad, I have seen wasps and butterflies this weekend! Personally, I hate wasps and really love the months that they are not bothering me! Oh well....

Having said that, we had a really good weekend out and about in the sunshine.

We walked along the Downs on Saturday morning with Bee and Simon and their two boys. We had lunch at the Half Moon in Plumpton which has a great big garden full of toys.

But the best toy of couse is the old tractor!!!!

Kelli.com

Andrew's musical project has taken a huge step forward with the launch of Kelli.com - check it out by clicking on Kelli.

Don't forget to register your email address to receive a free download of 'Big Black Bus' - it rocks!

Walking without SatNav

This afternoon we drove out into the ocuntry and had a good walk through the mud! Callum managed to walk most of it which was very impressive as the mud vertually came up to his knees. Here he is on some more solid ground.

Vic spotted this sign nailed to a tree that made us laugh. I wonder how many cars had travelled down the little lane before someone got their hammer out?

Christmas Highlights

Now that all the necessary parts of the camera have been reunited we can post some of the pictures from Christmas!!!

Charlotte and her great aunt Reet.

I love this photo - it was a cracking night!!

Damn that ham was good!

Charlotte and her aunty Wendi and grandma Lally

Peasants!

ll this fun takes it out of a small person..

Its Scotland, its Christmas.......lets have a Barbeque!

Charlotte and Granny - and a slightly sinister looking gentleman at the door!

Look what I've learnt to do

I've just taken these of Charlotte. She was really enjoying the camera! She is sitting really well now and as a result is happy for longer periods without being held. Callum is asleep otherwise he would be in there too. It's quite a squash but they seem to manage okay!
Pictures from the "missing period" to follow!

It's been a long time...........

We have turned the house upside down and inside out in a desperate search for the missing bits to the camera, namely the charger!!

I'm sure it will turn up at some point, but until then my phone will do the best it can!!!

We woke up (early!) this morning to snow falling. Not an everyday occurance by the sea and a certain young lad was very excited! There will be more on the way tonight apparently and hopefully we'll get to make a snowman.

The neighbours car outside the house.......

The view from my office........

I Feel Healthier Already!

This appeard on the Sky website today.......................

Brighton Boy: DJ Norman Cook

Fit And Alive By The Sea

Updated: 04/01/2007 16:12:17

It’s home to super fit celebrities including DJ Fat Boy Slim, wife Zoe Ball, Heather Mills McCartney and Chris Eubank.

Now, the seaside city of Brighton and Hove has been named as the healthiest place to live in the UK.

Residents of the city indulge in a lifestyle of cycling, yoga and eating greens which puts them ahead in the fitness and happiness stakes.

A study for Sky Travel showed there is a higher than average number of gyms, personal trainers, cycle and healthfood shops in the south coast city.

And a lower than average number of fast food joints.

Brighton topped a list of 15 cities, followed closely by Bristol and London – with Liverpool and Glasgow coming in as the least healthy places to live.

Brighton is best

Brightonians are eating their way to a healthy image, with nearly a third of residents eating at least five portions of fruit and vegetables every day.

They are also more likely to leave their cars at home and cycle or walk to work instead.

The research also revealed you are twice as likely to find a yoga club in Brighton as opposed to any of the other 15 British cities.

The healthy lifestyle leads to Brighton residents living to an average age of 78, more than a year longer than the average age of the other 15 cities.

London is second only to Brighton in terms of healthy eating. However, the capital’s standing is hampered by having the worst air quality in the whole of the UK.

The healthy league table in full:

1 Brighton
2 Bristol
3 London
4 Cardiff
5 Nottingham
6 Belfast
7 Edinburgh
8 Plymouth
9 Leeds
10 Birmingham
11 Newcastle
12 Manchester
13 Sheffield
14 Glasgow
15 Liverpool.

Oh, we have a blog!

I must charge the camera so we can keep posting pictures. These pictures were taken on Dad's camera last week when he came down to spend a couple of nights while Mum was in Dubai with Tessa.




We had a lovley lunch at Tony and Laura's last weekend with Ruby and Bee, but once again we did not have the camera!

Don't Drink Too Much This Christmas

It’s been a quiet couple of weeks down here by the sea, plus the memory card from the camera disappeard for a short while hence the lack of photos.

I was reminded of this video clip again the other day and I had to laugh!!

White Hart.............what?

This is a special picture from Callum for his Daddy - inspired a little by his Poppa!!!!!!!!

A few days in Scotland

Callum Charlotte and I arrived in Scotland on Sunday having had a very exciting trip up on an "eleplane". We were blessed with the presence of someone else's grandmother in the seat behind who was happy to entertain Callum while I fed Charlotte. Callum has enjoyed the seasonal weather
Charlotte on the other hand has been less happy about getting dressed up to go out - although how she could object to wearing such a lovely hat (knitted by Lally) is a mystery!

A few more pics just relaxing...

Big Slide

Washbrook Farm in Hurstpierpoint has a fantastic childrens' playground as well as a few farm animals.

Callum loved this slide!!

Charlotte's Passport!

Charlotte takes to the skies for the first time tomorrow for a visit to Scotland with Vic and Callum. Can you believe that babies have to have their own passports these days? Bonkers!
Fly well my little one.

babies who lunch

Charlotte started the week with a lunch date with her friend Cora - Joe and Trish's daughter - born just 3 and a half weeks before her. These pictures really make me laugh!





Callum's big news of the week was his graduation to a bed. The picture below was taken this evening, 5 mins ago - the lump under the duvet is Callum. He has made the transition really well and we've only gone in to him once to find him standing by the window rather disorientated.





The focus of our weekend was a visit from Adam and Hannah.











Highlights of their visit included champagne for Hannah's birthday (which was last week) a fabulous curry prepared by the two brothers and a sea kayaking adventure for Adam. Callum loves the trip to and from the sea.

Bonfire Night

We spent a lovely weekend in Hereford for the children's first bonfire night. The weather was fantastic although blimin' cold! This was the view on Saturday morning from the house!


Charlotte was clearly happy to be there.......


............and she loved the walk up on Hay Bluff.

We were joined by our friends Peter and Sabine, with their four year old Julius.

Right behind you Granny!


Charlotte and Vic at sunset.


We took Callum and Julius to the local firework display. There was a HUGE fire which gave this incredible light. However, there was a really long wait for the fireworks and Callum kept asking if we could go home to bed. Once the display started though, he was very impressed!