tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58935468232677843102024-03-20T09:20:31.759+00:00Beautiful. Enduring. Delight.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.comBlogger676125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-6945610703867650912015-04-03T23:09:00.000+01:002015-04-04T00:03:32.761+01:00BLAKESLEY HALLI've not blogged in a long time; work and school are mainly to blame, but I refuse to dwell on how little I've blogged over the last year.<br />
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Today is Good Friday so no school and no work for any of us and an ideal opportunity for A&D, who went to <a href="http://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/blakesley" target="_blank">Blakesley Hall</a> on a school trip, to play tour guide to Daddy on his first visit there. It was also the perfect opportunity for me to dust my camera off and take some photos for a quick blog post.<br />
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As a bit of background <a href="http://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/blakesley" target="_blank">Blakesley Hall</a> is one of <a href="http://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/bmag" target="_blank">Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery</a>'s heritage sites. It is a Tudor House with lovely grounds and a gem of a place. Lucky for us it is only a ten minute drive away from home. There are often activities for kids going on in the school holidays for next to no money and it's a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours. <br />
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Our visit today was very impromptu, but A&D had renewed enthusiasm for it since they had been on a school trip a month or so ago and they had so much fun retelling all of the things they had learned from their guide on that trip that I wish we had planned it better and gone earlier.<br />
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Here are a few snap shots of our lovely afternoon adventure.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Learning about Tom, Frank & May</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching the film about Tom, Frank & May</td></tr>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-74120630849768884422015-04-03T22:00:00.000+01:002015-04-04T00:04:04.820+01:00NEW PROFILESo I really should have updated my Blogger profile a long time ago given that our youngest son is nearly 3 and he is not even mentioned in it. So it is done now, but I wanted to keep a note somewhere of how I saw myself when I first started this blog.<br />
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<em>"This Woman's Work is, amongst other things, as a full time mommy to twins, part time twilight legal secretary and volunteer breastfeeding peer supporter. My greatest achievement is my family and for now I feel like I am doing ok at this wife and mommy lark, although my feelings on that do waiver from time to time. I dream of being a domestic goddess and of being able to take amazing photos, but both are a slow work in progress...let's see where I end up."</em>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-78414754716950529742014-12-28T00:22:00.000+00:002014-12-28T00:22:11.367+00:00BITTERSWEET<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I remember it vividly, it was the summer of 2007 and 18
months before our twins arrived, talking about how I didn’t want to breastfeed
any babies that we had; if I’m honest I was 25 and blinded by the sexualisation
of women’s breasts in today’s society, but at the time I didn’t realise
that.</div>
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So let’s fast forward three children later to now and I am
pretty sure that our littlest has weaned so, with no plans to add any more
children to our family, my journey as a breastfeeding mama is complete after having
spent four of the last six years breastfeeding; our twins for 15 months and the
littlest for 2 years 7½ months.</div>
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I am sat here trying to write down how I feel about the end
of this journey and yet I don’t really know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is a whole mix of emotions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Were
somebody to ask me that question then of course my immediate answer would be
sad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sad that this journey with Teeny is
over, sad that a breastfeed no longer makes everything in his world better; I
could have a list as long as my arm of why it makes me sad, but the most heart
wrenching thing is that I will never ever breastfeed another baby ever again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At this moment in time that thought makes me
feel sick in the pit of my stomach.</div>
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However when I spend a little more time pondering on how
this time in my life makes me feel there are a whole host of other emotions
wrapped up with this sadness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t say
this very often, but I am so proud at having exclusively breastfed all three of
our children for as long as they’ve wanted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They are two particular times that are very prominent in my memory and
those are my belief in my instinct, my body and our daughter that despite a 12%
weight loss at day five there was no need to bow to the pressure to top her up
with formula and then there is my post two year wobble with Teeny when, for a
while, I wasn’t even sure how I felt about our continuing journey because
breastfeeding past infancy/ natural term breastfeeding are not without their
own challenges. </div>
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Then of course I feel completely blessed; blessed to have
had straight forward births, no medical complications and the best support from
my husband, our families and the overwhelming majority of midwives and health visitors who cared for us
which made our breastfeeding journey possible.</div>
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I’m also full of excitement; excited to watch Teeny grow and
to get to know the boy and man he is set to become.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have so many more milestones to reach
together and we are just at a cross roads at the moment, not a dead end. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Then of course I am excited about the journey that having
been a breastfeeding mama continues to take me on; I might be at the end of my
own breastfeeding journey, but as a salaried and volunteer NHS breastfeeding
peer supporter and vice chair of our local hospital’s MSLC I have the huge
privilege of being able to support families at the start of their journey into
breastfeeding and parenthood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is
just the beginning of another journey for me and at the moment I am unsure of
the destination, but I hope it will be as long and fulfilling as my own
breastfeeding journey with many a twist and turn along the way and without
being a breastfeeding mama I would never have taken this amazing path in life.</div>
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Finally and importantly I feel immense gratitude for my babies who were the catalyst for an amazing journey that
continues despite those babies no longer being breastfed and of course I am
grateful to everybody who has encouraged, supported, empowered, educated and
reached out to me throughout this journey and even to those who have judged or
criticised because those judgements and criticisms only serve to make me more
determined to be the change.</div>
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I am so thankful for having some lovely family time this week. </div>
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It makes my heart sing to hear you play together in the garden during the evenings I have to work and, because of the continued pleasant weather, you have been able to do more of it this week.</div>
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We were then very blessed over the weekend to be able share with friends the dedication of their son to their Church and God. We are not religious, but our friends have a strong faith and it was lovely to see the happiness it brought to them and the love and support that they have from the other members of their Church.</div>
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We made the most of the bank holiday and our season tickets to Drayton Manor with a cheeky trip their and then to top of our week I was invited to join our twins on their school trip to the Lickey Hills which we all really enjoyed. Whilst there we shopped, enjoyed the park, had lunch and went on a lovely walk with the ranger, Penny who had done some pond dipping and showed us newts, we made nests using pegs as a bird would use their beaks, walked through an orchard and spotted fairy doors (to name just a few things).</div>
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How lucky we are to have had such fun in seven very short days.</div>
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I wanna be like you hoo hoo</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweet Sleep</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7Usu-vWaHB0/U_pVMeSIVlI/AAAAAAAADJ0/dmmTYI_JGBM/s1600/May%2B14%2B(17).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7Usu-vWaHB0/U_pVMeSIVlI/AAAAAAAADJ0/dmmTYI_JGBM/s1600/May%2B14%2B(17).jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dedicated</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scooter lessons from Daddy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ferris Wheel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">School Trip - Lickey Hills - Making Nests (A)</td></tr>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-35262538343773064112014-04-30T22:38:00.000+01:002014-08-11T23:03:42.045+01:0017/52 MORE EASTER HOLIDAY FUN<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KFrBUMbG-8w/U-fnda0kilI/AAAAAAAADII/STzi63XVSD4/s1600/Apr+14+(109E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KFrBUMbG-8w/U-fnda0kilI/AAAAAAAADII/STzi63XVSD4/s1600/Apr+14+(109E).jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milking the Cow<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hvQFzWvyB1M/U-fnldv4B9I/AAAAAAAADIQ/LY0KkpPcrYM/s1600/Apr+14+(110E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hvQFzWvyB1M/U-fnldv4B9I/AAAAAAAADIQ/LY0KkpPcrYM/s1600/Apr+14+(110E).jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farmer D<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DLPgL9W9ee4/U-fooKjl4ZI/AAAAAAAADIY/0h7pNhlVRYE/s1600/Apr+14+(111V).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DLPgL9W9ee4/U-fooKjl4ZI/AAAAAAAADIY/0h7pNhlVRYE/s1600/Apr+14+(111V).jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Egg Decorating<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tf9HlMQuS1I/U-fpITAZJJI/AAAAAAAADI0/OATbk2Tm6rI/s1600/Apr+14+(112E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tf9HlMQuS1I/U-fpITAZJJI/AAAAAAAADI0/OATbk2Tm6rI/s1600/Apr+14+(112E).jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Egg Decorating<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AwgX-u4Z84A/U-fpD_L73EI/AAAAAAAADIk/1iyIreQuk7k/s1600/Apr+14+(113).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AwgX-u4Z84A/U-fpD_L73EI/AAAAAAAADIk/1iyIreQuk7k/s1600/Apr+14+(113).jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Du9nTyUQIZc/U-fpE287GEI/AAAAAAAADIs/4YbMPONi3I0/s1600/Apr+14+(114).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Du9nTyUQIZc/U-fpE287GEI/AAAAAAAADIs/4YbMPONi3I0/s1600/Apr+14+(114).jpg" height="266" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mDC5ellKtpI/U-fpPpEL1GI/AAAAAAAADI8/62Y8EWnwilA/s1600/Apr+14+(160E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mDC5ellKtpI/U-fpPpEL1GI/AAAAAAAADI8/62Y8EWnwilA/s1600/Apr+14+(160E).jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dance Rosette Day</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-el86cfbr4J0/U-fpVgcaJhI/AAAAAAAADJE/23vcbkXoclk/s1600/Apr+14+(163E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-el86cfbr4J0/U-fpVgcaJhI/AAAAAAAADJE/23vcbkXoclk/s1600/Apr+14+(163E).jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinosaur D</td></tr>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-2471655278383634892014-04-29T22:58:00.000+01:002014-05-09T22:01:19.124+01:00TEENY AT TWO<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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How did my baby, the youngest of our three children, get to be two? How is it possible that these two years feel like they have passed in the blink of an eye, yet we have made so many memories and learned so many lessons that it is hard to remember life without you. </div>
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You are such a sweet natured boy; don't get me wrong over the last few weeks you have developed the ability to throw a half hearted tantrum where you lay yourself gently on the floor and scream loudly, but you are such an affectionate and sociable child with a cheeky glint in your eye and a smile that could melt a thousand hearts. You love nothing more than to snuggle up with somebody you love for a good cuddle and when I say snuggle up I mean get yourself as close as you can to us and then nuzzle as far as you possibly can to us and I love that so much.</div>
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You are much more inquisitive than your brother and sister were at this age, possibly because they always had each other to play with and so didn't feel the need to be climbing onto and getting into all of the places that you love to. You on the other hand seem to believe that you are invincible and think nothing of climbing onto the living room window ledge, the television bench or the tray of your highchair. You never want to hold my hand while we walk and are always keen to run off.</div>
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This year you have started nursery, learned to walk (at 15 months), talk (in small sentences by 20 months), sailed to the Isle of Wight, flown to Istanbul and forged beautiful relationships with some very special people along the way and that is just to mention a few. I am so sad to see my one year old disappear further and further in the distance, but excited to see all of the things my two year old is going to bring to us over the next year.</div>
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Just as a bit of fun us to look back on when you are older I think if you were able to list some of things you love right now it would go something like this:- </div>
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A-lan-issssssss (Alanis) and Daaan-taaayyy (Danté) - the amount of love you have for your brother and sister is just completely unmeasurable.</div>
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Food - I seriously don't know where you put everything you eat. You really love fruit like gape, stor-bee, o-winge and nana (grape, strawberry orange and banana).</div>
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Domas a' Perr-see (Thomas and Percy from Thomas the Tank Engine)</div>
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'appy (The song Happy by Pharrell)</div>
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Peppa (Peppa Pig)</div>
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Tis-soo (Dear Zoo)</div>
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Whip whip (German Whip by Meridian Dan - So funny that my two year old boy loves Grime)</div>
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Cud-dleeeeeee (cuddle)</div>
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'winkle 'winkle (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)</div>
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Row Row (Row row row your boat)</div>
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Go ou'side (Going outside to play)</div>
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Booby (A sleepy time breastfeed)</div>
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Happy 2nd birthday my sweet boy.</div>
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Love always.</div>
Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-26186251034767090922014-04-23T21:48:00.000+01:002014-07-28T21:22:00.063+01:0016/52 EASTER HOLIDAYS 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
This week I have really enjoyed having you at home with me during the day and we have been so lucky to have spent lots of time in the sunshine with friends. We went to Shirley Park, enjoyed African dancers and other fun activities at The Bridge with the Parfitts, saw the animals at Sheldon Country Park with the Edwards and took your scooters to Brueton Park and Malvern Park with Daddy. I hope you enjoyed yourselves as much as I did.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making Music</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anything you can do I can do better!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tunnel Vision</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Face Painting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easter crafting with friends</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sheldon Country Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6JNtt9jcJTA/U9VnFihNZjI/AAAAAAAADHY/F_P79TA3wsM/s1600/Apr+14+(72E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6JNtt9jcJTA/U9VnFihNZjI/AAAAAAAADHY/F_P79TA3wsM/s1600/Apr+14+(72E).jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scaling new heights</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-elUWRw6Zn74/U9Vm5IbJ2eI/AAAAAAAADHU/R41k6fQ0nOs/s1600/Apr+14+%252871E%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-elUWRw6Zn74/U9Vm5IbJ2eI/AAAAAAAADHU/R41k6fQ0nOs/s1600/Apr+14+%252871E%2529.jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stuck up a tree</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kq-Qa0o6f5g/U9VnJfvoZkI/AAAAAAAADHg/4qz9obJnLdk/s1600/Apr+14+(79E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kq-Qa0o6f5g/U9VnJfvoZkI/AAAAAAAADHg/4qz9obJnLdk/s1600/Apr+14+(79E).jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riding your trike.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gSpyXQPJNPI/U9VnOuCc9uI/AAAAAAAADHo/L6bcvWXch3Y/s1600/Apr+14+(84BW).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gSpyXQPJNPI/U9VnOuCc9uI/AAAAAAAADHo/L6bcvWXch3Y/s1600/Apr+14+(84BW).jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun, sand, but no sea.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HW-Ljeo2gHw/U9VnURKSkDI/AAAAAAAADHw/VcbHx_jWOqI/s1600/Apr+14+(88E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HW-Ljeo2gHw/U9VnURKSkDI/AAAAAAAADHw/VcbHx_jWOqI/s1600/Apr+14+(88E).jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rope Climbing</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q6a4tWqnlzA/U9VnWT523LI/AAAAAAAADH4/yYSGTsPKELY/s1600/Apr+14+(97E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q6a4tWqnlzA/U9VnWT523LI/AAAAAAAADH4/yYSGTsPKELY/s1600/Apr+14+(97E).jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love you!</td></tr>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-86682972082388866382014-04-16T21:59:00.000+01:002014-07-06T22:04:11.069+01:0015/52 GO OU'SIDE<div style="text-align: justify;">
The weather has been more pleasant of late and the three of you are so happy that you are getting to (in the words of Teeny) go ou'side much more now.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u5OIKdZcof4/U7mpVXYLASI/AAAAAAAADGA/Fhu1hFcguZ8/s1600/Apr+14+(43E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u5OIKdZcof4/U7mpVXYLASI/AAAAAAAADGA/Fhu1hFcguZ8/s1600/Apr+14+(43E).jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another of Daddy's funny photos</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D9Sh625GRIU/U7mpdTtydhI/AAAAAAAADGI/PBIfCfcDY10/s1600/Apr+14+(45E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D9Sh625GRIU/U7mpdTtydhI/AAAAAAAADGI/PBIfCfcDY10/s1600/Apr+14+(45E).jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">D's Selfie</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WXC6gdzFpaU/U7mp0ey_-zI/AAAAAAAADGQ/aVSD5ssG-b0/s1600/Apr+14+(38E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WXC6gdzFpaU/U7mp0ey_-zI/AAAAAAAADGQ/aVSD5ssG-b0/s1600/Apr+14+(38E).jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Are you watching me Mommy?</td></tr>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-67253855232115272622014-04-09T21:58:00.000+01:002014-08-31T00:20:02.159+01:0014/52<div align="justify">
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pPxUWCL3Di4/U7B3Ov13PHI/AAAAAAAADFI/r84UIj9rD_Q/s1600/Apr+14+(12E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pPxUWCL3Di4/U7B3Ov13PHI/AAAAAAAADFI/r84UIj9rD_Q/s1600/Apr+14+(12E).jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celebration Assembly<br />
(without Daddy, hence the sad face.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mInHChV1JiQ/U7B3geuVcII/AAAAAAAADFY/otMi1Ug5XFE/s1600/Apr+14+(15E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mInHChV1JiQ/U7B3geuVcII/AAAAAAAADFY/otMi1Ug5XFE/s1600/Apr+14+(15E).jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breastfeeding our Babies</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xtSA74ZP1B8/U7B3fT2e0lI/AAAAAAAADFQ/krob_WdWBsY/s1600/Apr+14+(19E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xtSA74ZP1B8/U7B3fT2e0lI/AAAAAAAADFQ/krob_WdWBsY/s1600/Apr+14+(19E).jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baker Boys</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f9obeGMxNkE/U7B3kOa0jWI/AAAAAAAADFg/ZRp_VJniq_c/s1600/Apr+14+(20E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f9obeGMxNkE/U7B3kOa0jWI/AAAAAAAADFg/ZRp_VJniq_c/s1600/Apr+14+(20E).jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweets for my sweet, (icing) sugar for my honey.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-auS8Xs-fH3c/U7B3owGwbII/AAAAAAAADFo/xWseJyaykY4/s1600/Apr+14+(25E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-auS8Xs-fH3c/U7B3owGwbII/AAAAAAAADFo/xWseJyaykY4/s1600/Apr+14+(25E).jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such concentration</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IfF83UoHYrQ/U7B3z7BvlUI/AAAAAAAADFw/NwkrC8XcNe4/s1600/Apr+14+(33E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IfF83UoHYrQ/U7B3z7BvlUI/AAAAAAAADFw/NwkrC8XcNe4/s1600/Apr+14+(33E).jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Craziness by Daddy!</td></tr>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-62534294116270981252014-04-02T22:35:00.000+01:002014-06-22T22:38:16.655+01:0013/52 CATCHING UP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
After a few lovely days away in Istanbul I was looking forward to spending some quality time with you all when I got home and what better way than a trip to the park.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ik7L4l10nig/U6dGXC8h36I/AAAAAAAADE8/bv-dS6cmmcE/s1600/Mar+14+%2528161E%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ik7L4l10nig/U6dGXC8h36I/AAAAAAAADE8/bv-dS6cmmcE/s1600/Mar+14+%2528161E%2529.jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Take a seat</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pF84EQjrEsE/U6dGVmAQz0I/AAAAAAAADE0/VGsm_wiQJdc/s1600/Mar+14+%2528163V%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pF84EQjrEsE/U6dGVmAQz0I/AAAAAAAADE0/VGsm_wiQJdc/s1600/Mar+14+%2528163V%2529.jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On yer bike</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oJmw4g1Ubyo/U6dGDRJ_AMI/AAAAAAAADEg/oOorRGEyGP4/s1600/Mar+14+(176V).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oJmw4g1Ubyo/U6dGDRJ_AMI/AAAAAAAADEg/oOorRGEyGP4/s1600/Mar+14+(176V).jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Protective</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-buCY_hz5aL4/U6dGQXkpPaI/AAAAAAAADEo/Qt97j7rpqqg/s1600/Mar+14+(172E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-buCY_hz5aL4/U6dGQXkpPaI/AAAAAAAADEo/Qt97j7rpqqg/s1600/Mar+14+(172E).jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down in the Daffodils</td></tr>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-45298284453325973522014-03-26T23:00:00.000+00:002014-04-07T06:22:37.254+01:0012/52 ISTANBUL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Twice I have spent hours writing an open letter to <a href="http://arockandasoftplace.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julia, Ville, Ruskin, Matti, Anton and Neve</a> to express my heartfelt gratitude and thanks for their wonderful hospitality, love and friendship which allowed Teeny and I to visit them in Istanbul recently. Unfortunately Blogger has decided that saving said blog post was not on its list of priorities and now, as hard as I try, the words will just not come as they did before and I know myself well enough to know that if I do not publish a post about our trip soon it will stay in my drafts folder forever. So here is my very condensed down, but equally as thankful post on our wonderfully enriching trip to Istanbul. </div>
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Julia, Ville, Ruskin, Matti, Anton and Neve please know that my lack of words in this post does not reflect a lack of appreciation, rather the opposite; I feel that today whatever I write could never reflect my gratitude or admiration for you all. </div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8J2i6SadkU4/U0G-NYT7YxI/AAAAAAAADAA/_r09_yAHqAc/s1600/DSC_6079E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8J2i6SadkU4/U0G-NYT7YxI/AAAAAAAADAA/_r09_yAHqAc/s1600/DSC_6079E.jpg" height="640" width="424"></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crazy Hands</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2f5Hk1JWF7k/Uzs63PlQkCI/AAAAAAAAC-Y/X3z7S-rsXTs/s1600/DSC_6077BW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2f5Hk1JWF7k/Uzs63PlQkCI/AAAAAAAAC-Y/X3z7S-rsXTs/s1600/DSC_6077BW.jpg" height="265" width="400"></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Matt-iii</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JNIFl0wgalw/UziWCyrXdkI/AAAAAAAAC-I/ZUYXn9_hxwE/s1600/DSC_6107E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JNIFl0wgalw/UziWCyrXdkI/AAAAAAAAC-I/ZUYXn9_hxwE/s1600/DSC_6107E.jpg" height="640" width="424"></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Ru-kin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A word from the wise</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ud9sotRbjiU/U0HNii6HzQI/AAAAAAAADAo/7PndpXrqo1o/s1600/DSC_6149E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ud9sotRbjiU/U0HNii6HzQI/AAAAAAAADAo/7PndpXrqo1o/s1600/DSC_6149E.jpg" height="640" width="424"></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Topkapi Palace</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Neve</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gaEaHTG7zVU/Uz8P2PVz3jI/AAAAAAAAC-s/MHkmQ5lS6PE/s1600/DSC_6205E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gaEaHTG7zVU/Uz8P2PVz3jI/AAAAAAAAC-s/MHkmQ5lS6PE/s1600/DSC_6205E.jpg" height="265" width="400"></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset Fishing</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1YfWpvV17L0/Uz83NT6U6VI/AAAAAAAAC_M/sVhcZVlRfxg/s1600/DSC_6234E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1YfWpvV17L0/Uz83NT6U6VI/AAAAAAAAC_M/sVhcZVlRfxg/s1600/DSC_6234E.jpg" height="640" width="424"></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patisserie de Pera</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7HXQYqR42wc/Uz83dVG25gI/AAAAAAAAC_U/bnBZpILAC38/s1600/DSC_6226E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7HXQYqR42wc/Uz83dVG25gI/AAAAAAAAC_U/bnBZpILAC38/s1600/DSC_6226E.jpg" height="640" width="424"></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Du-li-a</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SWlbo50UigA/Uz8QAN1vs-I/AAAAAAAAC-0/hr-EfZM6b-E/s1600/DSC_6253E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SWlbo50UigA/Uz8QAN1vs-I/AAAAAAAAC-0/hr-EfZM6b-E/s1600/DSC_6253E.jpg" height="265" width="400"></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from Galata Tower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Home for the week</td></tr>
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(For anybody who would like to see much better photographs of our trip they can be found on <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arockandasoftplace/sets/72157642945909423/" target="_blank">Julia's very gorgeous Flickr page</a>)Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-91236091438287507962014-03-26T22:32:00.000+00:002014-06-07T22:39:00.825+01:0012/52 WHILE MAMA'S AWAY......<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-6421409516283294402014-03-19T22:19:00.000+00:002014-05-18T22:21:09.666+01:0011/52<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jzTxxyeeB_M/U3ke7_E1EDI/AAAAAAAADDs/-McG1GBdoJ8/s1600/Mar+14+(54E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jzTxxyeeB_M/U3ke7_E1EDI/AAAAAAAADDs/-McG1GBdoJ8/s1600/Mar+14+(54E).jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So Fresh and So Clean</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YXBPKDP3i7s/U3kcWxZ8WHI/AAAAAAAADDI/nRDWvyqsmJs/s1600/Mar+14+(48E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YXBPKDP3i7s/U3kcWxZ8WHI/AAAAAAAADDI/nRDWvyqsmJs/s1600/Mar+14+(48E).jpg" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Baby Babywearing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whip Whip" (German Whip)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lazy Sunday Morning</td></tr>
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<br />Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-32334242745107191912014-03-12T23:57:00.000+00:002014-04-27T21:58:26.409+01:0010/52 A SPRING IN OUR STEPIt really feels like spring is on its way now. The dark nights are becoming a thing of the past, we're having our Inspire workshops at school (which foundation classes are always the last to have) and we have even managed a trip to the park in the sunshine. Here's hoping for more of the same.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">D's Inspire Workshop<br />
Owl Babies</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ETkwyvBPhik/U1WfygBHm1I/AAAAAAAADB8/9Zi2DQ9oMoc/s1600/Mar+14+(16BW).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ETkwyvBPhik/U1WfygBHm1I/AAAAAAAADB8/9Zi2DQ9oMoc/s1600/Mar+14+(16BW).jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After School Catchup</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swinging Together</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cud-tle<br />
Lu You</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uC-I3-Y1wps/U1WgFkCUBAI/AAAAAAAADCU/w55FEQXLMI0/s1600/Mar+14+(35E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uC-I3-Y1wps/U1WgFkCUBAI/AAAAAAAADCU/w55FEQXLMI0/s1600/Mar+14+(35E).jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Football</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Football</td></tr>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-57834071087868135802014-03-05T21:08:00.000+00:002014-04-19T23:07:03.026+01:009/52This week our week mostly looked like this......<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--WtBCvC9czw/U1LtXmE2-wI/AAAAAAAADBg/z5ERNt5Jm3U/s1600/Mar+14+%25284E%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--WtBCvC9czw/U1LtXmE2-wI/AAAAAAAADBg/z5ERNt5Jm3U/s1600/Mar+14+%25284E%2529.jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a few of the prescriptions we've picked up this week</td></tr>
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And when the children and the husband weren't busy being ill here's what we managed to get up to......<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Battlelines</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n9a1Wg1KbAU/U1LtHoR4nEI/AAAAAAAADBM/K_Kj5dxZwAk/s1600/Mar+14+(2E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n9a1Wg1KbAU/U1LtHoR4nEI/AAAAAAAADBM/K_Kj5dxZwAk/s1600/Mar+14+(2E).jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Auntie Clare's belated birthday breakfast</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TgR7so6ji3w/U1LtOERrr3I/AAAAAAAADBU/D8YC9hwVStc/s1600/Mar+14+(10E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TgR7so6ji3w/U1LtOERrr3I/AAAAAAAADBU/D8YC9hwVStc/s1600/Mar+14+(10E).jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New (to you) jewellery.<br />
Thanks Auntie Kaz!</td></tr>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-91315748194501040642014-02-26T23:09:00.000+00:002014-03-16T23:14:23.518+00:008/52 HELLO GERMS, GOODBYE PHOTOGRAPHY*<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FeSJxKDDxC4/UyYoj1UzQ3I/AAAAAAAAC9E/Ld1GYKIdRYk/s1600/Feb+14+(101BW).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FeSJxKDDxC4/UyYoj1UzQ3I/AAAAAAAAC9E/Ld1GYKIdRYk/s1600/Feb+14+(101BW).jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cuddling up to your poorly brother</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2tSaoYslars/UyYsLJ4RjHI/AAAAAAAAC9Y/NgiJAEWro6k/s1600/Feb+14+(103E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2tSaoYslars/UyYsLJ4RjHI/AAAAAAAAC9Y/NgiJAEWro6k/s1600/Feb+14+(103E).jpg" height="258" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">D's Daddy Love</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7pXWuSFSKDM/UyYpdXcru-I/AAAAAAAAC9M/a2tG0UVVAtw/s1600/Feb+14+(104E).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7pXWuSFSKDM/UyYpdXcru-I/AAAAAAAAC9M/a2tG0UVVAtw/s1600/Feb+14+(104E).jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somewhere over the rainbow...</td></tr>
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I'm hoping this rainbow is a sign that my little rays of sunshine are coming home and that the storm clouds of germs are passing.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">*Apologies to my beautiful girl, for not seeming to have a photograph of her this week.</span>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-56114745295758255342014-02-19T22:06:00.000+00:002014-03-03T23:04:19.156+00:007/52 MAKING THE MOST OF YOU<div style="text-align: justify;">
There really is no running theme for this week's photographs. I'm making the most of being off work for half term as it means that we can slow down a little and I can enjoy some quality time with the children, particularly A&D who seem to be at school far too much for my liking.</div>
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This first photo is exactly what I saw when I walked into the living room on Thursday. How did he learn to do this? My heart was literally in my mouth while Teeny was just super impressed with himself. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the window!</td></tr>
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We had A's dance class and two birthday parties this Saturday. I'm not quite sure how or when it happened, but our weekends now seem to mostly revolve around our kids' social schedule.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uW4NZNMPKQI/UxT4HRLETqI/AAAAAAAAC7Y/PKQwS5lO6MI/s1600/Feb+14+(34BW).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uW4NZNMPKQI/UxT4HRLETqI/AAAAAAAAC7Y/PKQwS5lO6MI/s1600/Feb+14+(34BW).jpg" height="400" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bubbles<br />
At Freya's 2nd birthday party</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In uniform<br />
At Grace's 2nd birthday party</td></tr>
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On Monday, as it was at half term, I finally got to take you to the new Library of Birmingham. You went with Daddy one day when I was working not long after it opened, but I hadn't been lucky enough to go with you before now. Today we decided to take Teeny to nursery for a few hours and then the three of us went into town on the train. Our new library is such a lovely place to explore from top to bottom; to snuggle up on the story steps in the children's library downstairs right up to being able see the view across the city from the top and then, of course, there all of the lovely vantage points and nooks and crannies in between to be examined. It should also be mentioned that with all of the light being let through those floor to ceiling windows and all of the different shapes, angles and colours it is perfect for taking lots of lovely photographs especially when you remember to take the correct lens (which I did not.)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holding Hands</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Its a long way down.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Books, glorious books.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty In Pink</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Red' any good books lately.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twin Telepathy<br />
(They chose the same books from different areas of the children's library,)</td></tr>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-19475117906805528302014-02-12T23:10:00.000+00:002014-02-23T23:15:08.739+00:006/52 TOGETHER<div style="text-align: justify;">
I miss your babyhoods so much. I miss the endless breastfeeding and you wanting to just snuggle up on my lap for hours and not being able to move from the sofa. I miss watching the sun come up after a sleepless night and long daytime naps; your wrinkly rolls of chub and toothless gums. It makes me sad to think that sometimes those memories will not be so fresh in my mind, but we are making new memories all of the time. Memories of the relationships between the three of you growing; the way you cuddle up on the sofa together and the way Teeny calls A and D from the bottom of the stairs and can't quite pronounce the 's' at the end of his sister's name. I love the way our beautiful girl mothers her little brother (even if the fear of her breaking his arms because of the way she tries to lift and guide him makes me feel a little sick at times). The way the three of you play together with our big boy's castle and his desperation to teach his little brother all of the things he knows. Our littlest always sucking in his cheeks accompanying his needs to kiss everybody special to him before he leaves the room and his repetition of the word "cud-tle" to those very people he adores so much. </div>
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These tiny moments in amongst the chaos are what makes my heart sing every day. </div>
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Thank you my little loves.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riding home from school</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colouring Together<br />
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-1091874401498803912014-02-05T15:28:00.000+00:002014-02-22T21:42:52.675+00:005/52<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Logan's Birthday Party</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandad's bodywarmer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I want to be just like my brother</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday Afternoon Snuggles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quick kiss</td></tr>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-66335417548402150822014-01-29T23:35:00.000+00:002014-02-17T19:54:42.698+00:004/52 YOUR DELIGHT<div style="text-align: justify;">
My blog mostly documents moments of delight that the three of you bring to our everyday lives; those moments that most days are my saviour in a day that is often full of not so delightful moments. </div>
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This week, though, I am mixing it up a little and documenting your delight; those instances where I have captured you doing things which have brought smiles to those beautiful faces of yours.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying your little brother's toys</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celebration Assembly<br />
Using finger spaces and full stops</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even girls who wear pink love Spiderman</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching the world go by</td></tr>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-83672799634922596522014-01-22T21:06:00.000+00:002014-01-31T21:11:48.552+00:003/52 A WEEK OF CUDDLES<div style="text-align: justify;">
When looking for photographs for this week's post there weren't that many, but there appeared to be a running theme of cuddles. It wasn't a conscious choice, but it happened nonetheless and I imagine this has a lot to do with our youngest. </div>
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Teeny has always been a cuddly <strike>baby</strike> child, but since December his speech has come on at a rate of knots and with it a greater understanding of him by many of the people around him. We have literally gone from understanding very little of what he says to being able to have conversations with him and it has become clear that "tuddle" (cuddle) is probably his favourite word.</div>
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He really is such a sweet and affectionate little boy and we are so blessed that he is ours. He completes our family so perfectly and his love for those around him, especially his brother and sister sometimes make me feel like my heart might explode at any moment.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beep Beep Dan'da (Grandad)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making up.</td></tr>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893546823267784310.post-31835333262146832602014-01-15T23:30:00.000+00:002014-01-25T23:45:40.729+00:002/52 THE OLD ROUTINE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
I really enjoyed working less hours over Christmas and having you all home with me because, as much as I love my work and being a mommy, it can be quite isolating and hectic at times. The Christmas break really gave us all the opportunity to recharge our batteries and I am so thankful for that. Unfortunately though we are well and truly back into the swing of things this week and back to the routine of school and work, although I suppose if it weren't such a contrast we wouldn't appreciate the time we share together quite as much as we do. We did, however manage to squeeze in a trip to the cinema to see Monster's University with your Auntie Dana as well as a lovely visit with some of our other good friends this weekend which included toys from my childhood (which you will note are neither pink or blue...see it is possible...) Christmas pudding and lots of cuddles. What a lovely combination.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Aah, Har-wee (Harry)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*More black and white photos that I have established Google is "autoenhancing" via Google+ on upload except I don't even have a Google+ account so basically the only way to stop it is to set up a Google+ account...sneaky!</span>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234777266508150097noreply@blogger.com0