7/52 MAKING THE MOST OF YOU

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.

 

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. 

 

At the window!

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.

Bubbles
At Freya's 2nd birthday party

 

In uniform
At Grace's 2nd birthday party

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.)

Holding Hands

Its a long way down.

Books, glorious books.

Pretty In Pink

Taking a break.

At the Top!

'Red' any good books lately.

Looking Up!

Twin Telepathy
(They chose the same books from different areas of the children's library,)

IN GOOD COMPANY

A - 365
D - 365
Teeny - 365

This morning we went met Auntie Marie and the girls in Kings Heath Park; unfortunately Auntie Maz had to head off early, but Cara wasn't ready to leave and nor were we so she stayed with us for a little while and then we dropped her home on our way back.  You all played so sweetly and had sooooo much fun together that I felt completely privileged to have shared this time with the four of you and we were all a little sad to be dropping Cara home. 

 

Today was so delightful in fact that I am unable to choose any fewer pictures than these to document such a lovely day.

THE MEADOW

A - 365
D - 365

So today you spent  the morning with some of our favourite people in the whole world while I went to work and Teeny went to nursery. 

 

The place where Auntie Marie took you isn't really a meadow, but that is how it is affectionately known in their house so of course you adopted that name too. 

 

Not only did Auntie Marie plan a lovely morning for you at "The Meadow", she even took some photos for this blog for me.  I did try to chose one each, but they were so lovely that I have ended up sharing them all here and I even resisted the urge to edit them.

 

We are so luck to have such lovely friends.

 

Enjoy these happy memories.

UNAUTHORISED PICTURE

D - 365

We went with Auntie Marie and her gorgeous girls to Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre today so that you could all let off some steam and of course there I was snapping away; well I was snapping away until I spotted the sign telling me I wasn't allowed.  Uh oh!!  Naughty Mommy!!

BEARDED DRAGON

D - 94/365

Here is Basil the Bearded Dragon from the Minibeast Roadshow at BMAG today.  What fun you had meeting all of the animals and you were so brave to hold and touch so many of them too. 

 

Just goes to show you don't have to spend lots of money to have an exciting morning out and it was even better that we got to share the excitement with our friends.

SNAKE CHARMER

A - 94/365

Today we went to Minibeast Roadshow at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery with our lovely friends.  They do some lovely activities for children, especially in the school holidays; in fact  I blogged about another visit here.  When we arrived you went off to see what was going on while I paid* and when I turned around I just managed to catch you doing this.  If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I don't think I would have believed it.

*£2 each for you and D.  Bargain!

MORE CHICKENS

A - 92/365

I blogged about the chickens at school a little while ago and now we have more chickens to blog about.  Today we all went to Becketts Farm to see the chickens and the other spring animals with some of our lovely friends.  This is the second year we have done this and it is a lovely way to kill an hour in the school holidays.  Both times we have visited everybody got to hold the chickens and you and D also got to feed the lambs.  The best bit about all this though is that it is FREE!  Although you did somehow manage to persuade Daddy to buy us brunch while we there, not that he took much persuading.  I'm already looking forward to next year's visit.