'Stella, Christmas is coming' (A)

It was snowing when the boys woke up yesterday morning. Seb spotted it first, and asked if it was rain...I said no, something else.....then he and Eddie yelled 'Snow!'.

Seb then ran to Stella, who had joined them in their room and was sitting on our newly acquired bean bag....'Stella, Christmas is coming!!' he said as he kissed her.

The tide rolling in (A)

In the October holidays, Eddie, Seb and I built sandcastles and then watched the incoming tide wash them away. For more pix of our Cornwall holiday please scroll down to my blog on 'solid starts' (I began it then, but have not posted it til now, but the draft was back dated.) It was a great time.

7 and a half months or 'Our wall of fame' (A)

Stella was not quite sure why, on a cold Sunday afternoon Eddie and Mummy took her to John Lewis in a taxi.



This man seems friendly enough, yes, i will smile at him thinks stella....



oooo, what a good job




Hang on, I'm not so sure about this!!






I (Anita) am proud to say all the 4 kids have now had their imprints done at John Lewis (Tom does not understand the big deal of these imprints he says) - the 3 boys' hang on their wall and they await stella's (background colour 'heather'....eddie's is 'light green', seb was 'terracotta' and roo 'violet') to join them!

Eddie's were done in 2005, on my way to the Clapham vicarage (it was the day of the Summer Fair). He was 7 and a half weeks old! Seb and Roo were done together - well we had to go back with Roo the next week because he wouldn't uncurl his fist on the day!- when we were back in London, after our Oz year....so Seb was 19 months and Roo only 9 weeks. why am i telling you this? I don't know


maybe it marks the end of a little era in my life. i don't think i will be getting any more imprints done... and, i am thankful this time i remembered to get some pix of the event!



Here they are in their fairylight glory, awaiting Stella......

this morning (A)

i was carrying roo - he was still sleepy - down the stairs telling him he had lovely hair, a lovely nose, lovely eyes....we looked in the big mirror on our way down. i pointed out his lovely teeth, his lovely chin.... then he said..... 'i love my face'.

Stella & Roo's baptism today (T)

Before the service.

















Presents in the pub afterwards.

Stella & Mum In Hyde Park (T)