Summer 2011 cont......

More summer fun................

Gate crashing our American friends 4th July picnic on Primrose Hill.....William stole the flag.

I was summoned for more workshops with the funny east London kids......they are fun to work with.

Saying Good bye to the much loved Wishanger House.

This is the house Anthony grew up in, lots of treasured memories, a much loved home with a beautiful big garden. But it was too much for Sherral (ants mum) to take care of on her own so it was time to down size.

They built a fence and kept the bottom part of the garden which is 'Forrest' like. We will miss it.

Hanging out with cousins......

Sophia and William

Reuben and baby Isabella came to visit too....

Love these photos of me mum with William and Reuben....mainly because i remember her doing similar things with us....like this 'rolling down the hill' photo below.
We visited Hampton court palace when me mum and our Jo Ann where down

I really like the history of King Henry 8th and the Tudors....enjoyed interacting with the real life characters from history walking around the place.

Also really enjoyed the Gardens (above) and The maze (below)

Mischief (above) and summer walks along the river.......or in Williams case summer drives!

(i know, i know his hair really needed cutting....but i liked it!)

With so much fun summer days....it always guaranteed a very tired little man at the end of it.

It was a good summer this year. felt really long (especially with our sept/oct heat wave that rolled in), Really enjoyed it.

Summer 2011

Summer was busy...on all the hot sunny days we hit every paddling pool, water fountain, splash pad and sand pit in London.....love this photo below...William, Charlie and George, The 3 Stuges, or The 3 musketeers. George is Williams hook up at church, he comes and shares all his snack's with William.

Above at our local Ravenscourt park.

The Kensington splash pad (below), and park is a great little find. Spent many summers days there.

Take That concert. The reunion tour with Robbie!! Loved seeing them all together again and got some of Robbie's solo stuff too. Faves where the usual "never forget", "a million love songs" and Robbie's bonus "angels".....i was buzzin on all the nostalgia of my younger teeny bopper years! loved em all. I went with our Jo Ann, Laura, and Jacqui.....Our Christine was missed.

My Uni bezzy Lydia got married and she looked amazing and everything about the day was just beautiful, a country Hertfordshire wedding, her reception at her parents home and garden, horses over the fence and chickens roaming around. Loved it, and love this girl!

And I LOVED seeing this bunch of crazy girls. My Uni mates......

.....total nutters, all of us....but it was a requirement for the course we took!

Crazy blondies

Then from the wedding it was up the M1 to Yorkshire for my new nieces baby blessing.

William had fun playing with his cousin Reuben this summer.....These two are all mischief and I'm not sure who the instigator is yet.

From Yorkshire we headed to Scotland for a wee break out of life and another friends wedding.

We stayed at a hotel right on Loch Lommand, fantastic last min deal, great views and so peaceful, just what i needed!! a break out of life. peace. pure peace and lovely family time.

From Loch Lommond we went to Edinburgh and spent a day there before the wedding.

Loved being back on the streets of Edinburgh filled with the smell of the brewery's.

We visited Edinburgh castle which had fantastic views of the city.

Lynsey and Joels wedding was so much fun. I loved the keiligh and being with some of my fave Scottish people, The mansons and the Wrights amongst other scottish friends.

We took a trip to the coast for my birthday. Anthony wanted to check out butlins down there as he went there on holiday as a kid. Some things should be left in your childhood as the place was just tack ville!

This photo was taken on the beach as a wave came in close to our feet!

William enjoyed the rides......This was funny. William gets on the aeroplane, then as it starts up and they go up high he takes his seat belt off and stands up waving his arms in the air. They had to stop the ride and get him off. I was laughin me head off....but look at his face in this photo before he took off....you can tell he's up to somethin'!

Cheeky Chancer!

"Wiss" (kiss), The sweetest word i ever heard, William's treat to me on my birthday. The first time he asked me for a "wiss". Best birthday treat I ever had!

Spring 2011

Spring.......Easter Chics, Bluebells, A British Tea Party and A Royal Wedding, Picnics, Playing at the Park, Country (ish) walks, Our 2 year Wedding anniversary and a large bouquet of flowers, a baby scan (and migraines to go with it!), Swings and slides and seesaws....lots of warm weather and outings with friends.

I have a good network of friends with kids Williams age to do stuff with here in London...through out the spring and summer we found ourselves doing something fun almost everyday. It makes being a mum of a toddler a lot of fun.

Easter

A Very Royal Affair.........

William and friends

Didn't Anthony do well this year? (better than his forgetful wife!)

Ever played the 'toss a kid in the air with a blanket' game? I did play it as a kid..well i was 11ish i think....my skinny friend Laura went before me, it looked so fun i went next, they tossed me up in the air and as i came down i heard a fast 'rrrrrrripppp' of the blanket and i fell flat on the floor! needless to say scard me for life, but these kids where lovin it! ha.