Me and You - July

When I was younger I told my mum I wanted to marry and Italian so he could cook me spaghetti Bolognese. Funny that when I met my husband he told me that was his best dish, sadly I am still yet to try it!


I love the time we spend together, 

knowing
 how hard it is to achieve this I cherish every minute with my husband.

We laugh, we have fun, we just act like its me and him. 

Its great and we don't do it enough.

My sunday photo - 20/07/2014

Little Bear is 8 months

Little Bear is 8 Months

Its very scary how quick time goes by, 

I nearly cant remember that little newborn baby from only a few months ago.  

This has been an exciting month for Little Bear who is growing up so fast. 

This month you have learnt to crawl back wards.

Which has caused you to be so frustrated. 

You have been so cross but after a few weeks you finally learnt to go forwards.

Everyday you go a little bit faster. 

It is so cute you look to small to be crawling.

You have also learnt to pull your self up on anything you can.

Nothing brings you more joy than the satisfaction of standing.

You laugh your head of and you are so proud 

you are like your siblings.

You have been sleeping well lately and even managed a hour and a half nap the other day.

I was amazed you have never slept that long in the day. 

You wake every morning at 6 but some mornings go back to sleep. 

You love a muzzy when you fall asleep.

You have learnt to wave and hit things to make a noise.

You can even clap and love it even more when mummy does it for you. 

You love to be thrown around by your daddy and have the best laugh.

Everything Ami has you want especially food.

If you see someone eating you want it. 

You eat well and like more foods that are not fruity.

You like to help your self and love yogurts. 

We even caught you eating a slice of pizza you pinched of a plate at a party,

you managed to eat half of it which is impressive as you have no teeth. 

Another month down the lane. 

Two more months before starting nursery. 

This makes me very sad.

We love you lots little Bear   

The stripy pair - days out on the beach

Ami absolutely loves Pants so much, she is over the moon when he wants to play with her rather than football. Ever since she was small she has loved her brother so much, he was the only one who could make her laugh and that bond continues to grow. 

Having a six year age gap hasn't stopped Ami, she just thinks she is a 7 year old boy. Recently she was trying to go down the skateboard ramps on a scooter trying to be like her brother. It can be very cute but he can find it very annoying, especially when he is trying to do something and she is right behind him trying to do it also. 

The other week my husband was away and bored of being at home we just got up and went for a walk. We usually end up at the beach much to Pants dislike. We played football, Ami chased a lady round the beach who was collecting shells and Little bear was asleep in the pushchair. Was nice to spend time with them without holding a baby. 

Although she did want to do everything he wanted too, including filling in the hole he just built, we had alot of fun. Hopefully when they are older they will have so many memories of the beach like I did as a child. Spending warm evenings by the sea, swimming in the sea when it was raining and getting told of by the coast guard when the water is too rough. Good memories and thats what we try to create. 

The best thing about the beach is that it is free as long as you avoid ice cream stands. There is so much to do and alot of open space, that's why I love going down there all the time. So here is to many more adventures coming and lots of sand on the carpet from mucky feet. I love it and I love summer. 

J is for Jester - Alphabet photo challenge

Dont get me wrong I do love being married but I married the ultimate joker. Not only does he constantly try and be funny with made up jokes, but he also pulls the most silly pranks. Walking down the road with him he tries to push me into upcoming people, he beeps and waves at people passing by, he pretends to be foreign in restaurants or says its my birthday and gets me a balloon.

Thankfully I can be someone who loves a good laugh, but not all the time. He was glad he married me because I find his jokes very funny and often the only one laughing. Its like being married to a big kid sometimes and I have to tell him to be serious. I do love it though as much as I moan, I like that when we go out together we laugh alot and have a good time. Even if I am completely embarrassed at the process.

The kids find him funny so that's always a win. More than just the one laugh!

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The end of a era - goodbye infant school

It only seems like yesterday that my son Pants put on his huge jumper and shinny shoes and walked through those school gates as I silently sobbed at this new stage in his life, and waited all day for 3 o clock to collect him and find out how it all went. It was weird  not being there not having input and leave alot of his daily life to the influence of other children and teachers. So here we are three years later as he has his last few days at his first school.

Those tears are welling up, leavers assembly approaches and I know i will defiantly cry, there hasn't been an assembly I haven't sobbed at.

 I cry because I am so so proud of my son. 

I proud of where he is at his little life. I know I have tried my best and encouraged him in the best I can muster. 

When he was in reception there was alot of talk about him having behavior problems, meetings with the SEN at the school were stressful, I didn't want that label on my son at such a young age. I knew it was not true. He just wanted to be outside playing, getting mucky, the last thing he thought about was letter formations and learning to read. They enrolled him on a forest school program and he flourished, he made fires, dens and learnt about nature and it was his favorite day of the week. 

See I knew he could do it because when he reached year 1 a year older, a year to kind of know what is expected, now a big brother he excelled. With the help of his new teacher who saw the potential in him she released the bright child that was in there. He was excited about reading and writing, even sitting down and wanting to do things was such a big change. For that I was so pleased. 

Here he is today loving to learn excelling at Maths like his mum at school, making teachers smile with his questions and distractions. He leaves his first school with a love off football and still that love of being outside. He is the big fish at his little school about to be trust into key stage 2 and bigger children.

Him winning at Spots day 

I know he will do so well in life, he has that confidence about him, he has always had it. My mum says he shines he is a special boy. One I love alot and do not tell enough. 

I am in tears as I wrote this post, I just can not believe he is leaving his infant school. Time is rushing by and before I know it he will be at secondary school. Its scary but these children grow up. I just wish time would slow down.

Black and White photography project #1

When I saw people sharing posts about black and white images I just had to join in I love a good Black and white photo. This photo is one of my favorite pictures, you may have seen it in colour here on the blog but I think it looks so more striking in black and white. I love how she is reaching in and he is touching her face.

 So beautiful and so natural. 

My little babies.  

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