Lovely Little Family

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Nan & Matthew

Last weekend we celebrated my Nan turning 80! She is a wonderful lady who means so much to us all and has been a much greater influence and role model in my life than I expect she realises; a big get together for a big birthday was definitely called for!

Nans 80th Group shot

I had also been looking forward to seeing so many of my family together again for months. Some of my favourite childhood memories are summer barbecues and birthday gatherings in my Nans back garden with all of my cousins. We always had so much fun!

Uncle Rob & Aunt Chelle

(The above left is my Uncle Rob who came over from Australia, the right is my Auntie Chelle… can you guess who had to be persuaded to hold Matthew?!! HA!)

In recent years the opportunity to all meet like this has been harder to come by which makes it all the more special. Of course our number has increased some now we all have families of our own, my nan now has 7 great-grandchildren!

great grands 2

(My friend recently used the phrase ‘like herding cats’ in conversation…. this sums up trying to organise these photos perfectly.)

great grands

I adore watching my own children play with their cousins in the same garden with the same toys that I used to. Over time so much has changed in our family for everyone in so many ways but I love having this reminder that so much also remains the same. I do love family traditions!

Emma 80th

I am truly blessed with a beautiful and lovely (not so) little family. This was such a happy afternoon and I’m glad to have this way of recording and sharing it!

Naomi x2

 

 

 

Jump for July!

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It’s July. It’s summer. I mean it is actually hot in the UK!

jump for july

I’m not sure how this month crept up on me but I’m glad it is here, I think it is going to be a good one. We are not going away for a holiday owing to our new addition and a fairly tight budget but we have other things lined up to look forward to.

First and foremost being able to get outside and enjoy the sunshine and fresh air is top of my list. Mainly because we can finally use our garden again (the lovely husband has retaken control from the weeds and the cats!). Despite being a small space with no grass, it is serving us wonderfully so far this year. All the photos in this post are from the garden 😉

bees & lavender

In the next week my wonderful nan turns 80! Naturally this means a big family get together which I am so looking forward to. I don’t often get to see my cousins, aunts & uncles as we live away from our family and of course everyone has their own families and busy lives now but it is always a fab day when we all come together. This time it is such a special occasion that even my uncle who lives in Oz has made the trip!

lavender, fence & sky

Vince has some holiday time coming up so we have some little family day trips planned – the beach, the zoo, etc.. We also have our niece turning 2 at the end of that week so it will be lovely to see Vince’s side of the family as well. The following week my sister in law will be staying with us which is always fun – and a great help! 😉

lavender, fuschia & rose

That will most likely see us through till August although I’m sure we will have plenty of other fun things pop up along the way (like the church summer barbecue tomorrow!). I am quite ready for a fun month before I have to start planning and getting ready for the autumn and thinking about December!

I hope you are all jumping for July too! How will you be spending this summer? I’d love to hear!

Naomi x2

 

 

2 Months

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Matthew 2m flirt face

2 months ago… I gave birth to my little guy and I’m so happy I can remember every detail of his delivery clearly. (My memory of Emma’s birth is a bit hazy because of the pain relief I had – no regrets but still a shame)

2 months ago… This chunky monkey of mine was a tiny 7lbs 1oz and now he is a whole lot more (11lb 4oz at 6 weeks but I know he’s considerably heavier at this point!!!) Despite problems with dairy his appetite is fine!

Matthew 2m protest

2 months ago… I had no real idea how exhausting and hard everyday life as a mum of two can be… or how worthwhile it is and how blessed I would feel. Or that it’s possible to feel all this at the same time.

At 2 months… My little Matthew has pretty good head control, smiles lots – especially for daddy, loves to watch his big sister and listen to her sing for him, prefers to be moving in some way as often as possible and still mostly favours sleeping in the day to sleeping at night but is getting better.

Matthew 2m bnw

2 months in… Most days I feel like I’ve got the hang of things and we are starting to find our groove…. right up until bedtime at least. Still working on that and figuring out little mans nap routine. But gosh, I love my little dude!

I have no idea where the last 2 months have gone but I am looking forward to seeing what changes the next 4 weeks will bring!

Naomi x2