Warm and Dry

I keep getting asked what to buy Arthur, Alexander & Aristea for Christmas, the Christening, and Arthur‘s Birthday. Not an easy task as we seem to have everything. However after scratching my head a while… I came up with these thoughts.

For Christening presents it would be nice if they were keepsakes. Things like monogrammed jewelry and personalised things will be something they can treasure forever.

Arthur is currently into Buzz Lightyear and Wall-e. He also enjoys puzzles. However, please check with me before buying because he already has a range of products like a laser gun for shooting Zork brought back from Disney.

As for Christmas, we will be in Malta… so the only thing I say, if the presents are given to us in Malta, small and light please as we have to take 2 flights back home and it is not easy(or cheap)  travelling with 3 kids under 4 and luggage! Gift Vouchers and Investments can go a long way and are very light to carry.

Hope I don’t sound too rude with my requests!

Arthur went through a phase over Summer where he was obsessed by butterflies. Even I must admit they are very interesting creatures. It seems a shame that we do not see as many today as we did 20 years ago (when I was a kid). Anyway, one day he was at a party and asked to have a face painted as a butterfly. Every boy there, bar Arthur, was Spider-man but Arthur had a blue butterfly done. I like that he knows what he wants and is not afraid to not conform.

Photo is actually taken by Owen and not myself (and stolen from him too) but I dare say he is proud to show Arthur off!

Arthur got to celebrate Guy Faux this year. We went to Cathy & Amirah’s house. He even held his very first sparkler. Most importantly he learnt who Guy Faux was. Here’s a picture of Owen and Arthur enjoying the fireworks. And yes… Mummy as always was behind her camera (when not holding / feeding Alexander and Aristea ).

Happy Halloween.

This is the question…. Trick or Treat? Good or Bad? Devil or Angel?

Devil & Angel

The full picture!

I am worried that I shall be vegitating once the babies come and all I do is breastfeed them. It is not like I could do with Arthur, hold him with one arm to one breast and breastfeed whereever. This will require 2 breasts and 2 arms… which leaves me unable to do anything bar watch stuff happen around me. So, hopefully TV will keep me occupied. Ok not the best brain food but at least something. I wanted to upgrade Sky but Owen muttered something about high speed satellite internet TV or something like that. I told him he could do whatever he wants as long as it is easy to use. He says it is. Not sure if I believe him, but he did promise to teach me to use it! Hopefully it will arrive before the babies, so I can learn to use it before my brain goes to automatic.

We are back from Paris. I cannot believe we have been married for 10 years already. It was a fabulous holiday. Arthur particularly enjoyed the stay at Disney, though he enjoyed the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame.

The best bit was to come back and find our new cloakroom. It is fantastic to have it. I wish I did it sooner. Makes me wonder about the conservatory but at £20k… it feels far too much. I want to decorate the cloakroom, so I have been thinking of a couple of Village candles, a plant and perhaps an enlarged photo of a flower.

We are currently doing some updates to the rest of the house like the kitchen… watch this space for more details!!

I have been going through all my baby boy clothes from when Arthur was a baby. I cannot believe how small they were. Really tiny. Or maybe it is just that Arthur is so big now. I cannot wait to buy some girl clothes. But I think I will wait till the twins are born and confirm they are a girl and boy. At least most of the clothes up to 6 months are mostly neutral gender.

I must say I do miss Woolies as they had a lovely selection of baby things…. mind you, I do have most things now thankfully. I just need a twin baby feeding pillow.

We are back from Butlins and had a wonderful time. Arthur in particular was completely enthralled. He met Bob the Builder, Angelina Ballerina, Fireman Sam, Barney, Billy the Bear and even Barney (who strangely he did not want to have a photograph taken with him). I must write more about it… Owen took some great photos too, so I must add them to my blog.

We are enjoying father’s day in Butlins. However Arthur, Luck & Chance have a message for Daddy…

Happy Father’s Day

With Lots of Love!!