Bathing Baby

Here is my beautiful boy having a wash!

Halloween

This year for Halloween, Cas and I and mum went to our West Bridgford babies Halloween party. Everyone looked great especially Cas in his pumpkin outfit . . although he was less than impressed at wearing it! I made a great cake! Eat your heart out Jane Asher! There were other great party food creations - including a melon brain!

Chris's Birthday

Another cake triumph . . photo does not do it justice . . !!! Just waiting for the pressie to arrive now . .sorry Chris!! xx

Naughty Step

Getting used to the naughty step!

Viva Malaga

We spent a great week with Chris's mum and dad at their place in Malaga in September. The weather was lovely and warm and made up for the terrible summer.

We spent lots of time swimming in the pool . .

We also went to a great exhibition at the Cac Malaga which is fantastic free galary. We have seen lots of good exhibitions there over the years, including the Chapman Brothers, Tracey Emin and now Robert Mapplethorpe the photographer. We all really enjoyed the pictures, I especially liked the portraits of celebrities like Patti Smith. Cas liked crawling all over the floor and getting filthy and also shouting loudly as it echoed in the galary space.

There were some other artists exhibiting, and Cas enjoyed bashing some of the pictures when the galary police weren't watching!

Eating out at a great little restaurant . . we always eat amazing food in Malaga, really good, really garlicy fish!

Cas in the Cac Malaga galery enjoying an installation . . I took this picture and Chris is using it on the cover of the next Spotlight Kid record . .fame for Cas at last!

'Walking' along the beach front with Daddy and Granny.

Bye Bye Beetle

The time had come to say bye bye to the Beetle . .after many years good service . . there is not enough room in our lives or budget for 2 road beasts . . .

Edinburgh Festival

We went to Edinburgh to visit the festival and have a holiday. Unfortunately despite it looking ok on this photograph the weather was cold and largely wet so we ending up coming home early. On this picture we are on the Royal Brittania - it was a really good day out actually. Cas protested about being in his pushchair so Chris ended up carrying him all the way around!

It was so cold that we had to take Cas to get some warm footwear. Here he is being measured for his first proper pair of shoes!

The bongo and the new awning , which was a god send!

Having tea with Mum and Dad next to their van. We have decided after this holiday that in future we are only going south in the van!