The Walky McWalkersons

Lily and Anya are up on their feet now and with varying degrees of skill and success can walk along holding onto someone’s fingers. I bought the girls a highly technical walker for Christmas – it has a phone! – and their Nannie and Grandpa bought them a traditional wooden walker for their birthday – [...]

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Presents, or the even better paper around them

We split the present-unwrapping either side of birthday tea, as Lily and Anya are not yet too well versed in how to unwrap presents and so take their sweet time grabbing at bits of paper and then being distracted because someone in the room happened to mention Jessie Cat from the Sing and Sign DVDs [...]

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First birthday tea

We took a break from present-opening / box-thumping / wrapping paper-waving for afternoon tea, with finger sandwiches for the girls and bigger sandwiches for the adults. It’s good to see that Marmite is already on the menu and being enjoyed. It’s quite something to watch these girls eat, or rather to have watched them develop [...]

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Anya, face investigator extraordinaire

Anya’s very cute and she will lull you into a false sense of security with eskimo kisses and cheesy grins. Then her magic index finger will be all up in your business. And by your business, I mean your nose or your mouth. Nanna’s nose is picked. Cousin Darcie’s face is tweaked. Nanna Joyce’s lip [...]

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We’ve been 1 year old for a week now. Why you no blog, Auntie Doow?

Because, dear Lily, I took lots of photos last weekend and I’m trying to choose a selection. Also, there are videos. And I’ve been catching up on Bremen blogging as well. And working. And watching Youtube.

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Spa day

We came to the conclusion a while ago that birthday presents that benefit the whole group rather than just the one with the birthday are without a doubt the way to go. We may be grownups and supposed to be all magnanimous and shit, but in truth we’re just grownups who still like stuff. Thus, [...]

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