Glastonbury at home

Been enjoying Glastonbury with the kids - I'm not brave enough to actually take them there yet, and anyway you see more on the TV without the crap toilets, horrible people and living off falafel all weekend. Noah has really been getting into it. Here he is breakdancing to Dizzee Rascal:

He also loves the Ting Tings. Ruby likes Lily Allen's pink hair. THey like the Fleet Foxes. I set them up with iplayer and hooked up the sound to the speakers.

Hey you two, promise to take you to Green Man again next year.

Lego with Grandpa

Doing Lego with Grandpa Mike has become a bit of a ritual, a bonding experience. Here you see Grandpa looking puzzledly at page 1 of the instructions. 

Meanwhile Noah has nearly finished building it.

Photo booth with glasses

Can't remember where these cardboard glasses came from, but wearing them seems to bring on an uncontrollable case of the silly faces. These are photos from - Nov?

This animation about the cycle of a seed is lovely:

The Seed from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo.

Motor Home

Yesterday we went in Tom and Joan's motor home (totally fascinating to the kids) to Rest Bay where we had open air fish n chips.

This animation is great, going to show it to the kids:

Firekites - AUTUMN STORY - chalk animation from Lucinda Schreiber on Vimeo.

Racing Grandpa

Noah is really into running and insisted on having races, even in his pyjamas this evening -luckily Grandpa was up for the challenge. After a lengthy bedtime story from Auntie Joan he had no problems getting to sleep, so thanks guys for wearing him out!

Space Hopppin'

Wouldn't you just love to be a kid again jumping around on a space hopper?

Ruby's first steps

Some of Ruby's first steps back in April 08.

After party

Today was my birthday. I was given the best present a working mum can have - a few hours to myself. Me and Mum went shopping to Cardiff, after which I took the kids to the Mad Hatters tea party. Noah was turned into a tiger by the brilliant face painters. Ruby was Alice and danced with the Queen of Hearts.

Alice in Rubyland

All dressed up with nowhere to go - until tomorrow's Mad Hatter tea party in Cardiff tomorrow.

Cornwall

Ruby mermaid

Ruby back in the day

Displaying at an early age the determination she's always had, here is Miss Ruby Richards in about March 08, aged approx 18 months.

Espresso

Espresso cups and saucers make perfect afternoon tea cups and plates for the little ones. Here we see the aftermath of milk and lemon cake (from the cake stall in school). Yum!