Tuesday 17 July - Making snakes

we are making some snakes from a pair of tights stuffed with newspaper. i cut both leggs off and we had great fun stuffing them and painting them. ( Note the gusset on Rachel's head) now they are drying and then we will add button eyes and a ribbon tongue.

Monday 16 July - Leeds Castle

Princess Rachel outside Leeds castle

very behind again

Sunday 15 July - Hair, Rachel never usually let sme do her hair but today she did - I love having a girl!

Saturday 14 July - Food, a friend looked after Rachel for the afternoon and caleb slept so I got to catch up on some cooking, cleaning and washing ( veggie lasagne)

Friday 13 July - shop, Rachel went to the shop in her nurse outfit with tights on her head. It was just easier than arguing, we got some strange looks!

Thursday 12 July - Flowers, how sweet is Gavin! He send flowers for Rachel and me. He even made sure there were yellow ones, her favourite colour

Wednesday 11 July - Bourton-on-the-water, I did not take this picture, stupidly i left the camera at home, but I took my sister and the kids to Bourton and thought it deserved a mention. We had a great day, very pretty and Rachel loved feeding the ducks and birds.

Tuesday 10 July - Snot, gross yes I know but i had to take a picture of Caleb's snot incase i need to send it to my dad ( Dr) because Caleb has had a snot nose and I still phone and email Dad all medical stuff first before going to a Dr here.

Monday 9 July - Ballet, it was Rachel'swatching day at ballet so moms and dads got to come and watch instead of peering through a window from a room at the back of the hall, they were so cute it deserves a few pics

Sunday 8 July - Nurse Rachel, 'fixing' Aunty Sarah's foot

Saturday 7 July - Family Tree, nearly finished. We just need pictures of Gavin's dad and of the newest niece Zoe who is only a few weeks old

Friday 6 July - oops

Thursday 5 July - Food, a SA lady and her little girl came to lunch

Wednesday 4 July - washing, does it ever end?

Tuesday 3 July - oops

Monday 2 July - ID pictures, Caleb was asleep and not willing to wake up even if mom and dad did need photo for his passport ( these were at a photo booth, so a photo of a photo) Sunday 1 July - Umbrella, Rachel loves her new umbrella!
Saturday 30 June - So sweet, Caleb asleep on my sister's chest.
Friday 29 June - Ice-cream, the van comes around everyday and today Gavin treated Rachel to an ice-cream

Catching up with pics again

Thursday - Rachel

We went to the zoo today and Rachel rode her scooter bike around most of the time, she is getting really good at it.

Wednesday - House Hunting

we have been looking for house, how depressing R3,4mil does not even get you a 3 bedroom house!

Tuesday - 'Nanny' and Rachel

Rachel has my mom running around, on the green outside our house, with her. The hide behind trees, lie on the grass, skip etc etc. Rachel has boundless energy - Mom is in need of a cup of tea when they return.

Monday - drying washing

We spend all day watching the weather and running in and out with the washing trying to get it dry. You look for a bit of blue sky like this and run out with it and then, when it looks like this...

you run out and bring it all in again.

Sunday - Yellow

Rachel's favourite colour is yellow so these were the flowers she choose for me.

Saturday - meeting Granny

My mom arrived on Saturday, it was great to see her. Here she is with Caleb for the first time.

Friday - family tree

in progress, I am trying to help Rachel understand various family relationships and how her 'Bumpa' can be my Daddy at the same time. So we are making a family tree, we made hand prints for the leaves and she painted the trunk now we need pics and extras ( an owl and a tiger - don't ask me!)

Thursday - only an aunty

without kids buys a singing dancing chili for her niece.

Wednesday - out with Dad

I did not take this picture, Gavin did but I love it. They went to the park together today