It seems we've had colds all winter. :-/ Deborah & Clement have been coughing for over 3 weeks now and last night Deborah got rather worse - coughing all night and being sick with the strain of it. I took them to the GP this morning and both are now on antibiotics. Hoping and praying they get better soon. It's not nice to see Deborah so poorly. She had a temp of 39C this afternoon, but thankfully it's not been up again that high since and she's sleeping peacefully.
Benjamin just turned 5 the other day. It's hard to believe I've now got a 5yo and a 6yo! :) They grow up so quickly. Last week for at our fortnightly homeschool group we decided to have a group birthday, as there were *3* children all having their 5th birthday within a week of each other! Benjamin & Jonathan were born on the same day, and Rebekah was born a few days before them. I think all the children really enjoyed it.
The three 5 year olds! :)
Sitting in a circle to play games
Deborah
Deborah and Anna Marie (Heidi's little girl)
Abigail and her wee friend Autumn
Then on Saturday Benjamin had a birthday again! ;-) Well, he got his presents and birthday cake then. I think he felt special getting to celebrate on 2 occasions!"
Abigail got a princess dress as a present, as she really wants to be a real princess! ;-)
Clement got some mini hamsters :)
Benjamin got lots & lots of books, and Lego too - one happy boy! :) And already buried in a book too!
"Can I be a princess too?" says Deborah
A happy face as he looks at his cake - love the smile!
Close up of the cake - very quick and simple when you use toys to decorate it! ;-)
Blowing out candles!In other news, last week we purchased a house in Edderton - a small village not very far away. We're hoping to let it out as a self catering holiday house!! :-) Here's a pic of the front:
It has 2 large bedrooms upstairs (the triple windows on either side), and a sitting/dining room is the larger window downstairs, with bathroom at the front (small window) and kitchen behind. Small front garden, with decent size back garden. And best of all, a *lovely* view across the street:
this was taken on a cloudy day, and in winter. Will be lovely & green in the summer! :) But hills all around and open field just across the road. And in this field, is the ancient Edderton standing stone!! :-) I posted photos of it on my blog last July, when we took the kids to see it. Never thought we'd be buying a house just across the road from it! So yeah, we're starting work getting it ready to be a holiday house. We hope to get carpet & laminate floors in it first (fitters coming to measure it tomorrow), and then we can start furnishing it, etc. I'm looking forward to the project - I think it will be fun! :) Of course, baby is due in only just over 11 weeks ;-) so not sure how much energy I'll have. But hopefully the sooner we start, the sooner we can have it ready to let out!And now a few random photos from Jan-Feb, mostly Deborah, I think!
Helping mummy unload the dishwasher! :)
Playing with vintage Fisher Price Little People. She loves this set - much better than the modern/current ones.
Wearing mummy's apron - thanks to Abigail putting it on her! ;-)
Peek-a-boo
Always climbing - see that leg going through the railings?? Anything she sees her brothers do, she has to try and copy!
Sharing a book in a bucket
My little darling
"Ironing"
Making sure it's done properly! ;-)
