I realised that I've only posted on here once this year, and it will soon be April! So time for a brief update.
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| The days are getting longer and there's more sunshine - always welcome after winter! And the big windows in the lounge mean they can enjoy the sunshine even when indoors, though they *have* been spending a lot more time outside too, which is great! :-) |
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| One sunny day last month we decided to have a spur of the moment "day out" - like when you only come up with the idea half way through the morning and then quickly make a packed lunch and get everyone in the car and go! I couldn't really find anything actually "open" (as in, museums or castles, etc) at this time of year, but the grounds of Brodie Castle are open year round, so we headed over there (near Forres). |
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| The kids look tiny next to the tall tower! ;-) |
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| Elijah had lots of fun at the play park behind the castle. |
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| Deborah enjoyed it too! It was just us parents who were freezing from standing there watching them! ;-) |
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| Lunch! |
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| I wonder if this is Scotland's only 24 hour bookshop? And it's outdoors too! |
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| Bookshelves outdoors and you just put the money through the door if you want to buy something! :-) |
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| In early March we were at Rebekah's birthday party, which the kids all enjoyed! Abigail's odd face is a result of me telling her to smile, ;-) she doesn't like me making comments about how she's looking for a camera. [oops] |
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| Then a few days later (last week) it was Benjamin's 7th birthday! |
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| A very excited Benjamin when he found a "Moshi Monsters" collector's guide book inside one of his presents. He usually knows what he is getting for his birthday. He doesn't like the "unknown", so telling him what presents he is getting helps him cope better in the weeks before his birthday. :-) But I always try to include a couple of things which he *doesn't* know about, and he actually quite likes the surprise, as you can tell here! :-D |
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| Birthday boy and presents |
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| The cake! |
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| The creatures on the cake are "Moshlings", which Benjamin likes to collect and is quite "into" - even more than Lego at the moment! |
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| My big 7 year old boy and his cake! :-) |
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| Deborah and her new doll |
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| And here it looks like dolls aren't needed - little brothers are a lot more fun to put in doll prams! ;-) |
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| I think they both agree here! |
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| Smallest boy with a very big book! |
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| Pulling books off the shelf yesterday and trying to pick out a "school book" to do. |
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| This little guy loves to hang out in the kitchen with me - ALL the time! |
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| And he *loves* to put all sorts of things in the microwave! ;-) One of Benjamin's birthday presents vanished for a day - I found it in there late at night! lol |
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