November Photos

Here are a couple of photos from the Darlington weekend, Lara is looking very serious, and very blue-eyed!

(Anton, Becca - yes, the totseat works a treat!)

Have Baby, Will Travel

We decided it was time to get a proper carrier for Lara for times when we're out walking with her and Mishka in the countryside; the BabyBjorn is great for trips round the shops or short walks on footpaths, but as soon as you "off-road" it becomes tricky because you can't see where you're putting your feet.
Catherine showed us her Deuter Kid Comfort child carrier she has for Lizzie, it was a make we weren't aware of but certainly ticked all the boxes, so I plunged into eBay last week and won an auction for one, and it arrived yesterday. Lara seemed to have no problem riding around the lounge in it last night, and Dad even got his ears pulled and head massaged, which is a bonus!
Between this, with all it's extra pockets for "stuff" and Mishka's saddlebags, Olga shouldn't need to carry anything but herself with grace and dignity when we're walking in Devon next week!

Lurgy Weekend

It wasn't the most pleasant time Chez Nous this weekend, where Lara passed on to first Olga, then me, a tummy bug she'd caught at nursery. I shall gloss over the gory details, but suffice it to say for the adults at least it was only a 36 hour thing, and Lara is over it now after three days or so of having a poor appetite and not keeping much - how shall I put it? - "in".
The silver lining was that it happened on a weekend when we had no plans, last weekend it would have spoiled our trip up north, and next weekend is Eve's 1st birthday party, then we're off to Devon on Monday morning.
Oh, and we've all lost a bit of weight in the run up to Christmas!