Summer came and gone

There is a constant urge to pen all that's been going on, especially the kid's development and activities, but time seem to just slip past and it's always past midnight when I finally 'settle' down.  I suppose all working mothers go through this?  Telling myself it will only get easier helps :)  

We all had an amazing summer with the pampering of gong gong and popo.  It was so much so that Caitlin, you refused to come to me in the mornings as you know that me taking you equates to you going to nursery. You gathered it was much more fun staying at home where you got 100% attention, but meant that popo had her hands tied the whole day :)  Thankfully you pleasantly surprised me by settling nicely back into nursery with no crying when they left.

 

'Makeshift' ping-pong

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We had a week's break to London, Bath, Bristol and Longleat Safari Park,with everybody (wished SW was here too).  In that week, Richard and I actually spent a whole night away without the kids for the first time since Isaac was born, as we had to attend a friend's wedding.  Of course lots of fun the whole week, but alas had to be back to reality after that holiday, and say bye bye to gong gong and popo.  Thankfully SW visited a month later, and boy did we have a shopping spree :)  To my defense, I changed the wardrobe for the whole family.

Summer is well and truly gone now with the chill settling in and the need for central heating.