Happy New Year
We made it to 2012 – Happy New Year to you all!
I am really excited about 2012; it’s already lining up to be a great year. We are kicking things off with a weekend in London at the end of the month to celebrate a friend’s 30th. Rory will be staying with his Aunt , marking the first time we have ever spent a night apart so I have slightly mixed feelings about this one. However I am very excited at the prospect of wearing heels and not Weetabix for a solid 48 hours!
In addition we have just heard that one of Nick’s cousins is getting married in September so that means a big Hungarian wedding in Budapest and the following weekend Nick’s Mum turns 60. We also have tickets to the Olympics (men’s athletics semi-finals) and have promised ourselves 2012 is the year we take a proper holiday, we are currently eyeing up Cape Town. So all in all much to look forward to.
Today is Rory’s first day back at nursery after the Christmas break and he returns taller, heavier (having developed a keen interest in mince pies) and sporting a bowl cut fringe courtesy of Daddy and some dress making scissors!
The last two weeks have been a whirlwind and I am really excited about a return to the old routines. Yesterday was our first day back at swimming class which was a mixed bag. I don’t know whether it was the new wetsuit (too big) or the old swim shorts (too small) but Rory spent the first five minutes in floods of tears before going to the opposite extreme of trying to swim underwater – constantly. We tried armbands for the first time which went well (and looked very cute) so I think we may now venture poolside on our own…
Have a great week and our very best wishes for a happy year ahead, Emma & Rory x
The great Christmas Tree debate…
This weekend is the big ‘Christmas decoration’ weekend. Traditionally we get our tree from a fantastic nursery down the road and each year it is has got a little bigger and Nick a little prouder. However this year we are really torn – do we keep tradition alive with some impressive foliage but then have to ban Rory from the living room until January or, do we swallow our pride and go for a tiny tree/big branch and perch it on a table out of arms reach? A quick poll of my Mum friends suggests I would be a fool to opt for anything other than the latter, just got to sell it to Nick now…
Rory is getting set to be a sheep in the nursery nativity on Friday. My mother in law has created the most awesome outfit – it has ears, tail everything. The only problem is that Rory seems mortally afraid of it and won’t even come near it which is pretty tricky. Every night I am trying a ‘breaking in’ period, which basically involves me prancing around the living room in sheep ears to little effect except Rory’s hilarious laughter. I foresee last minute sheep slippers and cotton wool after all.
With the decorators out of the way Rory and I finally got ourselves organised to attend ‘storytime’ at the library and I have to say I was really impressed. Rory made a little hand painting; we had lots of books, some singing and a few toys. We were then sent away with a complimentary book, growth chart, colouring page and a Paddington bear balloon all courtesy of our local Surestart scheme. I understand the Surestart centres are faring badly in the budget cuts and I think it would be a real shame to see them go.
Its action stations on the social front again this weekend as we are hosting Christmas drinks for a few of our neighbours and local friends, principally to say thank you for bearing with us during the decoration process. I have finally managed to get all my Christmas cards sorted and posted and Sunday will be spent wrapping presents, losing labels and sellotaping my fingers together!
Keep warm, Emma & Rory x
Have a great week… Emma & Rory x
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