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By Gareth, November 23, 2009 23:21

A tender moment captured on camera.

This is the moment when Liam showed that he loves his big sister. He climbed up on the sofa and gave her a big hug.

A beautiful moment, I just wish I’d been there to see it in person.

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By Gareth, October 7, 2009 22:28

As previously mentioned it has been a very busy time in our household.

 We have all been very busy bees!

New Business

At the end of July, Gemma and I began our new business venture. We signed up with Kleeneze to make a bit of extra money, which in the current economic climate will be well received.

In these early stages it is a bit of hard work, but as with everything, the more effort you put in the bigger the rewards.

If anyone is , or knows of anyone who would be, interested in earning some extra money then please let me know, or visit our business website. We’d love to hear from you.

You can also take a look at the brand-new Kleeneze TV advert, which I have posted here.

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New School

At the beginning of September, Ellie began at “big” school.

For the first few days she was only in for a few hours, as they built up the confidence of the children, and it seems to have helped Ellie to settle into her routine. I think that having spent her time at nursery has helped also. Although in her second week there were a few days where she was not keen on going to school. Thankfully this little hiccup passed very quickly, and it all seems to be going well.

Ellie has her lunch (or dinner, as the Mother-in-Law calls it) at school, and seems to be enjoying the experience. She comes home every day and I have to guess what she’s had that day. It seems that her favourite thing to eat is “cake and custard” which seems to be a common answer, and anything with pasta!

Even at this early stage in her schooling, Ellie is bringing work home for her to do, at the moment they are concentrating on reading skills. She brings home a book each day, and then at night either Gemma or I read it with her.

It really does appear that she is enjoying her time at school.

Going Mobile

It has been a while since Liam got a mention on here. Since that last mention, he has found his feet and is motoring around on two legs.

It has taken a while to find his balance and the first few weeks were very unsteady, but gradually his confidence has increased and he has become very steady. As each day passes he gets that bit faster on his feet. This is really good to see as he can now chase Ellie, and play with her (and also annoy her as he can move a lot quicker now!)

We really have to keep an eye on him now as he can be off like a shot, because if you turn your back for a second he can be up the stairs before you know it!

Trouble is not the word!

Well that’s a quick round-up of what’s been happening lately, and hopefully it won’t be quite as long next time

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By Gareth, September 22, 2009 12:40

It appears that Liam has a particular apptitude for cleaning.

On Saturday, while having lunch, he managed to empty some crisps over the floor. Then after finishing the rest of his lunch, Gemma watched him stand up and walk across the room to where the toy vacuum cleaner was lying.

Liam then brought it back to where the crisps were lying on the floor and tried to hoover them all up. It was really fun to watch him being all domesticated. He spent a few minutes moving the cleaner forward and backward over the messy area.

Then he noticed us watching him, and he gave us the biggest grin, with the look of “aren’t I a cleverboy!”

Liam does seem to be a child who likes to keep (some) things tidy. He will quite regularly bring a small piece of paper or something that he has found on the floor and give it to us to put in the bin.

Another time, Liam picked up our cordless telephone and tried to place it back in the cradle, because I’d left it lying around. Granted he needed a little guidance to get it set in the cradle, but it was the fact that he’d picked it up by himself and put it back in a place on the other side of the room. He really does take notice of everything, and doesn’t miss a thing!

I doubt this will last!

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By Gareth, July 12, 2009 11:46

Finally I’ve got round to uploading some of the photos from Liam’s 1st Birthday party.

Click photo above to see them all.

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By Gareth, July 1, 2009 05:00

Happy Birthday Liam.

I can’t believe that it is 1 year ago that you were born. The time has gone by so quickly.

We had a party for the little man on Sunday, and we all had a great time with lots of family and friends turning up. The weather was very kind to us, with the sun shining pretty much all day.

Thanks to everyone who gave Liam presents – he’ll have hours of fun playing with them all.

Many thanks to my Mum again for  making Liam’s cake. I’m sure you’ll agree its a great job.

I will be posting photos very soon.

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By Gareth, May 27, 2009 22:37

In another first this week, we managed to give Liam a much needed haircut.

In this picture he doesn’t look too impressed by the whole experience.

It was a bit of a struggle at first. Liam kept turning his head to look at the clippers, but eventually he settled down.

He looks so different now.