January – Visit to the Imperial War Museum
February – Snow on Peckham Rye
March – a very busy month,
F and I celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary, and 10 years together, with a child free weekend away in Somerset
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| Fabulous bath at the Archangel hotel |
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| Glastonbury |
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| If you want to be a big cop in a small town …. |
We had another lovely holiday at Coombe Mill Farm in Cornwall (where I found out I was pregnant again!)
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| Dotty the pig – also expecting |
And despite having a bad back and being a little bit pregnant, we got a sneak peak at the Olympic stadium when I became one of the first to try out the track (Mo learnt it all from me, ahem)
April – We had a great day out at one of my former workplaces – Legoland (they didn’t let me operate the rides again though)
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| This ride may not have been intended for people F’s size! |
May – Proof that there was some good weather – just in time for E to try out her new play house
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| Our first glimpse of Smidge2 |
June –
Bumps start appearing
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| 19 weeks |
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| unfortunately not just on me |
we escaped London during the Jubilee for a visit to Devon and Cornwall
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| Joining in at the Eden Centre |
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| Exploring the dunes… |
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| …and rockpools at Exmouth |
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| 25 weeks |
July – Family Holiday at Centre Parks
August – A great summer for London
The Olympics!!…
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| E had to say hello to ALL the police horses |
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| E tries out hockey… |
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| ..then watches how it should be done |
E is 3!!
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| Gruffalo cake – I was very proud of this! |
and another look at Smidge2
September – The Paralympics
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| I drag my pregnant self to the top of the aquatics centre |
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| And the velodrome |
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| And the basketball arena for the wheelchair rugby |
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| Then finally admit defeat and get the mobility car back to the station! |
Team GB Olympic parade
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| with our very own Olympic granny |
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| Believe it or not we did see the athletes! |
One of this years lovely weddings
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| Reading, and looking large! |
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| I’m not quite sure what the photographer was wanting from me here?? |
October – A family outing to Godstone Farm
November – A new arrival
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| Nearly there. 38 weeks |
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| Welcome to the world M |
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| The sisters meet for the first time |
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| Home – what happens when you try to get a “nice” picture of two small children |
December
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| First Smiles |
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| M’s stocking turns out to be rather large |
Christmas eve
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| M has a snooze at Brixton registry office as we wait to make her official |
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| Putting out snacks for Santa |
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| Present mountain |
Christmas day
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| Guess who came down the chimney! |
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| Time to collapse on the sofa for Christmas TV with Granny |
So happy new year to you all, however 2012 treated you I hope 2013 is better, although I think it’ll be a pretty hard one to top for us!
SBxxx
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