Happy Mothers Day to you....and me!!

Good Morning and Happy Mothers Day to my Mum, June and Granny Brenda from all of us. xxx

Just thought I'd share a couple of photos from yesterday with you. We took a spur of the moment trip to a farm. The weather was so beautiful it seemed a shame to waste it at home.

The goat was called Tinkerbell and I think she thought she'd found her prince!!

Georgia on the inner-tube slide it's made of astro turf and is such fun!!

Ben was fascinated by the animals and kept on grinning at the goat!!

Have a lovely day.......we have another busy schedule according to Georgia!!

Love Ruth xxx

Teething troubles

Yes it's that time again........thank goodness he hasn't had any new teeth since August until this week.......It's the usual grumpy, clingy, crying and sitting on Mummys knee business. Which is nice but strange because Ben isn't normally one for sitting on my knee when there is a lounge to discover and destroy!!
My poor lamb is due for his injections tomorrow I am in 2 minds as to whether he should go. They say not to if baby is running a fever well he was but this has calmed down but it still freaks you out. I might cancel and try to get him in on Friday or Monday instead just to make sure he really is better. Georgia was forever having hers cancelled because she was always full of one cold or another but Ben just has unlucky timing as he has been fine until now.

The weather has turned positively arctic...who said the glaciers are melting? It's ffffrrreeeezzing again over here.

Hope you all have a lovely week........

Love and grumbles Ruth and family xxx

(ps: do you like the big print it's for the benefit of those of you over 65!!he he)

Climb every mountain......

I may not be able to walk yet but I can climb!!!! oh yes I can........ you just watch me.......

and when I do I think I am just the most clever one year old in the whole world!!! I get this look of pride across my cheeky face and it spreads from ear to ear!

Most of my time is spent crawling away from Mum so she can't catch me to change my nappy.....

or sucking in my cheeks because I think I'm sooooooo funny!!

Then there are the quiet moments...we don't get many of those because I like to be on the go the whole time. As soon as Mum pulls out the camera it fascinates me because for some reason she won't let me play with it:( so I stop and stare at this reflection of myself whilst trying to figure out how I can do some damage to that thing in her hands!!

Love from Ben the mountain climber!! xxx

Benjamin-James turns 1

Today we went to Granny Brenda and Grandad Peters house for some late New Year and joint Birthday celebrations. There were so many late Christmas presents exchanged that it felt more like the real Christmas Day!!! (especially as we had trifle and christmas cake).

Ben was all dressed up in his smart clothes only to run himself ragged chasing the older children and ending up stripped off to his vest!! Note: the pink cheeks just like his sisters are starting to develop!!Georgia met her new baby cousin Charlotte for the first time. Charlotte is just like Georgia all pretty dresses and tights and not a pair of jeans in sight!!

Georgia playing with Oliver. most of the kids swapped late toys so they had such fun!!

Thankyou Peter amd Brenda for such a lovely day and thanks for the goodie bag of food we took home for our tea!!

HAPPY CHRISTMAS FROM US!!!!!

An incredibly rare species other wise known as Husband and Wife. I think in 16 years we have about 3 of these rare photos (excluding the wedding photos!!). Xmas Eve we went out for a childrens party with Chrissie and Josh and then picked Mark up for some Grub!

ps: I think Georgia may have taken this photo! (not bad for a beginner, our heads aren't cut off!!)


At home Georgia put out her Santa stop here sign and sprinkled her magic Reindeer Dust so they can see their way clearly with the sparkly oats.
thanks to Helena who rescued me from a tight spot!!! I was planning on sending Georgia up to her room whilst I quickly made some, but by then I wasn't feeling very well and just wanted to get it over and done with quickly until Mark pulled out 2 bags of beautifully made reindeer Dust complete with instructions. I must remember to complain to the school about her not bringing some home!! Do you think she'll still be making it at age 11?

She couldn't wait to set out the milk and carrot for Rudolph, who last year made the mistake of giving her a present and she has remembered this 12 months on and is wondering if he will give her one this year!! I tried to convince her Snata onlu had room for one mince pie but she wasn't having it. I could hardly remind her that he'd just been out for tea!!


Then Georgia made an arrangement of her nativity figurines for Father Christmas to see. I'm not sure what the blue balls were all about in her mind though!!


SOME OLDER PHOTOS:

I took this one but it hasn't turned around..(sorry you'll just have to look at it sideways or turn your monitor!!)

another sideways one taken near a funky tree at Panto...loved those colours and the the huge ornaments.
Bens best Xmas treat was the ride on La La he loves Telly Tubbies and couldn't stop flirting with her!!!
Taken at the beginning of December but I love his smile and wanted to share it with the Grandparents.

EARLY ON XMAS DAY

The kids opening their presents on Christmas Day.

Ben spent the whole day playing with his table and putting things in and out of his wooden toy box and trashing the wrapping paper which we kept on finding everywhere!!
I had had enough by the afternoon and the sickness bug had kicked in by then!!!

Night all.....love to Granny Sylvia and Grandad David, Nana June and Craig, Grandad Peter and Granny Brenda and thankyou so much for helping to make this another magical Christmas for us.

PS: Hello to Alex, Reecie, Elliot, Sarah and Linda in NZ xxxx

Love and mince pies from the Philps family xxx

Hi all...a quick up date before collecting Georgia from school. Ben says Hi through his snotty face!! He is full of cold. This piccie was him in his better days!!!

Looking gorgeous if I do say so!!

Georgia was an Angel in her school nativity play yesterday. She looked gorgeous. The video may be on the Telegraph Site in a few days, I'll let you know when.

She had to take baby Jesus a present from New Zealand....she took him a Rugby Ball!!

Love Ruth and snotty xxx

The Case of the Poisonous Pringles

Georgia had a lovely birthday party of which I only have a couple of photos so here they are:

Georgia and Ria popping Nana Junes sparkle popper things outside!!

The left overs so you can share in an imaginary slice of your grandaughters bithday celebrations!
I was too busy in the kitchen sorting out food and drinks to take photos!! So much for me being a scrapbooker!!

After I had cleaned the mess away I started to feel sick, nothing unusual there when you have had hot-dogs and birthday cake and a stressful day!! Then I got stomach cramps and I assumed I had a tummy bug because Aimee was poorly and couldn't come to the party.

However nothing really happened I wasn't sick or the other...... ......and after a very long 5 days and nights (at work) with severe cramps, being unable to sleep comfortably and back pain I decided I must have an infection of a different kind so a trip to the Emergency GP confirmed that I had gastritis. Gaviscon and some tablets and I was eventually cured. My massive tummy full of wind disappeared overnight!! I am however literally left with a sour taste in my mouth, thanks goodness the kids didn't eat the crisps.

We have concluded that it was the Sour Cream and Chive Pringles which were totally covered in a thick layer of flavouring that caused an irritation to my stomach. At the time I said there was something wrong with them because they had too much flavouring on them and I was going to send them back to the manufacturer now I definitely am!!! I don't think they'll compensate me for loss of wages and the price of the prescriptions though:(

Mark also paid a trip to the emergency Dentist on the weekend as he had a massive abcess and the poor kids suffered for our ailments.

I plan on making it up to them this weekend though by taking them to Sundowners to see Father Christmas! I can't believe it's only 4 weeks away and I still have so much to do.......really I should spend less time on here and more time doing things!!

Love Ruth xx