Bank Holiday Buddies

Eve wandering about in Granny's garden

I've had some kind of virus for the past month, which has kept coming and going. Of course, it seemed to culminate on Friday at the start of the bank holiday weekend. I got home that evening, with Sam as well as me feeling absolutely awful.

Thankfully we had planned to visit Sam's mum in Oxfordshire. We drove up on Saturday morning. Eve loves looking out of the window in her big girl car seat - though promptly fell asleep before we'd even crossed the city. It was great having an hour long chat with Sam during the journey. Uninterrupted conversation is something we don't seem to have enough of these days.

Oxfordshire was looking so beautiful as we drove toward Blewbury. Golden fields of rape were lined by blossoming trees. A real feast for the eyes.

Upon arrival, my mother-in-law's wonderful cooking and constant supply of hot tea made us feel so much better. After a lovely lunch of Jambalaya, Sam and I took Eve out for a stroll around the village,  chatting about our memories of the village and our time spent there with friends and family.

Blewbury Cress Beds - Feeding the ducks was great fun

Approaching the lovely, old Anglo-Saxon church of St. Michaels

Daddy and the ancient cobwalls

We had borrowed a friend's Infantastic travel cot for the weekend. After watching Youtube video's we worked out how to put it up. Last summer in Greece we spent ages, getting very cross, trying to assemble one there. We thought it was broken. Of course, it was just a small thing we were doing the wrong way round which wouldn't allow it to be constructed. Knowledge of baby/child equipment construction could be added to your cv - it's always so tricky! 

We were supposed to have a game of family poker that night, but due to feeling ill we didn't feel up to it and left it until the next time. Sam and I are so proud of Eve - she behaved really well at Granny's house, and only woke up once at 11.30pm for a sip of water and then went straight back to sleep. 

Playing paper aeroplanes in Granny's garden

Eve absolutely loved getting to know Granny's two dogs, Stumper and Monty. She loved shouting at them through the window, but got quite upset when one of them licked her face. The next morning they seemed to be firm friends though; walking up to each other and then wandering off elsewhere, without any drama.

As you can tell from her shouts of joy - she is saying 'Dogs! Woof Woof!'

The rest of the long weekend we spent in Bristol, with Eve getting down to some serious work on her multi-media art creations. She's very good at mark making. I spent a nice time updating our fridge- gallery of Eve's pictures. Putting our girls artwork on the fridge is something I had only ever dreamed of before. It's amazing for these experiences to now be reality, we are so thankful every single day.

Drawing at Granny's

After Eve and I had breakfast yesterday morning, Daddy got up and came into the kitchen. I love listening to Classic FM as it's so relaxing. The main theme tune to 'Braveheart' (James Horner, London Symphony Orchestra) came on the radio. Daddy took Eve in his arms and started dancing with her around the room. Eve moved her arms in a graceful swaying motion and started singing along to the music.

I love the film 'Braveheart'. The theme music is emotive and beautiful, and Eve was really feeling it. I had tears in my eyes, it was a magical moment. She now plays her own made up chords on the Casio keyboard.