Noah's first holiday!!

I can absolutely guarantee that I will be boring your socks off with way too many pictures from this weekend in the coming weeks but here are a couple taken on route and on arrival at Noah's first ever holiday destination: Llanidloes, mid Wales. The Reays hadn't even arrived yet but they will be well represented in the coming days' photos ;)

Seeing double....

....trouble!!

One word, three syllables...

DE-LIC-IOUS (ooh surprisingly hard to split into syllables that one!)

This was my lunch today and I share it with you because of the bacon. Oh the bacon! Freshly bought this week from a friendly little butcher in Whitchurch (having previously enjoyed the same meat in a salad at Clare's and struggled to stop dreaming about it!) it was so full of flavour, so succulent. I am so glad I saved enough to have the same lunch tomorrow. Like I said, delicious :)

A new development...!

Cute

Talk about two peas in a pod.

Cookiepeas!!!

Impromptu Family Time

I love flowers, Daddy!

Last night we had some lovely impromptu overnight guests. I got time with my Mum and Dad, Vianney with his in-laws and Noah with his Granny and Grandad! With Mum getting a last minute place on a course nearby it was too perfect an opportunity to miss out on some quality family time. Granny and Grandad got to see Noah enjoying his solid food (which, incidentally, he now can't get enough of!) as well as the tulips on the table (!) and although the little monkey was in a bit of a serious mood, he couldn't resist some smiles and giggles with two of his favourite people.

Granny makes me giggle!

While Grannymum was on her course (and much-missed of course) the rest of us hung out and ate, played in the bouncer, went for a walk...generally did what Sunday afternoons were made for :)

Having another important discussion with Grandad, over a bounce!



We had a lovely, Spring afternoon walk around one of the lakes at Cosmeston. After a battle to even park the car, that is. It turned out that everyone had the same idea as us straight after their sunday dinners!

Like Father...

...like daughter!

Warrens will be Warrens! Even when they're Mitis!

Noah's first time in the garden :)

Soooooooo good!

Tiredness is...

...well, this! :)

Today I share with you a couple of pics of the beautiful moment we realised that the baby bean we all knew was quite tired had fallen asleep chewing on his godmother's finger!! It was like he just ran out of battery suddenly and without the warning tone to alert us! Very sweet.

Today was a wonderful day spent with two special people. Highlights included (and you will notice a culinary theme, as with many a good day in our lives!) All you can eat at Cosmo, breathing fresh sea air at Penarth tops, lots of tea, farmers with a satnav, White English muffins (racists!), Noah cuddles, our first ever krispy kreme donuts (erm, YUM), accents galore and a brilliant jamming worship session once the littlest man was in bed for a bit!! Very nice Friday indeed. More pics tomorrow...

Ironic sleep

This is not the clearest of all photos but the yellow section represents Sleep. I think I can safely say that the pie chart is being very generous in that particular area! ;) He's wearing green for Saint Patrick's day - coincidentally as opposed to deliberately but hey! There's definite irony in his sleepy state for the photo!

Spring beckons

A lovely pic from a lovely walk along the River Taff with lovely friends! Aside from the cute, snuggled up babies, check out those daffodils. Spring really is on its way, my friends...hang on in there! :)

Too tired to play...

Now that is true tiredness, believe you me. You will rarely see such exhaustion! ;)

Cobwebs: gone!

Yesterday (Sunday) was a beautiful day in South Wales and we jumped on the opportunity to breathe in some fresh, sea air having had a difficult few days with a teething and poorly little Noah. It was ridiculously windy but it blew the cobwebs away! Noah started off all snuggled up to Daddy in his sling...

Then we decided to venture a little further along the cliff path and figured the pram would have better protection for our little bean...

Happy to watch us from the safety of his very own little windbreaker

This is a fun trip out now!

And then we got him out for cuddles and photos of his first trip to Ogmore anyway! ;)

A kind stranger took this for us on the cliff path. Thank you kind stranger :)

First of many I reckon. We love it there!

Boys will be boys!

Noah having a lesson to store up for future use no doubt....and finding it pretty entertaining! He enjoyed watching Seb and Marcus play-fight yesterday - from the safety of the cuddling arms of Auntie Cheryl :)

By your side

Why are you striving these days?
Why are you trying to earn grace?
Why are you crying?
Let me lift up your face,
Just don't turn away.

Why are you looking for love?
Why are you searching as if I'm not enough?
To where will you go, child?
Tell me where will you run?

To where will you run?

Cause I'll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you.

My hands are holding you.

~ "By your side" by Tenth Avenue North