Sunny day...

The weather is quite crappy today, but we've had a good few days prior to today. Yesterday was a little chilly but the sun was shining and so I took the kids into town and let them loose in Queen Square for a few minutes. Here are some of the photos:

18 Months and All's Well...

Yes, the twins are 18 months old today. I have a sense of it being a developmental landmark, although I do not know any specific reasons why this should be. After suffering from some illnesses recently, they both seem to be in good health and good humour. In fact, today was a very good day. They were both happy and cheerful, which has made our job relatively easy. Morgan even ate his breakfast, lunch and dinner without too much of a fuss, which is in itself a huge bonus - Morgan's mealtimes can be a complete nightmare. Here are a couple of photos taken today:





Elsewhere in our lives, Marla is still struggling to regain full health. She has a sinus infection at the moment, but is hopefully on the mend. The new conservatory at my parents house is nearly completed and is already getting good use. Liverpool are through to the quarter-final of the UEFA Champions League after a great win against defending champs Barcelona. The cricket world cup has started in the West Indies, with Australia as the favourites, but I think that England have at least got a sniff of a chance of winning. So that's it for now. Bye.

Dancing toddlers...

We spent quite a nice afternoon at my parents' house today, most of the time we were in their new conservatory, where the following photos were taken. We asked the kids to hold hands, which they did and then they started spinning with each other, so I had to get the camera.







They are getting to be really headstrong. Often refusing to stop doing what they are doing when we ask them to. And they have tantrums now too. But they are also very funny at times. Morgan's vocabulary is really coming on nicely; he says nana (for banana), daddy, tractor, car, mamma, Maddie (sometimes), bye and a few others. Maddie is not talking as much, but is bright as a button in other ways; she will wink at you when you wink at her and she nods or shakes her head when you ask her direct questions. Once again, life with the twins is fun and challenging in equal measure.