29 Dec 2008
Theo, The Dark Knight
We found some amazing fancy dress costumes in Marks and Spencer the other day. Luckily for the boys, they started at 3 year old size otherwise, we would have picked up the lot! That didn't stop us trying out the following on Theo. Rather fetching I think....
27 Dec 2008
The Hippo
Here's a pic of the newest addition to the play room, the bean bag Hippo!
You'll have to excuse the mess around the boys, we'd have to employ someone full time if we were to keep the playroom tidy!
You'll have to excuse the mess around the boys, we'd have to employ someone full time if we were to keep the playroom tidy!
26 Dec 2008
Christmas at Team Burchell
Christmas day at Team Burchell!
The day started with a 'semi' lie-in to 07:30 (methinks we won't be getting away with this as they get older and start to get excited at looking forward to Christmas morning!). After breakfast, the boys (with a little help from Mum and Dad) opened their presents. These included lots of toys, books etc. and (our fave present) a MASSIVE hippo bean bag!
The boys then got themselves into their Christmas outfits and we drove over to Aunty and Uncle's house for the day.
We normally feed the boys about midday on a normal day and if we're a bit late, they don't hold back with letting us know they're hungry. So, we gave them a little sandwich when we got there so they would hold out until Christmas dinner. When dinner was served, the boys did us proud with eating up all (well, apart from the odd bits that were thrown to the floor) their carrots, peas, brussell sprouts, turkey and parsnips. Good lads!
An afternoon of playing with their toys, grabbing decorations off Aunty's 'less than baby safe' Christmas tree, cuddles and play with other family members and it was time to leave to head home for bath and bed time.
A tired and exhausted Mum and Dad then collapsed on the sofa to catch up on the days TV.
Here's a selection of snaps from the day.
The day started with a 'semi' lie-in to 07:30 (methinks we won't be getting away with this as they get older and start to get excited at looking forward to Christmas morning!). After breakfast, the boys (with a little help from Mum and Dad) opened their presents. These included lots of toys, books etc. and (our fave present) a MASSIVE hippo bean bag!
The boys then got themselves into their Christmas outfits and we drove over to Aunty and Uncle's house for the day.
We normally feed the boys about midday on a normal day and if we're a bit late, they don't hold back with letting us know they're hungry. So, we gave them a little sandwich when we got there so they would hold out until Christmas dinner. When dinner was served, the boys did us proud with eating up all (well, apart from the odd bits that were thrown to the floor) their carrots, peas, brussell sprouts, turkey and parsnips. Good lads!
An afternoon of playing with their toys, grabbing decorations off Aunty's 'less than baby safe' Christmas tree, cuddles and play with other family members and it was time to leave to head home for bath and bed time.
A tired and exhausted Mum and Dad then collapsed on the sofa to catch up on the days TV.
Here's a selection of snaps from the day.
Twang!!!!
Theo and Charlie love to 'twang' the springy door stop at Nanny and Grampy's house. Have a look at this video and listen out for the twang!
25 Dec 2008
Merry Christmas from Team Burchell!
Have a very Merry Christmas from all of us at Team Burchell!
A report on the days festivities will be posted soon....
A report on the days festivities will be posted soon....
20 Dec 2008
A Happy Harrods Christmas!
We went out for the day on saturday to our favourite store - Harrods. Are we mad! The last Saturday before Christmas and we're plodding round one of the biggest and busiest department stores in the world! However, we actually had a fab day out.
A lot of people think Harrods is just a posh expensive department store full of tourists and whilst they're partially right about the tourists (at certain times of the year) you can actually pick up some fantastic bargains and it's nice to be in a store where the staff can never seem to do enough to help you. Plus, you seem to be able to buy absolutely anything you could possibly desire!
Anyway, we started off in the toy department and picked up a few last minute pressies for the boys. Right beside here is Santa's Grotto and would you believe it, they had some spare tickets! Never ones to miss out on a photo opportunity, we had to go and visit the big man.
Next, we stopped for some lunch. The boys had pasta and broccoli, which actually rated fairly highly in our league table of 'places to take the boys to eat'. Decent high chairs too. After that, the boys had a nap, whilst we wandered round the Sound and Vision department.
A few more departments later (including a wander through the food hall where we bumped into The Cheeky Girls) and we needed another break. By now, it was about time for afternoon tea so we went to one of the restaurants for a cup of tea and a scone - Yum! Even the boys enjoyed the scones!
The boys had clearly grown bored of sitting in their pram now so we thought it was about time to go home. A short drive, an hour or so of running and crawling round the house and it was time for dinner and in bed by 7pm.
Night boys! Not long till Santa's going to be here!
A lot of people think Harrods is just a posh expensive department store full of tourists and whilst they're partially right about the tourists (at certain times of the year) you can actually pick up some fantastic bargains and it's nice to be in a store where the staff can never seem to do enough to help you. Plus, you seem to be able to buy absolutely anything you could possibly desire!
Anyway, we started off in the toy department and picked up a few last minute pressies for the boys. Right beside here is Santa's Grotto and would you believe it, they had some spare tickets! Never ones to miss out on a photo opportunity, we had to go and visit the big man.
Next, we stopped for some lunch. The boys had pasta and broccoli, which actually rated fairly highly in our league table of 'places to take the boys to eat'. Decent high chairs too. After that, the boys had a nap, whilst we wandered round the Sound and Vision department.
A few more departments later (including a wander through the food hall where we bumped into The Cheeky Girls) and we needed another break. By now, it was about time for afternoon tea so we went to one of the restaurants for a cup of tea and a scone - Yum! Even the boys enjoyed the scones!
The boys had clearly grown bored of sitting in their pram now so we thought it was about time to go home. A short drive, an hour or so of running and crawling round the house and it was time for dinner and in bed by 7pm.
Night boys! Not long till Santa's going to be here!
Hot Charlie
We had to take Charlie to the Emergency Doctors last Saturday. He'd had a temperature the night before and he was really drowsy during the morning. It turned out he had an ear infection.
However, what we especially enjoyed was the 1½ hour wait in a waiting room filled with multiple other sick children coughing their guts up. Luckily though, the doctors had supplied some toys from the dark ages for the boys to play with. You could practically scrape the germs off them with a spoon...
However, what we especially enjoyed was the 1½ hour wait in a waiting room filled with multiple other sick children coughing their guts up. Luckily though, the doctors had supplied some toys from the dark ages for the boys to play with. You could practically scrape the germs off them with a spoon...
19 Dec 2008
Charlie No Mates
Here's a pic of Charlie from the Twins Club Christmas Party earlier this week.
No Mates.....
No Mates.....
18 Dec 2008
Seeing Double! - The Twins Club Christmas Party
We went to our local Twins Club Christmas Party this week.
The boys joined the other 10 - 15 sets of twins that go along for 2 hours of playing, eating party food and (to top it all off) have a visit from Father Christmas!
We first joined the Twins Club at the Christmas party last year (and to be honest, have rarely been since then!) but it was fun to see all the newborns there whilst our two were toddling and crawling around playing with all the toys.
The boys joined the other 10 - 15 sets of twins that go along for 2 hours of playing, eating party food and (to top it all off) have a visit from Father Christmas!
We first joined the Twins Club at the Christmas party last year (and to be honest, have rarely been since then!) but it was fun to see all the newborns there whilst our two were toddling and crawling around playing with all the toys.
17 Dec 2008
Christmas Tree Update
Well, our Christmas tree is looking incredibly bare on the lower branches. EVERY decoration is now on the upper half of the tree - out of the reach of grabbing hands!
Not only that but we've now started to put presents under the tree. Oh what fun the boys have had pulling those presents through the bars of the playpen whilst our backs have been turned!
Not only that but we've now started to put presents under the tree. Oh what fun the boys have had pulling those presents through the bars of the playpen whilst our backs have been turned!
16 Dec 2008
We have a second walker!
It looks like Charlie is on his way to vertical forward motion! He's only really able to take one or two steps but he's also a lot more comfortable standing unattended too.
Is this the start of REAL trouble in the Burchell household? The boys walking this way and that? We think so!
Is this the start of REAL trouble in the Burchell household? The boys walking this way and that? We think so!
12 Dec 2008
A Walk in The Park
We went out for a walk yesterday afternoon - giving Theo his first chance to take steps outside of the house! Even though he fell over a couple of times, he still managed to walk a couple of houses along, albeit with a thick snow suit on and a bobble hat. He didn't look that dissimilar to this...
8 Dec 2008
The Christmas Tree!
Team Burchell Christmas Tree is up!
Here's a picture of it before we had to move all the decorations to the upper branches. The boys found the 'hanging toys' far too tempting and hence spent the first few hours picking all the decorations off they could reach. Charlie then found it absolutely hilarious to grab and pull at the wire for the lights sticking out the bottom right hand side.
Luckily, there's no chance of them either pulling the tree over (it's in a huge and very stable base) or getting behing the 'half' play pen that surrounds it (it's tied up with string to the radiator behind the tree!). However, it does look like we're going to be stuck with a very bare lower half to our tree this year.
Oh well, all part of the magic of Christmas I suppose.....
Here's a picture of it before we had to move all the decorations to the upper branches. The boys found the 'hanging toys' far too tempting and hence spent the first few hours picking all the decorations off they could reach. Charlie then found it absolutely hilarious to grab and pull at the wire for the lights sticking out the bottom right hand side.
Luckily, there's no chance of them either pulling the tree over (it's in a huge and very stable base) or getting behing the 'half' play pen that surrounds it (it's tied up with string to the radiator behind the tree!). However, it does look like we're going to be stuck with a very bare lower half to our tree this year.
Oh well, all part of the magic of Christmas I suppose.....
7 Dec 2008
Car Park Wars
Picture the scene. Sainsbury's car park late on a Sunday morning. Trying to find a parent and toddler space when someone pulls in to the last remaining one just in front of me:
Me - "Excuse me, but I don't see any children in your car"
Him - "What are you, a f***ing copper?"
Me - "No, but I've got two babies in here and I would appreciate the extra space"
Him - [lot's of hand gestures, car goes into reverse, a bit more swearing, reverses out of the space]
Me - [calmly pulls into the space, a nice smile towards him]
Him - [a few more hand gestures, a bit more swearing as he speeds off]
Any wonder we do our food shopping on line most of time?
Me - "Excuse me, but I don't see any children in your car"
Him - "What are you, a f***ing copper?"
Me - "No, but I've got two babies in here and I would appreciate the extra space"
Him - [lot's of hand gestures, car goes into reverse, a bit more swearing, reverses out of the space]
Me - [calmly pulls into the space, a nice smile towards him]
Him - [a few more hand gestures, a bit more swearing as he speeds off]
Any wonder we do our food shopping on line most of time?
No Mummy, No Daddy - report
The evening without Mummy and Daddy went superbly well - full marks to Nanny and Grampy!
The boys ate all their dinner and at bedtime, went straight to sleep like the good boys they (sometimes) are.
Next stage will be our first night away on our own....
The boys ate all their dinner and at bedtime, went straight to sleep like the good boys they (sometimes) are.
Next stage will be our first night away on our own....
Walk Walk Walk Walk Walk
Theo does nothing now but walk. Forget crawling, walking is now the name of the game!
Charlie meanwhile is still happy on all fours....
Charlie meanwhile is still happy on all fours....
6 Dec 2008
Christmas Tree. Done
The Team Burchell Christmas Tree 2008 has been purchased! And we got to show the boys the largest Father Christmas we'd ever seen!
We Get The Point...
The boys latest trick seems to be to point at everything! Each point is accompanied by a 'goo?' or a 'gaah?' as if to say 'what's that?'. Sometimes, they don't even seem to point at anything in particular!
5 Dec 2008
Dinner and Bedtime - no Mummy, no Daddy
This Saturday is going to be a first for us.
It's the first time we'll have gone out BEFORE the boys have had their dinner and gone to bed. That means, we won't be there for dinner time, bath time, story time or bed time! Relax, we're not leaving them to get on with it themselves, rather Nanny and Grampy will be assuming this role whilst we go out for the evening.
Will report back on Sunday to let you know how they got on.
It's the first time we'll have gone out BEFORE the boys have had their dinner and gone to bed. That means, we won't be there for dinner time, bath time, story time or bed time! Relax, we're not leaving them to get on with it themselves, rather Nanny and Grampy will be assuming this role whilst we go out for the evening.
Will report back on Sunday to let you know how they got on.
The Great Christmas Tree Debate
No, not whether we get a real tree or a fake one (real all the way in this household!) but more around how we stop the boys from pulling the thing over the minute it's all decorated!
We think we've found the solution - The Playpen!
It's meant getting another stair gate (that's five in total now) to separate off the play room, but it means we can now use the playpen to go round the Christmas tree! As you can imagine, the playpen is supersized anyway to accomodate twins so it's more than adequate for a real tree. Added to that a bit of string to hold it in place on the off chance they manage to grab a stray branch and I think we'll be sorted.
Photos of our caged tree will be up next week.
We think we've found the solution - The Playpen!
It's meant getting another stair gate (that's five in total now) to separate off the play room, but it means we can now use the playpen to go round the Christmas tree! As you can imagine, the playpen is supersized anyway to accomodate twins so it's more than adequate for a real tree. Added to that a bit of string to hold it in place on the off chance they manage to grab a stray branch and I think we'll be sorted.
Photos of our caged tree will be up next week.
Weeble Santa
Yep, Christmas has commenced in the Burchell household!
Here's some video of the boys playing with Santa...
Here's some video of the boys playing with Santa...
3 Dec 2008
Lazin' around, in a Mega Blox style....
When there's nothing better to do, why not laze around in a Mega Blox trailer....
2 Dec 2008
1 Dec 2008
Pizza Gemelli!
As the boys grow older and their feeding times become more flexible, we're always on the look out for good places to take the boys for dinner. Our latest destination this weekend was Pizza Express!
They've really geared themselves up for children with a proper and reasonably priced children's menu, colouring books, paper hats and good high chairs. Plus, in these tough financial times, the current 2 for 1 Pizza voucher makes the whole trip more affordable. Here's a couple of the traditional embarassing pictures we take for the boys to enjoy as they grow up!
They've really geared themselves up for children with a proper and reasonably priced children's menu, colouring books, paper hats and good high chairs. Plus, in these tough financial times, the current 2 for 1 Pizza voucher makes the whole trip more affordable. Here's a couple of the traditional embarassing pictures we take for the boys to enjoy as they grow up!
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