29 Mar 2009

The Teething Demon

The Teething Demon has been visiting Theo over the last couple of days. We could have filled a swimming pool with the drool that's been coming out of his mouth! We think it must be the big molars at the back - Charlie had his through a few weeks back.

Unfortuately, it also seems to have coincided with a bad sore throat and the poor boy is obviously in pain - Calpol to the rescue then! Last night, we thought we were going to have to resort to a late night drive again to get him to sleep. Luckily, he decided it was all too much and drifted off to sleep at about 21:00.

28 Mar 2009

Sand Fun

We bought the boys a sand pit the other weekend and the recent warm weather has given us the perfect opportunity to test it out in the garden. Here's some pictures of the boys playing in the sand with Nanny.

Sand Fun 1

Sand Fun 2

Sand Fun 3

27 Mar 2009

Nee Naw Nee Naw...

The fire engine from Nanny and Grampy's house has made an appearance in the Burchell garden for the summer! Here's some pics of Nanny following the boys to the scene of the fire..

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26 Mar 2009

Fun in the Garden

The recent sunny weather has meant the boys have had their first (proper) taste of the garden. Last summer, they were a bit too young to run around and enjoy the fresh air.

Fun in the Garden 1

Fun in the Garden 2

Fun in the Garden 3

Nursery Wardrobe Carnage

Reminder - keep the wardrobe doors shut when your back is turned!

Nursery Cupboard Carnage

25 Mar 2009

Nursery 2.0

The boys have spent their first few nights in the new nursery. They've been a little unsettled but I expect that's only normal. At least there's a bit more room here for when we need to sleep on the floor to keep them quiet!

Here's a pic of the new room (albeit a VERY similar layout to the old room)

Nursery 2.0

24 Mar 2009

Gymbo Time!

Here's some pictures from our weekly Gymboree session!

Despite the look in these photos, the boys do seem to really enjoy it - although I sometimes think that Clair and I are having a better time than the boys!

Gymbo Time! pt1

Gymbo Time! pt2

22 Mar 2009

Happy Mummy's Day!

It's been Mother's Day today and the boys kindly offered Daddy's Sunday lunch cooking skills to Mummy as a treat for her special day.

With the sun shining, it made sense to rev up the barbecue (first time this year) and cook a whole leg of Lamb - yum!

A post lunch walk to the swings in the sun and the boys were suitably exhausted and ready for tea, bath and bed.

A Happy Second Mother's Day Mummy...  xx

Where's your nose?

Over the last week, we've been teaching the boys to point at parts of their face. So far, they've learnt 'nose', 'eyes', 'mouth', 'head' and (especially for Theo) 'tummy'!

We're trying to do a new body part every day...

21 Mar 2009

Broom Broom!

Housework Boot Camp is going down well with Charlie. Either that, or he currently has an unusual obsession with brooms!

When wandering atound the house, he absolutely HAS to have a broom in his hand - either the 2 foot long toy broom we recently bought him or (preferably) the 4 foot kitchen broom we use for sweeping the floor. Now, if only he could control it properly, we'd be onto a winner....