What more does R want? Ahhhhh anything that is high up in the cupboards! Well, he is ill so we did let him a bit loose! Watch his face so pleased hey?! Kids.....never do this unsupervised!

YEs, we did go out....I still don;t understand why we should be in the house now since the pox-es are going...scabbed over etc. HE needs the fresh air! What a great day we had in Whistable! GOD KNOWS WE NEEDED TO GET OUT A BIT!....

Barely visible poxes ....he got so excited about the book being read to him he literally has forgotten to close his mouth...he is eating pasta! YUMM YUMM

Hello! Reuben was a bit wingy today but happy to kiss his favourite person;s of all MUMMY! Wasn; I lucky?! Yes, I was! My gorgeous son still need to learn that it is not biting its kissing that one wants!:)The moment of the hugs and kisses.....nearly there!

Still wearing the red nail varnish!- he also spotted Rebekah trying to take a picture and stopped to pose!

Here with a happy Rebekah!- ah....and the tea towels drying how appropriate! Who cares? these moments are the truly important ones right?! As you can see the room is full of toys that now rest everywhere! And we sit on the floor and wonder when is this gona end?

NOw how funny is to be playing the kitchen game!!!!- Can you see him? Cheeky monkey!

YES! R has found that he now has a BOB THE BUILDER HAT (kind a)....he has been really good through this all!

Mxx

BYE BYE GRANDPA!

SAD NEWS! Dad Smith! known also as GRANDAD has passed away today...

He will be missed a lot and we keep all the nice memeories deep in our hearts of a kind, good and gentle man known as JO SMITH! Reuben will have one of the loveliest memories of him that of HANDSHAKES and also Reuben's 1st Bday recording...! You will be always remembered in this house GRANDAD!

M and Rxx

Hello there! We weren;t sure if the two small spots on R were Chicken Pox so we went to STARBUCKS today in Bwater after purchasing a second car seat for the second car and had a nice coffee with Granny Smith and daddy and Rebekah....it was good and very pleasurable.

BUt looks the chicken pox had attacked R;s left hand and its nails.....NO NO NO! Reuben decided it was time to play the "girly game" so while others try the high heels game we did the painting of the nails game! He now says pretty a lot so...here a pretty nice hand with long fingers! HE was so funny kept tasting it....suppose taht because of the red paint! So here he is posing with DADDDA!

Trying out one of his Christmas Pressies! Lucky boys both got cars for Christmas...where did I go wrong?

CHICKEN POX HURRAY!- now about this! We did want it! I had it when I was 16 and I nearly died....so I then decided if I ever have a child it will be when he is young the younger the better! He seems ok so far! By this evening he had over 25 or so about 8 on his head and face and rest on his back! So here we are...by the time mummy goes back to work hopefully this is well out the window! YEPPEEE! and we have 4 adults to spoil R!

:))

HAPPY CHRISTMAS FROM REUBEN AND BABY!!! New addition to our family! Mummy loves baby and this is a special baby! Its a black one, before Reuben we wanted to adopt a mixed race baby but things got very complicated paperwork wise and soon I found out I was pregnant! We still hope and pray that we can adopt and until then Reuben can practice being an older brother to the BABY!

I like how he wants to feed baby! So cute! AM I GETTING BROODY? NO

For those of you who were reading this blog this will be good news R is eating again! HALELUIAH!

Best when he feeds himself even though afterwards it means needing bath cause the yoghurt goes on the head, in the mouth, in the eyes! CRAZY but its Christmas so R was allowed to be a but adventurous!

King Jonathan (daddy), Queen Maria (mummy) and prince REUBEN MICHAEL! A Bit drunk! Yes, we had wine and we had pasta! how festive you might think but it was more important we spend quality time together than cooking away in the kitchen!

Reuben finised all his pasta + yoghurt and he had juice too!

He liked pulling crackers! BUt not the silly crowns

My bestest ever Christmas gift REBEKA!!! YEPEEEEE

Ah, Reuben getting a bit jelous!

THe Christingle Service today was fab! Reuben wasn;t really supposed to have a part in it but...see below! Poor Jesus was over shaddowed!

Happy threee....at the Christingle Service!

GUESS WHO WANTED TO BE PART OF THE CHRISTMAS NATIVITY? Jesus was oveshaddowed but I am sure he will forgive Reuben!

And sitting for 1 second before doing the rounds around the display...like a crazy dog in action! Still he has not slept by then and its 4pm. So....phewwwww at least he was there body, mind and spirit! Unlike us!....:))

Eating the sweets off the Christingle, such a nice story but forget the sweets we want them...as an analogy....makes me smile...who wouldn't want all things at once? Perhaps we do often behave like kids and we are taking it all...living in the here and now....perhaps it is a good way of looking at things...maybe we would be happier at least for the here and now!?!

Reuben's excitment when he gets a car, a Thomas train or something he is passionate about also teaches me to think about expression of excitment....its so important. Another thing I am happy this Christmas for that I can teach my child and he is able to express his feelings! I just hope he will be always as confident, as happy and as much of a personality as he is now!!

AND NOW DADDY@S CHRISTMAS PRESENT! YES! Bright new and nice! He certainly knows whats best doesn;t he? I get the best deal though I do like my 4X4 and well.....how could I get used to small when I had been enjoying BIG?!:))

VOILLA- c'est la nouve vie (this is for Natalie's sake...she likes a bit of FRENCH don;t you gal?)

MASTER REUBEN IN ACTION! He thinks this is his Christmas car! He likes it cause its smal! Was in it in no time at all...even had a short nap in it while we picked up my beauty the old car!

HELLO! This is Reuben last Christmas! Looking at him now its like 10 years have passed....its been hard work but we are so pleased that we have such a wonderful gift from GOD! our darlink Son! REUBEN! THe feelings a parent has when they experience parenthood....amazing...without rubbing it in, they are the best that one can ever experience...yes I WILL SAY IT OUTLOUD even better than S.....E......X.:)) (THere you are for those who keep saying I always include the three letter word in my vocabulary and conversations).

Yesterday! A MAD MAD DAY with loads of things done and tgen the causins HARRISONS visiting as well, as Georgia and Annie and CHeryl and Julie. So...as you see here is a Peter and Reuben eating very nicely. R has been struggleing to eat all week. We all had that tummy bug. Imagine my amazement and excitment when I saw Reuben eating all his pasts! Maybe he should have more social gatherings and eating feeding parties?! - mummy fell into bed at 12midnight totally knackered! But so pleased R had a brilliant time with the causins and aunty Helen. Shame uncle Andrew is so far away! We are thinking of you too! hope you are well and safe!

Ana the really sweet girl causin who is always happy to be around Reuben to teach him things and to give good behaviour example to his younger causin and to her brothers!!:)) She is really a cuty, cheeky and sweety all together! I think this facial expression is definatley a mummy one! Reuben was head of the table and he was doing so well with his food!

Here a Simon too! Its so nice all the boys together!

As for today! We had much to do but will try and do just whats most important!

Mxx

WINTER-WONDERLAND HYDE PARK AND ELSE!

We left to Winterwonderland at 2pm and here is us on the way back on a very empty train...very very tiredrading the bedtime story what else then THOMAS!?

Reuben well tired...shame the cot is not part of the train!

Eating on the train and feeling chilled after a busy afternoon loads we saw and done! Daddy tells us about SANTA! (again(

Mummy posing with new hair (not my favourite cut but hope soon will be reashaped) and her new top from GRANNY BOROS! VERY VERY NICE! (I mean mummy Ibi...)

Comming home after my Saturday am work....knackered...

Reuben snowman....in the morning has a play time in his room and his favourite is to play with the trains and the cars on top of the wooden shelfing unit!

With daddy ready to go down the huge slide....and Rebekah who was taking the photo!

Here is the night time hyde park well a part of it.... and well the main characters....Jon, Reuben, Rebeka.

Mummy was there toooooooooo!!

NOt a very good picuture but this was about the only thing R and mummy were able to go on! Well, the other things he was too small for and knowing him he would have climbed out of half of the things...and mummy's butt is not small enough so we walked and watched instead. While daddy and Rebekah went on the crazy ride ....fell ill just watching it and well....were happier just watching.

Yap! This is the one R and daddy and Rebekah went on! Crazy but fun! R loved it!

This is the one Rebeka and Daddy went on!

HAppy three!

Looking around trying to fine Santa's grotto! But the gueque was so huge we just turned back to see other things...after all Winterwonderland is not only about SANTA! After all this we stopped in John Lewis where we had some yummy food....and got home knackered and slept loads!

MOre pictures later!

M

Hello we went to seek out SANTA at Leeds Castle! It was a fabulous day! Sunshine and it was so nice the grotto had much exciting stuff inside! It was coo and everyone was happy...including a weary Reuben. After all Santa was rather big, fat and look at the size of his head!

Ah the penguins...they are so cute! Also thats the soft toy we were given from Santa....but Reuben was loving the outside too the ducks and all the rest!

Surrounded by this sweet penguins was excited. R loved them!

Here the entrance to Santa's Grotto! It was all very welcoming and exciting!

Here outside with a helping elf and surrounded with anticipation ...it smelt like SANTA...that means...nice things this time!:))

After Santa's grotto we walked around and its amazing I can just imagine in the evening this place looks magical. It was about 2 o'clock and all the light were on and it was so nice....music from the fields (speakers) it just was so festive all! Inside the castle was wonderful too!

And here with Reuben's favourite aunty Rebekah.

And the sparkly train that seemed to be all festive...well the front of it! Cunning plan makeing it look like a train from the front and then it turns out to be a landrover pulling some funnr carriages.

Reuben enjoying the view of the ducks! they seemed to have all a splashing time at the same time

And the ducks and birds again!
After a long walk, viewing the castle we stopped at the restaurant for a yummy scrumptious soup! YUMMMMMMMMMMM!
And the visit to and inside the Castle was coool too we even sang some songs with the man at the piano who was brilliant!
Who wouldn;t like to sit down at this festive table! Natalie next year I want your receptoin of the family to look like this! At least!:))

Ok! Reuen walked and walked and walked....and he was looking back saying....we need to come here again mummy!