Emma with peacock pox

Alan taken by Emma March 2007

Emma swinging April 2007

Emma, Alan & Sophie at bedtime

3 year old Emma

Emma (4) with Sophie in bunny snowsuit at 3 months

Sophie in door bouncer at 20 weeks with Emma (4)

Sophie holding cup

Sophie with celery at 27 weeks

Sophie in shades at 6 months

Emma & Sophie at 25 wks

Sophie sparkling at almost 8 months

Sophie in swing at Lavender Farm

Emma sat in Lavender Farm Garden

Sophie being carried by Kathryn at 8 months

Emma in Lavender Field

Sophie in new dress waving almost 9 months

Soph on swing by Emma at 9 &half months

Kathryn by Emma Aug 07

Emma on bike without stabilisers

Sophie standing

Emma at 5

Closeup Emma facepainted Oct 07

Sophie at 12 months

Sophie serious in garden March 2008

Sophie with bonjella finger 08 Mar 08

Emma the Cool Fairy

Em's chalk pic on patio

Kathryn & Sophie March 2008

Soph carrying the can

shades sisters

Soph with electronic book May 08

In my wedding dress in 1996

Emma cheering

Girls on swings August 2008

Emma on carousel (7)

Sophie laughing after topsy turvey

Sophie on Emma's birthday (2)

Sophie on trike

Emma at 22 weeks

Emma & water pistol June 2005

Sophie winking

Smiling Sophie Dec 08 (2)

Sophie on rollerskates in vest & hat

Sophie posing for camera Feb 09

Sophie smiling on big bike

Sophie blowing dandelion clock

Sophie wearing hair clip cropped (3)

Emma on computer June 09

Emma & Sophie July 09

Sophie lion cub (1024 x 768)

Alan & Emma on the train at Paradise Park

Emma & Sophie playing to the camera Sept 09 (4)

cheeky Sophie at 35 months

Hi! I'm Kathryn & I'm 39. I'm married to Alan and we have two lovely little girls, Emma and Sophie. Emma is in Year 2 in  school and Sophie is in Preschool. We live in Rugby, England. I'm a full time mum (no, I'm not a housewife, not my strength at all, takes all my time trying to be a mum!!!). We're very involved in church activities. I help to run a Toddler Group on 1 day a week.

Al & I have been married for a wonderful 13 years. He works away quite a bit which is no fun - with the current project the customer is Dutch (but I'm still waiting for him to bring home gifts of Edam Cheese and Clogs LOL!), but he is based in Coventry. He's a automation control systems software engineer (what a mouthfull!).

Before kids I was a full time horticulturist, limited to office work by less-than-ideal health (RSI & results of motorbike accident) but I'm still a keen gardener, when I have the time!

Emma is delightful, big for her age but definitely of the Strong-willed (High Needs) variety. We are currently investigating whether she can be classed as "gifted" in her learning style - I'd love to hear from others who have faced this challenge! She has relatively mild asthma & eczema. Emma started sleeping thru at 15 months, teethed late and loves School, art, reading, writing, Brownies, cycling & gymnastics.

Sophie is a slightly milder version of her big sister Emma in temperament! If I'd had her first I'd have said she was challenging LOL! She is finally sleeping through after nearly 2.5 years of broken nights. She loves art, water-play, dressing up, dolls, numbers and letters. She is more of a charmer than her big sister, who has realised the power of humour in charming mum & dad out of telling her off! There are signs that she is just as quick at learning things as her big sister. We are currently potty training Sophie and it's a long frustrating slog - 6 months and counting!