Hey Gang - it's been a while. Just got back from a week's holiday where I managed to stay offline (and off Minti) nearly the whole time (I did sneak a peak at email via a dial-up connection, just to check in at work - yes, I can't disconnect ever!).

Anyway, we had a lovely time in Swanage - a place I thoroughly recommend to families with little ones. This is us at Corfe Catle, which you get to on the old steam train:


And part of the pupose of the trip was to celebrate Archie's 3rd Birthday. So here he is doing what 3 years olds like best - playing in the sand and eating ice cream:


So now I see I've been tagged twice so I'd better go and rad what all that's about!

Oscar likes to be settled to sleep with use cradling his head. But then stirs as soon as you mvoe your hand away...

You've all been looking at a picture of me and my "big boy" Archie for a month or so now, so i though it time that Oscar got a turn in the spotlight on my avatar instead.

In fact, this picture was taken recently at my parent's 60th birthday party. Top tip for posh dresses - never wear a beaded dress when you've got little people who are a bit shy about strangers...see pic! I now have a lot less beads.

I was reading the advice on lego faces yesterday - see here

Anyway, I made a lego face for myself on the Lego site, so thought I'd put it up on my blog for you all to laugh at...haven't tried building it yet!