Christmas

Advent Baking

Caroline in her quire

Skating in Salem

Cooking

8 jars of quince jelly. Should keep the kids happy over the winter.

Time to start this years quince jelly

Enough for winter 2018?

Autumn in Rönninge

Last pickings from the garden this year

Football party for Nicholas (month later due to holiday period)

School start for Nicholas

He was so happy to be going to the same school as Liam and Neela.

Gotland and 6th Birthday for Nicholas

We had the chance to spend a week's holiday on Gotland again this year. This coincided with Nicholas's 6th Birthday. Very warm 30 degree weather and fantastic swimming almost every day. We visited the cement factory one morning to the delight of Liam. Great views from the top of the factory tower.
Hannah and Emma were also there with their lads that week and Emma with her new baby boy, Ed.

Birthday Boy

F1 Silverstone

Liam and I had a great day visiting the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, a first for Liam. Red Arrows display great as usual. Our man, Lewis Hamilton, had a great race to climb back up to 2nd place.

Visiting grandparents in Elstead

Liam and I had chance to visit Mum and Ross on our trip to the UK for the F1 at Silverstone.

More summer delights

This was a fantastic year for cherries!

Meeting up with Sarah and James in London

Chris visiting us for midsummer

Midsummer celebrations at home in Rönninge

End of term, Summer 2018

Neela playing her recorder at the end of term concert.

5th May and daffodils have just come out this year!

Nicholas first football team photo RSF12

Visiting Thomas the tank engine

By popular request, a vist to see Thomas and his friends at the Watercress Line in Alton. Despite the rain, we had a good time and just seeing Nicholas's face when we first saw the trains was worth the wet day out.

 

The lads go to The Imperial War Museum in London

After reading about this museum in a book, Liam had asked me if we could visit it when we were in England. So me and the boys went up to London on the train and spent the day at the Imperial War Museum. The Spitfire had figured in the book too and was viewed from several angels. Nicholas seemed to enjoy the visit and managed not to get lost.

Easter in England with family

We spent Easter in England this year, staying at Penny's in Elstead. We had the chance to see all our relatives during the week we were there, helped by a big Easter lunch at Mum and Ross's house. Mike came down too and Ross played guitar with a friend of his for us all. We also drove over to Farnham to see Zoe's house, which was in the middle of a big kitchen renovation. I had chance to meet up with some old friends, having a beer with Brian one evening and meeting Gary Cox who I haven't seen for years.

Neela goes for ear piercing

After discussing it for a while, Neela decided she wanted to get her ears pierced. So off we went to see if we could arrange it at a nearby shopping center. We found a place and she was very brave. She selected the studs and then after the setup, click, and it was all done. A very proud girl left the shop.