Time flies

Yesterday was our 6th Wedding anniversary and we had a lovely day! I can't believe it was only 6 years ago Peter and I got married (but in the nicest possible way of course!)! First thing I managed to surprise Peter by giving him a card which I had the forward planning to get! Then we took Sunshine swimming...she did her first underwater swim which was great if a little daunting! Sunshine did well and didn't seem too perturbed by the experience!
At around midday we all went to Wisley for a walk with the plan that we would have something to eat there. It was a lovely sunny day but a tad cold so it was lovely to dive into the glasshouses and immerse in the fragrances of the orchids. Despite my hampered mobility it was not quite as bad as when we went there 4 months ago! We did stop at the restaurant and had a cup of tea and a slice of cake...and Sunshine had some milk. Oh, and the 'giant rhubarb' was all shrivelled up and basically dead looking! You can see some of the photos here...
In the evening, we packed Sunshine off to bed at 6.30 and got ourselves a curry!

Soup, soup a tasty soup...

I made Mandy's soup the other day and it was yummy scrummy! We had some for lunch the next day and I even froze some. I wasn't sure if Peter would enjoy it but he surprised me today by bringing home another butternut squash...all I need now is the cider!

Yummy tea for me!

Hooray! Yesterday afternoon the man from Toast services came and fixed our oven! The oven blew up a few weeks after Sunshine was born whilst we were cooking a roast...fortunately for us it was only a connection block which needed to be replaced! So last night we had a yummy oven cooked meal from Cook...Braised lamb shanks...yum,yum,yum!!! It had been in the freezer for a while because I bought it a couple of weeks after the cooker blew up (and it couldn't be microwaved!)! Doh!!
The next thing we need to do is replace the bulbs in the oven, because the light doesn't seem to work :( If only we had noticed while the nice man was here.....

Friday the 13th

I'm not superstitious but this Friday 13th was not a good one for me...At 7am my lower back decided to go into spasm just as I was getting to the top of the stairs. It was just a good job that it was early in he morning and Peter had not gone to work...poor Sunshine was screaming for her brekkie! Agony does not adequately describe the pain...time for an ambulance.... :( Entonox to get me down the stairs and into the ambulance and a trip to Frimley Park.
It seemed like an age before I was seen by anyone...amazing how gas & air slows time down...drugged up and sent home so I have taken up residence on my trusty matress in the living room. Fed up because I wanted to take Sunshine to Aquatots today...but lucky for her Peter has...Sunshine and I will be going to stay at my mums for a few days so that Peter can go to work...Mum will enjoy seeing Sunshine for such a long time!

Froggy disappointment

I think this is a fun toy but I was sorely disappointed at Sunshines reaction...or lack of it to be more precise...she didn't even jump when it popped out...:( She is obviously far too intelligent to be taken in by a jumping frog, I'll have to wait a bit before she appreciates it, or I have a lot to learn about choosing toys!

Another year older

It was my birthday at the weekend and we went to my mms for it. It was our first visit to her new house and it's a lovely house although it is that bit further away than I'm used to! Peter and I got a fab nights sleep (which is unusual because not many people have waterbeds for their guests!. It was lovely to see my Mum as we missed Christmas together! We went out on Saturday night to The Crown for a fantastic meal and Sunshine was as good as gold, although we did have to strip her to her vest as it was rather warm!
It was a strange birthday this year, mainly because Sunshine is around now and she takes presidence over everything else! Peter has given me two gifts this year...one a fabulous eternity ring...
...and the other is even better..he has decided to give up smoking! It's my birthday present so that he can't take it away from me!

Happy New Year

...to one and all! We had a quiet New Year celebration last night once Sunshine had had her 1130 milk...mainly because we were all shattered after travelling for what felt like the the whole day! Well...I guess it was! We left the villa in Portugal at 8am yesterday for the airport and finally got home at around 430pm!
Sunshine was a star for the whole journey! I was a bit worried about her ears on the plane...but with no reason she didn't seem bothered at all! She was the best behaved (and probably the youngest) baby on the plane - and that goes for both flights!!
I must say that it was lovely being in Portugal for two weeks with the longer, warmer (if occasionally wet) days, but it's even better to be home!