Mon premier 1er anniversaire

Gateau Catherine, mon préféré!

Le champagne, juste pour la photo!

Qu'est ce que cela peut bien etre???

Papy, il va ici le boulon...

 

D'ici, je peux mieux surveiller ce que Papy fait...

Et voila! Mon cadeau!!!

Au parc de la Garenne, pour essayer mon vélo, nous avons fait une belle ballade!

J'ai été bien gatée, ma tatie m'a aussi offert une jolie robe toute rose et des cubes en plastique trop marrants! 

One!!!

Millie has turned one today! I haven't had much time to post as we have been away, and I am going back to work tomorrow, but here are a few photos, some taken in France where Millie had her first 1st birthday party and the others in England of her second 1st birthday party :-) Will be back with more tomorrow hopefully...

On the move, on my brand new shiny trike Mamie and Papy got me for my birthday! This was a long walk, so I went to sleep in my pram and Papy had to carry my trike over his shoulder! Merci pour mon cadeau Mamie et Papy, je l'adore!

Cake(s)!!!

Happy birthday my sweetheart, my crumpet, my little flea, ma crevette, mon amour, mon ange, ma princesse, je t'aime!!!

Ernie Cat

Well, it has been pointed out to me that I mention my lazy eye cat in my blog profile, but that the poor thing has not had a mention yet. To be perfectly honest, this is a reflection of the turn life has taken. Ernie was (and still is!) my little baby but he has had to find a bit of independence, now Millie has -litterally- taken over our lives. He is no longer the first one to be fed and although he is not happy with this state of affairs, having a baby in the house comes with plenty of perks: Millie shares with him the load of my insatiable appetite for cuddles, hugs and kisses; Me and Jon do get up a good deal earlier which means early breakfast; But perhaps more importantly to Ernie, babies tend to like sharing their food. Here is an example I manage to get photographic evidence of, although Millie was not in the sharing mood... Ernie didn't mind too much, she makes enough crumbs to keep him happy. Although it still puzzles me that a very fussy old cat has suddenly developped a taste for rice cakes...

Can you see now why he is my lazy eye cat?

Happy Dada's day

Millie had everything ready to make sure Daddy had the best 1st father's day :-)

Happy Dada's Day!!!

Visite a Londres... pour aller a la ferme!!!

We came all the way from Somerset to London and... went to the farm!

Watch the toes getting nibbled!

Merci Helen pour le portrait de famille, j'adore cette photo!

Guessing game

J's mum, Helen and I got knitting, whilst waiting for the hedgehog... Helen started this item, and it was very difficult to imagine what it would look like when finished... I laughed so much that my tummy ached.

So... Can you guess what this is? Apologies for the blurry photos, I was laughing too much to keep steady enough :-)

Tricky three needle work (we had no stitch holder...)

The 10 O' Clock Hedgehog

On our way to London to see a ballet, we stopped at J's parents in Berkshire. Their back garden is a haven for various species including a cute wood pecker, a family of blue tits and the biggest wood pigeons I have ever seen. There is even a family of peacocks and peahens who have set home on their street!

J's parents have mentioned several times over the past few years that they had a "6 O' clock" and a "10 O' Clock" hedgehog. The little animals (or is it the same one coming back?) cut across their patio at the very same time every evening, but we had never seen them before. Until this time!


J's mum put some leftover cat food on the patio and we sat by the patio door and we got our knitting out and waited... And, bang on time, he turned up! I grabbed my camera, spring watch style, and...

Isn't he cute?!

Last one...

Papi, Mamie, Elyna, Emilie and Noam :-)

A little present for Noam...

I decided to knit a blanket for Noam, but it became a bit of a joke in the family as the one I made for Millie took me 21 weeks to knit, and I only started Noam's with 5 weeks left until his due date! Admittedly, I had to finish it during our holiday, but I got there and I am very proud of it! I hope he enjoys it!

Visite en France (4)

Quelques photos supplementaires de Noam, prises le dernier jour: