Emmie and Chloe

What darlings!  November, 2011  What a difference in size.   When will Chloe be the same size as Emmie?

I will post another photograph in three months time.

Unforgettable 35th Wedding Anniversary

                                                  

We decided as it was our coral anniversary NOT to go to a coral island for some snorkelling (coral is too precious to carve these days) but to take the family out for lunch to the Captain's Club in Christchurch.

It was an unforgettable anniversary because Emmie, now six months and Chloe only 14 days old came too.

Our beautiful grand-daughters who were so lovely and so well behaved.

Memories that will last a lifetime.

Thank you also for the gorgeous bouquet of flowers.  Absolutely stunning.

Having an unforgettable anniversary does not always include exchanging expensive gifts, going to exotic locations or spending lots of money.  Some things money cannot buy.  Thank you all for a truly wonderful day.

Phil remodelled a border of the garden  to remember our anniversary , with coral coloured climbing roses.  A present we hope to enjoy for many years to come.  A romantic idea that will spin into memories that will last a lifetime.  Give from the heart and it will always be a special and memorable day.

"A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short"
Andre Maurois

I've become a proud grandparent again.

Caroline (my baby) and Mike are proud to announce the birth of

Chloe Louise

who was born at 15.20 hours on Tuesday, 1st November, 2011 weighing 6lb 11 oz and on the following day we went to visit!

Welcome Chloe

Ten Little Fingers
Ten Little Toes
We Love the Way our Family Grows.

Congratulations to Caroline and Mike who will make brilliant parents.
Parenthood is one of the best journeys in life.  Enjoy the ride.

Welcome Chloe into the world.
May you always be kept safe and snug and have a long happy life filled with laughter, fun and love.

A first cuddle seems like a treasure, something to remember for ever and ever.

More precious than all the spun gold in fairyland.

Chloe is a bright and beautiful and lively little baby with lots and lots of dark straight hair.

She is eating well and doing all her natural things well and she's so cute.

After Caroline washed her hair on Sunday evening she has blonde highlights.

A very, very lovely child.

Grandest time.

Love at first sight.  The first look jump-started my heart into a lifelong love affair.

Ten tiny fingers that always want to play,
That never stop exploring, the wonder of today.
Ten little fingers, that from the very start,
Will reach out for tomorrow, yet always hold my heart.

When Alun and Caroline were born I feared they would remain infants eternally and that I would never sleep through the night, would always feel slightly stupid, and would permanently smell of milk.  But now I know that life with children defies logic:  the days are long and tiring but the years fly by.  One moment your little boy and girl are teething and then suddenly, Alun is flying an aeroplane with passengers and Caroline is graduating.  That kind of perspective would have been so helpful to have as a parent.  Now as a granny I can see a straight line through the woods.  Therefore, when I am with Emmie and Chloe, I hang on to each gummy smile and enjoy every repetitive stroll to help them sleep because I know how precious and fleeting infancy, toddlerhood, childhood, and even the teen years are.  I finally feel wise.  My mother gave me this poem when I became a mother, it is so true.

I hope my children look back on today
And see a mother who had time to play.
There will be years for cleaning and cooking.
So quiet down cobwebs, dust go to sleep,
I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep.