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Ahh and here's a little fix of Arthur for you all. 

His new favourite things so do are playing peekaboo. With his hands, a blanket or even his sisters girly pink towel ;) 

Look at his hairy head!!!

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Looking at all of Megan and Kristy's wedding pictures and Arthur wants a little look too. Of course there is quite a few of the little man himself.

Ever so helpful him climbing up my leg with that cheeky little face? Honestly, how do I get anything done?!

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Me and Arthur are both feeling a bit under the weather. I've caught it from him and all his open mouth kissing! But it's nice to cuddle up on the sofa and chill out watching a bit of a Disney film, even though Amelie isn't here...

Everyone loves a Disney film!

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Now I'm off to snuggle in my lovely bed and get ready for a VERY early morning trip to Edinburgh! 

xxxx

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Family time has been had :) Firstly we have a snap shot of the hubby having a sly gob full of tea. 

Do you fill your mouth then swallow or just swallow as you drink?

We also went for a gorgeous walk to Osmotherley. I asked for a snap shot of Amelie and then she throws out all these moves for me! I have no idea where she got all her poses from?!

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Nawww and look at all these baby geese!! It's so lovely to see lots of babies. I can't believe how many there was it was like a little goose creche.

Amelie loves to climb her favourite tree at Osmotherley. So after all her little lady poses she climbs a tree. I personally think that's pretty awesome! 

She loves her girly stuff, flowers and everything pretty but that doesn't stop her running around like a crazy lass climbing tree's.

xxxx

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Amelie and Daddy's new game is to punch each other. 

There's rules...no below the belt, no doing it when the other doesn't want to and not in the face... 

I instantly thought this would end up in tears but it turns out they have bonded playing this game. 

No proper fights about it, no tears :)

Finished off with a special Team JAAM.

xxxx

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Oops nearly forgot cutie Poppy and her new buddy Rascal.

She's doing well sharing her bed.

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Amelie let me take a picture so |i took advantage of this :)

Silly Face.

Crazy Smile.

Thinking Face.

Serious Face.

 

And again with the silly :)

Amelie in a good mood is the best :)

She loves dressing herself. Sometimes it;s fabulous other times it's a bit concerning!

I think today though she did a good job. Martin didn't think so.

What do you think? 

xxx

             

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Remember when I said Arthur is in to everything...

...need I say more?

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Cute little pest he is :) 

Only that little face can get away with climbing in the dishwasher!!

xxx

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Olivia's Christening.

May I just say I wasn't allowed to take pictures until the whole thing was over! Shocking!

Olivia, unlike Arthur, does not like the flash. So in a dark Church it was pretty hard to get her to smile and be able to see at the same time. We got a few eventually though.

Snuggling into Mama is too cute!

Olivia and I enjoying some kisses. Like Arthur she is an open mouth kisser also ha ha.

Great Grandma and Great Grandad.

Mummy made the cake!  Well done.  It was guarded mind! Not a sharing cake ;)

Olivia's Christening shawl was the one her Grandma had been Christened in. What a lovely touch that was. I love things that have been passed down to know that your mother/father had once had as a baby or a child. Sentimental value is priceless.

Big beautiful blue eyes :)

And a gorgeous dress.

Well done Mummy and Daddy. Both proud I'm sure.

xxx

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There was no time to recover from Disney the day after we had to unpack and repack for Megan and Kristys' wedding!!!

Amelie obviously managed a few minutes of fun with Auntie Jackie before the big day! I found this when i turned on my computer ha ha. 

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Megan and Kristys wedding!!

They both looked completely fabulous! Hair courtesy of moi and make up by Kristys Auntie Jan. 

There was of course a few nightmare moments as there is at every wedding but everything worked out nicely and they DID get there in time!

They're 2 very special wonderful ladies. Kind hearted, loving and beautiful what more could you ask for from a wife?!

Sometimes it's hard to let go of someone you love, to know they're growing up and moving forward. 

But in these two ladies we all know they have something special and will care for each other. 

The Mothers of the brides both did heart warming speeches. It was plain to see they both we're happy to let there little girls go because each had a loving partner. 

But most of all, unexpectedly, Kristy's younger sister had everyone in floods of tears. 

Not from fancy wording or funny tales. 

From pure honesty.

She poured her heart out into her speech and spoke the utter truth in front of all of the guests. She spoke of when they were younger and how she had thought Kristy was a push over and took advantage of that. And how proud she was that she had grown to stand up for herself. 

Not on her own but from her new wife. 

Kristy is certainly the big sister Leah can look up to :)

And here is Arthur looking up to Kristy ;) 

Never seen him crawl so fast chasing after her ha ha.

I never took nearly as many pictures as I wanted as I was running around after 2 kiddies, retouching hair and getting jobbed! They had a photographer on hand. Who did a wonderful job. He was very kind offering to give me advice and that I could follow and learn from him for the day. But I had no time :( I'm looking forward to seeing them all though :) Adrian Jackson Photography

But we did get to spend some time with family we don't see enough. 

This is our little niece Alyssia who is very shy of everyone. But it just shows how much a disco can bring you out of your shell. No alcohol involved!

I'm someone Alyssia likes. Whether it's my personality or kind face. Or maybe just cause I force my unwanted love upon her. Who knows? But she doesn't mind a bit of Justine love :)

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It was a tiring week and Amelie slept for 15 HOURS!! That has NEVER happened!!!!

xxxx

Disney!!!!

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Numbering at the top cause this is just going to be a whole lot of Disney :)

And the first person we meet is Mickey!! Major excitement from me and Amelie!! 

It's true what everyone says, Disney is magical. As soon as we got there we were greeted by a lovely man named Nuno. From which I found out where he was born and why he worked at Disney. He'd said since he was a boy he watched the adverts and always wanted to come but of course many people can't afford the holiday of a lifetime cause it costs a fortune!! He said the first thing he did when he finally made it, at the age of 39, was ride the Dumbo because it's what he'd always dreamt of going on.

It was a sweet story. I too have always dreamt of going, more for seeing the castle and the characters. 

Some people may know I was born in France. Not a lot of people know that my mother worked at Disney as it was being built. She had a cap, that I used to love robbing off her, with the Disney castle. All the Disney films start with that magical castle and the music. Hence wanting to see the castle :)

Even black clouds couldn't ruin the moment :)

This is the big main Princess hotel. Which I'm sure is completely fabulous to stay at but out of our price range. Right near to the park and a huge Mickey Mouse clock on!! 

Here is our gorgeous Amelie cheering with excitement when we first got there :) Sweet.

I thought Arthur would be too young to really get the Disney experience. I was totally wrong he giggled his little head off meeting Pluto who was happily jumping around for him. He loved all the characters but really came to love Mickey and Geppetto! And even now we're home when he see's Mickey he claps and waves!! It is too cute!!

We saw Minnie on our first day and she was just lovely!! Both Amelie and Arthur got a kiss off her and she cuddled me so big smiles all round :)

OK so probably the worst time EVER to have no battery in your camera and you have to use your husbands iPhone is when you meet a PRINCESS!!! 

You cant see much but thanks to Amelie having a HUGE smile you can definitely see that :) 

What a magical moment walking in to that room with no one else, just her. 

To have that special time with Cinderella. She was a little shy to start with telling Cinderella she didn't know her story but Cinderella was very sweet and helped her remember. 

She had the biggest smile the whole time. Her favourite moment was giving her a cuddle at the end which we don't have a picture of. I'm pretty sure Amelie will never forget this moment. 

It was beautiful to see her innocence, pure sweet love on her little gorgeous face. 

 Even Daddy got to meet his hero and have a big hug :) He was a very happy man...until later that day...

...drama in the Diner!! 

Amelie's happy, joyful face was enough to make this holiday the best.

But better yet it was worth it to have all of my family smile. It's true that Disney isn't just for children. 

It brings back those magical butterfly's you got as a kid. You don't think here's a man in a suit, you think cripes it's Mickey Mouse! Or Goofy or even Duffy (we didn't even know who he was to start with!)

It was magical and a holiday we will never forget.

Only thing is...now we want to go to Disney World...better start saving!!

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What a MAD crazy time we've had recently.

So to organise the madness I'm splitting these posts up.

This is pre-Disney!

Arthur loves fun in the bath. Water poured, splashed or squirted on him is always a winner.

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I love individual eyelash extensions, they last ages and you don't have to wear mascara with them! Totally worth it for holidays, specially when you have to stand next to Minnie and look just as fabulous ;)

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 In the frantic excitement of getting ready for holidays. Some family can't come :( and they do not like it when there's bags packed everywhere. Poppy can do the best puppy dog eyes (with added head tilt) You can't explain to them that you'll be back soon. 

Thankfully she can go stay at Mammars with her buddy Riley. 

She's much like us. Happy to get home at the end of her holidays :)

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xxx

Bank Holiday Weekend!!

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I've got loads of pictures of Amelie recently. I can't believe how many times she's been willing!

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Treating Arthur slightly like a dog :/ He has mastered the step, and his favourite thing is to escape into the garden. Not happy when its time to shut the door!

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We had an absolutely gorgeous weekend with the Luck's. They let us stay in their house, eat their food, drink their wine and most importantly enjoy their company. 

Beth and Millie are gorgeous little girls. Amelie is a lucky girl to have such wonderful friends. As are Martin an I. 

Not having much of my own family friends can sometimes fill that little hole that needs mending. I couldn't think of better people.

Honest, opinionated, food and drink loving fabulous people. (Also with an odd capability of remembering everything that's going on in Games of Thrones??) Strange.

We love you guys but you know this already. 

Thank you for the best bank holiday weekend ever! Here's to the next ;)

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Finish off with a little bit of very annoying cute fur!

Escaping, plant eating fluffs. Cute though.

I really hope you all enjoyed the sun and had a wonderful weekend xxxx