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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!!

xxxxxxxxxxx

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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

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 Wow what a crazy time. Busy with bank holidays and getting ready for holidays!!

Amelie is totally gorgeous when it comes to sharing with her baby brother. 

She LOVES ice lollies but when she starts eaten one a little Arthur is never to far away. 

She has such a kind heart to be generous to share with her little man.

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Arthur loves Amelie. He loves his Daddy. But Mummy is always the best thing to have.

Every so often though a Granda comes to visit and those little arms reach out for beard and glasses, and undeniable love. But there's no one with a more loving heart for his little Grand children. 

Happy faces all round :)

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Babies love keys! Those plastic fake toy ones just won't do! They need the real germ ridden metal ones.

When I return from my holiday I plan to blog every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It seems I'm dragging out my days too much and I forget what I've done! 

xxx

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Wow, I don't know how I've done it but I've managed to get all my days numbered wrong and missed out 2 days through my 365 :( I'm really rather annoyed with myself. But I can't turn back time.

Every thing has been re numbered and now I'm back on track.

I have a lot of Arthur asleep in my blog, I think it's because his cute little face fascinates me when he sleeps. He pouts his little lips and sucks away on nothing and I wonder what does he dream of?

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Arthur has a new found love for the swings. He's been on a few times the past few days and when you take him out he has a little kick off and wants to be back in.

The higher the better!!

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Amelie and her very cheesy grin :) We love to walk to school and see all the daisy's out in the sun. And finally she gets to wear her summer dress (with a vest). 

When I asked her to sit in the grass though she wasn't keen. Wise really as we were on our way to school so she might have got a mucky bum!

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Amelie and Arthur did some press ups today. I love it when they do sweet things together. They want to play with each other and be together. Arthur always has a huge grin for Amelie when we pick her up from school. And Amelie loves to tell anyone around this is her little brother Arthur :)

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xxx