Spring has sprung

At last the weather has changed the sun has come out and the children can play in the garden again. Bonita and I took Lillie to have her first haircut she was not sure about what was happeningbut she sat quite still. We were surprised that the first cut was free and she also got a certificate .

Colin returns home

Monday we took Bonita to visit her new nursery school which was just down the road from theAmerican cemetery so while she looked around and did some paper work we went to visit General Pattern again. Lillie was very interested in all the flowers. We had lunch at Ikea then it was time for Colin to fly back to the UK.

Bonita comes to stay

Bonita had a little taste of Luxembourg last year and decided to give the life a try. She drove over with Colin who stayed with us for the weekend it was his first visit here. We took him to see the city sights on Sunday.In the evening Amelia and Martin came over and we had dinner to celebrate Martins birthday and Bonita's new life.

Golden Wedding

Today it's the Golden Wedding of my Aunt Margaret & Uncle Colin. I was not at the wedding as I was in hospital at the time and I will never forget the surprise I got when they came to visit me (it wasn't visiting hour) and how beautiful I thought she looked like a princess.

Baby its cold outside

Gosh after a week of frosty mornings and nice sunny days its snowed again we have had enough now, spring was about to sprung and now its winter again brrrrrrrrrr. Avril gave me a jumper for Christmas, well the wool the needles and pattern and she even started the back for me. I rashly promised to wear it next time I see her so have made a start............Malcolm made a caterpillar for the children to grow cress in I don't know who enjoyed themselves the most. Abigail went to stay with Aaron & Anna for a couple of days and had lots of cuddles with Sebastian she had an interview in London for a job with a five year contract.

Engagement

Sunday we picked Amelia and Martin up from the airport. They had been on holiday to Reunion where surprise surprise they got engaged. So we anticipate a wedding later in the year. Frankie stayed the night with us and loved my bath lights Amelia gave me at Christmas.

Just Giving, London Marathon, Asthma UK.

Nikki is running the London marathon to raise money for Asthma Uk in memory of our beautiful Hayley who lives on in all our hearts.

Nikki Beale,
I am running the marathon to help raise money for Asthma UK and I am aiming to raise as much money as possible! I have chosen this charity because my partner's little sister died of asthma at just 11 years old and I have therefore seen the devastating effects that this illness can have.
5.4 million people are receiving treatment for Asthma in the UK, 1.1 million of these are children. There were 1200 deaths in 2006 and 40 of these were children aged 14 or under. 1 person every seven hours dies from Asthma, so please dig deep and donate as much money as you can to try and stop another family being affected by such terrible heartache.
All monies raised will go directly to Asthma UK in memory of Hayley Melissa Hind x

Asthma UK is the charity dedicated to improving the health and well-being of over 5 million people in the UK who have asthma. We work with people with asthma, healthcare professionals and researchers to develop and share expertise to help people increase their understanding and reduce the effect of asthma on their lives. Please support us in our vision of "Control over asthma today, freedom from asthma tomorrow".

Don't tell Grandad

Aaron has been stripping the wall paper in the porch with a little help from Sebastian.Malcolm said whats wrong with it its only been on for 12 years. Lillie and Sebastian are growing up so fast we cant keep up.

Charlie Chaplin

Last year we went to the Philharmonique to see The Grand Parade and thought how wonderful it was. This year it was Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times and once again we were enthralled by the music and cinema experience. Charlie Chaplin was truly a genius. A big thank you to Martin's mum & dad for getting the tickets for us.

Back to School

It was sad to say good bye to Aaron Anna & Sebastian but we were soon back in the routine of school. At least it is light in the mornings now. Malcolm was invited out by our landlord to the Philharmonique to hear a Schubert, Franck & Nielsen concert which he thoroughly enjoyed. Amelia and Martin came round for dinner on Thursday to deliver the Guinea pig prior to going on holiday to Reunion. On Sunday Abigail and family came to lunch and Emilie stayed the night. Grandad did some magic tricks to amuse Frankie and Lillie.

Addi

It was very sad to say goodbye to Aaron Anna & Sebastian this morning but we hope to see them again very soon. It is back to school in the morning for the children and Abigail but at least it is light now at 7am.