Surprisingly, Bekah was a bit wary ...

Thanks for going Monster Hunting with us, Grandad!

Our two little couch potatoes ....

Everyday there are cars to park ...

Our master lego builders at work ... definitely following in their Daddy's footsteps ...

Bubbles are just as much fun in the autumn ...

Remember! Remember! The 5th of November! Gun Powder! Treason and Plot! .... Only I forgot to post these photos ...

Back on the 5th of November we celebrated Guy Fawkes Night .... you know, that holiday which is REALLY hard to explain to Americans .... "yeah, it's the night we celebrate when someone tried to blow up the government buildings with gun powder ...." That aside (!!!) there are LOTS of fireworks and so we made some fireworks pictures with lots of glitter .... The munchkins LOVED it ... We were all covered with glitter for days afterwards but in for a penny in for a pound I always say (that's another tricky one to explain to our american audience ....) ;0)

Today we made a tent in the back garden ... I knew those pumpkins would come in handy for something!

James suddenly announced he wanted to make a tent today. I didn't fancy doing the furniture removal I did last time we made a tent inside so instead we went outside and pegged a couple of old sheets to the washing line. They seemed to enjoy it. Of course, it wasn't long before James had turned our tent into a car park ...

It was a good day for Bekah to try out her new winter jacket ...

Still a bit big but I think she looks really cute ... and very cosy!

I can get some smiley photos sometimes ... ;0)

A trip to Wellington Country Park with Grandma, Grandad, Auntie Sarah and Kezia ...

Kezia with Grandad and Little Grandma ...

There's a TV show on Cbeebies called "Grandpa in my Pocket" where the Grandpa shrinks when he puts on a special hat ... I think maybe Kezia should start a spin-off series - "Grandma on my head" !!! ;0)

When we got home the girls where sitting in Grandad's chair ... so he pretended to sit on them ...

The girls thought this was really, really funny ... I love these pics!

Last week we met up with Auntie Caroline and went for a little walk along the River Thames at Caversham ...

The munchkins had a great time playing with their Auntie Caroline!

Playing in the playground with Auntie CamCam ...

Feeding the over-confident ducks ...

They got a bit feisty and started jumping up onto the river bank ... Auntie Caroline bravely scared them off by stamping at them ... James thought this was hilarious! ;0)

Looking more like a little girl and less like a baby every day ...

"I can do it all by myself!"

This has become James' new mantra ... It started with putting toothpaste on his toothbrush and has grown from there ...

Also, they now each have a step to stand on while brushing their teeth - I was getting tired of the fights (and the bruises ...) over the one we had before.

Happy Halloween!!!

Thinking of (and missing) all our American friends out trick or treating today!

"Now can I take this silly hat off?!?!?!"

We attempted to create our own little pumpkin patch in the back garden ...

But I only bought two pumpkins from the local supermarket ...

Not quite Half Moon Bay ... Pumpkin Capital of the World!!!

Then and now ....

2007 ...

2009 ...

(Are the pumpkins getting smaller or is the boy getting bigger ... a bit of both I think!)

Our three little pumpkins ...

I was originally planning to carve the pumpkins ... but decided on the cheat option of cutting out sticky foam shapes to stick on instead!

Bekah thought it needed a finishing touch and got the hat!

Taaa-daaa!!! Not quite the real thing but definitely less messy!

The Class Clown has an idea ...

I'll put this black dot on my nose!!!

I took this photo twice ... the first time Bekah was blurry ... the second time Jameas was blurry ...spooooky ...(or just bad photography skills??)

It was a GRAND weekend with the GRANDparents in Norfolk!

A few weekends ago we went to stay with Nanny and Grandad in Norfolk and Grandma and Grandad came too! We had a great weekend - even if it did get a bit confusing having TWO grandads in the same place all weekend!! Mummy decided that perhaps they should be known as Grandad Squared (which was actually quite mathmatical for her!!!)

When Grandma and Grandad arrived we went for a trip to Cromer.

Daddy, James and Bekah watch the waves from the shelter of the cafe!