Enjoying the baby…

We have spent the last couple of days round at Michael and Danielle’s ….. because we could!! The household is all clear of COVID, so we took the opportunity to shoot round there and spend some time with new baby Oliver.

Here’s us – all very excited to make Oliver’s acquaintance for the first time properly!

Andrew stayed for a little while and then went off to Nottingham where he was having a very posh meal at a Michelin-starred restaurant, while John and I stayed on.

I walked with Michael to collect William and Thomas from school and we were amused when William emerged – he was so busy telling Daddy all about his day that he didn’t notice me at first. When he did, his little face lit up and he said what he always says when I am there unexpectedly: “Grandma! What are you doing here?!” Makes me grin every time.

We had a lovely walk home, with William scooting almost all the way as proficient as you like, and Thomas toddling half the way home. Delightful. Especially the bit when William was holding my hand and telling me all about it…..

William had a birthday party to go to in Sutton Coldfield this afternoon and the plan was to take both William and Thomas. We chose to go and spend the afternoon with Danielle to look after her while Michael was out. When we got there, Thomas was fast asleep, so we said not to worry, we’d entertain him, so Michael and William went on their way.

We had a wonderful afternoon. Thomas and I spent the afternoon running round and round the garden, clearing up various bits of debris and gathering up all the stray balls from the ball pit. They were everywhere!

We also had fun in the double buggy-cum-pram. Oliver was fast asleep in the pram on one side and Thomas spent a good hour strapping himself in and out of the buggy. We went ’round and round the garden, like a teddy bear’ and did lots of ‘tickling under there’. Each time we spied another ball, out Thomas got, picked it up and popped it into his ‘choo-choo train’ trailer. Excuse the pun, but I had a ball.

We came indoors as the afternoon waned, and Grandpa took up the reins in looking after Thomas while I did a bit of tidying round the kitchen and cooking the tea. At one point, Grandpa had his hands full of Olivier and Thomas while Danielle nipped to loo – and a sterling job he did, too.

Marvellous. I love a bit of family time, don’t you?

Take care everyone. God bless.