Camping it up in Sweden

The ladies and I went to see the family in sunny Sweden in July. During our 8 days there we managed to fit in a caravanning trip with Louise, Magnus and Marta as well as plaenty of time catching up with friends and family. Lola had a great time running around in the garden of her Mormor and Morfar.

Lola's First Word - Official!

Lola said her first word on May 31st and that word was....... "Mamma!" As a very proud Daddy I was actually quite dissapointed. I have been saying "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy" to her since she was a new born. There have been lot's of "Da Da Da's" but no actual "Daddy's". She nearly said "Duck" the other week while I was showing her a picture of a duck in her favourite book. But no, "Mamma" is the first official word and when she said it both Sofia and I were there (we had all just woken up) and we all looked at each other with our mouths open. A great moment!!

Lower East Side

Some pics of Lola in some lovely T-shirts bought for her by her auntie T!

Lola goes green

Lola celebrated her Irish ancestory by donning a funky green T-shirt (from her Auntie T) to celebrate St. Patricks day. I believe Guinness was the order of the day at nursery!

Lola turns 1 !!!

Our lovely little munchkin turned 1 this week! On Saturday we celebrated Lola's birthday with her little friends Allegra and Joseph (who also turned 1) and a select group of friends and family in Hove. Lola's Auntie T flew in from New York City for the party and a great time was had by all. Lola has been opening presents for the past 5 days and has been spoilt rotten...and quite right too!

Weekend in Wells, Somerset.

Lola, Mamma, Grandma, Granddad and I went to Wells for my birthday weekend. I found a lovely converted barn to stay in which was in a small village just outside Wells, Somerset (famous, amongst other things, for being the town where they filmed Hot Fuzz). Sofia and I went out for a meal for my birthday while the grandparent baby sat Lola. On the Sunday we went and had a good look around Wells, visited Cheddar Gorge and also drove past Glastonbury Tor. Lola loved having more space to walk around and explore and kept us all on our toes.

First steps on film

Check out Lola's first steps captured on film. She wont stop moving now! Here she is with a very proud Mamma!!