Iona is 7!

Iona was born over seven years ago. She is now so grown up in many ways. She looks after Arran with confidence, reads really well, and is starting to find her fingers on the recorder. She enjoys school and is forever drawing very creative and imaginative cards for us. I'll include one on this blog soon.
Her birthday present consisted mainly of a hamster whom she called 'Nibble', although it is being increasingly referred to as 'hammy'. For her party we arranged a dance party in her ballet studio, something that she seemed to really enjoy. She might be getting a new bed soon, something that she has been after for years... 

Arran is 1 already

The latest addition to the McKitterick clan is on the cusp of being able to walk. in fact he has already taken his first independent steps, but still reverts to a sort of spider crawl to get about more reliably. Apart from one or two spectacular tumbles he can now climb up the stairs with confidence and cheeky smiles.
Arran gets on well with his older siblings, joining all kinds of games, such as they build up a beautify construction with coloured bricks, and his job is to knock them down before they can stop him. He has a very few teeth, but enjoys using the ones he has to consume McDonald's chips. 

Birthday Season

It has been the birthday season again, and as usual it starts with Daniel. He is now 3 years old, full of opinion and strong will, but also full of fun and ideas. For a while now his most pressing concern has been to go on a helicopter.
Daniel goes to nursery now, and that means that the three oldest children go to Oakwood school, which they love. He is always chatting about things that have happened to him, and was particularly inspired by our summer holiday in Disneyland Paris.