Littles on tour
I finished work much earlier than everyone else so that we could actually have a family holiday before Owen was plunged into the non-stop festive concert season that is Christmas and New Year. First stop on our tour was Andrew and Sarah in Cambridge, a high-tech home equipped with two felines - so plenty of entertainment for a curious toddler. I'm fairly confident the hard-drive crash they experienced just after we arrived had nothing to do with Katy.
On to my maternal uncle and aunt in East Malling, Kent, with a wonderful conglomeration of cousins of various degrees and the first opportunity for Katy to meet Ava, born just 3 days before her to my cousin Sarah (who is one of the reasons for Katy's middle name). Moments of great delight when Katy sat on Ava's 'ride-on' toy, and rather than protesting, Ava immediately proceeded to push her all around the house on it.
One day off and a chance to get my hair cut, then on the road again to Shropshire to see friends with a smallholding and a small flock of small sheep - an ancient Shetland breed. Katy was so overjoyed to see the baas up close and personal we couldn't bring ourselves to tell her we were personally taking one of them home in two large cool bags to keep close by in the freezer.
At the weekend we hit the M1 to visit my paternal uncle and aunt in Willen, near Milton Keynes, and another great family gathering. Cousin Rob entertained Katy with renditions of Queen hits on the piano, but her refusal to nap unless taken out in her buggy became a real pain in the icy cold conditions.
On to my maternal uncle and aunt in East Malling, Kent, with a wonderful conglomeration of cousins of various degrees and the first opportunity for Katy to meet Ava, born just 3 days before her to my cousin Sarah (who is one of the reasons for Katy's middle name). Moments of great delight when Katy sat on Ava's 'ride-on' toy, and rather than protesting, Ava immediately proceeded to push her all around the house on it.
One day off and a chance to get my hair cut, then on the road again to Shropshire to see friends with a smallholding and a small flock of small sheep - an ancient Shetland breed. Katy was so overjoyed to see the baas up close and personal we couldn't bring ourselves to tell her we were personally taking one of them home in two large cool bags to keep close by in the freezer.
At the weekend we hit the M1 to visit my paternal uncle and aunt in Willen, near Milton Keynes, and another great family gathering. Cousin Rob entertained Katy with renditions of Queen hits on the piano, but her refusal to nap unless taken out in her buggy became a real pain in the icy cold conditions.
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