Nativity

Shepherd with a tooth missing.

10 months old

Emily now waves hello or goodbye, she's not fussed. She can sit up from laying down and generally crawls into places where she shouldn't be.

At last!!!!'

Finally Beth's wobbly tooth fell out, we had to hunt for it down a muddy path on the way home from school- nice. I think the going rate for a first tooth is £2

Festive fun

Beth went to see Santa Claus on Tuesday, lovely bloke.

Festive season

The time has come to get all festive again. This polar bear was seen wondering round the Wyevale garden centre, so Beth captured it for a piccie.

Happiness

The girls relax on a Friday afternoon with a pizza (for Beth) and Toy story 2. Emily's cold is making her quite aggy but she still smiles a lot. Her big tooth at the top is coming through, Beth's little tooth is wobbly. One in one out.

Lazy Sunday morning reading books.

Beth and Pudsey. A nice couple.

Nice baby shame about the legs!

Emily is 9 months old today, wow wee. She still loves her bath, even when teething. Everyone is slowly recovering from the house of Ill too.. Phew

House of ill

Well, this week has been quite dire and it's only Wednesday. Monday Parkes was ill and then Tuesday Beth, then Weds Strings. Emily is showing signs of the virus weds night, so that's Thurs sorted! Tummy bug extraordinaire ....

Sparklers in the back garden.

No Fireworks

The fireworks I bought needed a garden with at least 25m on space (for safety) so I took them back to the shop. Instead, Beth has two new fish named Eric and Ariel (!).

Rare sighting

Pink tiger, common round these parts..

Pumpkin pie

Granny B drinking Goacher's Mild in The Chapel.

Bonfire Night

Considering buy some fireworks for a domestic display. Never had back garden fireworks before and I don't think we'll be able to get to a organised display. Assuming I am not burnt alive there will be pictures posted on the blog.

Going to try to keep the blog up to date but work and studying and family life has made it a bit of a low priority. However the kids might like to look back on it one day so better keep on blagging.

Yum

Emily tucking into some plastic chicken that Beth sold her from her shop. Not sure I'd eat anything from her establishment..

Witchy woo

Beth is practicing at being a witch, I wonder if she can come up with a silencing spell for when Emily starts to scream.

Just chilling

Almost 8 months old..

Party

Beth had a party with her animals on Monday after school. Looks like they had a great time!

It has been a week of firsts in the Stringer house. Emily has got her first couple of teeth coming through and has also managed to contract her first cold, which she has kindly passed on to her sister. Parkes is still weaning Emily off the bottle - this is proving challenging but nothing that Parkes can't handle.

The 2012 Thanet Yomp was great and the weather was fantastic. Steve, Keith, Eddie and I were a little sore after the event but it was definitely worth it (especially when you get to pelt Keith in the stocks).

7 months old.

How time flies. Emily now rolls across the room, not long before she starts crawling. Beth has started year 1, finding it hard, but she's already won the class medal for good behaviour, perhaps we should have a medal system at home too?

Where did that cheese go?

Food

Broccoli, cauliflower, cheese and toast seem to be a favourite at the moment. Next on the list is tomatoes, chicken and rice. Wish someone would cook for me too..

Chunk

Emily is now getting across the room by rolling from her back, then onto her front until she gets to where she wants to. She is into everything and quite loud when she shouts at her toys, ouch.

Almost back to school

Penultimate day of holidays was spent at Wingham wildlife park. The girls had a great day as well as Grandma and Grandad.

The Excellent adventure

The captain at the start of the expedition .

Just a few of the many obstacles we had to encounter.

No bull is going to stop this man getting through.

Parkes and Strings Excellent adventure.

Tuesday after August bank holiday saw us walking from Tideswell to Buxton in sunny (not very often) Derbyshire. On the way we came across this skull of a sheep, it was a bit chilling, but obviously left there to let the other sheep know what might happen if they try and leg it from the field.

Princess

Beth has an obsession for everything princess, lord knows where from! I took her to see once upon a dream, which involved amongst other things, girls dressed up as Disney princesses. I found it quite painful but Beth said it was brilliant.

6 months old today: Miss Emily Stringer.

Herne bay

Beth and Valarie on the tea cups, they kept shouting faster faster!

Beth flying down the final furlong.

Was nice to meet Eric Bristow and Keith Deller at GBBF today. Managed to get a picture of Clive with them, which made Clive very happy.

Over and out.

Warm up

Beth is limbering up for the Grand Prix.

 Emily enjoying reading with Daddy.

Ice cream demolished.

A rare sighting of 3 generations of Stringers.

Granny B getting chased up the garden by the grandchildren.  Promptly followed by ice-creams.

Beth and Nat proudly showing off their jubilee chocolate medals.  The medals didn't last long,  These pictures were taken on my camera a while back and I have just got round to uploading them.

Beth giving Ollie the Lobster a hug at her 5th Birthday party.  10 children joined her for slides, ball pits and lots of sweat.

5 months old!

Forgot to post a 5 month old piccie. Check out the thighs on that baby!

Olympic Flame

Beth with her school chums waiting for the torch to come through Ramsgate. I have to admit, it came through so quick I missed it!

Bronze Age

Beth competed in her first sports day at school today and came third in her running race! What a champion.

Birthday girls enjoying pizza!

Beth had her 5th birthday party at Ollie's in Margate today. She had a lovely time and so did her school chums. Didn't get to try the cake but it did look very appetising.

Grandma and Emily at Beth's birthday party.

Mashy moments: Black Pearl Oyster Stout.

Girls chillin'

My beautiful girls. This weekend is the first that I have looked after both Beth and Emily, and both were absolutely brilliant. What a lucky father I am.