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this little dinosaur loving, curious george loving pumpkin, is turning TWO on sunday! Two...two...two... Repeating it didn't help to make me realise that my baby is growing up and becoming a busy little man!

he is loves taking photos and seeing the end result afterwards. this adorable feet photo was taken by mr R.

he still loves going to football class. and he is now jumping over obstacles (that he packed out), trying to jump over them & loves to kick the ball around.

last week the weather was so wonderfully sunny & hot, that i filled his pool and gave him a few things to play in the water with. he loved it & cried when it was time to get out.

here, here and here are photos from last year when this little mr turned 1. and all i can say is that he has gotten so big!! (and i miss you nina!!)

i've been busy this last week (and a bit) to make a few things for his dinosaur party, and will put the photos up here next week.

happy friday & have a fantastic weekend!

i know we are going to have the best weekend (hopefully it won't rain - since the party is at our house this year).

so happy birthday my lovely boy and have a great birthday weekend!!!

have a fantastic friday & weekend (woohoo it's long weekend here in the UK)!!

last week was a long and sad week. long because by saturday late afternoon, riley saw his dad for the first time since tuesday morning, so it was a long week for me with riley & long week for wayne with all the hours he put in. and sad because we found out we had to move {see yesterday's post}.

therefore we decided to spend some quality time together as a family. we first went to the playground in st george's park {riley LOVES it there}. and then we got some dinner at spur in southside shopping centre. riley had so much fun with the children lucky packet and the play area that after dinner he was exhausted, and went to sit under the table to watch Curious George on my phone. {wayne said that riley wanted to give us some 'us' time & we didn't have to worry about him}.

we had a fantastic saturday evening!

with the summer season coming up, wayne is always so busy and constantly working long hours, that when we get a few hours or a day that he isn't working, we take full advantage of it. and sunday was such a day - wayne didn't have to work.

we relaxed at home, riley played in his sandbox & in his pool. it was GREAT!! (little wet footprints on the kitchen floor)

sunny, fun days & just the three of us, makes me realise not just how lucky (& blessed) we are but also how precious time (spending time together) is in this rushed and crazy world. can't wait for more of these days!! xx

for the next month or so (hopefully less than that) we are going to be busy looking for another place to live. our rental contract is up for renewal and the owners of the house decided to sell the house, so out we go. i know we were planning on finding another place next year, to get riley in the right area for school but it feels so sudden and rushed, probably because the move wasn't planned. i am excited for a change but very sad...

we've lived here now for 4 years and a lot has happened in this time, the house has so many great memories. {click on the links to see these memories}:

i remember how excited (and exhausted) we were when we first moved in; we couldn't wait to live in this old house; we had our first bbq (braai) when we lived here for only a week; i had fun decorating the house and making it feel more like a home;

we planned & made all the things for our wedding;

got married;

found out we were pregnant; got riley's room ready; riley's birth and coming home from the hospital; riley's first halloween; got riley ready for his first wedding; after our 6 month visit in south africa, nina came to visit; riley's first birthday; wayne's first father's day; where riley lived for his first 2 years of his life & all the milestones he achieved.

looking at all these photos and remembering everything that happened in these past 4 years; i am going to miss this house so much!

like i said (in the title) change is always a good thing, so i am super excited to see what is next in store for us!!

happy birthday!!

it didn't take becoming a mother for me to start appreciating my own mother; that began a long time
ago and grew over the years. but now that I have a child of my own, i look up to you, and i call you often for advice...

i am always in awe (and wonder how you did it all) to successfully raise 4 children with different personalities, strengths and weaknesses AND still worked long hours. with your guidance and love you now have 4 adult children, who are happy, healthy and grounded and you also have 3 beautiful grandchildren.

thanks for all you do for me, I am so thankful that you raised me to be the best I can be.

happy birthday to the most beautiful woman on the planet, inside and out. praying this year brings a cup overflowing and dreams coming true. love you so so so so very much.

love from your oldest xxx

to my babbling, curious george loving little mister. we can’t believe that we are so blessed to have you in our lives! you fill our days with so much joy and happiness!!

we love you!! xxx mamma & dad xxx

last week we took a bus to putney to go and walk around in bishop's park. this is such a pretty and very old park (opened in 1893). the park has the best kids area, that includes: a huge sandpit, water play areas, toddler playground and even play area & ramps for skateboards & scooters. riley had such a great time and even when the rain started, he didn't want to leave.

this little man is a bit funny with things on his hands and feet, so he was cleaning his feet and hands when he got into the sandpit. luckily he gave up after about 10min. wonder how he will be at the beach...

this is the lake and huge sandpit.

i love this little face.

he had an amazing time (there was sand everywhere).

he loved watching his dad and got super excited when the sandcastles came out

we didn't know that the sandpit was ready to be played in, so we didn't bring any buckets or sand toys. that's why he is playing with one of his drinking glasses.

after a picnic lunch & riley fell asleep, we walked through wandsworth park to get the bus home. wandsworh park was so pretty and green, can't wait for warmer weather to go and walk through there again.

we had a great day and all i can say is: come on summer!!!

this little man's first (upper, left) canine popped through. this tooth has been given him so much trouble and making him feel so terrible. the only things that worked was chewing on some cold fruit and yoghurt lollies.

i really hope the other 3 canines will be a lot easier and won't take like 2 weeks to come through.

that face is just too adorable and cute {oh my but he looks naughty in this photo}.

our easter long weekend was a lovely relaxing weekend spend together as a family. we spend friday at home with the owners of our house, fixing a few things before the temperature warms up. it is still cold and windy here so decided to take riley to the play park in wandsworth on saturday. he LOVES it! he had so much fun that there was loads of tears when it was time to go home.

how cute is his little toddler body

riley can't wait to go back and have some more fun!

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