Birthday celebrations, summer fun and waiting...

Well, it's a day past 'due date' and about time we updated the blog. No sign of the imminent arrival as yet, but we're doing our best to wait patiently, keep busy and make the most of our time as a family of 3.

During the first week of Debbie's maternity leave, we were able to enjoy a few days to ourselves again, while Ben had a lovely holiday at Nan and Grandad's. We joined him at the weekend for a family lunch to celebrate Nan's milestone birthday.

Ben tucked in with gusto - especially enjoying his ice cream (though we attempted to disown him at this point)

We spent a relatively quiet August Bank Holiday weekend pottering around locally and treating ourselves to lunches out and picnics, though the weather wasn't quite as good as promised. Luckily it held out for a barbecue with friends on the Monday evening. Ben had lots of fun playing in the garden with Edward and Oliver, and especially trying out his new car with Edward - a recent car boot sale bargain.And now our diaries are looking fairly vacant as we wait expectantly for our new arrival, who is clearly feeling cosy and staying put for the time being...