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Freddie 3 on 3rd Feb!

Another birthday for ‘puchy’ is imminent. 

Freddie is 3

This last Christmas, one of Freddie’s presents was a toy trumpet - After seeing him play the air tooter with most household objects, I think he self dedicated his wish list to Santa…

We’ve been attending a weekly music group at a local nursery since he was a few months old. ‘George the music man’ plays happy tunes to an impressive onslaught of babies and toddlers (so explains the big red sponge ball at the end of his trombone…KEEP OFF!)

Freddie, unlike most of the other kids as they slowly grew into standing shoes, would insist on sitting on my lap, suckling his left thumb and stretching his free hand up to my right ear - And stare. At George.

He’d survey George with serious intent as he played the brass. No clapping, no singing, no dancing, just sucking on the left and stroking on the right. Dare I encourage some action - NO MUMMY! So we stayed put, cuddled and watched through jumps and cheers…

At home we saw the creative results of these intense sessions of study - everyday objects had the great potential to be mastered as the trombone… from the obvious toilet roll tube to next doors’ table football handles - ‘IT’S GEORGE’! - A most entertaining period!

And so, being proud parents, we decided this guy deserved his own appropriately shaped tube to blow. Ok, it’s not a trombone but look at how he takes the trumpet - What a tooter!!

Freddie’s Birthday Party - 6th Feb 2010

 

Freddie celebrates his 2nd birthday. Max and Stanley present the cake. It’s an emotional moment. Will he/won’t he blow out the candles? The party goers watch with bated breath…

It’s Freddie’s second birthday!

Freddie is 2!

PREGNANT AGAIN!

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We’re expanding! Me, literally.

I’m eating like a horse and loving it. Pau is cooking D E L I C I O U S N E S S - “all for you my love” Remembering the process is exciting… daunting… lovely… and here we are again, due to meet our little one end of April 2010. I’m not quite half way yet but convinced I’m twice the size at four months compared to the first time. Already I feel the bump shifting and my sleep is not quite as restful. So we’ve settled into the idea of becoming a troop of 5 and in four weeks we’ll get an idea of just how male heavy this family is going to be. Girl or boy? I can’t wait to find out!

Can you tell yet?…

Summer holiday 09 - Barcelona and beyond

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This summer - A three week extravaganza of visits to Pau’s family and friends during a super hot August. Based in Barcelona, we experienced everything from mindless humidity in the city to breezy trips up country. We piled in a rented car and took ourselves off for adventure, visiting Xavi in Calella de Parafugell, Oriol and Emma in Banyoles, Monica in Solius and made a brief return to see Ruth in Vilassar. The photos show our day trip to Monica’s house in Solius and a brilliant cycle ride around Banyoles’ lake thanks to sports master Oriol!

Solius, by the pool Monica, Oriol & Pau - Parenting is a serious business Monica hosting lunch in Solius Happy Pau yummy lunch w-a-t-e-r-! cycling with Oriol Max & Pau Claire, Freddie & Pau All together… Max zooms ahead Pau on our tail… over the footbridge bird spotting?… My work here is done

Freddie’s first birthday.

Freddie is one!

Frederic Gaston Ros Thornton would like to extend his cordial invitation
to his first birthday party on Saturday, the seventh of February 2009…

Summer holiday - wish we were there…

The Apartment

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The Family

Avi Sintas Avi Sintas, Pau, Max & Freddie, Joan Wow… Whoo… Claudia & Pau Avi Sintas, Pau & Freddie

Claire & Freddie Pau & Max Olympics Pau & Freddie Happy family Claire & Freddie Claire & Freddie

Freddie & Josep

Pau, Josep, Freddie & Claire Nora, Freddie, Max & Pau Nora, Freddie & Max Josep & Freddie Nora, Max, Freddie & Claire Getting familiar…

Max, Manu & Freddie

Happy Birthday to you… Celebrating Pau’s birthday (43!) Max, Pau & seriously yummy cake

Sexy Beast in Vilassar Aug ‘08

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CATCH IT! Photo’s 24.07.08

sickness

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A flying visit - 29.06.08

Nanna and Freddie 29.06.08

Freddie 29.06.08 snapshot of Pau & Claire

Celebrating my mum’s 60th birthday in Alaska proved to be a chilly adventure for my folks… They dropped in for Sunday lunch at the end of June before flying out to warm up in Almeria… (Freddie loves his fluffly polar bear - Dad, what was the name you suggested? X)