Super good news for Maud as this means, among other things,..... getting money to put in her piggy bank...and then having the cheek of going back and asking for more.
Me tight?? I'm just careful with my money.
Tusen takk Mormor og Morfar!
Tuesday 24 July 2007
The backup team
Only one week until Maud starts proper nursery, so we've been lucky so far but it had to happen eventually, summer holidays for the other members of our mini nursery, and job commitments for us meant that Maud would be without parental supervision for one whole week. So rather than leave her on her own at home with a bottle of pop and a packet of crisps (which would really have been the I&I way to do it) we decided to call in the the back up team.....Mormor and Morfar.
Super good news for Maud as this means, among other things,..... getting money to put in her piggy bank...and then having the cheek of going back and asking for more.
Me tight?? I'm just careful with my money.
Tusen takk Mormor og Morfar!
Super good news for Maud as this means, among other things,..... getting money to put in her piggy bank...and then having the cheek of going back and asking for more.
Me tight?? I'm just careful with my money.
Tusen takk Mormor og Morfar!
Greedy guts
Morfar picked some wild blueberries.
Maud doesn't miss an opportunity of free food.
Starts off restrained enough but eventually the as many in my mouth as possible route wins out.
Maud doesn't miss an opportunity of free food.
Starts off restrained enough but eventually the as many in my mouth as possible route wins out.
Spaghetti
Just got to be a blog post about spaghetti, photo opportunities galore.
Having recently mastered the use of the eating implement called the fork we, as you do, put Maud's new found skills to the ultimate test.
If i could just suck it in before it all slides off....
Obviously been watching her dad eat spaghetti, head back open your mouth and shovel it in.....
and if all else fails, use your fingers.
Having recently mastered the use of the eating implement called the fork we, as you do, put Maud's new found skills to the ultimate test.
If i could just suck it in before it all slides off....
Obviously been watching her dad eat spaghetti, head back open your mouth and shovel it in.....
and if all else fails, use your fingers.
Sunday 15 July 2007
Two weddings....
Right crew, we have a LOT to get through here so listen up and pay attention.
Back from our holidays (travelthon) which consisted of the usual plane, train and car travel with a little bit of added boat thrown in for good measure, mix in the now customary losing of the pram by Scandinavian Airlines GRRRRrrrrrr... who, this time surpassed themselves by also losing our baby carrier at the same time. GRRRRRrrrr x 2
Avis car hire in Southampton (where uncle Tim drove from) also got in on the act by trying to fob us off with a tiny car and then a little less tiny car when we actually ordered a BIG one, all topped off by sitting in a queue on the M25 for 1½ hours.
So the first day we were traveling / messing about filling in lost luggage claim forms / changing hire cars / sitting in traffic jams / and generally getting messed about for about 12 hours.....Maud kept her cool most of the time but wasn't impressed.
This wasn't the car Maud was expecting...she doesn't look happy about it either.
We had to load up the car and then take it to the main office just outside of the airport, lucky we didn't get the pram after all as we wouldn't have had space.
The Scenic gets ditched (you can just see it in the background) for a super duper big Mondeo estate. Full marks to the manager of Avis at Heathrow, a super quick turn around got us on our way in less than 20 mins.
All aboard in the new wheels and it was lights out for a couple in the group.
See the family resemblance?
We were already late from all the delays so far so the last thing we needed was, after a slight unplanned detour...oops, a queue on the M25. But that is exactly what we got.
Suffice to say that at about 6pm we were ready for a stop, never been so happy to see a Little Chef in my entire life. By this time we were about half way, distance wise, between our start and finish points.
The stop raised Maud's spirits no end, or was it just the sugar rush from the not so high quality dining experience that is Little Chef?
Back from our holidays (travelthon) which consisted of the usual plane, train and car travel with a little bit of added boat thrown in for good measure, mix in the now customary losing of the pram by Scandinavian Airlines GRRRRrrrrrr... who, this time surpassed themselves by also losing our baby carrier at the same time. GRRRRRrrrr x 2
Avis car hire in Southampton (where uncle Tim drove from) also got in on the act by trying to fob us off with a tiny car and then a little less tiny car when we actually ordered a BIG one, all topped off by sitting in a queue on the M25 for 1½ hours.
So the first day we were traveling / messing about filling in lost luggage claim forms / changing hire cars / sitting in traffic jams / and generally getting messed about for about 12 hours.....Maud kept her cool most of the time but wasn't impressed.
This wasn't the car Maud was expecting...she doesn't look happy about it either.
We had to load up the car and then take it to the main office just outside of the airport, lucky we didn't get the pram after all as we wouldn't have had space.
The Scenic gets ditched (you can just see it in the background) for a super duper big Mondeo estate. Full marks to the manager of Avis at Heathrow, a super quick turn around got us on our way in less than 20 mins.
All aboard in the new wheels and it was lights out for a couple in the group.
See the family resemblance?
We were already late from all the delays so far so the last thing we needed was, after a slight unplanned detour...oops, a queue on the M25. But that is exactly what we got.
Suffice to say that at about 6pm we were ready for a stop, never been so happy to see a Little Chef in my entire life. By this time we were about half way, distance wise, between our start and finish points.
The stop raised Maud's spirits no end, or was it just the sugar rush from the not so high quality dining experience that is Little Chef?
Happy as larry
When we finally made it to our destination of Wells-next-the-Sea Maud was in good spirits, unluckily for her it was way past her bedtime.
The next morning Maud found out that there is no such thing as a free holiday when she was put on cleaning up duties.
Can't be many things as tacky as a traditional english seafront, fish and chips, arcade, souvenir shop and a pub.... Aaaahhhhh.
We also picked up grandma who had flown in to Norwich airport to join the fun and celebrated with a fish and chip supper. Yum
The next morning Maud found out that there is no such thing as a free holiday when she was put on cleaning up duties.
Can't be many things as tacky as a traditional english seafront, fish and chips, arcade, souvenir shop and a pub.... Aaaahhhhh.
We also picked up grandma who had flown in to Norwich airport to join the fun and celebrated with a fish and chip supper. Yum
The main event
Ther reason we travelled here was Tim and Red's wedding.
Those of you who know Tim will realise that this was never going to be the run of the mill wedding.... ceremony 30 mins walk out onto the salt flats at Stiffkey and reception in the woods at Swanton Novers anyone?
Click on the picture below to see the full wedding gallery
A great time was had by all.
Maud all ready for her first wedding in England.
Posh frock, wellies and that hat, she fitted in perfectly.
The rain did eventually turn up too, but Maud just kept on drinking.
Those of you who know Tim will realise that this was never going to be the run of the mill wedding.... ceremony 30 mins walk out onto the salt flats at Stiffkey and reception in the woods at Swanton Novers anyone?
Click on the picture below to see the full wedding gallery
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| Tim and Red's wedding |
A great time was had by all.
Maud all ready for her first wedding in England.
Posh frock, wellies and that hat, she fitted in perfectly.
The rain did eventually turn up too, but Maud just kept on drinking.
DDT and family
Dave, Jo and Miya also made an appearance and we lunched together on the sunday in Wells-next-the-sea.
Lunch at the Queens pad
Sandringham was high on the list of things to see. Maud got plenty of wear out her rain trousers and wellies here too.
As you can see after a couple of days SAS finally managed to reunite us with our pram, unfortunately they didn't manage to find our baby carrier. D'oh
A quick refuel and then....
Grandma dragged us into the arcades on the sea front at Wells
and the next day Maud was sick, a high temperature wiped her out for 24 hours.
No fun for little Maud today.
As you can see after a couple of days SAS finally managed to reunite us with our pram, unfortunately they didn't manage to find our baby carrier. D'oh
A quick refuel and then....
Grandma dragged us into the arcades on the sea front at Wells
and the next day Maud was sick, a high temperature wiped her out for 24 hours.
No fun for little Maud today.
Recovery
the next day was recovery day, still not looking too hot.
but by the next day she was back on track and getting grandma to build her a sandcastle.
but by the next day she was back on track and getting grandma to build her a sandcastle.
On the move again
After 6 days in Norfolk it was time to head back to Norway for our next wedding, so this time a plane from Heathrow to Stavanger.
Maud gets to Flekkefjord and gets straight down to piano practice.
Plenty of use for her rain clothes in Norway too
Maud gets to Flekkefjord and gets straight down to piano practice.
Plenty of use for her rain clothes in Norway too
Wedding bells round 2
Wedding number 2 was on an island called Hidra just outside Flekkefjord, very pituresque in the summer, would have been nice if the sun had been shining though
We're cheap, so same dress for Maud this time, minus the boots and train drivers cap.
I remember somebody leaving a comment on our blog in the dim and distant past saying that there should be more photos of us, so here you go.
We're cheap, so same dress for Maud this time, minus the boots and train drivers cap.
I remember somebody leaving a comment on our blog in the dim and distant past saying that there should be more photos of us, so here you go.
Ever onwards
After a few days in Flekkefjord it was time to pack up again and move on to Maud's grandparents summer house.
The thought of move time spent travelling doesn't really seem to be something Maud can bear to contemplate.....
but once she gets there and realises there is food a and drink everything is just dandy.
Auntie Ingvill carries the ice cream, Maud comes armed with the scoop...
stopping on the way to play a little footy.
Usually time for some fishing when we are at the summer house too, this time the lazy way, put out a net in the fjord in the evening, come back and haul it in the next morning and voila..... fish.
The thought of move time spent travelling doesn't really seem to be something Maud can bear to contemplate.....
but once she gets there and realises there is food a and drink everything is just dandy.
Auntie Ingvill carries the ice cream, Maud comes armed with the scoop...
stopping on the way to play a little footy.
Usually time for some fishing when we are at the summer house too, this time the lazy way, put out a net in the fjord in the evening, come back and haul it in the next morning and voila..... fish.
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