Maud at 5

So after a big countdown the day finally arrived, Maud 5 years old.

The customary birthday crown was made at nursery and is very proudly modelled here.

Even during the opening of cards Henny was as equally excited about the whole thing.

Again a video for those of you with a spesial interest in all things Maud here is the present unwrapping 5 minutes or so.



EDIT: a cheeky addition to show that once i had turned up the volume up, karaoke a go go.



Nut junior got in on the act too. We might need to work on the words though.

Winter (sports)

Surprise!

We are still here, we are still cold, we still have snow. Slightly milder in January, which passed by without a single blog for many reasons, the main one being that the battery in my camera no longer holds a charge for more that 24 hours, so i forget this and when it's needed, it's dead.
So february came and it got colder and we got a whole heap more snow dumped on top of the stuff still here from before christmas.

Still this gives us a chance to get the winter sports gear out, being half bloods they aren't quite born with skis on their feet and Mauds natural cautiousness has tended to dictated her previous attempts. They are now both getting the hang of it though, shame i have no idea if they are doing anything wrong or not.

Last weekend Maud was skating with her friend Ingeborg.

Good view of the ice rink from the grandstand made of snow.

A quick breather. The pop bottle crates are a learning aid, ice is slippery stuff at the best of times but with ice skates things take on a new dimension. The crates slide nicely over the ice so they are just the thing to hold on to while you find your feet.

Maud puts on a fake 'oh, i'm going to fall' routine.



Henny wasn't in the mood for skating so she took a strol on the ice instead, it was quite pleasant around zero with the sun shining.

This weekend was skiing, much colder this time with -9 and a stiff breeze but they weren't put off and really started to enjoy themselves.