Gr8

Mae has had another great birthday fortnight, with lots of visitors, skating, ear piercing, pottery painting, bear building, pizza and cake eating, and so on and so on!

The Mitras were here first and as usual, it was great. The kids had a fab time, the Easter Bunny magically knew they would be here, and I learned something new about the coastline of Spain. We had a great meal at a local Indian restaraunt and saw the Canadian Syncro Skating team close up! I even got the whole team to sign Mae's new skating bag!

Then she had her local party with Lizzie and Kristina. Lizzie loved the profiteroles, I will make them for her birthday when it comes!

Part of this party was to get her ears pierced with the girls but the day before she thought that maybe she wouldn't be able to go through with it so wanted to do it then- and she did go through with it but when the girls held up the mirror for her to see the new ears she wouldn't look at it! It reminded me of studiously avoiding the mirror when I was having my c-section!!

oh my dog

Oh she is so lovely! We are exhausted but for no good reason, really! She doesn't beg, bark or whine (yet), thank god, but we have also found out she is fine off the lead in a park, doesn't mind other dogs, and plays football! Geoff put her in the kitchen last night and she didn't make a sound- so far she is brilliant!! SOMETHING is going to go wrong, maybe when she is left alone when we are all back to work in a few weeks, because who wouldn't want this sweetie?