What happened in our lives in September 2018

This month I've only got one family photo. You know how it is when you hand the camera over to a stranger to take a picture. You are lucky to have any useable pictures! We were at Kensington Palace and with a whinging 5 year old there never seemed to be another opportune moment to start taking family portraits, so this will just have to do. And just to make it go a bit further I've also cropped it in two different ways ha ha. 

But anyway, without further ado, let's see how our September went. 

I have loved:

• Watching GBBO - although I haven't done quite as many bakes as I had planned... 
• Going to a talk about bilingual families, understanding the issues better and learning loads of new ideas I can use in our family. 
• Being proud of my little girls - Aili got a Headteacher's Award and Aija has learned to bounce herself on her bouncer. And is loving it. 
• Our new smart kettle. It's a game changer. Turns out green tea, if you brew it at the right temperature, doesn't need to taste bitter! It has pre-set temperatures for different varieties of tea and coffee, and of course a normal boil. Makes it easier to do milk bottles too. I love it. (It's official, I've reached the age where I get excited about good quality utility items...)
• The last sunny summer days.
• Reading books gain - this month have finished The Secret Barrister and This Is Going To Hurt.

Aili has loved:

• Starting swimming school. We've been lazy about finding time to teach her to swim, so this year I decided once and for all, it's time for her to learn. So swim school. Thankfully she loves it. 
• Getting back to ballet. Last term ended up in a high with a ballet show, and soon it's time for her first ballet exam.
• Starting school in general - and she is going to her first after-school club too and doing gymnastics. 
• PJ Masks and The Incredibles - this girl is obsessed!
• Getting her hair cut to a short bob. This is apparently the Elastigirl haircut, and she brought Elastigirl with her to the hairdressers to show what it needs to look like. 

Aija has loved:

• Milk and cuddles. 
• Lots and lots of cuddles - our velcro baby does not like to be put down. 
• When she does get put down, she loves her BabyBjorn bouncer and her Moomin play gym
• Gnawing on her fists, but no teeth yet. 
• Moving and grooving. She manages to advance about a meter or two on her own, doing a mixture of shuffling, rolling and pulling herself ahead with her arms. 

Hubby has loved:

• Our new smart kettle. A perfect cup of coffee everytime. 
• Going to the gym. 
• Getting the little one out of the house and back to school - makes it so much easier to work from home.
• Dozing off very early every night, seems like the life being a dad of two is knackering!

How was your September?

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