At Home All Day
I’ve had a few comments recently asking if I’d post a more recent photo. To be fair, it’s about time I did. The girls have changed an incredible amount in the last few months. Every month sees them grow upwards by an astonishing amount. Trousers that were too long a few months ago are now ankle swingers. Age 2-3 clothes rarely fit. Puppy fat’s long gone.
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This is from a day out me and the girls went on to possibly their favourite place in the World: Tropical World. Terrapins, bats. Crazily huge Amazonian fish. Meercats. They know every inch of the place by heart, rushing through it, dizzily excited by the prospect of what’s coming up, at such a pace that we’re through the whole experience in half the time it takes most families.
On the day I took this picture, we’d got to Tropical World so early, in our excitement that we were there an hour before it actually opened so instead went exploring and found a fountain (or “mountain” as the girls call them) in the grounds which kept us entertained for a while. Until, to be more precise, the game of seeing how close you could get before the gusty wind sprayed the water into your face had us all shivering with cold.
Fortunately Tropical World is (as you’d expect) nice and warm inside.
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And here they are having their favourite story read by their one of their favourite people: Rara.
Rara is what they call their grandad, a leftover nickname from when “grandad” was too much of a challenge to pronounce. Actually, it’s generally said “nanarara”, nanna and grandad being conglomerated into some kind of super-relative.
Nanarara came to visit today as it happens despite it being Monday. They come every Wednesday to look after the girls during the middle part of the day so I can do the half day of my two and a half part-time days.
When I announced that they were coming over breakfast, everyone’s faces lit up. What a fantastic surprise. Then a worry crept in.
“Are you going to work, Daddy?” Jemima asked.
Three questioning faces turned to regard me.
“In a minute,” Evie pronounced on my behalf. They know the routine.
So when I said, “No”, they all looked astonished. “Not today, ” added, quickly. “Daddy’s at home all day. And Nanarara, too.”
The grins returned. Mine the widest of them all when Scarlett announced, “I love you, Daddy. I love you at home all day.”
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Beautiful girls! Thanks for sharing. Tropical World sounds like a lot of fun. Have fun with nanarara visiting!
tripleblessings
1 Apr 08 at 6:28 am
I’m not sure how I found your site. But I love reading about you guys. I went to tropical world with my nearly two year old a while ago and it was closed – he was most upset. He joins names up to – we are usually Mimidaddy.
Emma
1 Apr 08 at 10:34 am
wow i have followed your blog for a while now. my how the girls have grown.when reading the past few entries i have had the image of them as the girls in the short videoclip you posted. how wrong was I! they look so much more grown up now
louise
1 Apr 08 at 12:45 pm
The girls are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing pictures of them!
Debbie
1 Apr 08 at 1:13 pm
i love their funky hairstyles!!!
Auntie Lulu
1 Apr 08 at 11:40 pm
Oh my goodness, the cuteness! How do you not overload on that?
Woman with Kids
2 Apr 08 at 12:42 am
Who is who!?!?!?! I’ve been following this blog ever since it appeared in the Daily Mirror, your three girls are adorable, and looking so grown up now!
Heidi
2 Apr 08 at 1:44 am
what a great comment” i love you home all day” . good to remember times like that when you’re tearing your hair out at 3am! I have a 1 year old and feel like the fun is just beginning… 3 what a handful, i have no idea how you cope! My neice call her mum and day, “mummies” and “daddies” from my sister saying “thats mummys” .
jessica
2 Apr 08 at 9:07 am
Thanks Fergus! The girls have grown and matured from babies to kids right under our noses. They are beautiful. I hope you will grace us with more photos a little closer together so that they don’t spurt up while we aren’t looking!
Memphislis
3 Apr 08 at 7:26 pm
They are so adorable! Thanks for sharing!
Beth
6 Apr 08 at 6:18 pm
I’m sat here all smiles. How they’ve grown and they are as gorgeous as they were before, now just mighty bigger! These 3 girls are so lucky to have you and Janet.. although I imagine you and Janet may fight to say you 2 are the luckiest! Thanks for sharing..
Jillybean
7 Apr 08 at 9:45 pm
The girls look so grown up!!! I still remember their baby photos!
))) Soon they’ll be blogging by themselves 
)))
Inês
7 Apr 08 at 10:35 pm
You have incredibly beautiful children! Lucky parents, and lucky kids too.
Steph
8 Apr 08 at 11:01 am
Your daughters’ smiles are so full of light!
liz
10 Apr 08 at 3:16 pm
Heidi – in response to your query re who’s who. Left to right. Picture No. 1 – Jemima, Scarlett, Evie Picture No. 2 – Evie, Scarlet, Jemima
Very proud (Nana)
10 Apr 08 at 11:15 pm
Just had 5mins spare and checked your blog..oh my, they are looking more beautiful now!! you both must be so proud. Absolutely lovely. I remember when they were just babies, J getting no rest and me harping onabout Gina ford… those days are long gone now. Such lovely you ladies! Well Done XXX (Mum to Hallie and Darcy 3, Diva 6 and Ella 10)
det ( from Tamba)
6 May 08 at 9:27 pm