In which Babymomma and family strike holiday gold

Went to Devon for a week's holiday where we had nothing but glorious sunshine for the whole week - in March. How jammy is that? Did Lewtrenchard, in the sun. Did Wenbury beach and cliff walk, in the sun. Did Paignton Zoo, in the sun. Did the viaduct & river walk, in the sun. Did the walk to Belstone Tor, in the sun. Discovered Pennywell Farm, in the sun. Did the Dewarstone walk on bf's birthday, and with Mary-Fairy, Leon-berger and Kate-O-Matic, and in the sun. Did Sushi with friends, not in the sun but on a Friday evening sans enfants.

Pure. Holiday. Gold.

Day after we got back - pissed down with rain. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

what u doin mummy?

I was chatting on the blower to Uncle Mary yesterday, swapping notes on the bubs, as you do. And she was saying how baby Kate's developmental thang was all about babbling and communication. And I was saying how baby Felix' developmental thang was all about mobility. And she was saying how that's so typical of all the baby girls and boys in her NCT group, which got me comparing notes to when Jasmine was a bub (corrected age of course) and how that all seems totally true. That's not to say Felix doesn't talk - he babbles quite a lot - but it ain't half so interesting to him as moving is.

Jasmine's developmental thang is asking questions. Right now, it's 'what u doin?' As in:

'what you doin mummy?'

'I'm washing up'

'You washing up.'... (pause) 'what u doin mummy?'

and so on.

The girlie gang

Here's the girlie gang (my best buddies from school) all sporting stick-on 'taches, which obviously seemed like a good idea at the time.

• Mary, aka Mary-Fairy, aka Mary-Aeroplane, aka Pooh
  
• married to dp's best mate from school, Leon (which is how I met dp and makes us a sort of Fred'n'Wilma'n'Barney'n'Betty type thingy)
  
• her daughter Kate was born just two days before Felix and took Olympic Gold for being the Smiliest Baby In The World
• lives in the West Country with 2 border collie crosses called Milly and Tiki
• knows no fear, her soul belongs in the mountains

• Jade, aka Pooh's best mate Piglet
  
• scandinavian blonde, the smallest and youngest of us all
• power lady, one half of a power couple
• lives in Kent with hubby, little girl and baby boy
• very sharp and witty, knows her own mind, and has most respectfully asked me not to put photos of her on the blog, so I have most respectfully said that's fine with me.

• Giselle, aka Gi, aka Gigi, aka Gi-bum, aka Dizzy Gis, aka Eeyore
• lives in Raynes Park with her brood, Oscar and Esme and hubby Dean
• half Trinidadian, her mother is bit of a firebrand, but Gigi has inherited that chilled out Caribbean vibe
  
• completely neurotic about her body and weight but OH MY GOD is she stunning

• Hannah, aka H, aka Ash, aka Tigger
• is an army Major no less
• lives somewhere, not sure where at the moment because she moves about a lot, with daughter Holly and son James
• boundless energy, one of those people who simply loves exercise (something I have never quite got my head around)
• goes to a party, talks to absolutely everyone and genuinely finds other people's lives fascinating (something I have never quite got my head around)
• missed out on the hilarity (read 'humiliation') of the tash party - this photo is the only other one i have
  

• Ely, aka Ella Bella, aka Animal (we had to borrow from Sesame Street because she was too wild a yoof for any of the Pooh characters)
• mother to Pippa and Zoe (yay for girls)
• lives in the New Forst with the girls, her hubby Simon and their scarily well-behaved border collie Ted, (probably the most obedient dog in the world)
• earth mother and the best listener i have ever known

• and me, aka N, aka Noops, aka Nupsta, aka Owl
• well you know all about me

everyone's gonna kill me - these photos are so unflattering