Here We Are Together

No, we still don’t have a house yet, but this week, so far, has been full of smiles.

It’s quite sad really that it took all this to make me realize that we make our own happiness,
but just now, when it seemed like we were missing out on all the good stuff, when we were far too busy to do anything fun at all, that’s when it happened. It wasn’t an instant change, but slowly, really slowly, we are getting back to doing things we used to do.
I picked up some yarn today and got some lovely brass knitting needles from a very lovely lady (thanks!), and I already feel a lot better.
I now knit while Anthony reads Harry Potter to us, and it is so good.

It’s really all those little things that make our life happy,
this little one and his lovely big smile, it’s brilliant!

He started making those tiny little baby noises, and I just can’t stop smiling.

I love this little man so very much, it’s funny to think that just two months ago he wasn’t even here yet.
Well, not properly,anyway. He’s been around before that, of course, listening, finding out about us.
I hope he is happy that he chose us, I hope he likes it here.
Emi loves him so fiercely, she is always showing him thinks, asking him questions,
(”Do you like my princess dress,Archie?”)
I can’t wait till they can play together a bit more than they do now.
I finally ordered some basic craft supplies, as we had run out a while ago but really could not afford to get new things. That was a difficult time.

I didn’t tell you about it back then, because we don’t want people to worry, but when you can’t even pick up a set of glitter glue for £1 then you know things are bad. They really were. But we made it through. Well, almost, we still don’t have a new place to stay, but we are a bit better now.
We have had a lot of help from friends and family, and I think we never said thank you often enough for that. Thank you!.
I also think I need to apologize to some people still for not being very social during that time. I would have loved to go out for coffee and such, but I really could not.The reason for all that was that a while ago Anthony had to quit his job and work from home because there were problems with Emi. She was not feeling well, and she changed. We are now seeing doctors to help her feel better, don’t worry, she’s okay, but Anthony is still very much needed at home, I could not homeschool Emily and the boys on my own.
Did you see what I did? I called them “the boys”. I love that, but I really must be careful not to do that too often,
I think Arthur will look a lot like George, and I want to make sure that I know who he is, I don’t want his personality to get lost in all that “looking like Georgie” thing.
Emi is doing much better now, we are even doing crafts now.
Baby steps, though, starting out simple again, today a magic wand:

She loves all the magic that is spilling from the Harry Potter books into our daily life, and I’m not bothered. I think I might be enjoying it more than the little ones are.
We are probably looking at another house tomorrow, but for now I have to go & pack some things into boxes.
Wishing you all lovely day!
♥

I have been trying to blog, I really have, but we still don’t have a new house, so we are starting to worry a bit, we are always busy looking at places, and it’s difficult fitting in fun activities. We still do, though. We have little family dance parties every day and try to always have time for a game or two.

I am trying to focus on the positive things, so, this week we are grateful for:

A visit from Great-Nan:

A lot of Harry Potter family reading time, combined with pretend play , knitting (There are so many patterns! I am currently working on a Quidditch set!) and new recipes. (Have you ever tried butterbeer?)

Nanny & Grandpa’s new puppy:

And the way these two picked each other as their new best friend:

What are you grateful for?
Wishing you a lovely weekend,
see you next week!
♥

Dear sweet Emily,
we hope you have a great,brilliant,fantastic birthday,
we are so proud of you and love you so very much!

I can’t believe that my little girl is four today! FOUR! I remember her being just a teeny tiny baby,
and now we have a little girl who knows exactly what she wants (lots of princess things),
who loves to play and dance and read stories..

Oh, and of course the traditional “Birthday Child On The Table” picture:

Have a lovely day!
(I know we will!)
♥

We are back. Really!
The past month has been insanely busy for us, with Ari’s birth, having to move & Emi’s birthday coming up soon,
but now things are a bit slower, a bit less crazy, and that works rather well for all of us.
Last night Emi and George slept in their own bedroom for the first time. It’s been a long co-sleeping journey for all of us, but things were getting a bit crowded, so we thought we’d give it a try. Emi was happy to fall asleep in her own bed , but Georgie fell asleep with us and was then moved to the kid’s bedroom. They both slept through the night and woke up very happy, so I think it was a success. To be honest it feels nice to have a little bit of our bed and bedroom to ourselves, but Archie still sleeps in our bed, obviously, and I love that.
Oh, and I forgot to tell you, we went to register him, and we decided to swap the “Lucius” for “Ariel” , as Lucius sounded much too fierce for this little man.

Anyway, we are back now, thank you for waiting, thank you for emailing and asking how we were doing.
It really means so much to all of us!
We are looking at a place on monday and will most likely just say yes because we are running out of time, but it’s a nice house. It’s a two bedroom house and it will probably be a bit crowded with the five of us, but we don’t spend a lot of time inside during the summer, and we like it cozy in the winter, so we should be okay.

Now, this week I am grateful for..

How very loved our littlest one is:

Naps in the “nest”:

Wikki Sticks:
(no,really,they are brilliant!)

The effect that all our “house talk” has had on the crafting and playing:
(I love how she used the page with the fridge!)

And how our home looks a lot less messy by candlelight…

It’s Emi’s birthday on sunday,so I will be back then to share.
We are just having a little family part this year, but I am sure she will have lots of fun,
I hope I can figure out how to make a castle cake, she really loves princesses right now.
Wishing you all a very lovely weekend,
thank you for still being here,
it’s so good to be back.
♥

I can’t believe it has been so long again!
We are still looking for a new house to move to, we have a little over a month left and I am trying not to worry too much about it.
It seems to be the new thing around here, not worrying. Life has been good, & I think in a way we are all happy we have to leave, because now we don’t have to worry anymore, we are not expecting to be asked to leave, we already had our bad news, and now we can try and make the best of that and find a home that is perfect for us.
It has been really sunny and we are spending most days outside now.
The other day my two little adventurers were trying to find rainbows.

George is not scared of water anymore and I am so happy for him, he is such a wonderful little person.

I never used to like summer, but these two, their pure joy and happiness, the way there seem to be no worries in the summer, how we just flow so freely between inside and outside during the summer months, no need for shoes or much else, it’s great.

Arthur and me have been staying in the shade, he is a funny baby, he really is.
And he is so loved it’s crazy. He already has a huge box of drawings and crafts and other lovely things that were made for him by his Emi & Georgie, and he enjoys it so much, all the attention, books, songs and games.

I really wanted to share this picture of my tiny little one, I apologize because it is yet another breastfeeding picture, but it’s just how we spend our days, Archie & Mama. We were sitting outside and it was sunny so I covered us with a shawl, and I really like the patterns that hot afternoon sun is drawing on his skin.

Now I best go back to playing & chasing rainbows,
and maybe i’ll even get some packing done, but if i don’t, well, then i don’t & i won’t worry about it.
That’s how we do this now.
Happily.

Have a beautiful day!
♥