Fun day in the park
Today we went to the park to visit the cows, play on the new swings, forage for conkers, quack at the ducks, look for the Kingfisher and enjoy the good weather.
Once home the Conker Conquest began and so far I've been accused of cheating, supplying duff conkers, damaging said conkers on transit from field to home, hitting too hard and spending far too much time playing instead of doing "jobs"...guess who's winning?
Bathtime
It's been a while since we blogged a cute picture of James in the bath, so here he is having the avocado removed from his hair.
Masterchef Mabs
It was apparent last night that my husband had been watching celebrity masterchef when this delightful feast emerged from the kitchen. Somewhat haphazard presentation, but it tasted nice.
Weaning
With just seven weeks to go before I return to work, I thought it was time we began to wean James onto formula milk. Today he drank 2 oz of formula from his sippy cup. Not the most satisfying drink, but it's a start!
Storm
Last night we had a big storm.
Poor old Maisie was not happy. She decided that the safest place to be was on the bottom shelf of the bookcase. No amount of coaxing would remove her from this little hidy hole.
Happy birthday Zachary!
Congratulations to young cousin Zachary who was one year old yesterday. We had a lovely time at his birthday party on Sunday.
Bouncing baby
James is now a bouncing nine month old. He enjoys nothing better than to stand up in his cot, holding onto the side, and bounce up and down. Standing up is a dangerous business. So far he has suffered a few knocks and a fat lip. Being a Burgess I expect there is much, much worse to come...
The aftermath of today's lunch
As we started lunch today, I thought how easy it would be if James could feed himself instead of me spending ages spooning puree into a stubborn mouth pretending to be a train, aeroplane or using a spoonful of pudding as bribery. That was until this happened...
Today we went to the park to visit the cows, play on the new swings, forage for conkers, quack at the ducks, look for the Kingfisher and enjoy the good weather. 
