They had a lovely garden party for friends and family in Cirencester. The sun shone, the bubbly flowed, and the cake (made by my talented sister) was cut. Friends arrived from nearly all the stages of their lives - school, their early married life in Cheltenham, their time in Kenya and Tanzania, and the nursery school my mother now runs in Cirencester. A testament to the affection that so many people have for them. Kate and I can only hope to do so well.
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Monday, 5 September 2011
Forty Years - by Theo
Yesterday my parents celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. An epic achievement that is just one of the many reasons why we're all really proud of them.
They had a lovely garden party for friends and family in Cirencester. The sun shone, the bubbly flowed, and the cake (made by my talented sister) was cut. Friends arrived from nearly all the stages of their lives - school, their early married life in Cheltenham, their time in Kenya and Tanzania, and the nursery school my mother now runs in Cirencester. A testament to the affection that so many people have for them. Kate and I can only hope to do so well.
They had a lovely garden party for friends and family in Cirencester. The sun shone, the bubbly flowed, and the cake (made by my talented sister) was cut. Friends arrived from nearly all the stages of their lives - school, their early married life in Cheltenham, their time in Kenya and Tanzania, and the nursery school my mother now runs in Cirencester. A testament to the affection that so many people have for them. Kate and I can only hope to do so well.
Sunday, 4 September 2011
Reflections of us - by Theo
It's often one of the first things people do upon meeting our daughter - decide which of us (Kate and I) she most resembles. Thankfully, most people agree that there is more of Kate reflected in Rosie than me. A relief I think you'll all agree, but here's some baby photos so you can decide for yourself.
Theo:
Kate (with her little sister Becky) :
Rosie:
As you can see, there is definitely more of Kate in Rosie than me.
It's not just in looks that Rosie reflects her mother; in language too. Naturally enough, as Rosie spends more time with Kate than she does with me, her emerging speech patterns reflect her mother's more than they do mine. Hence in recent days the phrases "Come on then" ("cumonden") and "Shall we?" ("shallee") have regularly rung out around the house, while the previously contracted "stad!" has finally lengthened out to the full "it's Dad!" These aren't full sentences, or at least Rosie doesn't conceive them as such; it's too early in her linguistic development for that. Rather they are simply phrases and collocations that Kate regularly uses and sound to Rosie like polysyllabic words. So, just as she reflects her mother in looks, so she echoes her in speech.
Sadly this has meant that common Spanish phrases - vamos, venga, muy bien, que quieres?, donde estas? - have yet to be uttered, as it's mostly me that uses them. However recently Rosie has been using toma ("take") and gracias ("thank you") more or less correctly. Mas o menos.
Theo:
Kate (with her little sister Becky) :
Rosie:
As you can see, there is definitely more of Kate in Rosie than me.
It's not just in looks that Rosie reflects her mother; in language too. Naturally enough, as Rosie spends more time with Kate than she does with me, her emerging speech patterns reflect her mother's more than they do mine. Hence in recent days the phrases "Come on then" ("cumonden") and "Shall we?" ("shallee") have regularly rung out around the house, while the previously contracted "stad!" has finally lengthened out to the full "it's Dad!" These aren't full sentences, or at least Rosie doesn't conceive them as such; it's too early in her linguistic development for that. Rather they are simply phrases and collocations that Kate regularly uses and sound to Rosie like polysyllabic words. So, just as she reflects her mother in looks, so she echoes her in speech.
Sadly this has meant that common Spanish phrases - vamos, venga, muy bien, que quieres?, donde estas? - have yet to be uttered, as it's mostly me that uses them. However recently Rosie has been using toma ("take") and gracias ("thank you") more or less correctly. Mas o menos.
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