Wednesday, March 30, 2005

A long awaited day for Lenny

This man looks VERY HAPPY- and this is the SMALL kite.

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Monday, March 28, 2005

Cara's painting

Cara had a busy morning...

Cara paintingThe masterpiece

Friday, March 25, 2005

L'Ancresse age illustrator


L'Ancresse age illustrator
Originally uploaded by Lenny & Meriel.
Good Friday - a walk up to the rifle range at L'Ancresse (no shooting today). Couldn't resist lining the kids up against their (approximate)ages and stocking up on birthday invitation materials.

Meriel's Birthday

Me, Jonah & Cara made this card for Meriel for her thirty-somethingth Birthday - which was nice.

Saturday, March 19, 2005

But deperately wanting to walk...


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Originally uploaded by Lenny & Meriel.
Lots of sore heads at the moment. Cara is determined to stand up... but hasn't really got the balance yet. So she topples a lot. Getting better by the day though - she's just started 'cruising' which is apparently walking along things whilst holding on.

Like I said...


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Originally uploaded by Lenny & Meriel.
VERY happy to be mobile.

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Now Cara's got chicken pox


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Originally uploaded by Lenny & Meriel.
Cara's had chicken pox for four days now, so it should be coming to an end soon.
Anyway, the sun's shining and we were on the beach for a walk and loving it - it's so much like summer (apart from the jackets & hats) and we can't wait for that.

Thursday, March 03, 2005

Jonah's got chicken pox


Jonah with Chicken Pox
Originally uploaded by Lenny & Meriel.
We deliberately exposed Jonah to chicken pox about 18 days ago. Sure enough he started getting some spots yesterday morning. So far he seems entirely unaffected apart from the spots. We're working on keeping him distracted from the itching. Chocolate cake seemed like a good start. No sign of any spots on Cara yet.

Tuesday, March 01, 2005

What's daddy got?


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Originally uploaded by Lenny & Meriel.
Coming to see what's happening.

Cara crawling


Cara crawling
Originally uploaded by Lenny & Meriel.
Cara has started crawling and is very happy that she can get wherever she wants to. She has 2 red patches on her knees because she is crawling so much.

Meriel & new kayak


Meriel & new kayak
Originally uploaded by Lenny & Meriel.
After 4 months of weekly trips out kayaking I finally bought my own gear. I took it out once the day after it arrived. The weather has been very cold ever since so its had no more trips. Maybe next saturday.

Cara sleeping


Cara sleeping
Originally uploaded by Lenny & Meriel.
Just delicious :-)

Jonah on his bike


Jonah on his bike
Originally uploaded by Lenny & Meriel.
Jonah LOVES his bike. He got it last June for his birthday and wasn't in the least bit interested. We collected it from storage a month ago and he's learned to ride it really well - he can even use his brakes properly. We've been out for walks with him cycling and struggled to keep up with him!

Happy boy


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Originally uploaded by Lenny & Meriel.
Such a happy boy:-)

Serious stuff


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Originally uploaded by Lenny & Meriel.
After lengthy discussions Jonah and Cara have decided that they need to lay down a few ground rules to keep mum and dad in line.

Gran & Pampa with Cara

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Jonah's very first steps

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Miraculously Lenny was pointing a video camera at Jonah just as he decided to walk for the first time. He was about 13 months old.

Spot the difference...

And it looks like we've produced another one :-)

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Lenfestey Genes

Those Lenfestey genes are pretty strong!

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Cara: A few hours old (19 May 2004)


Cara: A few hours old
Originally uploaded by Lenny & Meriel.
Cara had an altogether much easier time. Only a 2 1/2 hour labour (with NO pain relief for mum!). We went home within 9 hours.

Jonah: A few hours old (6 June 2001)


Jonah: A few hours old
Originally uploaded by Lenny & Meriel.
Jonah had a bit of a rough start. But he received the best of care in UCH London.

Our wedding: August 2000 in Guernsey


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Originally uploaded by Lenny & Meriel.
We married in Guernsey in 2000 in Lenny's mum's house. The 'reception' was 3 days later after a honeymoon on Sark.
Look at a few other wedding pictures

In Guernsey for our wedding


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Originally uploaded by Lenny & Meriel.

Introducing...

Meriel & Lenny - Mum & Dad
Jonah - aged 3 and 3/4
Cara - aged 9 months
Nook & Cranny - feline