2019 My Life Project - Week 12

One of the hardest things about marrying someone from another country is that you can't be in two places at the same time, and someone is always far away from their family. My children have barely seen their grandparents over the years and it blesses me whenever we do get a little time together and to see them slowly strengthening the bonds that had to grow so slowly over the miles. 

This past weekend we got to celebrate an uncle's 40th birthday with some of the family and extra doggies and although it was brief, it's always good!

2019 My Life Project - Week 11

The kids and I made a flying visit to Kent this weekend, while daddy had a more literal flying visit to California. We got to briefly see both little cousins although it was over far too quickly. Even with the sizable age difference it's so cute to see the kids together.

2019 My Life Project - Week 10

Daddy will get to see some much missed friends before she does, so she's writing notes!

2019 My Life Project - Week 9

And we now officially have our second teenager in the house! This beauty turned thirteen last Thursday; it was an incredibly busy work week with daddy leaving on the evening of her birthday to go to a conference. We did a very quick morning opening of a gift before school, I raced to pick them up after school to shorten their journey home (which is normally by bus) then she opened the rest of her gifts and we had a fast dinner before heading off to youth club.

She did get to go shopping at the weekend with friends though, who then stayed for a sleepover (that didn't involve much sleep) and her second pavlova (birthday cake of choice as she doesn't like frosting/icing) as well as a family day yesterday. These years are passing by so quickly!