Ryleigh's birthday party

First our intrepid Party Hero dismantles all the balloons. You never know when they might go off.

Then make sure that the guests are well watered.

Catch the bubbles. Christopher loves bubbles and started to cry when Claire stopped blowing them.

How cute is this? A hug from Ryleigh to say thank you for her present.

Christopher beats a hasty retreat before he can be shown any more such embarrassing displays of gratitude.

On second thoughts...I think I like this stove top and pots myself.

 Ahhh- the decoy. Bubbles- works every time.

Finally we seem to be turning the corner. Christopher was on the verge of pneumonia this week and it was horrible. The nebuliser has been doing wonders though.

I knew that he was on the mend when we had our first jail break this morning. The baby monitor went off and I rush through to find Christopher standing in my bedroom, looking a bit bewildered, like he had just been teleported there and was wondering WTF had just happened. Couldn't help laughing at him and feeling that bit proud of his escape.

I have decided to blog now. Uusally, I would take the gap to do all the things I don't really want to do- like unpack the dishwasher and tidy up. But these are the things that can be done when Master is awake (and has the added advantage of setting a good example. Maybe not.). Blogging is something that most definitely cannot be done when Master is awake.

I think that I have stumbled across the secret of contentment. I feel content when I am doing what I want to be doing. It is when I am doing something to get it done so that I can move on to what I really want to be doing, that I am generally not that chipper. So perhaps the secret is- to always try not to rush through things- to try to make even the unfun things somehow more enjoyable- it's a cliche- but to be more present in what you are doing and I suppose to sometimes make time more often to do the things you really want to do. Let us eat cake and the dishes can wait...