Meeting Up with Friends From Cyprus.....

We met up with Andreas and Francis, Rachel and Steve, and Monica plus respective kids at Francis' Mum's house near Bath on a lovely summers day in August (yes we did have one nice day!)

All of us together! (except Rachel and Emilie are missing!)

Emilie trying to give Scott a kiss!

Alexia holding Ruby!

The children eating a very Cypriot BBQ for lunch!

Three Ladies having a chat over a glass of wine!

(Rachel, Claire and Monica)

and finally Francis holding Ruby!

More Pictures from Cornwall....

More pictures from our time in Cornwall where we met up with Helen and Gary who live close by.In the sea - looking a bit worried!

More surfing - JK was very good!

Trying to sleep on the beach - No such luck with Ruby around!

Digging sandcastles was great fun!

Feeding the goats at the Farm Park - Dairyland.

Cornwall on Holiday.....

Some pictures from our holiday in Porthtowan, Cornwall in August.

On the rocks at Perranporth.

Climbing down the steps to Perranporth beach.

At the Eden Project with Jessie - Our friends daugther!

On the Beach ready for a swim!

Surfing Dudes ready to get wet - and we did!

Ruby's Dedication Service - 13 July 2008

All of us dressed up for Ruby's special occasion....

Neil's Mum with all 8 of her Grandchildren together for Ruby's Dedication
Ruby's God Mothers, Jay and Carol (Holding Ruby), together Claire....
Ruby's Godfathers, Graham and Chris, together with Ruby and Daddy!

Chris and Carol, Ruby's God Parents who now live in Australia!

Chris and Carol's children, William (holding Ruby) and George with our Kids.

Pictures of the Kids......

Pictures from Sunny June 2008 - was it really that long ago!

A Trip to Leicester for the Weekend....

Just some of the people we saw and pictures we took during our first visit to Leicester after Ruby was born!

Marc, Helen and Rhianon - Claire's Brother and Family

Our three with Rhianon
Trouble comes in twos! Jakob with Freddie Lee, Matt and Suzie's eldest!
Emilie and Ruby with their Great Nana!

Emilie's 7th Birthday Party

Emilie had a Beach Party for her 7th Birthday - although the pool was freezing!! 13 Seven year olds made plenty of noise, and even went in the pool more than once! Granny (my mum) and Nana (Claire's Mum) came to help out and we all had lot's of fun!

A few shots of the Family in May 08....

When Jenny and Geoff visited.......
And just to prove we did have a summer at some point!

Visitors from Cyprus...

Frances, Andreas, Savas and Alexia came to visit on a lovely spring afternoon for Tea during their visit to the UK - It was great to see them and catch up with all things Cyprus!

Holiday at Centre Parcs Longleat....

Seems like an age ago now (sorry for being so slow to update this!) but we went to Centre Parcs at Longleat for a week in the Easter hols - we had a great time, thoroughly enjoying the swimming pools and the beach/lake area - I even got a bit of sailing in! Ruby also had her first swim!