Inspired by my bees, look what Mary has created! This sweet bug has a head, abdomen and thorax as this is the first time Mary has used safet...

So what's that on Mary's thumb? I have two thumb sucking addicts among my daughters, and Mary had it bad, that it until I took some ...

Mary Dressed up and looked pleased with herself! As I decided that although I love the format of these WHSmith mid-year diaries, I really wa...

...and asks me what i am doing up so high - do you know?

Mary is getting more and more grown-up by the day, Her drawn figures even occasionally get arms now, and are nearly always executed in pink ...

at least, not in the chicken coup!

I made Mary a sling, so she can have a 'broken arm'. She likes to sit about looking sad and explaining that she can't play pro...

...and I think he quite likes sitting with Mary!

I first coated some new plaster today, plaster which was new in Feb of 2008, when Mary was still in my big belly ... so, I am pretty pleased...

sometimes we like t o complete a craft kit, especially presents we are given! all three children have created something special, and they ar...

and her drawing has just really taken off!

suddenly daisy decided to help mary learn ... so they set about a jig saw together ... and the winter sun shone into the dining room, and I ...

matty goes first ... here she is returning from her ride ... then its daisy's turn ... jenny isn't holding Beauty, who walks daisy o...

Four daughters on one bench, Christchurch, Dorset ....

quite possibly ...

hello Mr Spunkity... i traded some raggy rats with abby of abbydid , and she made this fun monkey... mary plays with him a lot!

in the summer tantehilde (see blogs of note, left) fell in love with my wolly goats and so we agreed to trade and i sent the goat over durin...

trying to get things done, with an 18 month old that wants a piece of everything ... her very clear speach includes the following words - se...