Tuesday 15 December 2015

Siblings // December 2015


Last weekend it was time for our Annual Christmas Bake Day!

Yes! It was chaos; there was flour everywhere... commands for little people to go and wash their hands again, questions and requests and ideas flying left, right and centre...

What better time to take your #siblings photographs?!

We were, of course, very excited to have an extra little baker in the mix this year... he's just started weaning, so we figured he was a bit small to go elbow deep in biscuit dough, so instead he sat on his throne and wielded his spatula with great authority...

I have to say... I love this months photo!

This season is hectic... Shopping, productions, social events and the inevitable run of sicknesses that landed us in A&E with Heidi on Sunday night (that's a whole other blog post) but actually, the stages the children are at is actually pretty chilled at the moment. 

Ava is at such a lovely stage; soaking up her learning at school, eager to please and oh so helpful. She is Miss Reliable, and my right hand girl... And sometimes I do wonder what I'd do without her. She is (most of the time) the sweetest, most thoughtful big sister, and pretty obedient to boot. She has her moments, just like any four-year-old, but for the most part, she is just a joy... And is SO very excited about Christmas!

Heidi has turned a corner these last few weeks. We've had a real run of the infamous "terrible twos"... You know, tantrums about the most ridiculous things... But we've been working hard at practicing obedience and managing frustration and she really has been a delight this past couple of weeks. The poor little thing has been fighting illness but is such a trooper and she's found it hard to steer clear of her little brother (trying to avoid germ-sharing!). She absolutely adores him. And her big sister too, for that matter!

Jonas is just hitting that wonderful six-month stage and is just an absolute joy. He is such a chilled out easygoing baby that he makes motherhood look like a doddle! Seriously, I'd love to take some credit, but can't! He really was just born that way! I'm sure he's gong to be an impossible toddler, or tween, or teen... But for now I'm going to make the most of it!


So that's my little siblings in December. We are so excited to have our Ava home with us from Friday. These three are ready for some good, long play sessions together!



15 comments:

  1. Aww that is a gorgeous picture, I love Jonas' smile, he's such a cutie pie :). And yay for life with three being in such a happy spot, trips to A&E not withstanding!!

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  2. Aww these are so lovely. It's amazing to see how a short time makes such a difference. Gorgeous children. Great baking snaps xxx #siblings

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  3. Lovely pic claire x

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  4. Perfect siblings! Proud bestemor! 😀

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  5. I love the first photo Claire, Jonas has such a cheeky look on his face! Looks like lots of fun was had, just imagine this time next year and how different it will all be again.

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  6. Such an adorable photo, I just love how cheeky Jonas looks while the girls get on with their baking. So cute!!! x

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  7. Gorgeous photos and what a lovely tradition to have. Love the way that Ava and Heidi are just so engrossed in their baking whilst Jonas just grins away with his spatula. Sorry to hear that you ended up in A&E with Heidi though - hope she is better now and wishing you all a very merry Christmas.

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  8. Aw gorgeous shots and can't believe he is 6 mths already! Lovely to hear he is so easygoing though and obviously apart from the usual ups and downs glad you have a lovely happy three xx

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  9. That really is an ace photo - the girls look so busy.

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  10. Beautiful photos; Jonas looks very happy with himself having nabbed the spoon! xx

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  11. Lovely photo! We had one of those seats when Ethan was little, they're awesome! x

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  12. Such a beautiful photo! The girls are super busy and Jonas just simply happy with the spoon.

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  13. Looks like they are enjoying their baking together. We are planning to bake this weekend. Just to get the time is the problem before Christmas.
    The seat is quite handy. Unfortunately we didn't use ours that many times because our little lady tried to stretch her way out of it most times. #siblings

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  14. I adore these photos Claire, so clever to sit him in the bumbo like that for the photo. x

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  15. Way too cute together here baking away. I love it. Bumbo used to be my favorite thing to set MM in on the table so she could join in with B and I. too cute. #siblings

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