The weekend started on Friday afternoon. Ben and Laura went out to celebrate Ben’s birthday by seeing Level 42 and Ma and I got to babysit Oli.

Ol is at the stage where Mummy and Daddy going out is deeply traumatic for him! At one point he told his Mum, that he wanted to “get ready and go out for a little while like Mummy and Daddy”. I had prepared for this by coming armed with biscuit dough and cookie cutters. Ol loves to cook and it was a great distraction.

Oli was convinced that he needed to be up when his parents got home, which wasn’t going to happen so we did a deal that involved a bath, hot milk, an episode of Team Umizoomi and three bedtime stories!

We stayed in Watford on Saturday because we were out for family lunch to celebrate Ben’s birthday (I’m not the only person who has birthday weekends!). So we went to watch Oli’s swimming lesson, oh the glamour of poolside footwear! By the way those jeans are actually green!

Then lunch

Oli helped blow out the candles

Saturday night was Grace

It’s not something I say enough but I am so thankful for Grace community and the chance I get to meet with them and the space to reflect on my faith and my relationship with God (this month with no migraine, yay!)

Sunday was all about domesticity. I tidied the house and did washing and made the Christmas Cake and also French Onion Soup (good but not as good as the soup made by Christelle’s Dad!)

Now the work week begins. Happy Monday people!