Amelia Poppy and Oliver James Steele

In a rare fit of generosity I decided it was OK for the kiddywinkles to have their faces painted at Happy Hippos.

We took this picture in Ormskirk Park, seconds before Amelia decided she could do the monkey bars [ she can't ] in gloves [ she definitely can't ]. What we’ve also established is that she’s not too good at landing on her feet either. For weeks after this picture was taken Amelia was complaining about pain in her Coccyx. Yes, she really was using that word!

A picture taken by Adam Greenhouse of Oliver and Eleanor joyriding around the garden. Blame the blurry picture on Adam’s drunkeness.

This was taken on the day we all went in to Manchester for Dim Sum on a Sunday morning. Lovely!

Oliver went through a phase of wearing his lion costume in the morning. He hasn’t done it for a while though as his head has been turned by the new Bob the Builder toys!

Seems strange to be looking out of the window onto a clear blue sky on a warm Spring day when just a few weeks ago we were all wrapped up.

Amelia and Oliver both wanted a go on Daddy’s vibrating toothbrush.

The jelly monster – note to self….video in landscape mode