Meet Alice

A friend for Lulu. Profile, again, designed by Mimi:

Name: Alice
Age: 8 and a half
Hobbies: Nature and detecting things (like Nancy Drew)
Fave School Subjects: Science stuff and being kind to the environment
Best Friends: Lulu and Violet
Current Project: Planting summer bulbs and building little houses for bees
Fave Colour: Sunshine yellow
Fave Sweets: Dolly Mixtures
Fave Teacher: Professor Greene, Nature Expert and Eco-warrior

Meet Lulu

I used to make lots of rag dolls and stuffed animals as a kid so this takes me right back to those early 'making' days.

Mimi has designed a profile for 'Lulu':

Name: Lulu
Age: 8
Hobby: Skipping
Fave School Subjects: Art, PE and D&T
Best Friends: Alice and Violet
Current Project: Knitting a scarf for Grandma's birthday
Fave Colour: Shiny purple
Fave Sweets: Flying saucers
Fave Teacher: Madam Bon Bon (history of French art)

Boogie oogie oogie in to the New Year

The Hasan-Lichensteins throw a mean party. DJ Ad keeps us dancing until the small hours with his banging house music and laser light show.

This year was a smallish affair - a sprinkling of neighbours and a dozen or so of their close friends (but we do have an awful lot of kids between us!!) Jake disappeared upstairs with the lads to watch Karate Kid. Didn't see him at all until countdown to New Year. Think he was chuffed to catch up with the 'big boys' - Henry and David.

Mimi on the other hand danced her little socks off with Belle to hits from Now 77. She's one funky diva.

And mum, we arrived home sober!!!

The Kingston-upon-Thames Cliftons

Here are some photos of our beautiful Clifton kids....(and dogs).

More boozing and eating...it's Boxing Day!

Popped over to see mum and dad/grandma and grandad on Boxing Day afternoon. As per usual, Mum laid out a buffet large enough to feed a small army.....and that was followed up with a delicious home made banoffee pie. YUMMMM!!!!

Mimi instigated much Frustration and Charades playing for all for a large part of the afternoon and early evening!

Came home to a bit of Deadliest Catch on Sky Plus. And another very late night for the kids.

The Clifton Clan at Christmas

Ooh, festive frivolities with the in-laws and Aunty Rachel on Christmas Day. Many pressies were opened, much food consumed (the turkey cooked on time this year, phew), puzzles completed and that good old Game of Great Britain caused some family ructions. (I'll tell Dr Green where to stick his train signals!!).

Cakes was 'well sorted' with this new touch screen samsung toco lite (that's a mobile phone by the way). Mimi just squealed with excitement whilst opening ALL of her pressies.

Thank you to Martin, Vicky, Emily, Tom and Flora for a lovely day on the 30th. It was really nice to catch up with you guys and a treat for Mabel too!!

School's out, Chrimbo is on its way!!!

This is becoming a bit of a tradition...... Mrs Warrens is a glutton for punishment! Christmas supper for lots of very excited 'end of term' kids. See if I can remember them all: Mimi and Cakes (obviously), Nicks, Daniel Spaniel and Holski, Abbi and Joseph oops I mean Jacob!, The Batchelor Girls, Fleur and Livs, Lizzie and Jamie and Finn! Phew. Thanks Lorraine x