Well, that world-famous tournament is upon us again... Simon will be found sleeping on the streets in London once more, unless his cousin takes pity on him and provides some shelter...
"Just like Charlie and Lola!"
Rose is great at commando crawling, pulling herself along with her arms. This was lots of fun to do on Gran and Grampa's newly sanded and polished floor
Ana and Rose wanted to take Great Uncle Richard's tractor for a ride, but it was decided after due consideration that, in the interests of health and safety, this wouldn't be the best idea.
On our trip to (Great) Grandad's farm, Ana had a chance to ride on Gran's old trike which Grandad had been lovingly rubbing down, pumping up and generally making rideable once more. 
Ha ha! We have strawberries in our garden this year - and the hedgehogs or cats didn't eat them all before we got a chance.
Ana loves bouncing. And here she is teaching her little sister the best way. They are so funny together!
Well, as of a couple weeks ago, our little Rosebud is clambering up furniture, playing on her knees, and generally able now to get into a wide range of tricky situations. This evening, I had to extricate her foot from Ana's dolly's cradle, and later on, Lara had to extricate her foot from between the bars of her own cot! She certainly is active - even in her sleep. 
Here is Ana with her delightful little cousin Nathan, and completely chuffed to be holding him. I was going to write "new" cousin - but that title has now passed to little Leia Anwen Farewell - can't wait to meet her too!
Ana's geting even more adventurous at the parks now (though I have to admit, casting my mind back a year or so, climbing up a near vertical wall when she could hardly walk was quite adventurous!). 
So we did make it to the swings in significantly less time than it has taken us to post this picture... dearie me, life has been crazy of late, but I think we have finally caught up - the house is tidy for the first time in ages (well, was tidy. Lara is now making cards, so the entire lounge is covered in small pieces of paper, card, material, felt, photos, glue, pens and sharp implements to cut paper to size...) but I'm sure she will tidy it before the girls wake up.
On the way to the park the other day, Ana and her Papa paused, momentarily, to enjoy the verdant and variagated wonders of nature. 
...water play!
Rose has been enjoying the beautiful weather along with the rest of us, and wobbling along on her little legs in the grass is one of the delights.
Ana now has her very own scooter - something she has been requesting for quite a while! Whenever she sees one of her friend's scooters it is immediately purloined for a ride... hopefully now she'll just enjoy hers!
