Nine!
Surely not? I guess however big the number of the age of your eldest child, it never quite seems real that you could have one that old!
I think Anna’s having a nice birthday despite the relative quietness of it - she was really pleased with all her presents this morning so thank you to everyone. In particular the wipe board from Esther has been out all day, they’ve been playing hangman, drawing, all sorts on it - great present 
She and I went to Sainsbury’s first thing for a bit of food shopping, and came back with a bakewell tart instead of a birthday cake to go with our lunch, plus croissants and pains au chocolat to share with Caitlin & Riona, who were here by the time we got home. She was also dead chuffed with the Guinness Book of Records they gave her, another thank you there
Pootled around for a bit here and then went over to the park with bikes, then back home for a birthday lunch when Steve got home from work. It felt good, the kids all looked happy, healthy, and muddy, which is nice - kids should get muddy
Not his birthday, but I liked this shot of Joe too … poor kid got so cheesed off yesterday that he wasn’t getting anything from the bike shop, but he has a lot of motivation now for learning to ride without stabilisers before *his* birthday.
Caitlin & Riona have gone home now, and we’re back to pootling - Anna has challenged Steve to a few rounds of Singstar (groan), there is room tidying/hoovering going on in various places, and we must get some music practice done too … oh, and I managed to book the Animated Exeter workshop today, Ruth
January 3rd, 2006 at 16:20
Sounds like a nice day, I can’t believe she’s nine either!!
Happy Birthday Anna!!
January 3rd, 2006 at 16:26
Happy Birthday Anna!
And yes, that is a nice picture of Joe - do’t get his hair cut yet will you?
January 3rd, 2006 at 16:28
Happy Birthday Anna from Poppy see you soon.
January 3rd, 2006 at 16:44
Happy Birthday Anna. xxxx
January 3rd, 2006 at 16:51
Happy Birthday Anna…one more until double figures!!
January 3rd, 2006 at 17:10
Happy birthday darling, Pea has apparently emailed you but you may need a decoder :-). Leave Joe’s hair- it looks lovely!
January 3rd, 2006 at 17:55
Happy Birthday Anna
Lovely pics of both Anna and Joe.
January 3rd, 2006 at 18:23
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
January 3rd, 2006 at 19:07
Happy Birthday from me too!
Hope you enjoyed yourself Anna xxxxxxx
January 3rd, 2006 at 19:18
Happy Birthday Anna from all of us here
We hope you’ve had a special day.
January 3rd, 2006 at 19:35
Happy birthday Anna, hope it’s been great.
January 3rd, 2006 at 20:25
happy Birthday Anna from all The Puddles.
Our habitually late birthday present will no doubt come your way at some point
(Nine is terribly old you know….)
January 3rd, 2006 at 21:34
Many thanks for muddying up the girls (as if they need encouragement!) and booking the tickets. You are one super star Sarah.
January 3rd, 2006 at 22:22
I’ve just worked it out…to me Anna looks like Big in that pic (or at least as Big looks in pics to me).
January 3rd, 2006 at 23:07
Yes, she does a bit Heather. Happy Birthday Anna.
January 4th, 2006 at 0:08
i think the last one may have been chris, but elinor did type the first entry
January 4th, 2006 at 2:15
Happy birthday Anna!
January 4th, 2006 at 15:59
Happy 9th birthday to Anna!
January 4th, 2006 at 17:30
Heather, somewhere i have photos of Big and Fran and Anna and fran stood side by side in their pink skirts. It is quite spooky - i’d try to get them all together for one, but i expect everyone but Fran is out of the skirt by now!
January 4th, 2006 at 17:33
We have P and Anna too I think
January 4th, 2006 at 19:13
you know I really was thinking that Joe needs a haircut soon …
January 4th, 2006 at 19:53
Happy Birthday to Anna from all of us (sorry it’s a day late!)
Glad she enjoyed her day
Lin x
January 4th, 2006 at 20:22
I was thinking that there must be a pic of the ubiquitous pink skit somewhere. Big still wears hers, though it isn’t quite floor length any more. Still looks OK though.
January 4th, 2006 at 20:24
skirt!!!
January 4th, 2006 at 20:36
Cute photos! Happy Birthday from us too!!
January 4th, 2006 at 21:15
Happy (belated) birthday to Anna!
You wait until it’s double figures (that really was a turning point for me).
January 5th, 2006 at 21:34
argh - sorry I missed it. Happy Birthday Anna!!