Five

My little boy is not so little any more.
Today is his fifth birthday and that long, dark, chilly day at Cape Town Medi-Clinic seems a long long way back.

We’re very lucky to have such a great son and his sister is very lucky to have such a loving big brother. I guess that basically, what I’m saying here is that we’ve decided to keep him a bit longer.

Happy Birthday, Alex.

Three

My little boy turned three today.

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Three days to three years…

I think that on these sort of occasions (and on many others, actually) a little daddy-blogging is completely acceptable.

Despite the best efforts of the weather to ruin the party, a good time was had by all – a great time by many – and by my reckoning, the house will only to a fortnight to repair.
Which really isn’t bad when you consider what could have happened.

Photos to follow – watch this space are here – and since I’m blogging, a big thank you to Ross Wallace of Preston North End, whose last minute free-kick was enough to see off Birmingham at St. Andrew’s this evening and to keep Sheffield United’s promotion hopes very much alive.