First Day!!

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Hilary

Sam has started school and as predicted he followed his class teacher into school with a big smile on his face and he looked delighted to be part of ‘Big’ school.  He turned and waved and then he was gone, caught up in negotiating carrying his book bag and PE bag and chatting away to Oscar and smiling and waving at Jamie and Ollie and their friends as he walked across the big playground.

So here is the photo shoot….. and Sam was a superb model, if you like your model to jump around, pull strange faces and to look sideways at the camera!

 

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….and for the record I was fine too.  I had a bit of a tear but nothing too much because I know that Sam will love and fully embrace all the fun that comes with going to school and making new friends and finding out new things.  He is an independent, compassionate, silly and fun little boy and he will find his own way.

A ‘Big’ day smoothly achieved – Well Done Sam! xxxx

Just gotta do the same tomorrow and the day after and the day after that…….

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Holding tight – Letting Go!!

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Hilary

Monday is a big day for all of us.  Sam starts ‘Big’ school tomorrow and we are all very excited!  Well,  Sam is excited and so are Jamie and Ollie because he will be joining them in school and I have performed the excited part of the act.  We have gone together to buy school uniform, Sam has new shiny black smart shoes, he has spent a long time finding a ‘Batman’ lunch box,  I have labelled clothes and tomorrow I will wave him off with a smile.  But equally there is a sadness lurking inside me.  I know come Monday 19th September 2011 as much as I will wave, smile and feel happy and proud of my confident, strong minded, sensitive, independent, caring and kind curly topped boy as he walks off in his crocodile line across the playground, following his teacher who will become such a big part of his life, I will smile and cry coz letting go ain’t easy and I want to hold him tight!

So last week we have been making the best of the moments we have together and we have enjoyed a purposeful and busy week.  Sam planned out all the things he wanted to do in the week and I made sure they happened.  So it has been an action packed week with  many adventures some big some little but all of Sam’s choice – to a name a few ‘ visit three parks in one day, go conker collecting, have a party for my new school friends, go swimming with Oscar, have a bike ride, Mummy to play playmobile with me , push me on a swing for a long time, blackberry picking, apple and blackberry crumble making, Moors Valley’.

And we have done them all…… and these are the photos to prove it! We have milked every last drop out of our last week together and we have loved it!

Breakfast at the Hungry Hiker.

Adventures in the woods.

Digging at the beach.

Dinner at the seaside.

Fire engine fun!

Moors Valley trip with best mate Oscar.

Swim trip.

Blackberry eating and a little bit of picking.

Trip trap, trip trap over my bridge!

Fishing for sharks (Sam’s words!)


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Sam’s catalogue pose!

Sam practising his song to sing to Mrs Sibbald his new teacher.

Crumble making with our own apples from the garden and the blackberries we picked! Wahoo!!

Three parks in one day trip!!!  We all had lots of fun!

Monday School time we are ready for you! Sam can get himself dressed, he can do all the irritating fiddly buttons on his shirt up, he can pull on his pingy tie over his head and he can put on his shoes and do up his coat.

Everyone tells you it goes quickly and I have always listened to those words and believed them through and through because I understand that the space between now and then is fleeting but equally I have no regrets about the time we have spent together and so it is much easier letting Sam start school knowing that we have made the most of our time togeher.

For the past four and half years we and many of our friends, family and Sam’s wonderful Poppet’s teachers have fed, changed, made dens, cuddled, read stories, played games, done puzzles, comforted Sam when he is sad and celebrated with Sam when he is happy, played outside and poured all their love, goodness and energy into Sam and he is ready to thrive. He is ready to enjoy the challenges of big school  and I have enjoyed and appreciated every moment with Sam and relished in watching him grow in to a confident and cheeky little boy.  So tomorrow after we navigate our way through the bubbling cauldron of children and parents clamouring to be both first in the building and first to talk to the teacher I will resist the urge to hover over Sam and I will wave Sam off with a big hug and a smile and a ‘I’ll be back later’ and let him go and  explore a new world of his own and I feel confident that Sam will run off with a wave and a smile and he will pull from the stash of love and confidence that has been poured into him but if he does need to look back, he will see me there waving and smiling and I always will be.

I will then sit in the car with hot big tears pouring down my cheeks.  Let’s hope that it is a sunny day tomorrow so I can wear big black sunglasses!

Sam aged two years eight months showing us how he would sit at Poppets!

Sam today – two years later!

Thank you Sam for your energy and for being such a delight – you make us all laugh and smile and we are very proud of you.  This last year you just being around has guided me through the difficult days and when I have felt sad and worried your enthusiasm and love for life has reminded me to live in the reality of today .

We know you will thrive in ‘Big’ school and we can’t wait to continue to be by your side as you start on this new path.

And to all our frineds who have little ones starting ‘Big’ school we wish you all lots of fun and adventures as you set out on this new journey.

Uniform photo to come tomorrow!!

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Summer Holiday Photo Dump!

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Hilary

We love the summer holidays and we always make big plans to meet up with friends, go on big holidays and little holidays, explore our local area and visit family and friends.  But we also always have big plans to get jobs done around the house, to catch up on jobs that need to be done and to generally just become more organised!

One of the jobs was to write more blog posts! As you can see this hasn’t happened so to cover this I am doing a ‘Summer holiday photo dump!’

Our summer holidays were full of concentrated happiness! We were all relaxed more, we were busy doing nothing, days were longer, children dirtier and bedtimes later.  All the good things that we enjoy all year round like being outside, spending time with each other and friends and having fun were done but the dial was turned up just a little bit more because we had time – there was no pressure of work, school runs, homework, clubs etc and so we could just Enjoy!

We talk about what the boys will remember and the stories they will retell from their camping experiences, their evening dinners at the beach, the hours and hours stuck in traffic around Paris, the meet ups with Mummy and Daddy’s friends where our children and our friends children are all forced to muck in together and we always come to the conclusion that they will  perhaps remember very little of the details but that these shared experiences will simply strengthen their belief in the importance of adventure, fun, family and friends.

So here it goes…. Payne Family summer holiday photo dump!

French cheese tasting!

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And so that is it,  Autumn is here!  We have started collecting conkers and picking apples and black berries, waking up to dew covered grass and fresh mornings.  It is back to routine of school, clubs and work but we are happy to be back to the old routine and structure.  A new school year, new opportunities to explore and the potential to achieve new challenges and better ourselves.

Happy September!

 

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Summer Holiday 2011 begins!

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Jeremy

It seems to have been quite a significant amount of time since we last posted – apologies for that.  It is that time of year, when as teachers we are careering towards the big summer holidays with increasingly more to do and less time to do it.  This year has been specifically worse as we also arranged to leave for our summer holiday on the same night as we broke up – leaving at 7pm to drive to the Channel Tunnel, crossing to France and then driving for a further ten or so hours to arrive at the campsite to set up our home for a while.

 

In the tunnel - Harry still trapped in his seat!

 

The journey wasn’t quite as smooth as planned.  The Eurotunnel failed to put us on our booked train and so we had to wait a further two hours until 0120am before the next one.  Then I kept getting tired and needed to stop for 20 minutes sleep on the drive, and eventually we arrived at the campsite at 4.30pm.  About 21 hours in total, I believe.  Not our most successful holiday start.  Anyway, as I write this, I am sitting in the tent in the middle of a campsite, overlooking a beautiful lake and Jamie and Ollie have just returned from the shower.  Harry, Sam and Archie are asleep at the moment, and we are preparing for a couple of days of bunker mentality as it is supposed to be very rainy for the next coupe of days.  It certainly hasn’t been warm so far…

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Hilary and her boys

 

It’s a sign of how far things have progressed that sitting on the laptop in the middle of a campsite in France, connected to the internet is something I almost expect to be able to do rather than wonder at the prospect.  However, the purpose of this post is to check in and start the blogging again – we will hope to backdate some entries in the next few days.

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Yummy Mummy

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Jeremy

Seems to have been a while since I posted on here, and a consequence of that is that Hilary’s ‘Father’s Day’ blog post has been at the top of the site for a while, which has been ego-strokingly satisfying.  The truth and reality is, however, that I am the same as most Dads around the world.  Not all, I know, because some fathers are absent in their child’s lives for various reasons, others are just hideous, and many fathers will be far better because they simply have the capacity and humanity to be so.  Anyway, that doesn’t change what I’m thinking.

Tonight I was downloading pictures to the computer, and I realised that I needed to respond to Hilary’s last post.  It floored me when I read it and I have revisited it a number of times; it opened the door to a thought process that I have run through and played about with for a while now – I have a 1 hour drive to work which means ten hours of driving each week – plenty of time to contemplate.  Essentially I’ve been deconstructing the idea that Phoebe clarified in a ‘Friends’ episode – that Hilary is my lobster….

It’s a weird thing to choose someone for life, particularly if you’re honest enough to know that you and they will change and that life will not be as it was when you first shared the exciting experiences of being new to each other.  My Dad explained on many occasions that he decided to marry Mum because she stopped to pick up letters when they were off out for a date, ignoring the fact he was there and putting practical and considerate options before the need to appease him.  That was enough for him, and he made a very astute and accurate decision.  I can’t point to such a specific moment in my mind when choosing Hil to be the one I’d try and get hooked up with, but I know that there was something that made her stand out.  And also, I would like to smugly say, I was right.

Sam

One of the glorious things about being married or even just attached to someone else is the fact that it is a journey – within that journey there will be accidents, traffic jams, expanses of spectacular scenery, amusement, frustration, you name it.  I’m on this journey with Hilary – luckily it’s 2011 and SatNav is directing me so we don’t have to argue about Hil’s dodgy map reading skills – hilarious considering she did DofE – but nevertheless we’re moving forward together.

Jamie

My rather laboured point is that Hilary is a top banana.  Tonight she has been making costumes for Ollie and Jamie for some upcoming event and also worrying about Archie’s Christening next Sunday.  She has made sure that I put suncream on the boys today, tidied the house in advance of her parents coming round and maintained the perpetual cycle of washing and ironing so everyone has clothes to wear.  She has met with a friend who has a complicated decision to mull over, developed a concept for a new business that she may try to make a go of and sneezed so hard she has pulled a muscle in her stomach again. That’s just today.

 

Ollie


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Ollie is modelling his latest costume, ready for him to go to school in on Wednesday.  Made by Hilary. Today.

Now this may all seem a little self-indulgent, however I was fairly clear in the ‘About Us‘ page, that this is primarily a blog/diary for us, rather than for you, and so I wanted to mark this particular moment in our life as a significant, flag bearing, cornerstone period where Hilary also needed to be recognised for her unerring devotion and exceptional role in our family.  I could go on for a long time, writing expansive paragraphs and exploring deep and complicated metaphors, but this would be a waste of time.  The bottom line is that Hilary is an amazing Mum, wife, woman, spirit and confidante and she is the core of our entire family.  I feel a little embarrassed leaving that last blog post up without a reply, because the one who should be there is Hilary. So now I’ve replied and put the record straight.

Harry

Being married to Hilary is great.  I’m a lucky man.  Particularly in this last year, Hilary’s strength and honesty has been a powerhouse.  I love the fact that we are doing life together and that the boys are with us on the journey.  I count myself to be a very lucky man, and am very grateful to Hilary for that – because she could do much better than me….!

Archie

I’m finishing with this last picture for two reasons, one big, one small.  The first (small) is because there are 37,000 photos on our computer now and it is increasingly difficult to find the images you are looking for exactly without spending three weeks trawling through stuff.  The second (big) is because this picture captures Hilary at her core – immersed in the experience of one of our boys – and looking pretty damn fit at the same time.  Boys, when you read this in later life, you should nod your head at this moment in recognition of how lucky you were to have a mummy like this one.

The matriarch...

 

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Fathers Day!

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Hilary

I have always known that my husband would make a wonderful Daddy.  Even before I fell in love with him, before we jumped excitedly around the room staring in wonder at positive pregnancy tests, before our eyes filled with tears at the arrival of each of our five boys.  It was clear to me, way back then when we were young and carefree that Jez would make a fabulous Daddy.  I can remember seeing Jez with his nieces and watching the way he loved them, hugged them tight, made them laugh, dealt with their strops and how he instinctively and confidently cared for them. He was made to be a Daddy – he has the Daddy genes.

And so as I begin to write this piece I am already a mess of tears just thinking about what a wonderful Daddy he is. We have five children and Jez is a wonderful father, he loves all the boys and it is a privilege to be witness to the love he has for these five children.  But the last seven months have shown me really just how wonderful he is.

 

On November 10th, 2010, Archie made his surprise arrival into the world.  The excitement was quickly jolted when we were told that he came with a little something extra…a 47th chromosome.  This was the most defining moment of my life. This was the moment that I began to discover a new and deeper kind of love for the father of my children.  Right from the beginning Jez accepted Archie and knew nothing but love for him. I remember sitting in the room, feeling as though a train had whooshed through, scattering everything in its path but as the Dr. said the words ‘We think that Archie may have Down Syndrome’ I simply felt Jez’s hand squeeze my hand tighter and tighter, he told me it would be ok because we loved Archie and right from the start I never questioned Jez’s ability to accept, to love and to gratefully receive our son because I know that he is there for the long run.

I love the way Jez values family and shows unconditional love for all of our children.  How he snuggles Archie on his chest and Archie falls into a love trance gazing up at him, how he tells me it will be ok when I mention my fears for the future, how he hugs me and holds me tight and eases the twisted feelings in my stomach and feels my sadness and wants to take it away, the names he calls our children like ‘sausage and pudding pie’, the way he glows with happiness when Harry comes waddling towards him and gives him a cuddle and a pat, the way he praises Ollie for his achievements and totally believes in him – even when Ollie is being difficult, how he discusses in great detail the different rules for sports with Jamie and plays football with him – even when he has lots of work to get on with and how he confidently helps Sam learn to ride his bike, how he loved Archie from the beginning even though he wasn’t the baby we were expecting and how he waits patiently each morning to get one of Archie’s squinty eye smiles before he sets off to work.

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With Jez as their role model I know that our boys will all grow up into confident, caring individuals who recognize the value of family and friends, in being loved and showing love for others and that they will each find their place in the world.

….And so when we celebrate Father’s Day, when Jez is the celebrated one and gets to choose something that he would like to do with all of us – the boys and I will feel lucky, grateful and proud. Lucky for being on this journey with him, grateful for the five boys he has given me and the brothers he has created for each of our children and proud of the Daddy who supports us all in so many different ways.

Thank you Jez for the Daddy you are today and for the wonderful Daddy I know you will be to our five boys in the future.  You make our family complete and I see being a ‘Daddy’ as one of your greatest accomplishments and feel confident that in the future you will be able to look back upon your legacy and feel it was worth the journey.

And to my own Dad thank you for all you do for all of us.  We have leaned upon you more than ever in the last seven months and as always you’ve been there by our side supporting us with every step.

(Hilary has now shown me this highly secret and rather flattering post and has asked me to finish it off…. Jeremy)

And to Grandpa Payne – who very sadly died in 2007 after being an inspiring, honest and principled role model. He actually didn’t like Father’s Day, believing it to be an unnecessary American import, however, now he’s not here I can big him up and not be told to ‘stop being a wally’.

Without question I refer back to Dad’s leadership and guidance on a daily basis.  My understanding of how much he is at the core of my own outlook on life makes me thankful to him and scared about my own responsibilities to the boys.  Cheers Dad.  Here are four of his most enduring pieces of advice to me:

1.Be kind to people weaker than yourself.

2.The things you do wrong will haunt you like a ghost.

3.Clever people are usually more cheerful so be cheerful and people will think you are clever.

4.Keep well back from the car in front.

Simple brilliance.  Happy Father’s Day everyone (and thank you Hil, a complete and lovely surprise, this post…).

 

 

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Birthday Boy!

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Hilary

Hurrah! It is Harry’s birthday today and we are all very excited!  We are all probably a little bit more excited than Harry because he is only 2 and not really sure about this whole birthday thing but he is learning very quickly and by the time he gets to his party next weekend I think that he will be well sorted on knowing what it entails to be the birthday boy.  The boys decorated the house last night and made birthday cards full of lovely things like ‘you are the best bro’ and ‘I really, really like it when you are roaring about’ and ‘lots and lots and lots of love’ and wrapped up their presents for Harry.  Balloons or ‘boons’ as Harry likes to say were blown up by Jez and we were all set for today’s celebration.

This time last year Harry looked like this..

…and he was very, very sad.  We forced him into doing the birthday thing because it was his first birthday and first birthdays, along with double digit birthdays, 18th birthdays, 21st etc are big important milestones.  But he really didn’t feel like doing the birthday thing.   Thankfully for his second birthday he is feeling on top  of the world.

So here is his day so far in pictures…

This morning we all sat in bed and called for Harry to come down stairs – his initial response was ‘No!’ , however after a little more encouragement and the fact that he thought it might mean that breakfast was ready he gave in and slid down backwards down the stairs to our room.  He was met by a slightly croaky, out of tune but enthusiastic singing of Happy Birthday to kick start his day in style.  He loved it and you could almost see his little brain working overtime as he realised that today was special.  By the time he had climbed up into our bed he was getting the hang of the birthday thing! He ripped open the sparkly paper like a true pro to reveal a Peppa Pig tea set.  It was met with approval when Harry went ‘Ooooh’ and squealed ‘Pep Pig!’ ‘Pep Pig!’.

and so the day continued with Harry loving his Peppa Pig tea set but also quite liking my umbrella and playing hide and seek.  My very lovely Rob Ryan umbrella says ‘ and you face a rainy day…with a smile not a frown’ and we have so done that today.  It was pouring with rain this morning so much so that even Jamie noticed my fashion error of wearing flip flops and suggested that I changed into my wellies.  It rained all morning and so we filled the morning with a Peppa Pig tea party, birthday cake making and more presents (because when you are 2 it takes quite a while to open presents!).

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So far, so good on the birthday thing.  Harry is currently asleep which is why I can write this and we are all looking forward to birthday tea and more present opening tonight.

Happy Birthday Harry Boo! xxxx

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Happy Birthday Harry!

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Jeremy

I had to get up and leave early this morning as usual so that I could get to work, however we had enough time to do the usual family routine celebrating Harry’s birthday.  This means that the birthday boy gets to come into our bed and sit between Hilary and I, and the other brothers sit at the end of the bed and pass the presents over.  This particular tradition is stolen directly from the traditions of my youth growing up in Nottingham.

Hilary is hiding in this photo ‘cos she wasn’t feeling well and was NOT going to appear in any pictures just after she had woken up, understandably.  However, at the other end of the bed were three rather more willing photographic subjects:

and lying in the corner was the last member of the Band of 5.

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So Harry was able to open up his first present which was greeted with a highly excited shout of ‘PePeeg!!‘ (Pepper Pig).  When he woke up his bedroom had various balloons strewn around it which were also greeted with the shriek of ‘Boon!‘.  There are many more presents to be unwrapped and at the moment he will doubtless be attempting to milk the occasion of his birthday to get more food, drink, biscuits or anything else edible.  Not because it’s his birthday, but because it’s his default setting.  Birthday tea is tonight, followed by the rest of his presents.

We’ve also decided to start a tradition of changing the banner of the site to celebrate the boys’ birthdays.  Each banner will be made up of photos of that child in that week so that later in life we can see their growth and development.  Harry has the honour of being the first face on a banner.  I hope the quality of the banners will improve over time…. Good times!

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Is Britain’s Got Talent a fix?

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Jeremy

A few hours ago a very intriguing article appeared online reportedly written by an insider at Sony Music UK.  The ‘insider’ (if it is a genuine person) made various claims about this year’s BGT competition and announced the result – which is interesting as the final is not until Saturday….  You can read the article here – http://justpaste.it/c8g

I’m cynical enough about the business behind these shows to believe that this story may well be correct or at least contain elements of truth, if so then I hope this is the beginning of the end  for it – even if there is no shred of truth there seem to me to be far too many conflicts of interest within these types of show where the judges/producers also sign the acts and control their careers within their own companies – at some point the interests of the artists themselves will surely be sidelined.  In any case the mass exposure of children as young as the ones being put onto the national stage also raises ethical questions, whatever is said about the wishes of the children themselves.

In the interests of fairness I should add that Syco, the production company run by Simon Cowell, have released a statement saying ‘There is no truth in this story whatsoever. Ronan first came to Syco/Sony’s attention when he entered this year’s competition.’

‘Syco/Sony Music  will not hesitate to take whatever legal action is appropriate to prevent further publication of these unfounded allegations.’

Whatever the facts are, this all reminds me of the exploitation of Bros, the first boy band that launched a thousand others.  (Yeah, yeah, I know there were the Beatles etc, but Bros was a new form of commercialism in the music industry, and the first massive band I remember from my youth).  A fascinating read, if you care to have one, is the book about that time which was written by Luke Goss (@Lukegoss on twitter).  You can get the book here.
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Sam learns to ride a bike

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Jeremy

I’m on half term at the moment which means lots of things, lovely and not so.  It means that I don’t have to leave the house at 6.30 in the morning, before most of the children are awake, and return at about 6.30 in the evening, when at least two of them are usually asleep.  It means that I can cuddle Harry and Archie in bed in the mornings, while lying in there myself…  It means I can stay up late and play COD6 on the XBox.  It means that I can be around and interrupt Hilary’s routine and military style planning just by being there because it invariably means that I’m getting in the way….  It means that I can spend some time thinking about stuff and generally having a bit of a relax.

 

Building up for more balance

The other lovely thing is that it means I sometimes am around to capture one of the milestones in one of our children’s lives, if the timing is right and the conditions are favourable, and yesterday we saw one of those little milestones emerge – Sam made his first tentative pedals towards being a little independent cyclist.  (Excuse the weird noises being made by me in the film….)

 
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We have been going to Hengistbury Head for a while now with a modified bike that I removed the pedals from.  This has helped Sam to develop some balance and the rather useful trick of looking in the direction he wants to cycle.  We are hoping that by the time we go on holiday to France he will be proficient enough to explore the campsite with his older brothers.  Meanwhile, Harry continues to develop and grow, exploring and taking on bigger challenges – like the big slide that he has just started going down, and the monkey bars which, given two minutes unattended, he will be up and over and then stuck, shouting for help!

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Christening Time and Harry Boo Birthday Time!

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Hilary

With five children and a strong part of me that can’t let an occasion pass by without some sort of celebration we always seem to be in the process of planning a party, having a party and clearing up from a party.

The next big non birthday celebration for us will be Archie’s christening. So the invites have gone out in preparation for his big day on July 10th and this means that I will be starting on the familiar process of coming up with food lists, ideas for decorations and thinking of different ways to make his special day fabulous.

 

So if you are one of Archie’s chosen special friends and you are reading this – then we can’t wait to see you on July 10th and promise that there will be lots of lovely food, drink and cuddles with Archie available.

 

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However non of this christening planning will be happening until Harry has his 2nd Birthday party.  Actually it is really his first party, as last year he had chicken pox and the combination of me feeling very sick whilst pregnant, being busy with work and other commitments we never quite got round to sorting out a party for Harry.  So this year I am determined to make sure that Harry boo gets a birthday party.  I think Sam is more excited about it than Harry though and is talking about it lots – planning spiderman slides, bouncy castles, treasure hunts etc for little Harry!  Obviously this is the party that Sam would like for himself and Harry and his little friends are going to be satisfied with a nice teddy bear’s picnic in the garden.

Here is his invite…

 

Bonus points to you if you spotted that I messed up and had to change the date of the party!  Bit of laziness on my behalf but I didn’t bother reprinting the invites.

I can’t wait to see Harry being the Birthday Boy and seeing all his little friends having fun!

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Six Days of Art – Teign Artists

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Hilary

Teign Artists is a co-operative group that aims to run art events localised around the Teign Valley in Devon.  Visual artists and makers from the region have joined in an effort to give the public friendly and enriching experiences throughout the year.

Their next event is the Teign Artists Main Annual Event “Six Days of Art – 2011” and it runs through 28th, 29th, 30th May and 3rd, 4th, 5th June 2011.  Basically different artists from all over South Devon will be exhibiting their work at various locations around the Teign Valley.  For more information on the trail between the artists’ open studios and galleries do visit their website www.teignartists.co.uk My Mum is friends with someone who will be hosting one of the exhibitions at her house – Mallands Barn, Ingsdon, Newton Abbot and we were delighted when Adele suggested that Down Syndrome Education would be a chosen charity of ‘Six Days of Art’ at Mallands.

This is what we wrote…

We are delighted that ‘Six Days of Art’ at Mallands has chosen Down Syndrome Education International as a chosen charity.

Down Syndrome Education International is a UK-based charity that works throughout the UK and around the world to improve education for young people with Down Syndrome through scientific research and global information and advice services.  Central to their work is the sharing of the practical outcomes of scientific research that helps to improve life for young people with Down Syndrome and their families.   Over the last 30 years, their work has led to many key advancements in research and education for individuals with Down syndrome.

We have been privileged to have used this charity and will do for many, many years to come.

This is our story….

Six months ago, on November 10th, 2010, our fifth son, Archie Alexander Payne made his surprise arrival into the world.  The excitement of his little body being placed in our arms was quickly jolted when we were told that he came with a little something extra…a 47th chromosome.  Archie has Down Syndrome and like many others we have stepped out on this enlightening and at times painful journey.  The process of acceptance of Archie’s diagnosis has come through support from each other, the love of our children and family, friends, through education and mainly through falling in love with Archie himself.

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We are learning more every day, and, through Archie, we are discovering a new world of acceptance and opportunity for the many individuals in our world with Down Syndrome.  Down Syndrome Education International helps spread this awareness and creates more opportunities for the world to understand that we are more alike than different.  It works to create a culture that fully accepts and includes people with Down Syndrome.  Your donations will help support the vision of a world, in which all people with Down Syndrome have the opportunity to enhance their quality of life and realise their life aspirations.

As Archie’s parents our biggest hope for Archie is for him to find his place in the world.  We want him to be part of a world that sees him just as he is, a beautiful boy with potential and abilities and a bright future.  We want him to be part of a world which recognises the beauty of differences.

Any proceeds over this week will help continue Down Syndrome Education International’s work in investing in all people with Down Syndromes’ future.

Once again we feel very lucky to have the support of friends and family and wish ‘Six Days of Art’ ever success.


 

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