MY 2 YEAR OLD BIG BOY! Zacariah Jesse Smith

A really successful party! Mama has made all these beautiful aprons as gifts to all who attended Zac;s party. It was such a delight to have so many kids there (38) and only 2 of the invited ones did not make it...one due to illness and the other was away.....still party was a great success!!!To make a good party takes time and energy and a lot of planning. I think would have been less hard work would I have gone for the easy and cheep option but no...I enjoy giving my kids and my friends the best I have...they all deserve it. Thank God I was able to do another party....yay!Zac's 2nd birthday party was celebrated on the 18th Feb (2 days after his real bday which was celebrated just by us the family and Rebeka and mum who were here) and it was such a great party...Zac was so overwhelmed but yet so happy. He had two Toy Story cakes to share with his friends and 1 yummy coffee cake for the mums and dads....(we were honoured that so many mummies and daddies have come the cake dissapeared as soon as it was cut).His favourite motorbike .....ohhh this motorbike surley makes mum and dad happy:))) keeps him entertained in the early mornings and now that finally is warmer we are out and about with it too.now you might wonder what this is?! Well, our very good friend Clive Miller has set up an area in the church hall where they could sit down and eat and enjoy TOy Story on big screen....it was like being in the cinema...:)) THANKS TO CLIVE kids were very good and well entertained.The two grandma's , granny Smith (pink top) and Mama were well entertained too. Such a great joy to have two of the grandma's here for the birthday party.Zac was very keen to put on his Buzz LIghtyear outfit and was a pleasure to see some of the kids dressed as Buzz, Woody and Jess....so we had that also to enjoy....Zac was aware it was his bday and enjoyed carrying around his presents and opening them....later at home. He was showered with gifts...what great friends we have! THANK YOU ALL.Do I say anything?! THese two love love each other! My little sister now 2o?! What what- yes she is...and in love with my Zackie and the feeling is def mutual. Rebeka you are such a treasure! WWIDo without such an amazing little sister?!One of the two tables that I set up with snacks and food....:)))all made in house! I am good arent I?:)) I think the older generation was pretty taken aback with the preparations going on for this bday...I loved it and enjoyed it.Over all we think party was a real success. Unlike before we had no food, drinks and cake left!:) We had happy customers:)) kids loved their photo shoots (well done Catherine Price from LOVELANEPHOTOGRAPHY) and the cinema (THANKS CLIVE MILLER), the wonderful aprons made by my mum...and worn for photo by kids at the party.....and well we were happy that everyone seemed happy. To follow up on the bday we had also spent Sunday the 26th in London with both boys enjoying some more bday spoiledge!!:))) It was fab to walk the South Bank (one of my favourite) then to go to London Aquarium, St James Park, Covent Garden...and boys were amazingly well behaved. ....

MAMA AND REBEKA's visit!

My little cake (lemon cheescake) for Zac;s bday. It was such a nice family bday...with Zackie falling asleep at 10am when granny Smith came to visit but then perking up later and enjoying a tea time with mama at a great new coffee shop called THE COFFEE POT in Rochester Highstreet.Yes, I now have a 2 years old...he is soooooo stubborn...he thinks he is 4 like his brother and when asked what his name is he says "booben"(Reuben). He knows he should be Zackie off course but likes when we all laugh and remind him that is certainly not his name. He is really such a character! We are loving his cheecky personality.A few things went baby toys and such and suddenly I remembered we had a scooter at this stage for Reuben and wondered if Zac would master it too?! Well, would you believe it....Zackie not only is mastering it (ha ha :) he has walked from our house through the Vines Park...down the Cathedral and Castle and all the way to the end of the highstreet with it).....determination....we are enjoying his massive developments. He knows around 100 words or so....can speak if he needs things and is very predictable....a real sweety.Loves loves, trains, wible woble things and basically as many balls as one can have.....plays football amazingly good...he actually tackles the ball and dribble it ever so well...I won;t mention he kicks it well too. Reuben certainly never showed that much interest in footballs.My little reminder of LIFE beyond DEATH.....or life after what it might look like dark and lifless times. Zackie I will never forget that while professionals and those who should have promoted your life were ready to take it away while God all along was making you our perfect gift of LIFE. I will always tell you how special you are, how unique and that we will always always love you that much more. And yes, my belief is that no matter how bare, lifless something is ....given a chance can be all that it was intended to be. I hope God will keep blessing you and making you into what he intended you to be! I know he will....cause he is good like that. LOVE YOU LOADS.

HAPPY 2nd Birthday Zacariah Jesse Smith! my angel and sunshine!

Oh, where oh where the last two years have been and gone!!? I should be asking that and feel all emotional about how time passes however I am excited at the future of this little bright button boy of mine! Zac you are two years old. The day you were born mummy was knocked out well and truley by two failed epidurals, one spinal block and a general aenestetic and I tell you I enjoyed knowing you will be coming to world less traumatically then your brother....and that when I unite with you I will be well and truley ready for you! We (me and you) had been trough quite a journey during the 9 months (-2 weeks) that we had shared a body....and I tell you I am glad for every little kick of love and sleepless nights you had given me. You was and still are an absolute joy, stubborn and madly motivated. You give the best laughs, the best kisses, the cutest funniest faces and gosh you can woe a woman! You say your name is "buben" and you do love to annoy your brother who loves you and is bisotten with you. The day you were born I went to hospital with mama (my mum) and she has made it to your first birthday and now your second.....! Aunty Ellie was also here but she couldnt make it this year. Still you have aunty Rebeka here to celebrate with you. God knew we would be so much richer having you and for that I will be eternally thankful to him for placing you into my family. We love you deeply, madly and truley. You are unique and gorgeous and everything we could have ever wanted you to be. I know you will be also the best you can be I see massive motivation and a lot of brilliance in you. GO GO BOY!!! HAVE A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY WITH US ALL!!! - let the celebrations begin! we are all terribly excited....yes we are!

FEBRUARY

So February has brought us some white fresh snow and we really really needed to explore it....so much so that basically the whole day consisted of snow-ing around. First things first after breakfast we messed up the fresh snow in the garden and russled up a snow man with some coffee eyes and Diesel hat and scarf:))Then we took a look outside in the development and made an interesting discovery that it was snow all over not just in our garden....And off course had to take Barcy ball too the snow too....Then we all went to Boley Hill our traditional sledging place....it was fabulous!We just found it so hard to leave the snow and cweome in.....we had been out all day ....exploring it from all possible ways and even clearing our path in front of the house. I was fearing he might get frustrated with the snow but no he loved it. HE is my boy after all. I have to report Zackie's speech has really been massivly speeding around. This is gona be a very exciting month....not only Zackie will celebrate (all being well) his 2nd birthday which is scary, but he will also get to see (we hope weather permitting) mama, and aunty Rebeka....for a whole 10 days we will have plenty fun. I am so excited cant really wait to see his little face....until then loads of work to be done. Will try and post more regularly. I really cant believe he is gona be 2!!! Well I cant believe we are leaving the baby stages....and possibly todler stage behind and embracing nr 3:)))who would have thought I survived it?!:)) I know when Zac was very young and Reuben too I found it hard to imagine what my life would be like....and how I would have overcome so many sleepless nights, crises's that the first two years bring on a parent. BUt good news I almost did...I hope I do. Its b....y hard at times its surley like killing me over and over again while most times its the most fabulastic to be a PARENT and twice I am sure somewhere a trofee should be comming my way:))))) if only. My troffees are my gorgeous and wonderful kids I totally believe that.