We had a fab day yesterday – the sun shone most of the day, and the new charcoal BBQ worked out pretty well – for a first go, we did not have any crucified food and the grill cleaned up pretty well after use.  The downside? OK, so Simon did stink of burning coals – gas grills have not had that effect 🙂  So far, Simon is tres pleased with the purchase – let’s just see if that feeling lasts…. 🙂

It has been on and off sunshine vs. rain today, so we are hoping that tomorrow, the rain stays away and the sun shines through.

Pepsi and Max helped themselves to the remaining 1/3 of Simon’s birthday cake, at least a dozen large bread rolls, some biscuits and probably some other stuff.  The cheeky little buggers then asked for their tea a couple of hours later !!!!!

We had a nice meal down at Richard and Becky’s tonight.

Oh, yea, and Oliver is still showing no signs of coming out 🙁  We even have Elliot asking him to come out now – We mentioned that once Oliver is here, we could go on a little holiday – strangely Elliot seems to have a new found motivation to ask his brother to come and join us all 🙂

Well, we are now passed due date, and while Vicky thought that maybe something was underway last night, it appears to have been nothing 🙁

We are hoping for good weather on this Bank Holiday weekend – I guess we will see.  Grilling weather would be nice 🙂

So, we saw the midwife today and it has got to the point where they book an induction – just in case he doesn’t arrive in due course.  Simon was amazed that they actually leave it 12 days overdue before inducing in Dewsbury !!!!

So, for those who can count, that makes induction day, Wednesday 13th May 2009.

We REALLY hope that something happens before then – it seems so far away from right now 🙁

Elliot was up for 21/2 hours last night and wanted mummy and only mummy, and it is currently 23:46 and he has just awoken again with a similar need.  Wondering if he is having a nasty dream of some kind.  Let’s hope that it sorts itself out pretty quickly – less good if we have two little boys in the house who are up at all hours, needing mummy’s attention 🙁

OK, so the due date is Friday – Thursday is tomorrow and we have another appointment with the midwife.

Oliver is still as active as ever according to Vicky, which apparently is not a sign of his coming out.  Simon is working at home 3 days this week just in case…

It poured down yesterday and started to look the same this morning, but the sun soon came out and we have enjoyed another beautiful day today.  Elliot and mummy have been out to a soft play centre with Grandma, Auntie Clare and Tyler so Elliot was rather tired when they got back.  He had no problems when it was suggested at 7pm that it was bed time.  He is up there now, hugging the Disney Cars book that he continues to make mummy or daddy read to him EVERY night.  Not sure we actually need to read it any longer – if we had a little more time, we could probably ACT it out !!! Best we don’t suggest that to him, he would have us doing it I fear 🙂

Funny phrase of the moment – BICSITS – this means biscuits to the untrained eye 🙂

Happy 3rd birthday little fella…

Still no signs of Oliver – actual due date is this Friday so he is cutting it fine.  Elliot was all of 15 days late, so we are really hoping that we don’t have another 3 weeks before Oliver shows his face – Vicky is certainly hoping 🙁

He is getting awfully close to being the visitor who has outstayed their welcome, yet continues to eat you out of house and home and not actually putting anything of value into the kitty each week….

On other matters, Tim came over on Saturday and spent a few hours with us – great to see him and he is in good shape for an old guy from Scotland 🙂  Hope to see you again soon buddy.  Elliot has not put down the cars Tim brought for him since 🙁

Simon took the old BBQ and the fridge out of the bar area on the deck on Sunday afternoon, ready to make their way to the scrap yard.  We are deciding what to do with a replacement outdoor grilling device – presently Simon is thinking that we should return to the charcoal type for that proper BBQ cooked food 🙂