Eleuthera Jean Graham

Merry Christmas

2011-12-25T07:22:00.003Z

Some videos of the kids having Christmas fun!

Big slide

2011-09-18T17:28:00.001+01:00

Basil did the big slide at Duke's Meadows by himself for the first time today:

Bath time

2011-09-12T21:52:00.002+01:00

Big day tomorrow... Can you guess why?

I will be starting school!

Not that I am scared or anything...

Basil is helping me see the funny side:

All better!

Do you like my uniform? Dad says I look "nice and smart".

Halloween party

2010-11-01T22:06:00.002Z

I had lots of fun at Halloween yesterday. Phelan is being a warewolf. Ella is a Witch's cat. And I am a Witch's dinosaur.

Basil was a skellington in wellingtons:

And here I am with Felix. You will always find me in the kitchen at parties:

Me and Basil

2010-10-22T21:16:00.002+01:00

Basil chillaxin' in the park:

And me getting ready for school:

Hola amigos

2010-10-10T21:42:00.002+01:00

I know it's been a long time since I rapped at ya, but mummy's computer has been sick.

Here are some pictures of my visit to Scotland in August and September:

Not sure about that

I know what you are thinking:

What's wrong with the weather?

We had a great time in the sunshine!

Spiderlucy

2010-08-27T12:12:00.000+01:00

Apple tree

2010-08-25T06:40:00.002+01:00

Our hoose has an apple tree in the back garden

Looks like the apples are ready to be picked

No Basil there are cooking apples! You can't eat them!

Mmmm. Daddy helped me make an apple pie. Smells good

Delicious!

Daddy's taking us...

2010-08-22T21:45:00.003+01:00

To the zoo tomorrow!

To be fair it was mum's idea. But technically dad did drive, so...

This otter used a coke bottle cap as a toy.

I got to ride on a horse:

Basil liked seeing the animals from the choo choo train:

I found

2010-08-02T22:09:00.002+01:00

... a seashell

Basil is the mussels from Brussels:

All smiles in Cape Cod

2010-08-01T23:43:00.002+01:00

Basil was as happy as a sandboy on the beach in Cape Cod:

I preferred to play with the bubble machine:

Seaside fun:

Dublin pictures

2010-07-14T21:49:00.002+01:00

Here's Basil helpfully conducting a durability study on Le Creuset homeware:

And here I am looking very pretty:

And I love to sniff flowers - these flowers are all grown by Traolach and Fintan - aren't they beautiful?

Basil walking

2010-07-01T06:26:00.000+01:00

Basil standing

2010-06-05T22:36:00.003+01:00

Basil has started standing up. THe other day he even took a few steps...

He is also getting increasingly fond of the swing:

He can be my co-pilot any time

I'll drink to that...

Wray Crescent

2010-05-17T08:23:00.002+01:00

Time for one last visit to Wray Crescent Open Space before we sell the house:

On Friday it will be all done!

More sicily photos

2010-05-06T08:12:00.001+01:00

Visit to Sicily

2010-05-04T08:00:00.002+01:00

Here I am with my buddy Soren in Sicily. We are little archaeologists. I call this image "Towards a Hermeneutic Re-evaluation of the Theater as a Social Signifier in the Late Hellenistic Period". Errors are the author's own.

Dad and Basil swing in a hammock:

One word: Gelato.

Basil offered to fly us home:

More photos soon!

Springtime for Lucy

2010-04-23T08:15:00.002+01:00

The nice weather has arrived at last, which means I get to spend more time in the swing park.

Basil really likes the bouncy dinosaur:

I have also been to lots of birthday parties recently. This one was for Alex:

And my new friend Arwen lives across the street and she has lots of dressing up cloths. I'm a cowboy!

a day out in the country

2010-04-16T22:41:00.005+01:00

Basil spending some chill time on a bench:

I saw some deer:

Easter fun

2010-04-04T14:14:00.003+01:00

Happy Easter everybody!

My grandparents sent me lots of Easter Goodies to enjoy. This is Lucy the Lamb. She's my friend who is a sheep made of chocolate. I'm going to eat her!

Basil got a chocolate duck called Basil the Baby. It looks just like him!

I helped Dad with the cooking. I had to be VERY CAREFUL with the SHARP KNIFE

This is what we made: Baked apples. Dad said it tasted better than it looks!

Then it was time for an Easter egg hunt. Basil was very good at sniffing them out...

I found another egg! Would you like to share it with me?

Happy Easter!

Happy birthday to me - again again

2010-03-26T21:57:00.004Z

So, three years old. The big oh three. Thrice around the sun.

Good news is I get to wear my party shoes and meet Dad for lunch.

Where did this present come from? Looks like Grandma Sherry has been in the gift shop at Mediaeval Times...

I get to climb on the climbing frame:

Basil decided to have a go too

And mummy got me a snuggly lion. I call him Leo. That's short for Leopold. The Lion.

Party on Sunday

Grandpa Bruce visit

2010-03-18T21:49:00.002Z

Grandpa Bruce came to visit:

That's a book for girls. Basil looks a little too interested

Mmmm breakfast. One of my three best meals of the day!

We also got a visit from Francine and André, and Francine read me a story. I didn't get any photos though. :-(

First day

2010-03-08T15:07:00.002Z

Do you like my new haircut?

Mum got me a haircut because today I am starting nursery school!

Mum and dad came along to drop me off and I had lots of fun playing with other children!

I went straight for the scissors!

Back in White

2010-02-19T22:38:00.002Z

Sorry I've been neglecting my blog. Not been up to much. But today the weather cleared and Basil got out and into the swing. I think he enjoyed it.

I got 99 problems

2010-01-26T17:38:00.000Z

... but a bib ain't one

Muddy day in the park

2010-01-22T16:10:00.005Z

We took advantage of some winter sunshine to have a day out on Hampstead Heath.
I got to ride on an elephant. Elephants drink muddy water.

I also climbed on top of a log.

Basil fell off:

Mum away

2010-01-20T21:25:00.002Z

We had lots of fun with dad whilst mum was away

Dad has all the jokes to make us laugh

Basil even decided to show off his tooth

Dad thinks he looks like John Hartson:

More America snaps

2010-01-12T22:13:00.003Z

Look I'm a fish! Specifically a manta ray. I eat squid.

A Christmas present - it's a scooter!

Me and Luna in the snow:

Whoa, having a bad flashback there Grampy Dale?

And another Basil smile, just to prove the last one wasn't a one off.

Visit to Florida

2010-01-07T22:36:00.002Z

After Christmas we went down to Florida which was both happy and sad. On the bright side we got to go to he beach. I got to blow bubbles:

Good one!

Mum had to rescue me from the enormous sea octopus:

All happy on the sand:

... and one happy little sand boy:

Some Christmas photos

2010-01-07T00:22:00.002Z

Baking cookies with Grandma Sherry and my cousin Luna:

Mum and I acted out our own Norman Rockwell painting:

Gotta love the Santa suit:

Early Christmas presents

2009-12-22T14:51:00.002Z

Mum an Dad let me open some early Christmas presents before we fly off to Grandma Sherry's house for Christmas. This is a dress from my Aunt Mary. I think I l;ook very pretty in it!

And Grandpa Bruce and Val got me a fairy princess costume! Now I don't have to dress up as a dinosaur all the time!

OK I didn't get the horse for Christmas. But I want one. Can I have one Daddy? Can I please?

Let it snow let it snow let it snow

2009-12-17T07:29:00.005Z

It started snowing in London yesterday, timing which was at best incongruous and arguably somewhat ironic for those trying to hammer out a climate change protocol in Copenhagen.

Prompting the question: where does snow come from?

Mum told me it was Frosty the Snowman spreading magic dust across the land, to remind all the little children to be on their best behaviour because Santa is coming soon.

Dad told me it is precipitation of airborne water vapour condensing into microscopic droplets which lose energy in contact with the cold air and consequently crystallise into a unique lattice structure.

I think Dad makes much more sense!

More Basil cuteness

2009-12-12T22:52:00.005Z

Basil goes for a swim in the ball pool

And Grandma Sherry sent him an outfit to keep him warm in the cold weather

Winter coat

2009-12-09T21:28:00.002Z

Starting to get chilly in London...

Granda came down last week and was working around the house. I was very helpful to him.

Gran brought lots of Scottish things for mum and dad to eat and drink. I might have some Tennents too...

Hello Basil

2009-11-27T23:29:00.001Z

I like your chariot. It's very smart.

Can we go in the swing together? I'm glad we have our very own slave to push us.

At the park

2009-11-16T22:00:00.004Z

I pushed Basil in the swing. I think he really liked it!

I liked it even better when we could swing together side by side!

THe climbing frame was quite scary - but I managed it!

Autumn Fun

2009-11-12T08:49:00.004Z

Out in the garden raking the leaves with mummy. There's Basil in the garden too!

I am being a very helpful girl picking up the leaves:

And I also get to play in them!

But how did these leaves end up on Basil's head?

I wonder....

Obligatory Hallowe'en Cuteness

2009-11-04T21:38:00.002Z

I'm getting my money's worth out of that dinosaur costume.

Basil was a particularly fearsome pirate. Piracy is no laughing matter, Basil, tut tut.

Basil has taken up the chewing of carrot batons. Looks like those teeth are not far away...

Me and my brother

2009-10-27T10:45:00.002Z

Chillin

Katharine's first birthday

2009-10-26T06:32:00.003Z

Katharine is a year old. How'd she get so big so fast?!

Did somebody say the word "cupcake"?

Craig and Basil. Better get used to kissing them babies Craig...

Dad and Basil

video fun

2009-10-21T08:10:00.004+01:00

it's been a while since we had any videos to watch.

Basil playing with mum:

Playing on the whirligig:

... and here I am dancing to Mary Poppins or something like that:

Basil + Food

2009-10-14T13:17:00.001+01:00

= 1 happy baby

Mum decided to start feeding Basil some mushed up food, even though he's only 4 months and they say you're supposed to wait until 6 months. But he was hungry all the time and drooling at the mouth a lot, and at his last weigh-in he was below average so mum decided to give it a try with a morsel of mashed banana.

At the first taste, he was uncertain as to what was going on, but after three seconds he seemed to decide he loved it and grabbed a hold of the spoon and wouldn't let it out his mouth. So we gave him a wee bit more and a wee bit more after that. He had a quarter banana that way.

He's been getting gradually more and more baby stuff over the last few days and now he's on three squares a day: creamed porridge for breakfast, spinach and potato bake for lunch, chicken and carrot supreme for tea. (I tried some and it was yucky, although I like the apple sauce he gets for dessert.) He's still getting plenty of milk too though.

He loves meal time and always gets stuff all over his face. He is also far better at sleeping through the night now too.

So it seems a love of a hearty meal runs in the family around here

The letter "O"

2009-10-13T21:23:00.002+01:00

Look at me dad, I'm a Henry Moore sculpture! I call it Reclining Figure number 658

Tea time

2009-10-11T22:26:00.001+01:00

Mummy and Daddy got me a Wendy House. It's not a Wendy House, it's a Lucy House!

More tea, Basil?

Basil Buddha

2009-10-06T10:08:00.001+01:00

Baby Basil is just getting the hang of sitting up all by himself

James and Lucy and Christian

2009-10-02T15:39:00.003+01:00

James and Christian are my two friends who I play with at Dawn's house:

Christian has just started school and tells me about all of his new friends.

Return to Pooh Corner

2009-09-30T11:10:00.003+01:00

Dad and I did some thinks in Pooh's special Thinking Spot:

randma Sherry helped me try to open the door. But Pooh was asleep inside so we left him alone.

Indian summer

2009-09-28T19:19:00.002+01:00

We have been having great weather in London - which means I get out to play more

Wheeee!

B-b-b-bad to the bone

2009-09-26T11:18:00.002+01:00

Baptising Basil

2009-09-21T21:56:00.003+01:00

Nice wee suit that:

Father McGinlay does the honours:

Good choice of Godparents, Nicholas and Alexis:

Ladies who lunch

2009-09-16T22:54:00.002+01:00

Some pictures from my visit to Glasgow. Having macaroni cheese with Sylvie:

Uncle Brian let me have a shot of his bike:

I got to push Basil in a pram:

Basil with his Godparents: Nicholas and Alexis:

Isle of Skye

2009-09-02T22:18:00.002+01:00

Having fun in the Misty Isle:

Dad failed to carry out his promise to go in for a swim. Next time, he says.

Waterfall at Talisker Bay:

Looking for fishies. Fishies were there none.

Looks like rain:

On holiday

2009-08-26T18:17:00.000+01:00

I've been having a great time on holiday on Skye.
I'll have some pictures of my adventures soon!

Glove puppet

2009-08-19T21:53:00.002+01:00

We were taking advantage of the nice weather to hang out in the park:

Basil had some tummy time:

And I made some new friends in the sandpit:

Primrose Hill

2009-08-16T22:20:00.006+01:00

Francine and André are in London and we went to meet them at Primrose Hill:

Francine and Basil:

New Best Friend

2009-08-09T22:13:00.002+01:00

My cousin Sylvie has come to stay for a few days.

Together, we are Pirate and Dinosaur.

As such, we will go out and get in adventures, solve mysteries, fight crime, etcetera.

Bad guys watch out!

This is Sylvie's baby brother, Juan Enrique. He likes to smile a lot.

Her brother is bigger than my brother.

Jon Henry is saying: "Check oot ma biceps, feel that"

Costumes

2009-08-05T18:49:00.004+01:00

I have been playing dress-up with some costumes Grandma Sherry sent me.

I'm a pirate! Shiver me timbers!

Now I'm a dinosaur. Grrrr!

Basil smiles

2009-08-03T21:57:00.002+01:00

Basil was in a good mood

Summer Swing

2009-07-31T12:24:00.000+01:00

Catching some rays while out on the swing.

doleur de jeunesse

2009-07-25T22:28:00.003+01:00

Playpark. 3pm.

I can play. Or not play. It makes no difference.

Now, add some ice cream and Thomas to the equation and I might be persuaded to look on the bright side.

Bedtime reading

2009-07-20T22:00:00.001+01:00

Boo boo

2009-07-19T21:46:00.003+01:00

I hurt myself

I was walking towards the sandpit and I tripped and when I hit the ground there was slap and a kind of squelchy scrape and I looked down and there was blood coming out of my knee.

Dad said I was very brave and I got an ice cream. He put a plaster on my knee:

Race

2009-07-14T22:45:00.001+01:00

I can run very fast.

Go! Go! Go!

Big smile

2009-07-13T08:30:00.002+01:00

Baby brother loves his tummy time - it makes him smile!

He also likes it when I give him hugs:

Wow

2009-07-03T22:53:00.005+01:00

Baby brother's eyes are opening really wide now...

I still get to play with him

I remember when I used to play on this Baby Einstein. Hopefully Basil will grow up to be as clever as me.

Peck on the cheek

2009-06-29T23:00:00.003+01:00

Teaching baby brother how to get a kiss from your older sister:

Decisions, decisions...

2009-06-28T07:57:00.004+01:00

Baby brother is trying to decide which toy to play with...

Ah, multicoloured elephant. An excellent choice, sir.

The best fun ever....

2009-06-21T22:47:00.003+01:00

A few of my favorite things.. Bouncy castles, balls, and bunnies...

I wanted to take this one home with me...

Much more amicable than the geese at Kew gardens..

The art of mime

2009-06-17T22:55:00.002+01:00

Today, Basil has been peering over invisible walls

Grandma Sherry and I made cookies.

Happy birthday Grandma Sherry

2009-06-16T22:35:00.002+01:00

It's Grandma Sherry's birthday today

We all went out for a birthday lunch. Basil found it all too exhausting:

I was enjoying myself too much to notice:

And ice cream for dessert...

Then we got home to bed, tired but happy

Basil

2009-06-14T22:29:00.002+01:00

Baby brother Basil has had his eyes open:

I've had the chance to give him more kisses!

We all had dinner outside. Mmmm barbecue. Grandma Sherry helped me cut it up into little pieces:

Gran and Granda are around too:

Visiting Baby

2009-06-13T15:56:00.002+01:00

Mum is feeling better already. Baby is dozing.

He is a good sleeper:

He likes holding mummy's finger:

I went to visit him too, I can say "hospital".

You have to be Very Gentle with a baby. I gave him lots of kisses!

Baby brother

2009-06-12T09:22:00.002+01:00

Born at 10:24 last night at the Royal Free Hospital in London, weighing 3.95 kg.

Names and more pictures to follow.

Sunny Day / Rainy Day

2009-06-07T22:10:00.002+01:00

British weather...

Ice cream!

2009-05-30T22:41:00.002+01:00

mmmmmm.....

We've been having warm weather in London recently. That means dad wears these really embarrassing sandals everywhere. On the plus side, he buys me ice cream!

In return, I picked him a nice flower

Michael and Bal took me to their garden, which has flowers and ice cream.

What a great garden!

The Aviary

2009-05-25T21:42:00.004+01:00

Back to Kew, this time to see some of the animals there.

I would quite like to have my own duckling:

... if I could just ...

... lay my hands on one!

Full bloom

2009-05-21T22:45:00.002+01:00

Mum is about ready to pop:

Dressing up

2009-05-20T21:08:00.002+01:00

I found my way into mum's jewellery box. I'm a pirate!

Mummy says I look very cute.

Swing park

2009-05-16T22:25:00.003+01:00

One of the best things about the weather improving is that I get to spend more time at one of my favourite places: the swing park!

I'm not afraid of the Big Chute...

I like meeting my friend Katharine there too.

Dad is good at providing moral support:

Back in Glasgow

2009-05-12T22:31:00.004+01:00

Enjoying my first taste of Glasgow's national dish: chicken pakora:

Huggin' it out with my cousin Sylvie. On the right my Gran is holding my newest cousin, Juan Enrique. That's 4 of us at the last count. Keep up!

Emily, Sylvie and little me:

Spring fashions

2009-05-11T22:40:00.003+01:00

This season, it's all about the pink raincoat. C'est so chic!

Trip to Darvel

2009-05-04T22:25:00.003+01:00

We are in Glasgow, and I took a trip down to visit my Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle Brian in the rolling Ayrshire hills:

I love the country air:

Then we went down to the river Irvine, to throw stones in the water:

Aunt Elizabeth helped me find my feet:

New Shoes

2009-04-28T22:02:00.002+01:00

Mum's wellies:

Dad's running shoes:

What big teeth you have

2009-04-24T22:02:00.002+01:00

Last few pictures of my buddy Soren:

Enjoying some Easter treats:

And a story:

And the zoo:

Paris in the springtime

2009-04-20T21:48:00.003+01:00

I had lots of fun playing over an air vent in Paris:

Long journey

2009-04-16T22:18:00.002+01:00

Some more pictures of our trip to France. Catching some z's on the TGV:

Hanging out with some other monkeys:

Parrots! I love parrots

Soren and me sharing some dejeuner:

Visiting Soren

2009-04-15T15:40:00.002+01:00

Last week I took my parents to visit Soren in France. He taught me how to ride a Trunki:

We also played on a car. Very kind of him to let me drive!

He and mum were much more keen to play on the rhinoceros though

Chickens!

2009-04-07T23:08:00.003+01:00

I decided to keep my distance. Better safe than sorry.

No mummy! Chickens don't like grass!

Daddy kept me safe from Chickens.

All better

Happy birthday to me

2009-03-29T21:51:00.003+01:00

Oh yes it's that time of year again:

This cake is easily heavier than I am. I mean, really.

Dad helped me blow out the candles.

Grandpa read me a birthday story:

And after all that birthday cake, it is time for me to brush my teeth:

Big girl's bed

2009-03-23T22:02:00.005Z

I have got me a new bed - a big girl's bed!

It's a lot easier to get in and out of bed. Pooh and me aren't taking this lying down any more!

Who would live in a house like this?

2009-03-18T22:07:00.004Z

So where are we...?

Mimimalist furniture, primary colours, padded surfaces.... it's either a rehab unit, or I'm in Ikea.

Is this my hot dog?

Peek a boo!

Wow. A book on modern Swedish sculpture!

But what are we buying at Ikea...?

Retail Therapy

2009-03-16T22:15:00.003Z

Mum and dad have been taken me shopping...

I had lots of fun on the computers!

But then the glass staircase started to freak me out

I had to take comfort in some furry friends:

All better!

Sorry!

2009-03-06T06:51:00.005Z

Sorry I've been away for so long. First my camera broke, then my computer broke! Anyway it's all better now. ("All better" is one of my favourite sayings).

So what have I been up to the past few weeks?

I've been eating pancakes:

Fixing my hair:

Playing Hide and Seek:

And, of course, looking cute:

All better!

Last Christmas present

2009-02-15T21:58:00.002Z

My last Christmas present arrived this week. Santa must have been very quiet because I didn't hear any reindeer or anything

I like to write on it, then wipe it off and then write again. It's like a wee bit of magic!

Groundhog day

2009-02-02T21:57:00.006Z

London ground to a halt today, thanks to a mere 15 centimetres of snow.

But 15 cm of snow means a full day of fun for me!

Dad helped me build a snowman

It's time to mow the grass now too isn't it?

Oh well. Looks like there will be six weeks more snow: the groundhog saw his shadow.

These boots were made for walkin'

2009-01-24T10:14:00.002Z

Unfortunately they don't seem to come in my size:

Grandma Sherry came to visit and kept me on my best behaviour....

Broken camera

2009-01-21T21:37:00.004Z

Dad's camera has broken :-(
Here are some more photos taken over Christmas:

Dad and me enjoying the Northern Irish weather at Dunluce Castle:

And mum too:

I escaped from the maze. (Not that maze):

Emily and I enjoy a snooze in our new Wendy house:

More Christmas pics

2009-01-01T20:18:00.004Z

Mum's getting me ready for a party. Ouch mum!

Ready to party!

Gran will be coming too...

And there are balloons...

And Emily is there as well!

Now it is time to write my letter to Santa. Hmmm, what will I ask for...?

Oh look he brought it for me!

A hat! Do you like my hat?

Christmas in Glasgow

2008-12-26T11:57:00.003Z

Santa brought me lots of presents, because I have been a very good girl this year:

Upsy Daisy:

My two newest words are "presents" and "Santa"

Cardonald's latest girl group:

Do you like my Christmas party dress?

Sylvie and I sharing a Christmas balloon:

Dressed and ready for church:

Christmas tree

2008-12-17T07:16:00.004Z

We have our Christmas tree up at last...

What's that under there? Is that a wee present? for me...?