And so it begins....

Worryingly Abigail likes nothing better than being out shopping! I'm talking proper shopping here mind, not boring old food shopping. - You only ever get half way round Asda before she starts!

After 6 weeks of using 'Cruisers' until she was comfortable walking properly, it was time yesterday to take Abigail for her first pair of decent walking shoes. Some thing's haven't changed from when I was a bairn, in that 'Clarks' is still seen as the place to go.

Hardest part seemed to be finding a pair with a proper buckle. Erm hello! -what's the point of Velcro on babies shoes?! Surely it obvious they'll just constantly take them off. Or at least Abigail would!

Anyway we got there in the end, and the staff pulled out a Polaroid camera (never seen one of them in a while!) to make a presentation card of the occasion....


Having a whale of a time in Mothercare breaking in the shoes..!

How to save spending a tenner on a cheap Teddy Bear

When we were holidaying in Scotland a few weeks ago, I decided to try and get the bairn a prize from one of them rip-off Crane/Claw Games.

Normally I get absolutely no where with them and just walk away about a fiver out of pocket. On that occasion I was lucky and Abigail got a cute little Dog which has now been aptly named 'Tara' after the Craig Tara caravan park.

Anyhoo, I came across this video this morning and realise that's the way to do it! This must be every kids dream....!

http://view.break.com/536276

Go Go Gadget Legs...!

Abigail is on the move! She's gone from 2 steps on Tuesday to this earlier on tonight;

Another chapter in the Cornell family Album

I have at last gotten round to sorting out and uploading the batch of photo's from our recent Spanish Holiday, and they're available on Flickr as usual...or as a slideshow if you prefer.

The photo's are from two different cameras - mine and my Dads, and the difference in quality between the Digital and Digital SLR is massive in some shots! Details on the bottom right of each photo screen;

We bought Abigail various toys whilst on holiday including a Baby Walker from my parents which we brought home with us!! Another of these was a rubber football which she loved to chase around the villa on her hands and knees doing her infamous sniper crawl. I couldn't help but notice on one of the photos how much her kicking pose resembles that of Beckham's when lining up a free-kick....!!

"We're all off to sunny spain...."

"We're all off to sunny spain...."
Originally uploaded by Beebop Alula

Abigail ended up with her own seat between me and Jen on the way here, as plane wasn't full. The pic is of her buckled up (attached to my seat belt) ready for take off. The whole flight thing didn't seem to bother her at all. She was awake the whole time taking it all in.

Happy Birthday Jefna

Happy Birthday Jefna
Originally uploaded by Beebop Alula

Chilling in a bar on Javea Beach, Spain having a Birthday drink with Jen. Glass is definitely half full :-)

High Brow Business Lunch

Bezzy mates Abigail and Amber met at the South Beach pub last Friday evening to discuss business....

Abigail: "So we've called this meeting to hold a telephone auction of that particular toy"

Amber: "I will now consult my buyers guide to see what we can expect for this most sought after item..."

Amber: "According to this we should expect to receive at least a couple of grand for it. Can you believe it?! I mean look at it...!"

Abigail: "Seems a lot like. I'll get straight on the blower and see what we can get for it"

(10 minutes, and a dozen phone calls later...)

Abigail: "5op!!! Can you believe that! The cheeky ****"

Amber: "WHAT! I'd rather throw it away than let it go for that!"

.....

Abigail: "Right are you going to the bar or am I...?!"