Say Mackerel

The boy has been watching too many episodes of Octonauts and so after doing lots of 'say cheese' he said 'say mackerel' hence my funny expression.

It's very tempting to edit myself out of the day's photos (or at the very least to heavily edit them) but I am trying to be in the recored of my children's lives as well as keeping a record.

The peony, true to form, is about to fully flower just as we go away. We'll only be away for a couple of days though so it should be in full bloom when we get back.

Isabel has quite a lot of words (well distinct sounds or signs rather than full English) and one her favourites is hat. Shame she'll never keep one on when she's in the sun though.