Gallery 2009 - Late

153) Milla marching around in her wellies

154) Helen, Liya, Chris & Angelina waiting for a tractor....

155) Where's my tractor?

156) Angelina's Daddy takes her for a walk.

157) Ever the joker.... David puts Angelina's wellies on the wrong limbs.

158) 5, 6, pick up sticks.

159) Time for a tractor ride

160) ...and here it is. On we get.

161) I do this all the time...

162) ...and try to look happy about it Milla....

163 & 164) And off they go into the wide blue yonder.

165, 166 & 167) ...and back they come ten minutes later.

168) Actually pictured a bit earlier in March - this is our old Fireplace with its tiny gas fire. We ripped it out.

169) It didn't come out cleanly, preferring instead to take some wall with it...

170) ...so quite a bit of repair was required before the new Dovre 250 smoke-free stove was installed.

171) It is a 4.9kw unit - more than enough to heat the lounge and a few pots of water too.

172) Finished with metal strip surround and freshly painted wall.

173, 174, 175 & 176) Milla out and about in Marlow on Sunday 19th April

177, 178, 179 & 180) Milla out and about in Marlow on Sunday 19th April

181 & 182) Milla on a merry-go-round in Marlow on Sunday 19th April

183) "I'm on my Mobile!" - Liya contacts the Russian clan

184) Milla in awe of Sir Steve Redgrave

185) Milla works hard on the computer - Sunday May 3rd

186, 187, 188) Milla's friend Charlotte has a Birthday and Milla gets to ride a Pony - Saturday 23rd May

189, 190, 191) I want a pony for my birthday!

192) Then I want a brmm brmm like Daddy's!

193) Sunday 24th May - Liya enjoys her last play in Daddy's old car before it is sold.

194, 194, 195) Legoland Windsor on Bank Holiday Monday the 25th May

197, 198, 199, 200) Legoland Windsor on Bank Holiday Monday the 25th May

201, 202, 203, 204) Legoland Windsor on Bank Holiday Monday the 25th May

205, 206, 207, 208) Legoland Windsor on Bank Holiday Monday the 25th May

209, 210, 211, 212) Legoland Windsor on Bank Holiday Monday the 25th May - Milla goes bouncy-bouncy!

213, 214, 215, 216) Legoland Windsor on Bank Holiday Monday the 25th May

217, 218, 219, 220) Legoland Windsor on Bank Holiday Monday the 25th May

221, 222, 223, 224) Legoland Windsor on Bank Holiday Monday the 25th May

225, 226, 227, 228) Legoland Windsor on Bank Holiday Monday the 25th May

229) Legoland Windsor on Bank Holiday Monday the 25th May

230) That happy child on Wednesday 8th July 2009.

231 & 232) Children in more contemplative modes - Milla and Maya at the latter's Birthday BBQ on Saturday 11th July 2009

233 & 234) Maya looking less than impressed but still quite cute on her birthday

235) Yana checking her photo's at the same birthday BBQ

236) Maya's Mum (Masha) looking a tad concerned as to the whereabouts of Maya, whilst Liya says looks fabulous!!!

237) Liya and Yana at the BBQ

238) Sunday 19th July 2009 - Daddy takes Milla for a trip to the Environment Centre where she enjoyed some colouring-in

239 & 240) Next we watched the Bees make Honey

241) More Daddy/Milla quality time with the Bees

242) Then we had a picnic ("Big Lunch") in the park with friends

243) The old Kitchen being ripped out Tuesday 7th July 2009 (more & better pictures on our New Krofire House/Kitchen page)

244) The gutted Kitchen Wednesday 8th July 2009 (note the new fridge/freezer to left of photo)

246) Sunday the 12th July 2009 shows the state of play as of Friday night - little obvious difference but at least the sink was in!

247) Tuesday 14th July 2009 - now we have kitchen cabinets and the electrical wiring is done

248) Sunday 19th July 2009 - the kitchen has now been installed and the new A++ Rated Fridge Freezer is in place. The floor and wall tiling has yet to be done so it is still a bit of mess.

249, 250, 251 & 252) Saturday 25th July - it's Milla's Birthday Party with lots of cake and friends

253) The Party had a Panda theme...

254) Have a Duplo man!

255) Here's my tongue

256) A gaggle of Mums and kids

259 & 260) Savill Gardens near Windsor on Sunday 2nd August

261, 262, 263 & 264) Sniff, sniff, sniff!

265) Milla chases Bumble Bees.

266) Girl on a mission

267 & 268) In the hothouse.

269 & 270) Milla and the water feature in the hothouse - endlessly fascinating.

271 & 272) Flowers outside the hothouse.

273 & 274) Milla enjoys the arid desert plants and the gravel they are in.

275) Liya finds shade in the desert.

276) A short distance away - cool relief.

277) You're going the wrong way!

278) Ruggedly independent - Milla finds her way - off road!

279) Milla in a tree.

280) Milla running to Daddy.

271) Let's play Pandas in the Bamboo.

272) Milla and Mummy in New Zealand.

273) OK Milla - it's been a long day - you can go home now.

274) Thursday 13th August - Milla sweeps the driveway

275 & 276) Put your back into it girl!

277 & 278) Milla on Sunday the 23rd August - she swapped her blue wellies for red high heels and matching dress.

279 & 280) She'll go far - on the cat walk.

281 & 282) Saturday 29th August - Milla and Panda

283, 284, 285 & 286) Milla & Panda.

287, 288, 289 & 290) Sunday 11th October at Stoke by Nayland Golf Club - Dad's 80th Birthday Party

291, 292, 293, 294) Dad's Birthday

295, 296, 297 & 298) Dad's Birthday

299, 300, 301 & 302) Dad's Birthday

303, 304, 305 & 306) Saturday 17th October - Didcot Railway Centre for a day out with Thomas the Tank Engine.

307, 308, 309 & 310) Milla & Mummy playing Engine Drivers

311, 312, 313 & 314) Milla meets Thomas.

315) Milla relaxes on the train.

316, 317 & 318) Look! There's Thomas again!

319, 320 & 321) Farewell Didcot.

322) Saturday 19th December - Milla and Ocean Spray

323) Saturday 19th December - Milla

324, 325, 326) Saturday 19th December - Milla in the snow in the back garden

327, 328, 329 & 330) Milla in the snow in the back garden

331, 332, 333 & 334) Sunday 20th December - Milla at the Experience Education Christmas Party - singing, playing drums, telling jokes and wowing her audience. A natural with a microphone....

335) ...and her Mum is impressed. Take a bow Milla.

336) Milla meets Santa. Happy Christmas everyone!