Hi guys,

I'm gonna write that husband handling book one day, just as soon as I get my husband 'handled", lol.

Some people just love big dos for Christenings & namings & stuff like that, and I can see why, but it's just not my thing. We're not religious at all (not that you have to be to do it anyway) and none of my kids are baptized or christened. I suppose we think of ourselves as kind of spiritual too, but I think the way I feel it keeps changing.

I do love the idea of ceremonies though, an excuse for a party, and a way of marking an occasion. We've already set a precedent though, so if we did a naming ceremony or something for the new kids it wouldn't seem fair to the other kids.

I have decided to do a little afternoon tea thing for the girls when they get their first period though, (but what equivalent will we think of for Angus?) and I always do Christmas, including a roast on the best china and all that. We always get my family together for the kids birthdays too. We're trying to develop our own family traditions as we go along. I can see these little things being a comfort to me as I get older.