jessica - sounds like aidan's party will be great -cool idea for his invites, i will send a photo of eliana as a thank you with her holding whatever she gets given - any teeth show up yet? poor little having to put up for it for so long & still have nothing to show for it - you will love japan - i spent a month in osaka & found it so interesting

tegan - the teddy cake sounds cute - i had grand plans for eliana's but seeing we have to have it in a park i need something that won't have to be refridgerated - will have to get myself one of those cake books

snowy - you tire me out just reading about all your travelling but glad you are getting around & that your pregnancy is going well - wolf sounds like he is growing up well - sounds too cute with his new car - you can never hug a baby too much!!!

beth - didn't get much of that storm - just really windy & we could see all the lightning - we are at stafford so i think this area missed most of it - though it's overcast today & i just wish it would rain or become sunny - muggy weather is dreadful - how did you go with the swimming lessons?

eliana is getting cheekier & cheekier - i keep thinking she can't be any more cheeky & then she does something & i think it is amazing that someone so little thinks up things like this to do! she is really into reading books at the moment & of course any toy that moves & makes a loud noise - her gums are still a bit red & i can see the next two teeth on the top but they dont seem to be coming through