Low key

Yesterday, my youngest turned one. Usually the first birthdays are lavish affairs in our household however we decided to keep this one low key. She will be christened later in the year, we’ll probably do something big then.

Beach baby

After a morning of unwrapping presents,

We decided to go to the beach to celebrate. As she was a water birth, it seemed only right!

Living in the hustle and bustle of London it is easy to forget that we actually live on an island and are never further than two hours or so away from a beach. We went to Southend-On-Sea. Although not the sandiest beach on the East coast of England it is only an hour away from where we live in London. Making it a very convenient destination with three excitable kids in the car.

We were very lucky with the weather. It was perfect for lazing around on the pebbles.

Voyage of discovery

You learn a lot about your kids by the seaside

My eldest likes to dig herself out of holes…

The middle one is a bit of a wanderer…

And the birthday girl… well, today she confirmed a suspicion we’ve had about her for a while now….

She’s a Daddy’s girl!

She literally screamed the beach down whether I left her sight, be it to throw some litter away or play with the other two. Even mummy’s hugs couldn’t console her… although I acted inconvenienced, I was secretly beaming inside!

I tried feeding her some milk…

She preferred cake (just like her dad)...

Mum and her older sisters consoled themselves with Ice-Cream and the most sugary Donuts you’ve ever seen….

All-in-all, it was a fun day. You never get too old for a kids celebration!

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Big congrats to @jrcornel also, whose daughter turned two on the same day!