Family Aulman

2007-08-11T08:49:00.000-07:00

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2007-08-11T08:24:00.000-07:00

A few more....

2007-08-11T08:12:00.001-07:00

More Cornwall: Basically lots of dogs, bit of beach, some sun, good friends and family and afew pasties. Oh, and loads of great grub from the Parkers!

2007-08-11T07:44:00.000-07:00

1 August to 9 August: We took a trip down to Cornwall and staying with Steve and Fathyma in their fab new gaff in Swanpool. We had these good intentions of visiting loads of people, going to Eden again, going to Heligan, swinging by the church we got married in, going to the beach...blah blah. We actually went to the beach but um that's about it! We had a really lovely week, thanks in the most part to the wonderful hospitality extended to us by the Parkers - thank you so much xxx

2007-08-11T07:42:00.000-07:00

31 July: Milo modelling what used to be my tee shirt!

2007-08-11T07:38:00.000-07:00

Milo was very tired by the end of the day!

2007-08-11T07:30:00.000-07:00

29 July: We had a most excellent day out at fishers Farm Park with Dave and Liz. I think we all enjoyed it more than Milo.....

2007-08-11T07:21:00.000-07:00

28 July: We visited the Beardons in Winchester and managed to eat outside for the first time this summer! Great food - thanks - lovely company and really lovely to see our kids together.

2007-08-11T07:17:00.000-07:00

23 July: Our gorgeous girl.

2007-08-11T07:13:00.000-07:00

21 July: Milo being Bakery Bill....

2007-08-11T07:09:00.002-07:00

18 July: The long legged one paid us a visit. It was wonderful to see her, thanks to Dave and Liz and Sue and Matt for coming over in the eve to make it a party, trifle and all!

2007-08-11T07:05:00.000-07:00

2007-08-11T06:58:00.000-07:00

14 July: We had a day out on the Frensham Ponds beach with the Hunters and the Winns. A fab day was had by all, thanks to the ace company xxx

2007-08-11T06:54:00.001-07:00

11 July: Ruby got her high chair, which she just loves. She wants to be part of everything and see what's going on, so it is perfect for watching me while I am in the kitchen and then of course for eating what comes out of the kitchen!

2007-08-11T06:49:00.000-07:00

Beginning of July: My wonderful Mum came to stay; spent our time playing, changing nappies and not much else really!

2007-08-11T06:46:00.000-07:00

1 July: Milo found a new use for the red noses.....

2007-06-30T07:44:00.000-07:00

I know, it has been a few weeks since I posted any pics. Truth is we haven't done a great deal. Been over to see the Willis' in their new place - a beautiful home; played with some balloons, has the lovely Paul and Sarah to stay...all a bit quiet. The last week has been a washout thanks to another round of colds and nasty ear infection and perforation for Steve, so we've been a bit down in the dumps. Not helped by the weather of course. Any how, all on the mend now and looking forward to a week of family visits.

Hope anyone who reads this is in a happy place xx

2007-06-11T13:55:00.000-07:00

2007-06-11T13:44:00.000-07:00

Alfie Whetham's 2nd birthday and the arrival of baby Imogen were all the excuse we needed to spend a weekend back in Bassett. We had a hectic weekend visiting Gran and Grandpa, who had Great Grandma to stay, attending Alfie's fabulously chaotic party, staying with the Whethams and visiting John and Miranda to meet their new baby daughter Imogen. We all had a lovely weekend, the kids were great and it was really good to see everyone. Needless to say Imogen is gorgeous (and tiny!).
Thansk to Dave, Sarah, Alfie and Tia for sharing your home with us xxxx

2007-05-28T13:22:00.000-07:00

A few more...

2007-05-28T13:12:00.000-07:00

This last weekend was wonderful. We had Chris, Loz and Max to visit, which was just the tonic after a tough week with a rather unwell Milo. Seeing he, Max and Ruby together really was something special and we are really looking forward to being able to get together again soon. Thanks to the Morrisons for coming to see us, it was fab xxxx

2007-05-21T13:49:00.000-07:00

A brief note to send our huge congratulations, love and best wishes to John and Miranda, who welcomed little Imogen Aulman into the world today. Can't wait to meet her xxxx

2007-05-21T13:41:00.000-07:00

We had a lovely and long overdue day with Dave and Liz last weekend. It being the FA cup final day we just about had time to stroll around Southwater lake & munch an ice cream before heading back to D&L's for the second half of the match. Ruby eclipsed the cup match action by rolling over for the first time (tummy to back - the easier of the two to accomplish) - far more exciting in my book.

2007-05-21T13:33:00.000-07:00

Fed up of night time waking, we decided to begin weaning Ruby this week. She certainly likes her food and very quickly got the hang of the idea of it coming from a spoon, in fact she looked at me as if to say 'at last!' and gobbled down everything I gave her. So far she's enjoyed banana, apple, pear and carrot.....and the last two nights has slept much better.

2007-05-13T12:18:00.000-07:00

2007-05-13T12:05:00.000-07:00

We spent the rest of our week together at home. Milo and Ruby are good buddies now; she is facinated with him and he seems to adore her (a little on the boisterous side sometimes but very affectionate). My emotions seems to run very swiftly from 'ahhhh, aren't they beautiful together' to 'please don't squash her'.

We had a day out at Polesdon Lacey (NT property) where Milo was more interested in the stones and the trees than anything else.

Steve is particularly fond of the plant pictured and wants to know what it is...answers to the usual address please.

Finally we spent most of the day today at the Winn's house, having lunch with them and the Hunters, comparing new babies and catching up. A lovely day, thanks all xxxx

2007-05-13T11:49:00.000-07:00

Steve took a week off work this last week and we spent the first few days of it up in Norfolk visiting Christa, Alex and Morwenna (see link to left side). Unfortunately the weather was not brilliant, but it was nonetheless great to spend time with the Bowlings. Milo and Morwenna took a while to understand one another (buying Milo his own toy pushchair was a necessary part of this process!) while Ruby watched from the sidelines. She had an awful cold that went to her chest so was a bit miserable during our stay. Apart from a day out to a castle nearby we spent our time at home and in the park......thank you Alex, Christa and Morwenna for your hospitality and good company xxxx

2007-04-29T12:21:00.000-07:00

Me and my lovely girl.

2007-04-29T12:14:00.000-07:00

A fine weather weekend brought on another BBQ, this time in the company of Dave, Emily and Ciara. Milo and Ciara were very pleased to see one another and spent their time up and down the slide and climbing frame and riding around on the tractor. Lovely weather, great company and amusing kids.

2007-04-29T12:12:00.000-07:00

Just a sweet picture.

2007-04-29T12:09:00.000-07:00

Despite the warm weather Milo decided it was time for gloves and Rocket Dogs....

2007-04-29T12:02:00.000-07:00

Another day, another new baby to visit. This time little Daisy Winn, sister to Ella. And what a cutie? Looks just like her dad. Milo, Ruby and I had lunch with Jo, Thomas and bump before we all decended upon the Winn household. The kids had a ball racing around the house and the garden while we ladies cooed over the four babies and Suzanne rescued Play Doh from the fish pond. Thanks all for a lovely day, we had a great time.

2007-04-29T11:56:00.000-07:00

Ruby and I paid another visit to Sarah and Emma last week. Emma has grown considerably, looks like she has her daddy's legs and is a little cutie. She and Sarah seem very well and happy, it really is wonderful to see. We had lunch with Ken and Gloria - really good to see them again, especially settled in their new home. Still can't get to grips with the fact that we are all parents.....

2007-04-16T13:24:00.000-07:00

Better late then never, a special message for a brilliant Grandad xxxxx

2007-04-16T13:19:00.000-07:00

Isn't she lovely?

2007-04-16T13:09:00.000-07:00

Last weekend Gran and Grandpa came to stay (much to the delight of Milo in particular). He spent hours dragging Grandpa round the garden and talking about motorbikes and mini cars. We didn't get up to much - playing on the climbing frame, eating and a short walk up Pitch Hill to take in the views (and talk to the dogs) in the glorious weather.

2007-04-16T13:02:00.000-07:00

Easter weekend: We were treated to a visit from the Whetham family. The boys managed to play really well together, as did Milo and Alfie. Milo seemed to get the hang of sharing and taking turns with Alfie and it was great to see them together. We all enjoyed an Easter egg hunt and an over night visit from Paul and Sarah, thanks all for coming to stay xxx. Milo and Alfie were particularly fond of their chocolate tractors....

2007-04-16T13:00:00.000-07:00

Thanks Grandma and Poppa Mickey, I love my new outfit and fire truck!

2007-04-16T12:49:00.000-07:00

Monday 27 March: Ruby and I spent a lovely afternoon with Sarah and Emma. Sarah and I were rather bewildered to find oursleves sat on the floor with our children; it only seems like yesterday we were clubbing in London and playing the Sweeney with Alan in the car park........whatever gave us the idea we could be responsible parents?!

Emma is a little sweetheart and, while there is quite a difference between her and Emma right now, it won't be long before she and Ruby are racing around together on their wheelie bugs.

2007-03-26T13:46:00.000-07:00

In case none of you realise just how cute our kids are, here's a reminder.....

2007-03-26T13:38:00.000-07:00

The 24 March was Ciara's birthday and, while Steve stayed at home to nurse his poorly head, Milo, Ruby and I headed over to Selbourne to celebrate with the Hunters. We took the kids up to a larger soft play centre where they ran rings around the adults for over two hours. Then it was back to Ciara's house for birthday bolognaise. A late evening meant Milo had to borrow pyjamas from Ciara...despite the ridicule he semed to rather like them! We had a fab time, thanks to Dave, Em and Ciara for inviting us to share it xxx

2007-03-26T13:31:00.000-07:00

The 17 March was my birthday and I was thrilled to have some very good friends round to share it with me. Christa and Morwenna appeared with Cath and Marc, while Dave and Liz popped over for the eveing to join us all. Milo was much more comfortable with the idea of sharing his toys with Morwenna this time around and has since become worryingly attached to a coat she has lent Ruby.....

2007-03-21T10:07:00.000-07:00

On 10 March we finally managed to have Milo, Tommy and Ella's joint birthday party, delayed due to an outbreak of chicken pox. A fab time was had by all on the bouncy castle, ride on toys and afterwards at lunch. We had around 20 kids under 5 years old caning around and as far as I could tell they were all brilliantly behaved. Most importantly the birthday kids had a great time. Thanks to all who came along to make is a special day xxx

2007-03-21T10:03:00.000-07:00

On the way home from the Grandparents we were lucky enough to visit the Beardons to meet the new addition to their fmaily - baby Emma Daisy. She was just 6 days old when we met here, so no pics of the parents - as I am sure you can appreciate it is pretty tiring having a baby that young! Any way, here is one of the lovely Emma.....

2007-03-21T09:51:00.000-07:00

2007-03-21T09:34:00.000-07:00

The beginning of March saw the Aulmans make one of their not-often-enough trips over to Wiltshire and Bristol to catch up with Steve's family. We stayed with Gran and Grandpa - thank you! - and took the opportunity to nip over to Bristol to see the Great Grandmothers. It was our first trip away with Ruby; she and her older brother behaved impeccably and we had a busy but very enjoyable few days.
Milo loved the phone, motorbikes, Grandpa and the cat, while Ruby was generally pretty cute all weekend.
We also took the chance to have a brief catch up with Matt and Ros (never see enough of you two!) and the Whethams, who supplied us with a lovely meal on our first evening away from the kids since Ruby was born. The beautiful eclipse of the moon topped off a fab evening. Shame I was so tired!

2007-02-27T13:14:00.000-08:00

Ruby, Milo, Steve and I had a lovely weekend with John and Miranda. Milo was very taken with his uncle in particular, while Ruby was all smiles for both her uncle and aunt.

Milo painted the piggy bank John and Miranda gave him for Christmas and we spent the rest of the time simply catching up and playing with the kids.

2007-02-23T06:42:00.000-08:00

Milo had a lovely 2nd birthday on Tuesday. He celebrated with his friends at nursery after opening his presents in the morning.....all that dosh on a climbing frame and it is the two £1 cars he will not let out of his sight! Thanks to all who have sent cards and presents, both for Milo and Steve xxx.

Steve took the day off for his own birthday but unfortunately the weather let us down and it bucketed down all day, so we had to make do with throwing ourselves around in the soft play centre (not sure who had more fun, us or Milo!). No pics I'm afraid so you'll have to make do with these....

2007-02-17T05:46:00.000-08:00

Milo had an early birthday present at the weekend - a climbing frame. Unfortunately he has only been able to play on it once since due to the weather and his nursery days...I am sure we'll get lots of use out of it over the coming years!

2007-02-17T05:40:00.000-08:00

Milo now really enjoys having Ruby in the bath with him; in fact he gets upset if she is not!

Ruby is doing well; weighing in at 12lbs, smiling lots and cooing. She's had her first jabs and continues to be a little sweetheart......

2007-02-09T06:10:00.000-08:00

Ruby is now smiling lots - captured here for you all to enjoy.

We are all doing well; looking forward to Milo's birthday and seeing the look on his face when he sees the climbing frame we have bought him.

Hope you are well and happy......

2007-02-02T08:24:00.000-08:00

A special message for a special lady......with lots and lots of love from Milo and Ruby xxxxx

2007-02-02T08:06:00.000-08:00

Ruby is now enjoying her baby gym; unfortunately for her Milo enjoys it too! It is lovely seeing the two of them together and Milo seems to be back to his usual sunshine self while Ruby is turning into a proper little person. She is now smiling and cooing - great to hear sounds other than crying coming from her mouth!

2007-01-27T07:17:00.000-08:00

We had a smattering of snow this week. It only lasted a day but was beautiful nonetheless. Milo had a play in it while at nursery and Ruby and I admired it from the warmth of the house!

It has been a quiet week; I have been suffering a bit (nasty infection) so Steve has had to be at home to help out. On the mend now and looking forward to feeling 100% again.

The kids are fine, Milo has been pushing a few boundaries of late (think we are finally getting the reaction to Ruby) - that said I think we still have it relatively easy! Ruby is doing well, mostly sleeping well and certainly eating well.

That's it for now, be back soon with more pics.

2007-01-21T12:40:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to post this: a proud mum who thinks her boy is the most beautiful lad in the world......

2007-01-13T07:43:00.000-08:00

We had a lovely week with Mum and Mick, taking it easy and also stocking up on those English essentials for the return trip to France. We were all well taken care of - thank you for all the cooking, nappy changes, laundry, treats and babysitting, you are already missed!
It's back to 'normal' now, with jsut the Aulmans, Steve back at work and me being Mum on my own at home (so far so good....).

2007-01-13T06:45:00.000-08:00

The next family visit came from just about all of the Morrison/Ward/Meil clan (missed you Chris, Loz and Max xx) in one day! Joanne and family managed to pop down for a few hours en route to KL (many thanks, was sooooo good to see you all) so Dad and Annabelle joined us for the afternoon/ M&M were already here for their week long stint and we had a wonderful time catching up and watching the kids play with Milo's new tractor (current favourite thing, thanks M&M!). It fab to see everyone, especially looking so well, just a shame we are all so far apart.

2007-01-13T06:37:00.000-08:00

Following Christmas and before Steve went back to work we had a bit of time to spend together, just the four of us. We were able to get out to a leaving party (the Trews - all the best to you in France!) which Milo thoroughly enjoyed, especially the Noddy car. He seems to be adjusting really well to Ruby and we all really enjoyed the quiet time before more family visits.....

2006-12-28T07:35:00.000-08:00

We are all doing really well; Ruby is putting on weight (over her birth weight already) and sleeping lots while Milo continues to be interested in her rather than jealous of her. He likes to give her cuddles, although Ruby is not so sure!
Got a quiet day to ourselves today after a week with parents....really enjoying that but not looking forward to having to reacquaint ourselves with the kitchen!
We all had a lovely Christmas. Milo has been spoiled rotten and can't decide which toy is best - the train set or the fold away fire engine.

2006-12-22T13:06:00.000-08:00

Ruby is now settling in at home with the rest of the family. Milo is being an absolute star, wanting to cuddle and kiss her and give her drinks. He has also spent some time telling her the different types of bell noises there are and the rest of the time acting as if she has always been here. We are however assuming that this could all change at any given moment!
Ruby is a little jaundiced and therefore sleepy but other than that she is doing really well and is the most beautiful girl in the world.
Steve and I are a little jaded but are being looked after by Liz and Pete, so are at least able to concentrate on the kids for now.
And on that note I am going to retire.......leaving you with a couple more pics.

2006-12-20T13:23:00.000-08:00

The new addition to the aulman family is...a girl! Ruby Aulman weighed in at a whopping 8lb 10ozs and was born at 6:43am today. Both Kate and Ruby are well and are enjoying a deserved rest.

2006-12-12T07:31:00.000-08:00

Monday and Tuesday this week saw a visit from the lovely Christa and her gorgeous girl Morwenna. It was really good to catch up with an old friend and get to know her daughter. Milo was rather unsure of Morwenna at first, spending his time being very possessive of his toys and books on Monday evening. By Tuesday morning it was all rosy again and he reverted to his charming self, planting kisses on Morwenna before leaving for nursery.

I have now finished work and am enjoying a bit of time to myself while Milo is in nursery. The bump is (amazingly) still getting bigger and I have to say I am ready for it to be born! Am still waiting to see if the pineapple I ate earlier is going to have any effect......

2006-12-12T07:18:00.000-08:00

We had a fab weekend catching up with friends from the Alton area. Wonderful hospitality from Suzanne and Toby (thank you) and great company from them and Dave and Emily. The kids had a ball racing around with Ella's toys and Milo spent a lot of his time seeking kisses from the girls - much success with Ciara but Ella remained elusive.... It was amazing to see the three children playing together; when we parents all met they were just bumps!

2006-11-30T13:13:00.000-08:00

Milo has developed rather strong attachments to some of his toys. Among the preferred is this fire engine, which was honoured with a space in his bed recently.....Footballs however have always bee a firm favourite!

2006-11-30T13:04:00.000-08:00

Steve, Milo and I had a visit from the Beardons the other weekend. It is fab to be pregnant at the same time as one of my very best friends, Sarah and I are really looking forward to having babies within 2 months of each other. In the meantime, we are enjoying sharing bump stories.....

2006-11-09T05:18:00.000-08:00

A few pics of our Sunday afternoon......Milo is particulalry fond of his new shoes.

2006-11-05T06:40:00.000-08:00

We had a lovely weekend with friends David, Sarah, Alfie and little dog Tia. Completely neglected to get out the camera, so the photos posted are taken with a phone - apologies for the quality!
Milo and Alfie road tested our new handy pocket sized accessory - a double buggy, bought to accommodate the bump once it decides to arrive. We took a trip into the village to see the local Guy Fawkes competition, missed it completely (in true Aulman style), so got on with the important business of buying wine to accompany the evening meal.
Milo and Alfie started off the weekend not really understanding each other but by the time Alfie left were happily reading bedtime stories and playing football together.
Now we have a beautiful Sunday afternoon to ourselves, Steve has purchased a new garden hoover to combat the increasing pile of oak tree leaves that threaten to smother our lawn....

2006-10-29T12:14:00.000-08:00

Sunday 29: We took advantage of the fabulous weather and went down to Winkworth Arboretum, both to see the changing colour of the trees and have a picnic. Notable moments of the day for Milo were seeing the geese and eating cheese sandwiches.....while we took in the beautiful views of the trees (although I have to admit my highlight was climbing the hill back up to the toilets - what an exciting life I lead right now!). Notable annoying point for me was the lady in the loos who decided it was okay to pat my bump as she asked when I am due - why is it complete strangers think they can do that just because you are pregnant?!

2006-10-29T12:01:00.000-08:00

Friday 27/Saturday28: Liz and Pete (Gran and Grandpa) came to stay, which gave us the chance to spend Pete's birthday with him. We had a lovely time just catching up, eating and playing both at home and in the park. Milo has a particualr soft spot for Grandpa and kept asking for him once they had gone. Great to see you both, thank you for coming over.

2006-10-25T13:17:00.000-07:00

Our recent visit to Cornwall gave us the chance to catch up with Mum, Chris, Loz and Max (thanks for your hospitality!). We had a lovely time playing with the kids, visiting friends and spending time with family.
Max has turned into a little boy since we last saw him; he had his first birthday while we were down there. Milo spent most of his time trying to steal Max's birthday presents, the favourite being a brand new wooden trike. Poor Max must have been quite relieved when we left!
Hopefully it won't be too long before we see everyone again, although it is likely to be once we have a new addition......

2006-10-25T12:35:00.000-07:00

This is so humiliating, do mum and dad really have to dress me up?

2006-10-25T09:20:00.000-07:00

After seeing a couple of blog spots friends have set up to keep family & friends in touch, we thought we ought to do the same for our globally distributed family! We intend to keep this site updated with little milestones and bits and pieces relating to our family: Steve, Kate, Milo and the ever increasing bump. We hope you use and enjoy it.