Category Archives: Family Photos

A trip to see Dips, Jane, Flo and Libby

Our good friends Dips and Jane came up with their two girls to stay in a holiday cottage at Ireby, near Kirkby Lonsdale for a week, and we popped over to see them.� Had a lovely but brief visit, and a little walk along a … Read More

A brief stay on a bright October day with the Hughes family.

A lovely stay with our friends Andrew, Denise and Will. We were travelling down for the national trophy cyclocross race in Cheltenham on the Sunday but had a great chance to catch up and enjoy a lovely walk together, complete with the usual Hughes hospitality. … Read More

A brief intermission for some ‘objects’ from Lily’s early life

Just rearranging a few things on the hard disk and came across these things that I’d put on an early version of this website but were’nt there any more. I think they’re worth having albeit in the archive. Varying from some pencil drawings of Lily … Read More

Slurping noodles and lounging on a mattress, aged two and a bit.

A ‘found’ video – found this footage and it had never been watched so a very quick editing job.  It proves how valuable video is when you’ve got children.  She’s at such a great age in this footage – a real person but so much … Read More

Lily goes to Pre-school

Just another morning really, but it’s her first day wearing the new sweatshirt. Very smart, eh?

A bit of time before the Three Peaks race with Phil and family

The day before the Three Peaks and a chance to get togather with Phil, Anne and the children at Mum’s house. A lovely time and a very important chance to do very little other than just be together. Lily and Matthew went on the swings … Read More

Lily’s fourth birthday

Blimey – it’s flying by, isn’t it. The little baby is now four years old. Lily had a great party with fourteen friends and a cake fit for a princess.

Olly’s first birthday party

Lily’s youngest cousin, Olly, was one last week, and on Saturday there was a lovely party to celebrate – we also had Fiona (Katie’s elder sister), Jenny and Lucy (her daughters) to stay for the weekend. Lovely time. See the party video here.     … Read More

In the pink and a visit from the Hughes family

Andrew, Denise and Will Hughes come to stay for a couple of nights and we enjoy a day out at Bowland Boar Park as well as a bit of milling about at home. A fun time once more. Also includes photo of Lily’s newly decorated … Read More

Helvellyn via Striding Edge

A flying trip up to the Lakes with my colleague Gareth for a long awaited summit ascent. Dazzling weather meant a good deal of people had similar ideas, but we managed to circumvent the queues on Striding Edge largely by jumping over people’s heads and … Read More