meals full of happy {52 adventures}

This probably seems like a very random kind of adventure... and it is really. But it was one, and it was as adventurous as we got this week with a Daddy away with work and a Mummy recovering from flu. So yes, I took my children to McDonalds for dinner, it saved me the prep, the cooking and the clearing up. And it made them happier than happy things... mainly because I got them their first ever Happy Meals.

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sixteen months new

You seemed to be right on the cusp of being a real little girl, but not quite.

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{the ordinary moments} messy faces

You have to love how meal times for babies are so multi-scensory.

Chew it for a bit.

Spit it out.

Have a look.

Squish it through your fingers.

Put it back in your mouth again.

Give it another chew.

Maybe smear some on your face.

Swallow a bit.

Dribble a bit.

I can't be the only one who loves a messy baby face.

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forty-six weeks new

It seemed like you had grown up a whole month in just a week.

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your nineteenth month

As far as we were concerned,

you were quickly turning into an absolute genius.

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the 4th of july

I'm not American.

So I have no claim on 4th of July celebrations.

But I have been on some awesome holidays there.

And I do love all things Americana.

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your thirteenth month

It was hard to believe that a whole month had passed since you turned one.

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your fifty-second week

We just couldn't believe where a whole year had gone.

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the kitchen

My kitchen and I have an interesting relationship.

I like it to look tidy and clean and pretty.

I like buying gadgets and utensils for it.

I love looking at.

I don't love using it.

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11.11.11

11.11.11

Isn't there something lovely about that as a date?

So pretty and balanced.

And it was a special date for us

because it marked a special point.

The little guy was born after 39 weeks and 5 days of pregnancy.

And 11.11.11 marked 39 weeks and 4 days of life in the outside world.

It was the very last day when I had been his home for longer.

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if i had just one day to myself...

I should probably start of by saying 

that since reading this week's BritMums Blogging Prompts 

I have been fantasising about my ideal day down to the smallest details.

The result being that I spent a whole day of my weekend

thinking about how perfect a day good be,

if only......

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