Family

James and I are lucky to have wonderful families. First of all our two wonderful sons. Samuel is 13 (nearly 14) and has been a joy and will I am sure continue to be so! He is reaching that kevin and perry teenager stage, but even so he's lovely, even if he sometimes makes me cross!!! But we love each other sooooo much and we always have a big cuddle. Samuel is having a bit of a hard time with things at the moment as Lewis is taking up most of our time, but I think Samuel knows how much we love him even though we're not here for him as much as we'd like to be. Samuel has some fabulous websites and is amazing at animations!! I will get some links from him when he arrives back from his Aunty Tania's house! Samuel has severe haemophilia A (just like his Uncle Jason!). He manages quite well, he does his own treatment but sometimes he likes to have a rest so I do it for him! Lewis is nearly 3 and is the most scrumptious happy chap you could ever meet! You can read more about him elsewhere in this blog. James mum and dad, Marion and Colin, have supported us through so much these last few months. They have given their time and effort and support to us and helped us through some hard times. And of course they are ADORED by their grandson Lewis and Samuel thinks they are pretty cool too! Wendy is the most wonderful sister (in law) and even with her own very busy life (involving the decision to emigrate to Australia with the family) she has still had time for us and has provided us with unlimited support and love. Wendy recently came to stay with us with our gorgeous niece and nephew Anna and George. Lewis and Samuel very much enjoyed having them around and it was great to get a hot meal inside us every night, a la Aunty Wendy! Lucy and Mike have been very generous with their kind words and support and we had a lovely surprise visit from Leamington Spa one Sunday afternoon. We all went for sunday lunch together and spent a fabulous afternoon in a local pub/restaurant enjoying good food and great company! My dad Les, has just been great! He came up at a minutes notice when I really needed him, even though he had to put his cat in the vet to be cared for while he was away. He sends me texts often which usually make me laugh, especially as he sends them up to 10 times because he doesnt think the first one has gone so he keeps pressing the send button! When my dad was up here last time, I fed him chicken jalfrezi and garlic naan - my dad doesnt like foreign food and wont eat garlic ... hahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! He loved it! My mum has found this all very difficult, but we are lucky that she has come to visit us this week, stowing away in Nicola and Lee's car! Lewis has loved having his nanny around, especially as she came to nursery with us today for a couple of hours and spent some time with Lew and the other children making play dough shapes! My sister Nicola and her wonderful husband Lee and their most scrumptious daughter Evie! Lew LOVES Evie to pieces and so does Samuel! She is just the cutest, she is so bright and clever and we feel so lucky to have been able to spend this last week with her and her mum. Nicola is a fab mum and Lee is a fab dad, so its no wonder Evie is such a top girlie! My sister Tania (the baby of the family!) and her partner Nathan, and her gorgeous daughters(my nieces) Daisy and Millie. We have kept in touch with texts and emails and phone calls and I hope to see them soon although with it being so close to Christmas I expect it will be next year now! Only 3 weeks until christmas after all! Daisy has been very supportive to Samuel, as he has not been getting much care and attention while Lewis has been so ill. They speak almost every evening on msn and are very close indeed. Samuel adores Daisy and I hope they will continue to remain such good friends now and into the future. My brother Jason (who inspired me to start this blog) is quite possibly one of the nicest men most people would ever meet. He doesnt seem nice all the time (I hear he can be quite grumpy!) but deep down where it matters, he's a gem so its no wonder everybody loves him! Check out his blog (see my links) - the Mighty 'C'.