Elliott’s First Day

Posted on February 10, 2012 by mdk

So our second son, Elliott James Keating, was born on the 9th February 2012, the gallery below shows a selection of the images from the very first day of his life, taken by Daddy with a Canon 5D MkII and his iPhone 4.

Christmas Lego Display

Posted on January 27, 2012 by mdk

Once again this year we built a Lego Xmas village on our display shelf. there was the addition of an extra Christmas set in the shape of the newly released Lego post Office but we also decided to add elements that felt Christmassy to us.

So….

There are some Harry Potter figures running around the place, a Star Wars figure or two to view, quite obviously there is the Doctor, Amy and Roman Rory and I do believe a special Santa.

Enjoy the pictures…

: Lego Yoda and the xmas tree

: A dementor looks over the post office

: Harry and Hermione

: Snowball fun

: Is that Voldermort in the background

: Putting up decorations

: A view of Rory, Doctor, Tardis, Amy and a Vampire from Venice

: Vampires and xmas gifts

: Xmas gifts and the Tardis crew

: A Clone Trooper drives the Sleigh

: A R2 Droid buys some cakes

: Teachers buying Beer as usual

: Clone Trooper view

: Teachers and Singers

: A Dementor stalks Hedwig

: Trade federation sneaks up on an x-wing pilot

: Chewbacca Sneaks up on a trade Federation Droid

: Chewbacca alt. view

: The Choir

: Dementor closer up

: Harry and Hermione with post workers

: Town view

: Yoda Santa out view

: Large xmas tree

: Professor Flintwick, where’s Snape?

: The band

: Tie Fighter pilot takes a rest

Layla and Ben meet Santa

Posted on December 24, 2011 by mdk

So, yesterday Ben got to meet Santa (in the guise of a bearded Welsh chap, real beard, actually Welsh) at a local playgroup near to his Great Nans.

Layla was happy to meet Santa and rewarded everyone with a huge cheery smile, Ben was less pleased. He did me proud (this is not sarcasm), Santa was a strange man who smelt of smoke and Ben was not impressed by that and tried to refuse the present. I am truly glad that he wasn’t lured in…

The present was chocolate (inner sigh) which is at least better than some age inappropriate toy or cheap geegaw that would be broken in a few minutes. Since we have yet to introduce Ben to chocolate his mother has gleefully pawned (to mean owned) them.

Images below: