The girls were a delight, Amy is frigging hard work because she's go-go-go but she's the coolest kid in the world so I forgive her. Bel is coming on in leaps and bounds, she's very advanced for her age and is desparately trying to talk to everyone. She's actually got quite a big vocab now: Dada (me!), Mama, Mommy, Hello, Bye-bye, Dow (Down), Da (Duck), Up, Amy, Un (On), Baw (Ball), Baby, and a pile of others I forget right now. Very amusing though, and she still walks like a penguin, haw haw haw.
This year is gonna be even more hectic then the last one I think. We've had a million appliance issues (phone, fridge, stove, computer, and counting), and the bills are racking up - it's going to be rough! Home ownership is expensive, it's like you're throwing wads of cash into a bottomless pit. Still, the place is finally starting to take place and we're loving it. Both of us miss Westville and I miss being closer to the sea, but we both still feel it was a good move. We STILL haven't taken transfer of the damn place, but it should go through in the next week or two, fingers crossed.
My brother, his wife and Ciaran also return home from the UK this month, in fact Peet is already back and we'll be seeing her and the little man this weekend - WOOO HOO. Chris gets back in 3 weeks, so amped. It'll be good to have another mate home, it's kinda lonely being the only guy with kids coz I hardly ever see my friends, all I hear is them doing cool stuff. Such is life, wouldn't trade it for anything. With Bel growing up, hopefully we'll start getting out more - it's Rich and Anna's wedding in May and all the London boys will be home, we're hopefully going to St Francis with Todo and Andrea, and we've got a few other plans so we'll see how it goes. Let the good times begin!
Pics of my girls: http://picasaweb.google.com/mrsalmon/Christmas2009.