April showers? not in london my friends.

Mackay happy in his pushchair because i gave him some food, otherwise he would have been kicking off, big time.

Mackay checking out the flowers, this picture makes my bum look bigger than it's actual size. well at least i hope it does.

What an awesome month April has been, two four day weekends one after the other in brilliant sunshine. i don't think this has ever happened in london ever, I'm pretty sure it's a sign the world will end. We have been doing family activity all over london (of course I mean all over north west london, as mackay gets antsy if he is in his pushchair for more than 10 minutes) we have been to the zoo, a farm and so many parks and playgrounds that we all have tan lines.

Mackay turns one next week and we are having a party! no kids, just adults as he doesn't have any friends his own age, he's mature like that. To avoid all the cooking dramas I am hiring caterers, (a cleaner, a nanny and now caterers, I live a very aspirational lifestyle) Well i say I am getting caterers but i haven't heard back from anyone because everyone is away on the long weekend breaks. So we will just be drinking booze at this point. I am making Mackay a cake from the Australian's woman's weekly cake book. Not sure which one yet, I suspect the one that is easiest to make and hardest to screw up.

We have made a rule that he is only getting three presents from us, a fire engine, a scooter beetle thing and an inflatable cow. Awesome! Although what he would really like is my laptop, a pair of scissors and his dad's blackberry, none of which he is getting.

Also on Tuesday Jamie has the day of work and we have the nanny for the afternoon and we have booked her to babysit that night as well. Jamie and I will be completely alone from 2-10:30 (with a breif time in the middle when we come home and put the baby to bed) We haven't spent that much time alone together in about a year! For all those people who don't have kids this is no big deal but for anyone that does have kids (and doesn't live within driving distance of a kindly relative who loves to babysit) you will know that a big deal this is. We are going shopping and then bowling, it's a date from 1956!

In other exciting news a lady rang today and I did a phone survey, and it took half an hour. Jamie thought i was a fool, little did he know that someone asking my opinion these days on something urelated to Mackay is quite a rarity so I was happy to chat away for 31 minutes to Sarah from skyTV.

Okay better go Aaron and Emily are coming over for a bbq and I haven't prepared anything, lucky they are good friends and are pretty tolerant, I also haven't shaved my legs and am wearing a skirt. I am embarrassed but at the same time don't have the energy to remedy the situation.

xxxx