Random Birthday Photo's

Seeing as I missed posting about Little Bear's birthday like I promised, here are some of the better photo's of her birthday at home.

This one deserves the top honours. Little Bear is showing her appreciation to Aunty McTavish for making such a beautiful birthday cake. Feel free to leave Mummy McTavish/Aunty McTavish some comments on this blog oohing & aahing over such a beautiful cake. She will read them & she deserves it !



The favourite toy of the night - a Bubble Machine. Also thanks to the McTavish clan.

Little Bear & Dragon were in raptures over the bubble's.



And of course, how better to play with bubbles than with a racquet of some kind. And even better than 1 racquet is 2. Lion is showing off his Bubble Badminton skills. That's my ambidextrous nephew !




And how better to finish a birthday than falling asleep on Daddy's lap. This is a special treat reserved for those really special occasions. (For those who regularly visit, you might notice the wear on this couch getting more obvious with each post it features in. We are hoping to get a new one really soon)

I love this man !!!

Welcome

I'm new at this blogging business so here goes nothing ...

Just a quick note to say hello and explain the business behind the blog.

The name "Castle In The Air". A castle in the air represents a dream or a fantasy. Doesn't every little girl want her castle in the air when she grows up. This metaphor stands for different things with different people, but everyone wants something right ??? As far as this blog goes, this metaphor is representative of my family, my home, my life (or how I would like them to be??)

My avatar "Chimera". A Chimera is a mythical beast with the head of a lion, body of a goat, the tail of a snake & the breath of a dragon. (This changes slightly depending on which myth you believe). As my son is known as Cheetah, my daughter as Little Bear, and my nephews as Lion & Dragon, I thought the Chimera was a fitting avatar. And as any mother knows, a chimera appropriately defines that role in oh so many ways. (Except the Chimera of mythology lacks the balance of a softer creature - perhaps the arms of a bunny rabbit - that mothers must also possess)....

It's getting late, can you tell? But I didn't want to go to bed without posting this first post.

Adios compadre, until I blog again !!!

The Chimera