Summer is fast approaching

So despite the rain lashing down outside I am assured that summer is almost here. We have bought a bike seat for little H and the last three weekends have been spent going on glorious bike rides through the countryside. He absolutely loves being out on the bike, and doesn't even put up much of a fuss when he has to put his helmet on. He has a love of cycling and the great, wide outdoors in his genes and it's so good to hear him squeal with delight as Daddy races off with him along a lush country trail. 

We are rapidly approaching H's 2nd birthday, yet the terrible twos seem to have made an early appearance. Our days together are often a combination of happily laying tempered with the odd hissy fit as I remind him that he can't eat his Dad's slippers, or touch the plug sockets, or climb onto the fireplace, or smack me in the face. He has mastered the art of scowling and pouting, both of which he likes to practice on friendly, elderly strangers who just want to say hello. But even in the middle of a tantrum, this adorable face still melts my heart.