Granddaughter was christened yesterday. Here she is in her pretty christening dress. She's the same age as our children were when they wore the family christening robe - all antique, handmade and exquisite - but unfortunately she's a bit of a giant baby and didn't fit it. Still, she looked very sweet.
It's frustratingly difficult to get photos of babies that do them justice. You can't really see the peachy skin, the shine of their eyes and the suddenness of their cute goofy smiles. There's a touch of the beaming potato in photos of the prettiest baby.
Anyway, in my totally unbiased grandmotherly opinion, she's a very fine little person
with a lovely personality. Well, as long as she's fed at regular intervals.
After the pleasure of having Son and Daughter 2 staying for the weekend, with the others with us for most of yesterday, I'm feeling a bit tired and flat. We weren't helped by Daughter 2's train on Friday night being delayed by three hours (due 11.30 pm, arrived 2.30 am) because once again, stupid idiots stole the cabling for the signals so that trains had to be signalled through manually all the way from Durham to Newcastle. I'm not really a cross person but I wouldn't mind having a word with the mindless, selfish twits who do this. Come to think of it - how about reinstating the stocks for such crimes? Squashy tomatoes, anyone?
Your granddaughter is a real cherub and absolutely gorgeous. I agree re the stocks. In fact a few of us were standing in the village square a few days ago just discussing a perfect site for stocks. Bring them back, I say!
ReplyDeleteWhat an angel! Love her pretty dress.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to little L. It looks as if she really enjoyed her special day.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, Little Ell is not a teeny bub! Her frock is still pretty, though.
ReplyDeletemy great niece is also a big, solid baby, but when she smiles, like baby L, that's all you see!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous smiley baby, gorgeous dress
ReplyDeleteA beautiful beamy baby, just like her big brother who always seems to be beaming.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet little girl! (As long as she's fed on time!)
ReplyDeleteAnd what dreadful oafs are those who mess up the signalling. Hope they get bored with it soon. Like yesterday.
She looks lovely....and the stocks is a great idea.
ReplyDeleteAwww, Little L is growing so quickly -- she's adorable. I'm all for reinstating the stocks for a myriad of crimes. The severity of the crime would determine what you could throw at them. Tomatoes for the unhelpful airline clerks on our recent trip. Something of much more substance (i.e. more firm) for your thieves.
ReplyDeleteWow ! smiling Baby!
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Funny about that. The morons that steal copper wire from our railway systems must have buddies over there to do the same thing...it makes me cross when people get themselves into the media, complaining about trains being late or not turning up. I wish the media would concentrate less on the complainers and more on the selfish b...s that do the damage.
ReplyDeletearound here we would call Little L a sweet little chub bucket ... one of my little charges weighed 24 pounds when he was just four months old, but he is a scrawny little three-year-old now that he does his own walking
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. How lovely that you had your family for the christening. I do know that feeling of being flat when they have all gone again.
ReplyDeleteShe really is a bonny baby and that smile is golden !
ReplyDeleteRail travel is character-building at the best of times , but these criminals don't just cause inconvenient delays . They compromise travellers' safety . At the risk of sounding like a Daily Mail reader , I'm not sure a spell in the stocks is punishment enough .