tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21779767597479607632024-03-19T10:18:28.612+00:00The Thomas Family BlogA place for friends and family to keep up-to-date with our busy lives.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177976759747960763.post-87585187017406005802012-11-08T15:21:00.000+00:002024-01-11T15:23:04.473+00:00Ted's BirthOur new brother, Edward Geraint Thomas was born today at Birmingham Women's Hospital.<div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177976759747960763.post-61697436218588372222012-11-07T21:00:00.000+00:002013-04-14T19:48:20.758+01:00Our New Baby Cousin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our new cousin, Aoife was born today!</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177976759747960763.post-66390520832661168272012-10-31T21:00:00.000+00:002013-04-14T19:41:21.246+01:00October 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Oliver & Charlie are getting excited about the iminent arrival of their new brother...</div>
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Charlie went bowling with his friend Euan...</div>
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Charlie designed a pirate costume at school today:</div>
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A few weeks ago Oliver wrote to his favourite author, Francesca Simon, who writes the <a href="http://www.horridhenry.co.uk/" target="_blank">Horrid Henry</a> books. <br />
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Today he received a letter back including a signed postcode:</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177976759747960763.post-77789614274799420262012-10-05T15:30:00.000+01:002012-10-08T12:11:59.879+01:00Star of the WeekToday, Oliver was awarded Star of the Week in his class:<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177976759747960763.post-25502976063565730002012-09-30T17:25:00.001+01:002012-10-09T13:54:55.832+01:00Oliver's 300 Piece Jigsaw<div>
Oliver finished the Horrible Science Smashing Solar System jigsaw that he got for his birthday...<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177976759747960763.post-60443078843474364902012-09-05T08:00:00.000+01:002012-10-08T12:46:55.575+01:00Back to SchoolIt was back to school today. Oliver is now in Year 3 and Charlie is in Year 1.<br />
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Oliver entered the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Photographic Competition. These are his entries...</div>
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A Painted Lady Butterfly</div>
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Today we went to London. We went to Covent Garden for lunch and Charlie got pulled out of the crowd by a busker called <a href="http://www.davechameleon.co.uk/home.html" target="_blank">Dave Chameleon</a>...</div>
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...and then we went to see the <a href="http://www.damienhirst.com/" target="_blank">Damien Hirst</a> exhibition at the <a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern" target="_blank">Tate Modern</a>...</div>
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Today we went to <a href="http://www.twycrosszoo.org/home.aspx" target="_blank">Twycross Zoo</a>.</div>
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Check out his photo of <a href="http://thomasfamilyuk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/charlies-first-day-trips.html" target="_blank">Oliver taken 5 years ago</a>...</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Twycross Zoo, Atherstone, Midlands CV9 3PX, UK52.6531073 -1.530361252.6434748 -1.5501022 52.662739800000004 -1.5106202tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177976759747960763.post-1179554648067289452012-07-28T21:00:00.000+01:002012-10-08T12:56:32.620+01:00Olympic Football<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Today, we went to the Ladies Football Competition as part of the London 2012 Olympics. We saw <a href="http://london2012.cswp.org.uk/events?title=women%27s-olympic-football-preliminary-matches&start_date=28-july-2012" target="_blank">Sweden v Japan</a>...</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Ricoh Arena, Phoenix Way, Coventry, West Midlands CV6 6GE, UK52.4487109 -1.49571652.4462914 -1.5006515 52.451130400000004 -1.4907805tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177976759747960763.post-53293564282781346192012-07-27T08:12:00.000+01:002012-10-08T12:56:57.877+01:00The London 2012 Olympics are finally here.<div>
Oliver and Charlie helped to welcome the Olympics this morning by ringing a bell at 8:12am...<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177976759747960763.post-34255956463988426472012-07-22T20:00:00.000+01:002012-10-08T12:57:39.908+01:00Lily's Naming Ceremony<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Today we went to cousin Lily's naming ceremony...</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177976759747960763.post-88906723262806959032012-07-17T21:27:00.000+01:002012-10-09T21:35:37.418+01:00Dance Track End Of Year ShowToday was Oliver's end of year 1 Dance Track show. He was presented with a certificate:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177976759747960763.post-82872101985892129962012-07-11T18:32:00.001+01:002012-10-08T12:59:24.296+01:00Oliver's Swimming Certificate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This week, Oliver got his 25m swimming certificate!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lvBtlR8tN8M/T_24Skw95cI/AAAAAAAAFx8/xgwI6718F0E/s1600/Oliver+25m+Certificate.tif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lvBtlR8tN8M/T_24Skw95cI/AAAAAAAAFx8/xgwI6718F0E/s640/Oliver+25m+Certificate.tif" width="449" /></a></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177976759747960763.post-7004384230400023772012-06-06T21:00:00.000+01:002012-10-08T13:00:02.714+01:00Aston Hall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Today we went to <a href="http://www.bmag.org.uk/aston-hall" target="_blank">Aston Hall </a>with Harvey...</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177976759747960763.post-68583310025147997532012-05-29T22:49:00.000+01:002012-10-08T13:17:18.104+01:00Oliver's 7th Birthday<div style="text-align: center;">
Today was Oliver's 7th Birthday. He got lots of presents...</div>
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...and we let Charlie's butterflies go that he had grown from caterpillars that he got for his birthday...</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177976759747960763.post-4541146026962487472012-05-27T22:40:00.000+01:002012-10-08T13:16:40.999+01:00Oliver's Birthday PartyToday was Oliver's Swimming Birthday Party at <a href="http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cocksmoorswoodslc" target="_blank">Cocksmoors Wood Leisure Centre</a>...<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177976759747960763.post-29812955626926272902012-05-15T22:32:00.000+01:002012-10-08T13:17:48.451+01:00On Safari<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white;">Charlie spent some of his birthday money on a Playmobil Safari set...</span></div>
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Charlie has been doing a lot of dressing up lately...<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Our second cousins from Australia came to stay this weekend...</span></div>
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