72nd Birthday

My father and stepmother Gwen down to stay for a few days.

It was Paul's 72nd birthday and Kate had less than a week before had her 5th birthday. I suspect Kate had been largely responsible for the cake, certainly for the decoration - group of seven candles and another with two. Paul, gentleman as ever, allowed her to blow out the candles on his behalf.

Jonathan was one and a half. Note the cloth nappy. Apart from holiday trips and long journeys, both children were raised with towel nappies. Must have been due to their mother's Norland Nanny training. I was quite good at nappy changing and don't ever remember doing very serious damage to either children with the big nappy pin.