As with last year we decided not to do a 'round robin' letter. Anyone who is vaguely interested in our 'funny little family' here in Cirencester will be directed to this blog.
The big event of 2009 was undoubtedly the arrival of little Eliza Thora on 14th May. She has been an absolute little star and has been a constant source of entertainment with a really smiley face and arms and legs that do not stop moving. Bess is the apple of her eye and vice versa. Eliza was christened in September.
The second big event was Lal's 40th birthday. The day itself was an excuse to drive around the Cotswolds in a classic car......then there was a visit to an open air cinema for Lal and her girly friends............and then a garden party at Number 8.
Bess continues to develop into a four year old teenager. She continually surprises, amuses and frustrates us in equal measure. She experienced her first real snow this February and her fourth birthday in October.
Apart from that other exciting events have been the arrival of new windows in our old house....oh the excitement never stops! It is very odd living here without the curtains billowing or the inside temperature dropping below zero every night.
We've been to see some bands this year The Killers, Girls Aloud, Jay-Z and Coldplay , Madness and Aha,
Then there was 'Strictly Come Dancing'........if you're fan then you'll know all about our dopplegangers (the other Ali and Brian) who were cruelly denied a place in the final. Ali had some fun detailing 'Ali and Brian's' progress. Of course if you're more of an X Factor person, this is all pretty irrelevant, but its worth having a look at the photos.......
We've done our usual trips to the coast at Salcombe, Swanage, Isle of Wight and Brighton. Whilst the weather hasn't been great this year we had enough sun to spend some time on the beach.
Scarily, Brian realised that he has been in Cirencester for twenty years this year, which must make him somewhere near a local now. In a failed bid to recapture his youth Brian also grew a moustache....only for 31 days and it was for charity! For the 'Wheatsheaf Hospital C' skittles team it was a year of two halves finishing near the bottom of the division at the end of the 2008/9 season (avoiding relegation only because there was nowhere lower to go), but riding high at the top of the division halfway through the 2009/10 season. Watch out for highlights on BBC3 in the new year.
But enough of our drivel......have a browse around the blog and it will fill you in if you want to know more. Thank you for watching and have a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy 2010!
The Taylors
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