Great Grandad Don, Uncle David and Nana Moo

Uncle David is over from Australia so we hook up with Great Grandad Don and Nana Moo and go to the pub.

Grandad Don is teaching Lucy chess.

King's prawn to bishops' horse nine.

"Well - I didn't expect a fianchetto!"

Lucy and Great Grandad

Lucy enjoys spending time with Great Grandad Don and Nana Moo.

"I'm off "says Lucy as she hunts down Jim to play more football.

Great Grandad Don's 90th Birthday

It was Great Grandad Don's 90th birthday. Don needed 3 blows to get all the candles out!

Grandad comes over to have a word with Lucy.

Three Generations in one photo! Great Grandad Don with his daughter Marie. Nana Moo Marie is Mummy Ali's Mummy. And Ali is Lucy's Mummy.

All of Don's friends and family at the party.

And basically the same shot but with Daddy in.

Then just the close relatives.

At the end of the party Lucy and cousin Jonathan enjoy the empty hall to play with balloons.

Jonathan's grin says it all.

Sunny BBQ

Uncle David was over from Australia so Ken and Chris arranged a BBQ. David always seems to bring the weather with him - it was a scorcher. Great Grandad Don and Nana Moo admire Lucy's fine new Sun hat.

Nana Moo had bought Lucy a present. Lucy is getting much better at ripping open wrapping paper.

Mummy and Nana Moo take Lucy for a stroll round the garden.

Mummy enjoys a glass of beer in the shade.

And then Lucy has a bottle of the good stuff.

Jonathan and the Goose

So a trip down south to see some family. Cousin Jonathan plays with Great Grandad Don while Lucy entertains Aunty Niki.

Grandad gets a turn with the Spoink.

Here are the two sisters with each others offspring.

And then the same with Nana Moo in as well.

Lucy sees Great Grandad

Lucy pops over to see Great Grandad Don and share some Christmas good cheer.

Moore Nana Moo

Mummy and Lucy are down at Kew gardens again. How clever of them to have their photo taken next to Henry Moore's iconic "Reclining Mother and Baby" even though only Lucy is reclining. You might notice that Sprock is playing with Monty Moo the cow because ...

Nana Moo is there as well!

Not only that but Great Grandad Don is over as well. This is his first ever visit to Kew Gardens. Lucy is nothing if not a polite six month old, so she offers to drive Grandad's buggy through the palm house.

Grandad offers Lucy a few tips on buggy driving while Mummy and her Mummy look on.

Nana Moo and Great Grandad Don

So a trip down South for Lucy to catch up with her Nana and Grandad. Because she lives in the countryside Nana has decided that she wants to be called Nana Moo.

To help Lucy remember she has got Lucy a big floppy cow which Mummy has named Monty Moo. He's very cud-dly (arf).

Mummy and Lucy catch up with Great Grandad Don.

Don loves his little great grand daughter.

Uncle David's 60th

Uncle David was over from Australia on a business trip but he had shrewdly set aside some extra time to travel around visiting various folks up and down the homeland. It also coincided with his birthday so a secret party/bbq was organised in his honour in sunny Dorking. It was the first chance that Lucy had to meet her Great Grandad, Don.

Even after all these years you don't forget how to look after a baby and she was soon lying contentedly in his arms.

As evening slipped into night the temperature started to drop - always a great excuse to get the bear suit out. Nana likes the bear suit.

Uncle David was also partial to a bit of bear suit action

Ali chats to Uncle David as the rather fearsome patio heater takes the edge off the nighttime chill.