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Grandad kept the boys entertained while we were in Iceland. Photo by Alan Jones on October 29, 2011.

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Old classics never go out of fashion.

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Peace at last!

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These fields are behind the houses across the road.

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Alexander, Ryan and cousins Amy and Emma at RHS Wisley, 23 October.

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More Iceland photos here.

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Relaxing in the Icelandic Bar. More photos here.

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Flickr slideshow of our best Iceland photos coming soon!

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On our last day in Iceland we managed a quick bathe in the Blue Lagoon on our way to the airport.

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Standing on the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, at Thingvellir National Park.

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Gulfoss waterfall in Iceland.

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We spent a child-free weekend in Reykjavik to celebrate Helen's 40th birthday.

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Jo and David with new arrival Ella Rebecca Thomas.

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Alex comes dangerously close to eating something bigger than his head.

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Murphy, Bow and Ryan on Weston Shore. Back in 1980 my schooldays punk band "Matraque" used to play a version of Martha & the Muffins "Echo Beach", renamed in honour of this shoreline. Those were the days.....

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Mum's new [old] dog, a Tibetan Terrier, 28 August, Netley Abbey

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18 August, Bramall Hall. Ryan, Jessica, Daniel and Alex in a classic band pose; this would make a great album cover!

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Camping at La Croix du Vieux Pont seems a long time ago now *sigh*.

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....and then back to ours for a game of Spacehopper Rugby.

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Ryan invited his friends to celebrate his birthday with a bike ride in Oxleas Woods.....

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The weather in Berny Riviere in August was...pretty much the same as in England, sadly.

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Alex and I, enjoying the Jacuzzi at La Croix Du Vieux Pont.

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...the day we visited. Slideshow for Alexa fans here .

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There was filming going on.....

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....which is the main location for the BBC series "Merlin".

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While camping at La Croix, we visited Pierrefonds Castle ...

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A picnic stop on the way to La Croix Du Vieux Pont.....before the wasps arrived!

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More photos from our day in Disneyland Paris here.

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We spent the day at Disneyland while on our camping holiday in France.

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Alex, Ryan, Mike, me.

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Can you guess where we've been yet?

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Alex brought his own giraffe - Jeremy - along to see the show. More photos here.

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A fantastic show by Compagnie Off took place in Woolwich on Saturday 2nd July, as the climax of this year's Greenwich and Docklands International Festival. More photos to come....

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Last Saturday was the Teviot Rangers JFC 40th anniversary celebrations. Ryan won the Teviot Blues player's player of the season award. Alex also received an award...for being "top boy" [hooligan/supporter].

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Alex on the beach at Highcliffe, just before Easter.

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Visiting the Tower of London during the Easter school holidays. The highlight was the Beefeaters tour.

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I've had a long break from this photoblog, and now it's time for normal service to be resumed!This one is from our Spring bank holiday camping trip to Epping Forest, and there's more here.

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Last weekend we joined the Joneses for a weekend at Sandy Balls to celebrate Alan & Barbara's 40th wedding anniversary. we all went for a bicycle ride in the Forest on Saturday. unfortunately the mud guards on Alex's tag along bike weren't up to much.

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Ryan had one birthday cake with family at Pizza Hut, and then another at his birthday party with friends!More photos from the party at Thamesview Golf Centre Driving Range are here.

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Alex started school on September 2nd. He has settled in well and seems to be enjoying it so far.And of course his big brother is there to look out for him.

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Before the school holidays ended, we spent a day visiting London's tourist sights Trafalgar square and Covent Garden......finishing off with "Toad Hall" at the More London Scoop, in the shadow of Tower Bridge and City Hall.

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At last! *sigh of relief* The final slideshow of our holiday is here.

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The Hookah pipes were probably the only things on sale at Fethiye market that weren't counterfeit! More photos from our holiday in Turkey here.

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I have finally got round to sorting through our 1200 holiday photos! Part one of the slideshow is here.

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Last weekend we went camping near Shipston On Stour in the Cotswalds - mid way for those travelling from Leeds, Manchester, Cambridge and London. I had my first chance to get to grips with my new camera - a Panasonic Lumix LX3.We also had the opportunity to revisit the nearby Rollright Stones. I first visited them for the summer solstice of 1990, when Stonehenge was unreachable, and went back

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Here is the Tudor house that Ryan built for his school project....with a little help from mum ;)

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We met up with the Jones clan in Rochdale to attend the wedding of Paula and Daniel [Helen's cousin]. Pictured are Alan & Barbara with grandchildren Emma, Alex, Amy and Ryan.

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Alex models his self-made spaceman's helmet.

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Ryan's football club held their awards ceremony at the Valley. The manager Carol presented him with the award for most improved player this season. More photos here.

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The day before the summer solstice we took a walk along the South Bank with the boys and Alan & Barbara.

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While Ryan was at yet another birthday party, we took Alex to visit a local attraction.Under the shadow of Welling power station, enthusiasts run a model steam train.More photos here.

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We went camping with Lesley Paul, Emma & Amy near Milton Keynes on the Whitsun bank holiday. We were there to visit Gullivers World, where we enjoyed some traditional English summer weather.More photos here.

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Alan models the latest style in trolleys for the mature shopper. It certainly helps you stand out from the crowd! More Legoland photos here.

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We met up with Emma, Amy, Lesley, Paul, Alan & Barbara, at Legoland to celebrate Alex's 4th birthday. More photos coming soon.....

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Alex's favourite birthday presents were the ones that had anything to do with Ben 10.More photos here.

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Ryan and I had the privilege of joining Alan Pardew's Red & White army at Wembley stadium for the Johnstone Paints Cup Final.We had arrived directly from a Teviot Rangers match, where Ryan scored 2 goals in a 4-2 win. Saints got their hands on their first trophy in 34 years [and 2nd ever!], winning 4-1 and rounding off a grand day out. Rumour is that Johnstone will be bringing out a new red &

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Back in March, Rory, Tracy, Arianwen and Michael came to stay for a few days. Tracy was in London to perform at Saddler's Wells with dance company "The Fathom Project".More photos here.

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Alex was back at Kings College Hospital on February 8th for his second CCAM lung operation. The surgeons used "keyhole surgery" this time, to remove part of his left lung. This meant a much longer operation - about 9 hours - and he spent longer in intensive care afterwards because they discovered an infection during surgery. However he made good progress and was able to come home after 10 days.

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Alex on Christmas day as Woody from Toy Story.

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Helen cooked dinner for our annual Smiths reunion just before christmas. Sadly two people were missing - Michael had to work, and mum had to leave shortly after arriving, as she was unwell.

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Send your own ElfYourself eCards

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The boys were very pleased to see the snow again. We went sledging from the top of Shooters Hill and built another snowman.More photos here .

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Ryan's 9th birthday, back in September.I am slowly catching up with the photo backlog!More photos here.

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The 2009 official Smith & Jones families photo, taken by Ryan [he's got very long arms]....... and here's the unofficial one.

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Erin hangs out with the boys at the South Bank.Alex is persuaded to give Finley a cuddle.And Helen manages to make him giggle.

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Potty training al fresco.

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After admiring the cars we had a good look round Wisley Gardens, including the a-maze-ing corn!More photos here.

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The day before the August Bank Holiday ...Meeting Alan and Barbara at RHS Wisley to collect the boys, we stumbled across the Surrey Hot Rod Club in the car park.More photos here.

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The Smiths and Pontings assembled in Bursledon to celebrate Nono's birthday and enjoy an after dinner walk by the Solent.More photos here.

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Finally.... here are the last of the holiday photos.

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Shady Smith boys on a boat trip along the Dalyan delta . More photos here.

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Helen and I both enjoyed our first paraglide experience....but not at the same time.More photos here.

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Dinner in Hisaronu. Plenty more photos to come....

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After "enjoying" English summer weather on camping holidays over the last few years, we decided to treat ourselves and go abroad this year. So we booked 10 days in Olu Deniz, Turkey at the last minute. Needless to say, it was fantastic! The first set of photos are here.

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Still not finished sorting [and deleting!] photos from our holiday in Turkey, but in the meantime here's one from the beach.

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Helen and the boys popped down to Fleet to meet their new niece/cousin Amy.

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Izzy brought Jessica & Daniel down to visit for a couple of days.

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The weather didn't look very good on Tuesday, so we decided to visit Colchester Zoo.It was so big we didn't have time to see it all.

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We had a lovely day on the beach front at Walton on the Naze and made the most of the sunshine.More photos here.

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The day after Ryan finished school for the summer, we headed off to Mersea in Essex with Alfie Carol & Stuart for a week's camping holiday.More photos, including the crazy German's banana bicycle here.

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Helen accompanied Alex on the nursery summer outing to Broadstairs, which was surprisingly sunny. More photos here.

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