Family day out and a wedding!

Posted by Bengtsson on July 27th, 2015

Morning!

Well, the start of this week was fairly miserable. As I said in last week’s blog, we managed to catch a bug and that fully unleashed on Monday and meant a full day on the sofa feeling sorry for ourselves. Yes, with Buzz with his Nanny it meant that me and Tom could allow ourselves to really feel ill and gloomy. I hate letting Buzz see us poorly, so it was nice to not have to put on a brave face and just relax in our discomfort. It lingered around and dampened most of the week but, fear not, some fun was still had…

Midweek we headed into London for a family adventure. We were hoping to go to the zoo but an interesting meeting got scheduled in last minute (hopefully I’ll be able to share more on that soon), meaning our plans changed. We ended up strolling around Covent Garden and the Southbank with a grumpy, teething toddler… not fun.

Actually, talking about the difficult moments of parenthood – we have experienced one area of family life that’s a tad troublesome when we’re out. And that’s when we get to a restaurant, order our food and have to wait… Buzz gets very confused as to why the waiter isn’t bringing out his food instantly – after all, he’s in the highchair, we’re sat at a table… what’s the hold up?! Fair to say he gets vocal in his hunger… I think his huge appetite is something he gets from my Italian side of the family – and, unfortunately, no distraction will work to tear him aware from his desire to stuff his face with goodness… We end up giving him rice cakes to tide him over. Yes, yes, yes, I know – we’re awful parents (and try not to) but he has learnt how to say ‘snack’ and ‘more’ – two words he says with absolute conviction. Bowing to his diva-ish demands is all we can do to keep the other diners happy… not that it’s hurting anyone – he still eats his proper meal when it arrives.

Also this week…

…An old friend of ours, Duncan Wood (aka Woody), got married to the gorgeous Loli at Fulham Palace. We met Woody through Harry at the start of McFly and we’ve had many drunken adventures together – he’s hilarious. What was particularly wonderful to see on his wedding day was his romantic side – I knew I’d laugh at his groom’s speech, but I had no idea I’d find myself weeping. Speeches are SO important at weddings and Woody smashed it. My advice to anyone having to talk at a wedding is to speak from the heart – it’s your one day to do so without anyone thinking you’re soppy, weak or any of the other stupid and crappy connotations that come with opening up your heart and expressing love… I love declarations of love and hearing how lives have been changed from finding their special someone. So congratulations Woody and Loli – I hope you have a lifetime of happiness together as Mr and Mrs Wood.

…While we were at the wedding some special guests made an appearance as the wedding band – McFly, of course. Having played at the three McFly weddings before, I have to say that I love, love, love seeing them play in those intimate settings with family and friends around. The best bit is that it’s a chance for all us wives to get up close and scream along. And yes, by close I mean front row. Ha…

…The best part of the week was seeing Harry and Izzy Judd announcing their baby news with a gorgeous snap of them both on Instagram. I’m so excited for the pair of them to start this whole new adventure together – they’re such a caring couple and I know they’ll make wonderful parents. So, come on, Baby Judd – we can’t wait to meet you.

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