Marco Michael and Joshua Hit Town.

A Cunningham family gathering took place this afternoon at young brother Mike's home outside Durham City. With his youngest, Alice, just back on holiday from Australia where she's learnt to say "Higher Gown?", ( think about it!) when her two brothers Sean and Mark turned up to welcome her home. They in turn brought their two sons Joshua (11 months and 3 weeks) and cousin Marco Michael ( 1 year and 1 week) and of course the boys' proud mums, Angela and Carol.

Marjorie and I turned up as Marco was being comforted by happily besotted Granddad Mike, who although well practised with his own 3, seemed to have lost that certain touch when it came to quietening a just over one year old who is teething! With parents Mark and Angela out checking into a local hotel, Marco was passed around and eventually it was with a decisive swoop that Marjorie took over and showed the lad the big wide world from Mike's front door! Marjorie evidently does have that certain something and it wasn't long before the lusty howls died away, and he was soon sound asleep, but grasping Granddad's big finger tightly with his tiny mitt.

The rest of the family group then arrived from nearby Esh Winning, Sean and Carol and young Joshua . Very much quieter than his slightly older cousin and giving every one of these strangers a grave inspection before responding with wide grins and then helpless giggles as his dad tickled him. Good to see the babies exerting a close feeling on all, especially Gran who suffers from a long term illness of the mind. She evidently enjoys the sights and the sounds of the babies and responds to their boisterous play, and was smiling happily as they rolled around her feet. Alice is very much the career girl, but she too was seen to be having a fond smile at the boys' antics......

A few pictures of a very happy afternoon..












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