U Bob and a taste of "normal"

Hello all - meet "U Bob" - my little brother who turned 50 last week and is one of our most prolific blog commenter's.

There were lots of lovely celebrations with friends and family this weekend and thankfully his 50'th more or less over shadowed my birthday.

It was a very lovely weekend in more ways than one, but especially as at times we  (Jo, Ella and Sophie) got a real taste of what life might just return to in the not too distant future.  Thank you so much to everyone who just helped it all to be normal and fun:)

Enjoy the photos and wish Ella well as she clocks in for her last two weeks of residential chemo from tomorrow evening.

Kezia, Jo and Tommy party on down

Andy, Bob, Dad, Ella, Jim,Sophie and Jo

As before but with Jan, Bill and Sonia as well

Thank you for all my lovely cards, flowers, presents and messages

Come on U Bob get those presents open!

U Bob and U Jim

The birthday kids - 50 what!

Dad and kids

 FYI - U Bob raised over £1000 at his birthday celebrations to be shared between Teenage Cancer Trust and B-eat.   Thank you one and all for the very valuable support for these two amazing charities