I lived at my Granny’s house in Elswick and our apartment in Manchester. Granny’s house had a big field at the back and I liked to go exploring. In the summer my Uncle Roger would take me on rides on a tractor. In the winter I liked to walk on the frozen pond.

My favourite toy was a blow up penguin called ‘Pengy’. I learnt to crawl pulling myself along the floor.

My twin penguin

When I was five months old I went on my first holiday to Barcelona with Mummy, Daddy, UncleRoger and Granny. That was my first trip on an airplane.

When I was in Manchester I Ioved to get macaroons and eat Krispy Kreme donuts. Mummy took me out to buy Thomas the tank engine toys.

I loved to go to the garden centre so I could ride in the trolly car.

When I was twelve months old I was christened in St Annes church in Elswick. My God parents are Jamie Partington, Mummy and Daddy’s friend from school and my Daddy’s sister Aunty Lou. On my first birthday I got a special teddy called James and we all had a party.