New Year 2025 to Donte Alistair Anderson Roberts and Olivia Anderson

 I hope the New Year finds you both well.

I am doing fine and living in South Leicestershire, you can email me for my address. I have had a fairly good 2024 except for a temporary period of being unemployed from the start of September to mid December but I have new software development roles.

Willow has a new job too, after being made redundant from Toolstation. She also has a long term boyfriend and their relationship appears to be going well.

Ryan has continued his job and is happy doing it. My only concern is he doesn't seem to get out much!

I don't speak a lot to Angela but she's had a number of health issues so I hope she's okay.

My father has managed to get through the year surprisingly, but I do not expect him to be around for much longer, so I would appreciate it if you got in touch as soon as possible to see your grandfather. Your grandmother is 83 this year, so again it would be better if you got in touch as soon as you can.

Love and Best Wishes

Mark

19th Birthday message to Donte.

Hello my son,

Just a short note to wish you well on your 19th birthday and to hope you will get into contact with the rest of your family soon. If you are at University, I hope you are enjoying university life and doing well on your progress to a degree.

Your older brother Ryan is working for a truck fleet management company, whilst Willow is working for Toolstation. They are both doing well and happy but would love to be reunited with you.

Your grandfather Brian is regrettably in hospital at the moment with a heart problem. We obviously hope for his recovery.

Hello my son

I'm creating this blog for you, so you can see which family you really belong to and understand I miss you. I hope it is useful and helps you to understand I love you.

I've put some entries in the past to coincide with when events happened so you can have a proper history.

Early Beginnings

Photographs taken on your first visits to 5, Thornton Close, Newnham, Northants, June to November 2004.

Willow & Donte

Maybe a drummer?

Bathtime

Bedtime drink

Braunston Boat Show

Donte, Willow and Ryan at Braunston Boat Show, approximately July/early August 2005

Big Brother pushing Donte

Boat name is appropriate

Daddy is scruffy :-)

 

 

 

 

Owl

 

End

Family Visit

These were taken on a visit to David Roberts in Madeley, Cheshire in July 2005

Donte, David (Uncle), Ryan

Tracy, Donte, Katie, Nia (Aunt)

Aunt Nia, Cerys, Donte

David (Uncle), Cerys, Ryan & Donte

Fore: Ryan, Cerys and Willow Back: Nia&Katie, Pam&Donte, Tracy

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Noodle Night

Theres a Chinese restaurant in Lewisham that does tasty noodles and chow mein that your mum and I used to visit. Heres one of your outings there. Date somewhere around late 2004.

Angela (aka mummy) and Donte