18/52 FRIENDS, FERRIS WHEELS & FORESTS

I am so thankful for having some lovely family time this week. 

 

It makes my heart sing to hear you play together in the garden during the evenings I have to work and, because of the continued pleasant weather, you have been able to do more of it this week.

We were then very blessed over the weekend to be able share with friends the dedication of their son to their Church and God.  We are not religious, but our friends have a strong faith and it was lovely to see the happiness it brought to them and the love and support that they have from the other members of their Church.

 

We made the most of the bank holiday and our season tickets to Drayton Manor with a cheeky trip their and then to top of our week I was invited to join our twins on their school trip to the Lickey Hills which we all really enjoyed.  Whilst there we shopped, enjoyed the park, had lunch and went on a lovely walk with the ranger, Penny who had done some pond dipping and showed us newts, we made nests using pegs as a bird would use their beaks, walked through an orchard and spotted fairy doors (to name just a few things).

 

How lucky we are to have had such fun in seven very short days.

I wanna be like you hoo hoo

Shirt & Tie

Sailing Away

Sweet Sleep

Dedicated

Scooter lessons from Daddy

Ferris Wheel

School Trip - Lickey Hills - Making Nests (D)

School Trip - Lickey Hills - Making Nests (A)

11/52

So Fresh and So Clean

My Baby Babywearing

Whip Whip" (German Whip)

Lazy Sunday Morning

1/52 A NEW YEAR AND A NEW PROJECT

Those of you who follow this blog will know that I really struggled to keep up with my 365 project last year and that I still have what feels like a million photographs in folders on the laptop that I am still ploughing away at blogging so there was always going to be very little chance of me undertaking another one this year.  However despite my 2013 365 project not being what I had hoped it would be I hate the idea of not having a project to focus me on photographing and blogging the moments of delight in our everyday life and so this year I have scaled down the project somewhat to a 52 project.  This project will probably mostly be focused on the children, but certainly not limited to the children as it was last year; it will simply be one post at the end of each week containing some our favourite photographs and moments from the past week.

 

So here is 1/52.  Enjoy!

 

Happy New Year

Breastfeeding

Selfie

Brotherly love

Bathtime antics

Nigh' nigh'!

'Ello, I'm on the phone!

READY FOR BED

A - 365

D - 365

Teeny - 365*

*Another horribly toned photo courtesy of Google

QUIET CALM

A - 365

D - 365

Teeny - 365

I love you all so much, but sometimes being a mommy is hard for me, really hard and some days life is crazy, really crazy so creeping in and watching you sleep is often what brings calmness to those crazy, difficult days.

CANDY STRIPE

Teeny - 365

These PJs came 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean for you from my dear Auntie Lyn.  She sent them for your naming day gift and I couldn't wait for you to wear them, but they have been too big until now.  They were worth the wait though; from the smile on your face it looks like you love them as much as I do.

EYELASHES

A - 365

D - 365

Teeny - 365

GETTING COMFORTABLE

Teeny - 365

SNUGGLING DOWN FOR THE NIGHT

A - 365

FLAT OUT

Teeny - 365

It's Friday night which means I get to put you to bed, but today you were so tired that you were asleep before we got there.

SOME NIGHTS ONLY DADDY WILL DO

Teeny - 365

CUSKI

D - 365

All three of you have been given Cuski comforters when you were born.  I've always made sure that, they have stayed in your beds unless we were having to leave you somewhere unfamiliar and then  we sent them with you to make things a little  more homely for you.  Your sister has never been that fussed by hers, but both you and Teeny have been very fond of them.  You don't sleep with yours anymore, but were very excited to have discovered it at the bottom of your bed today!

EEYORE

A - 365

Our friend gave me Eeyore about seven or eight years ago when I was struggling with depression.  In case you were wondering Eeyore wasn't chosen because he was gloomy like me, but because our friend had Donkey from Shrek who I often tried to smuggle out with me, but he couldn't get hold of Donkey so Eeyore was the next best thing.  Eeyore is bittersweet because he reminds me of a really difficult period in my life, but he is also reminds me of some very lovely friends who helped me through that difficult period in my life and so to me he represents hope.  Despite having a gazillion soft toys of your own you love my Eeyore and when I look at this photograph he still represents hope; my hopes and dreams for you.

THE FAVOURITE KIND

Teeny - 365

Middle of the night snuggles, like the one you are waiting for here, are my favourite kind; scooping up your sleepy body and having you nuzzle your head into my neck while I carry you into my bedroom is one of the things I will miss the most as you grow up.  I occasionally still manage to get away with those snuggles from your brother and sister and I already dread the day when one of you chooses not to snuggle with me anymore.

COME AND SNUGGLE WITH ME DADDY

D - 365

HAIR TWIZZLE

A - 365

I would imagine that I have mentioned elsewhere on this blog about our little lady's love of playing with hair and so here is the proof; she even does it in her sleep.

LONG NAILS

Teeny - 99/365