Tuesday, 28 December 2010

December catch up! Part one.

Phew!

Finally I have 5 minutes to catch my breath! My house has stopped long enough for me to sit at the laptop and take stock of the madness that has been happening here the last few weeks!

Fraser has 2 performances left of his panto. Thursday night is the last night. I am looking forward to being able to relax in the evenings without it being cut short. Christmas has been and gone and we have loved every moment of it. I will be updating with all of our Christmas pictures over the next few days. I have taken lots and lots. I will get them all on here eventually !

As if Christmas time wasn't exciting and busy enough. We like to throw some Birthday celebrations into the mix aswell!

On 18th December my first born, my baby boy turned 12!

12!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How did my beautiful little 6lb 1oz (and a bit) baby grow up so quickly?? I feel like I have missed it!

 It has certainly accelerated in the last 4/5 years and it seems he is just racing into his teens (oh yes we are having quite a bit of "teen spirit" around these parts!!)

His Birthday was very different this year. Usually he is at school and is used to everyone coming to visit before and after school. But this year it was a Saturday, which seemed to drag the time between visiting for him which he didn't seem to apprecate. At all!  LOL.

Throw in a pantomime performance and some blizzards and you have yourself some pre-christmas Birthday madness!

I am going to organise a get together with friends/ pizza/wii  once we are into January and his performing schedule lets up!

So there wasn't really a theme to his day. Although a touch of  Doctor Who sneaked in.





K likes to help out with the opening of presents on Birthdays. Luckily she has a kind big brother who let her help out a little.


He wanted an ipod touch for his present this year. Being the mean mum that I am I told him we would only give him part of the money towards it and he could add to it.
 So to make it a little more exciting than jut opening an envelope full of money, I sent him on a treasure hunt.





But of course the ipod was waiting for him at the end of his treasure hunt. Told you I was mean! LOL




Check out his amazing cake! Made with lots of love by Lor Lor.


And his Birthday "banister" painted with lots of love by K and myself.


Thanks Lor. It was perfect!





Making a big wish!



All 12 candles in one blow! High five!

I wish you could see K's face here, it lit up with a great idea!


She attacked Fraser's cake sideways!!


Munch!


Happy Birthday Fraser

You are a loving, funny, fun loving boy and we hope to have lots of fun together with you before you blow out your candles again next year. We are super proud of you for everything you have dealt with and acheived this year. We love you ten.

x x x x

Friday, 24 December 2010

Christmas Eve


I'm in my new Christmas PJs, and our dinner is all prepped and ready for the off in the morning. Now we just need our boy to fall asleep so Santa can get the all clear and make his grand entrance!

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas with everyone you hold dear.

I know I am very grateful to be in a warm house with  more than enough food to feed my family with. I have my family near to me. I am very grateful.

Sending wishes of Love, Health and Happiness to you all.

I will be back after the big day xxxxxxx

Tuesday, 21 December 2010

From all of us...

To all of you




A very Merry Christmas

x x x

Monday, 6 December 2010

Oh Christmas tree!



How I love Thee!



Getting to choose you in the snow was extra special.










It makes  us so happy to bring you home with us.








We love fixing you proudly into your red sparkly stand



And decorating your branches,






with ornaments old and new.









It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas


And it smells amazing too!

What a wonderful morning I spent, this morning, sipping hot tea in my snowflake pyjamas,



with the aroma of our new addition floating around. Made completely perfect by the snow tipped garden, just visible beyond the twinkling of the Christmas tree lights.


This is truly my favourite time of year. I can't tell you enough how much winter and Christmas time just make me happy. Family, traditions and snow. It seems nothing can beat it for me.

Just one more thing........



Oh the weather outside is frightful .........



But we think it's just delightful






Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow






Almost the whole of Scotland has ground to a halt this past week. We have had some really crazy weather!! Tons of snow, thunderstorms, ice ice and more ice. Minus 16c temps, most of which are pretty much unheard of here at this time of year. We have has no mail, no bus services, no traIns running. Airports have been closed and the kids have had a whole week off school! Fraser's first two performances were cancelled as ,much of the cast were snowed in!

This will seem like madness to people who deal with this everyday, but we are just not prepared for this!

I am enjoying it, apart from the accidents it is causing, the lack of deliveries to shops and supermarkets and the difficulties in mailing  and preparing for all of our Christmas gifts. Some aren't here and many will now not be sent on time.

I am ridiculously thankful that our new car is a four wheel drive or I would be basically stuck in our little town.

But I am still happy happy happy  and it is certainly making for a whole lot of fun!

As far as I am concerned ......


Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

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