Snapshots

I know, it's been a while. I don't think I have ever been so exhausted in all my life. Despite having moved 3 times in the last 5 years I was very laid back about our move and the chaos it entails. How hard could it be? Well, it turns out, very. A 1 and 2 year old do not make for easy packing/ unpacking/ admin. The job has seemed harder still as we are now effectively camping at the new house as all of our stuff will stay in boxes until we have the place ripped apart and put back together again early next year (we will move to a small rental cottage nearby while this happens) Anyway, enough complaining as the new house is amazing - I feel so lucky and excited to get started bringing it into shape and realising my 'vision'.... there is a awful lot to do and if I'm honest I'm a little nervous as to a) the very tight budget and b) the time scale with the new babe appearing early February. But hey, why not take on every stress inducing life event at once right?! Here are some snapshots of what we have been up to either side packing/ cleaning/ bickering/ endless trips to the tip/ opening yet more spaghetti hoops/ hitting the gin......

our new home

lost amongst toys

pollen lover

Lentil and the Mint

just because..

fruits of the new garden - bring on the damson gin...

pooped. It's alright for some....

wake up.....

fetch doggy

mmmm healthy lunch....

on a 'creature hunt' and who popped out to say hi? 

jousting with godpops Will

moi

Maurice chewing on a leaf

1st class travel

we in. big phew.

great apple tree 

more wildlife

and more...

pile up

I have a feeling the fruit harvest will not amount to much!

training

every room looks the same... eeek....

pretty

superhero. Always ready.

putting the veggies to bed

walkers

sunny woodland

Here we go again......

3 is the magic number right?!

Obviously this is super exciting news and I cannot wait to meet another little clan member but I have to confess to being afraid..... very afraid..... however am I going to cope with 3 under 3.5?!

I guess we will find out come February 1st or thereabouts!

Egg Box Bird Masks

Are the holidays in front of you like a blank, rather scary canvas to fill?! One of the reasons I sent Lenny to a nursery not a pre school is because there are no holidays... haa haaaa haaaa (evil laugh)...... Well I am going to try and step up the craft ideas on L&theM over the next few weeks to give some ideas to fill an hour! Today we made egg box bird masks. To be frank it would be better with slightly older kids but I did all the initial cutting with the scalpel (actually on 2nd thoughts maybe a grown up should do this bit for any age!!) but the decoration and flapping our bird wings outside were a massive hit! So get flapping people.....

Snapshots

I've been a bit quiet on snapshots of late - no reason really just sometimes I go cold on the camera but here are some bits of bobs of the past few weeks - mostly spent kicking about here living the happy humdrum....

tunnelling

Mo Bot

ne ne.... ne ne..... ne ne......ne ne......

bath bundle

serious training

the eternal wait for Maurice to finish his supper

big ball

reading Catch 22

desperate to keep up..... so nearly there.....

the joy of deliverys

OI! Dont leave me here....

making parcels

Heinz tomato soup = immediate bath

lets go fly a kite

working it

skate ramp!

my last meal on earth without a moments hesitation 

swinging smile