New Year's Eve Party 2011/2012

Lighting the fire works

Pete and Jodie celebrating Jodie's birthday

Aiden celebrating with champagne, we had  lemonade of course!

Jodie's Birthday cake

Happy New Year

Happy New Year!  

I have made only one New Year's Resolution, well maybe two...possibly more of a 1a, because the two are linked.  

1) to be more sensible with our financial resources, and this mostly means saving for things BEFORE buying, something Lewis and I are not fantastic at, which is probably why Heavenly Father has not given us vast wealth despite our pleas!

1a) is to be more sensible with my health resources and actually take care of myself.  I won't go into details, but you would not believe some of the very basic ways that I neglect myself!  After being on iron tablets for a couple of weeks my mind is a LOT clearer and I seem to have more energy (£4.50 for a box of iron tablets what a small price to pay, and what a simple solution to the many health problems I have had!) and I have realised how very foolish I have been.

Lewis and I have some plans for the future which we are both excited about and I feel very optimistic that things are taking a turn for the better! Hurrah! 2011 taught me the importance of not being proud, but also that I am in charge of my life, and I feel so liberated!  

My only sadness is that Jamie is determined to have Dylan in the US to start school, and while I respect her wish I will feel the loss of the Gilbert's friendship keenly...suppose I'll have to visit the USA at some point... humph! (he he)

Happy Christmas

We had a lovely, lovely day on Christmas day.  Watching the children open their presents at 3:30 am was just magical, going to Church and singing hymns was so special especially because the Gilbert family were there to, and having Christmas dinner at home with just our little family was so much fun.  No drama, no stress, bliss!  Here are some pictures...

 Father Christmas and Rudolph have been!

 Our little Christmas tree.

Esaias's reaction when he opened his ipod!!

It's almost Christmas...

 It's the day before Christmas Eve and it's getting a bit exciting here!

 Today we baked some Christmas biscuits for Santa.

 And for the first time ever, I have made some mince pies.

And now the house smells of Christmas and we are cuddled up watching a pantomime on TV ...oh yes we are!

Birthday cake and nativity plays

 Nathan and his football birthday cake

 Esaias as Joseph in the school nativity

 Caitlin as the Bethlehem star also in the school nativity

Dylan, Nathan and Lincoln as the shepherd's in the church nativity play

Almost Nathan's 5th birthday

We'll just scoot on by the fact that I turned 31 this week and go right on to...

Nathan's 5th birthday!

 He has being going on, and on and on about this Harry Potter book since a little girl at school brought it in and he LOVES his.  When he opened it he shouted "It's just what I always wanted!" "Yessss!" declared his jubilant mother!

To celebrate we went to see Puss in Boots at the cinema with family and one of Nathan's school friends, followed by a McDonalds.  It was a lovely day.

On each of the children's birthdays I always think back to the day they were born, I remember venturing out in the middle of the frosty night to drop Caitlin and Esaias off at Mum's while we made the second trip to the hospital.  It was a crazy and comical 12 hours after that, but he was worth it all.  Happy Birthday Nathan :)

Aiden and Sarah

 On Friday night (9.12.11) we went to Aiden and Sarah's engagement party.  I am so delighted for them both :)

My family means the world to me and though my life is centred mostly around Lewis and the children, I absolutely adore my two little brothers, Joe and Aiden.