Sonny's Birthday

And finally the pictures from someone's birthday that was *ahem* 2 weeks ago now! Martin woke up first and said to a fast asleep boy , ' Sonny?' ........' What!' ......'Do you know what day it is today?' que small child sitting bolt upright in bed with a huge squeal of excitement.......' IT'S MY BIRTHDAY !!!!'

He had already started opening presents by the time i put my slippers on and went downstairs ( after waking Maya and Jamie of course)

Mummy this one is from you isn't it cos there's wool on it !

A little owl i knitted for my favourite four year old who rather likes owls ( and dinosaurs ...did i mention the dinosaurs....that were nearly every other present ...and the cake ...and a t.shirt)

After a rather dinosaury day when Daddy came home from work we went out for tea ( golden arches! Not my choice ..but not my birthday) and then to the cinema to see Alice in Wonderland. Sonny didn't really like the 3d glasses but rather liked the jaberwocky and was rooting for him all the way through..he was less than impressed when Alice won !

We returned home to dinosaur cake and rather a lot of mess. That is how all the best birthdays end though you know !

Highs and lows

I have lots to tell and photos to share, but they'll have to wait till tomorrow because there's way to many to upload now.

Sonny had a wonderful birthday, we have had a lovely Easter with family , a blissful few days away in the van , we've seen beautiful countryside , the amazing sea , and laughed with more family.

And very sadly on Wed my Grandpa passed away. He'd been ill for a while but nobody expected it quite so suddenly. It was sad and yet a blessing. He was a wonderful Grandpa and i will always remember him with nothing but happiness.

May he rest in peace.

Happy Birthday Sonny Sunshine!!!

My littlest lovely is 4 today . HAPPY BIRTHDAY my little man!!!

Super love you more than a million dinosaurs!!

Spring has sprung

Our seedlings have started to come up , yay! Unfortunately i have forgotten what one of the trays of seedlings are ( that'll teach me not to label them ) and blogger has decided that we can only look at them on their side.

Sonny made some animals out of his ' snippings ' obviously the top one is a shark and the other one is a turtle!

And those of us that weren't doing snippings were going to karate and getting their new karate suits! And once you have a new WHITE karate suit ( that look like they might not stay everso white for long and will almost definately require ironing . huh.) it is compulsory to run around in the MUDDY garden pretending to be Karate Kid.

Terra has also been very busy laying her first , rather sweet little white egg!

The best use for baths...

Sailing paper boats in of course!

Season swap

Our lovely season swap made my the talented Talie with a small helper or two. The childrens eyes lit up when they saw the package. I didn't get chance to photograph the complete package as the chocolate bunnies were kidnapped and eaten before i got the chance!

There was also a beautiful picture of some crocus' by a very talented little artist which you can just see on the season table.


a little spring faerie made by Sonny ( with a bit of help from Maya !)

Sunny Sunday

How lovely to wake up and find its a lovely spring day and the world is your oyster. After a bit of debating what to do we put the bikes on the van packed some food and set off for the day, ( well the afternoon actually because getting up on a Sunday is not a rushed affair!) We went to a nearby (ish) country park where there is plenty of space for bike riding, climbing, shouting, chasing , sitting ( me) laying on a bench ( me again) and just being outside.

The gorse provided a lovely burst of colour....don't touch it Mummy its prickly!

And of course its always best when you sit down to take your shoes and socks off.