Snow!

NO it's not the snow we've just had everywhere in the country apart from here! These were taken in December when we had a freak snowfall just in Sunderland. Emmaleighs like me and loves the snow-she makes snowmen all the time as soon as there is any snow!

Danny thinking I wont chase him as I have the camera! Oh how wrong could he be!

Well I guess I'll have to wait until next year or the first week in May knowing the mixed up crummy weather in this country. We may even get a summer this year as we've had a proper winter for the first time in years. Miracles do happen I've been told!

Update

Can't believe we're in Feb already. Don't know why but we didn't take many pics at Christmas and since then it's just been busy. Here's my tree, I was so proud as it went up on Dec 1. We were also really chuffed that our new picture of Christ was finished and up before Christmas-as it is the only pic in the room at the moment it really helped set the scene.

This is what Aimee wrote for the aspiration tree at her school. We couldn't help but laugh as two weeks later she decided she didn't want to go skiing any more as she was too cold!

This is Daniel as a narrator in his first proper Christmas play- Whoops a daisy Angel. He was so good we were so proud. With three children in school it was a good job Chris was off work as we were in school just about every day that week for all the different plays and concerts.

Anna-Belle

It's late but I just had to put this pic of Abbs on. I can't help but smile when I look at it. It's just so her-completely nuts. She loves her hat and wont go out without it. It also reminds me of how similar she is to Aimee. What did we do to have such nutty kids?

Hectic Week

What a week- well it all kicked off on Saturday with the kids school Christmas fair. Emmaleigh was singing in the school choir and her dance club were performing their routine form Oliver. As always she did a fab job-but then my opinion is completely objective of course- we also got to see Santa although Anna-Belle wasn't too impressed with this part. She wouldn't set foot inside the "grotto" without force! 

Sunday tea time whilst play "dogs" with his friend Danny managed to break the same bone in the same place on the other foot so Monday was spent in the hospital with the doctors trying to work out how he could have done this. So another week off school for Dan. So with putting up the decorations and the tree on Monday, the High Priest Christmas dinner, Christmas shopping, craft class, ski club, swimming, poorly Dan, ill Chris, car MOT and trying to decorate the kitchen I'm shattered and should really be in bed by now. 

The really great thing about this week has been the weather- it's been really cold and today we had loads of snow by our standards so it feels like Christmas. Emmaleigh even managed to make a snowman after school in the garden-love the winter.

Emmaleigh singing with the school choir in the Bridges Shopping Center today. She was great but as the put them in the entrance it was a pretty cold hour.

Anna-Belles first Santa (I think) She only stayed for the photo as she had chocolate in her hands! Below is a picture of Emmaleigh in her performance of Food Glorious Food form Oliver at the school fair. We were amazed at how well they all did. Very proud yet again!

Broken Bones!

After seven years of being parents and several trips to the hospital we have out first broken bone! Poor little Danny broke a bone in his foot chasing Amiee around the sofa playing tig! Aimee is mortified that he could brake a bone by falling over. Danny is just taking everything in his stride(no pun intended). He's being so brave, and even though he has to hop everywhere he still cleaned the bathroom with me and washed all the wood work up the stairs today. (He did beg to help me- I didn't make him do it)Anyway he really did earn his Happy Meal for dinner. I'll put a pic on asap.

Skiing

Emmaleigh and Aimee have been learning to ski for about 8 months and they are both doing great.  They practise each Tuesday night at the ski slope at the back of our house.  Emmaleigh was asked to enter a competition but unfortunately (or fortunately not quite sure) it was on a Sunday.

Halloween and Bonfire Night

Danny and Anna-Belle getting stuck into their toffee apples.

Danny and his mate enjoying their food and the fire.

Better late than never, finally got round to putting some pics on from Bonfire night. (still waiting for my friend to send me some pic from Halloween) This must be the fifth year we've hosted the ward bonfire party and I love it. Autumn is my fav season.

Our Stars!

We were very proud of Emmaleigh and Aimee when they both were awarded 'Star of the Week" at school. Emmaleigh was awarded it for being kind and helpful and Aimee was awarded it for asking good questions in class and doing great work all week. We're very proud of both of them.

Sherwood Forest

The kids had an inset day on Monday so rather than lazing around the house we thought we'd go visit my Mum, Dad and Grandma. As Mum and Dad still had to work we took Grandma and the kids to Sherwood Forest. I haven't been there since I was a kid but it was fab.

     

There were some amazing oak trees that were just so twisted it was great. 

The Major Oak, supposedly the tree Robin Hood hid in. The kids having fun below.

Sick Day

After spending the weekend with their friends at their caravan the kids ( Em, Aimee and Dan) came home a little worse for wear so I kept them at home today. Oh how I wished I'd sent them to school with a dose of calpol by dinner! 

Anyway the sun came out in the afternoon so we went out to plant the pots with daffodils and tulips for the spring. I can't believe I've been organized enough to plant them before march! We had some good fun can't wait for spring to see how they come out.