Nativity Set Blog Carnival

This week is the start of a really busy time in my house. My eldest child is so excited about santa coming and is counting the number of sleeps. It was lovely to take a step back from all the rushing about on Saturday to go to a Prayer Shop in my town where all the Churches are taking part. They rented a shop and turned it into a lovely, peaceful place to relax with a cuppa and pray or be prayed for. The kids loved colouring in the nativity scene on the wall and writing their names on Christmas decorations to then hang on the Christmas tree as their way of saying thank you to God for sending His Son Jesus as a baby.

Janmary is hosting a Nativity Set Carnival where we all get to share our own nativity sets or ones we wish we owned.





I only have one proper nativity set which I actually purchased this year. I love it as you can use the box in which to store the set after Christmas as the stable.



I had a look around my house and found a few other Christmas ornaments which I love as they remind me of the nativity scene.






What a lovely morning we had today when we woke up to find that it had been snowing and it was lying. The kids just wanted out in it to build a snowman and have a snowball fight. We all built the biggest snowman we could. I had to lift my eldest son so he could put the carrot nose on and the hat. I love the snow as long as I don't have to travel in it.





Hope you all have a lovely Christmas and a happy new year.

My St Patricks Day!

Sorry to disappoint but I didn't do anything really to celebrate St Patricks Day. My hubby unfortunately was not off and so the boys and I spent a lovely relaxing morning at home. Tradition in my house as a child on St Patricks Day would have been to watch the Schools Cup Rugby on tv. This year Methody won, to the disappointment of some (Alan sorry!).

I met up with my parents in the afternoon and we all headed to Ikea for some retail therapy and coffee with dime bar cake (yum, yum). It was great fun. There was face painting and balloon making for the kids to enjoy and lots of Irish music. The kids loved the balloon dogs they got from the lady!







We did try to go a little green and my eldest had green jelly which my youngest was glad to finish for him.





We had friends round this evening then for dinner and while the guys stayed at home and looked after the kids, the girls hit the town! Well ok the cinema. We went to see Confessions of a Shopaholic. It was a brilliant girly film but like always definitely not as good as the books. They are amazing.

My night was rounded up with my hubby making me a lovely cup of tea and while I blog.

I look forward to seeing how everyone else has spent their St Patricks Day when I visit the St Patricks Day Carnival.

Happy St Patricks Day

Yeah, its the St Patricks Day Carnival today over on http://www.welcometomyworldjanmary.blogspot.com/. Come along and join in. Just Click on Mr Linky below.



I will be back later today to let you all know how I spent St Patricks Day.

My St Patricks Day


Sorry to disappoint but I didn't do anything really to celebrate St Patricks Day. My hubby unfortunately was not off and so the boys and I spent a lovely relaxing morning at home. Tradition in my house as a child on St Patricks Day would have been to watch the Schools Cup Rugby on tv. This year Methody won, to the disappointment of some (Alan sorry!).

I met up with my parents in the afternoon and we all headed to Ikea for some retail therapy and coffee with dime bar cake (yum, yum). It was great fun. There was face painting and balloon making for the kids to enjoy and lots of Irish music. The kids loved the balloon dogs they got from the lady!







We did try to go a little green and my eldest had green jelly which my youngest was glad to finish for him.





We had friends round this evening then for dinner and while the guys stayed at home and looked after the kids, the girls hit the town! Well ok the cinema. We went to see Confessions of a Shopaholic. It was a brilliant girly film but like always definitely not as good as the books. They are amazing.

My night was rounded up with my hubby making me a lovely cup of tea and while I blog.

I look forward to seeing how everyone else has spent their St Patricks Day when I visit the St Patricks Day Carnival.

St Patrick's Day Blogging Carnival

My friend JanMary is hosting her very first blogging carnival for St Patrick's Day. Click on the button below to see it. There are even prizes to be won. Come along and join in.

I have had a really busy weekend and monday has come around so quickly. I have managed to finish my layouts for the month of February and here they are along with February summary.

I can't believe that I have been doing this project 365 for 2 months now and even more amazing is that I have kept up to date with it even though I haven't managed my blogg. Sorry!

Busy, Busy, Busy!!

I have been so busy with the boys that I have failed to keep my blog up to date. Here are my latest layouts for the project Life 365.











Will try to do better as long as the boys decide to sleep for me again.

Busy Saturday!

A few photos from Friday.

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Brotherly Love!

Bedtime reading!

We have had a very busy day today. My husband and I have taken the boys to 2 seperate swimming classes this morning followed by my youngest having his foot prints done, our church JMA activity morning and finally chinese take away with friends. Tomorrow will hopefully be more relax!

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Foot Prints.

We had an ice-cream while the 2 boys slept in the car!

My eldest attended the JMA activity afternoon in our church where the kids where learning all about mission and in particular the Funky Fish Cafe in Cork. They made different types of buns which the parents along with other members of the church enjoyed with a cup of tea/coffee. The kids also had fun playing a few games, learning a memory verse for the service tomorrow morning and making their very own funky fish to decorate the church.

Our funky fish!

Shell Club

Day 22 and I am still managing to take a photo a day but have to try and remember to take my camera everywhere with me!

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Who needs toys when you have mums saucepans.

Our Shell Club logo.

Toddlers

Here are todays photos and also included was yesterdays. (Didn't have time to get it up).

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Toddlers is for the kids to play and have some fun.

But also for the adults to TRY and get a cuppa and chill!

At the end of May I am being bridesmaid for my sister-in-law. Yesterday we had to go for a dress fitting and we got to try on our dresses for the first time. Lets just say the gym is needed before the next fitting in 11 weeks. Yesterdays photo is of the shoe boxes as I couldn't possibly show you what the dresses look like yet. You will have to wait until May!

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I love shoes!

Praise Band!

Someone thought it would be a good idea to buy my boys musical instruments for Christmas. I have realised that they are worse than battery toys because the batteries never run out! Anytime there is music on they both have to get the instruments and start playing. Praise band need to watch out, I think the next generation are coming after your jobs.

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I am the music man ..........!

My Project 365 Photos

I have been a bit slow at putting my Project 365 photos onto my blogg but I will try to do better. Here are my photos so far.

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Bouncing is tiggerific!

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First puzzle completed in 2009.

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Look at me, I can stand on my head!

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Out for a cycle!

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Where's the ball?

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Time to relax!

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The first snowdrop.

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The next Bob the Builder!

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Girls Night to Pizza Express. YUMMY!

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Into a BIG car seat!

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First finger food!

Hope you enjoy the photos. I will try to keep up to date with these but anyone who knows me will understand.

Life 365

I have decided to take up the challenge of Life 365. It involves taking a photo everyday for a year. I think it is a new and creative idea to put together your memories of 2009. I thought it would be a great idea today to have the whole family down for dinner and while the rest watch the football I completed my first week of photos. I only hope I can last the year!