Photos from my phone

I received this beautiful blanket in the post. It was made for Fred my lovely friend Kayleigh, I absolutely love it and I'm sure Fred will too!

I had a lovely day out and managed to have my hair cut, all thanks to my friends Abbie and Jen who helped look after Fred.

To cheer me up last week, when Fred and I were both ill, my mum sent me a little card of flowers. So cute and a really nice idea!

Cute, I am. Hmmmm!

I'm still trying to get a good photo of him in his Yoda hat, kindly knitted by his ultra talented Aunty Vicky.

Fred is now a member of the library. He is well on his way to being a genius :)

The return of 'photos from my phone' shows that I have been getting out more, until recently all of the photos on my phone have been of Fred. 

Photos from my phone

These Photos span the whole of September! Where has the time gone? 

(I totally sound like an old lady)

One of the last bumble bees of this year.

While Lucy was visiting Alison came for the day and we baked raspberry cheese cake and an awesome autumnal pie. 

I lived with Alison and Lucy during the university years, and we regularly sat on the kitchen floor together.  

My card from work, I love it! (Incase you don't know that is baby chewy from star wars). I am going to miss my colleagues loads while i'm away looking after baby.

 Beautiful sunflowers from my Ladies house group. They are a constant blessing to me :)

Red pepper soup, it tasted so nice, i may share that recipe too. I'm not a brilliant cook or baker, but i do enjoy it and its nice to share when something goes well. I have already made 3 different soups because it is autumn :)

This is the beautiful Claire showing off her hand decorated vest for my baby. I am being thoroughly spoilt. 

I have been treated to a blessing evening at my house group, which involved lovely gifts for me and baby, as well as lots of cake. Last Sunday I was thrown a baby shower which was really fun and involved decorating hundreds of vests and onesies. And next Sunday the brilliant Ladies from my church are getting together and we are having 'Afternoon tea for the mum to be' 

I better get my butt in gear and stop slobbing around in my pyjamas, I have blog posts to write!

Photos from my phone an Eighteenth Birthday edition

Last weekend I traveled down to a little village near Peterborough to join in the eighteenth Birthday celebrations for my niece Lauren. Here are a selection of the phone pics I took.

On the train down i knitted a little yellow hat and drank tea from a moustached man with a quizzical eyebrow.

The beautiful Birthday girl

Her awesome cake made by her super talented Gran

Of course everyone's favourite Mutti was there looking lovely in an orange dress Dad chose for her. 

Gok has some competition.

 It was the weekend of the 1940's fair, we didn't have time to go to the fair but i did get so see some lovely old cars.

There were roses, I liked them.

On the train journey home I had a wait at Birmingham New Street station, where to everyone's horror you have to pay 30p to use the bathroom (extortion). Well the toilet attendant made my day when he said I could use the toilet for free because I am pregnant! He made my day, and made me wonder how many other charging toilets I can find and use for free over the next month or so...

Photos from my phone

last week unprompted and without help, Jamie made cookies!

A lovely baby shower, for a wonderful mum to be.

A borrowed fan, my new best friend...

Jamie's second batch of cookies, didn't turn out quite as well...

Ill in my pyjamas

Jamie's parents came to visit and weeded our front garden within a couple of hours of arriving

Colourful pedalos on the river

A fancy bridge that can only be viewed by the public from a boat, as it's part of the famous Eaton hall estate in Cheshire.

I hope you are having a good week?

The weekends adventures / photos from my phone

This weekend my Mum came to stay (at this juncture I should point out that my weekends are generally 4 days long - I know not fair!) I don't know how it happened but i didn't manage to get and photos of my Mutti, but I did get a few others...

On Friday Mum and I went to West Kirby beach with my brother Robert, the two of us (me and Robert) tried walking to the little island in the distance, (whilst mum sunbathed) 
I didn't make it because I was wearing shorts I didn't want to get wet.

 At this point we were up to our knees and there was still a way to go... this is where we parted ways

 I watched him stride off in to the distance then made my way back to the ice cream van ;)

He returned an hour later, very wet with a bleeding toe

 Friday evening mum and I went to see the Chester mystery plays at the Cathedral. It was a magnificent setting, mum thoroughly enjoyed the evening but for me it was too warm, too uncomfortable and too long!

 I blame the baby.

On Saturday Mum joined Jamie and I for our first NCT nearly new Sale (check out what they are and other stuff for pregnant people or those with Babies here) and scored some bargains, but only after our awesomely generous friends gave us more baby things!

Later that afternoon I had to work, I manned a bottle tombola at a local Carnival, I learnt that tombolas featuring alcohol are very popular! 

We also got to watch a dog herding ducks - naturally.

That evening we played with our new baby things, Oliver was once again our willing pretend baby

Jamie played with the boxes...

Sunday we went to church, and relaxed a lot. 

Monday whilst Jamie and most other people went to work Mum and I had a spa day. It was lovely, a great end to a brilliant weekend.

Thanks Mum for visiting, joining in the fun and pampering me.

Photos from my phone

 On Friday Jamie and I went to see Despicable Me 2.

 It was fun, it wasn't a patch on the first film but Agnes is still super cute and the minions were great as expected. Definitely worth a watch. 

If you haven't seen Despicable Me yet you need to sort it out! 

The best animated film since Toy Story.

This is Oliver Jamie's teddy monkey modelling one of the six reusable Nappies I bought last week. (he is a small monkey)

I may have become a little obsessed with researching nappies. 

They are so cute and colourful and there is the bonus of not tripling our landfill contribution when the little one is born - Win Win!

I bought a load of this beautiful chevron fabric from Abakhan last week. I'm trying to find a good use for it, it is difficult though because I think I like it too much to chop up...

Happily I can still paint my toe nails

I pass this gate on my way to church, the ivy has truly taken over.