Cute pictures and another busy weekend

This was the first and only time I have managed to get a bobble in Abby's hair! I was so excited but she has never been keen on the idea since.



She has also been quiet amused by putting her hats on and off. There has been a couple of occasions that she has decided to run around the house with her hat on. This was the look that she opted for just before bath time.



This rain hat was from her Grannie. She loved wearing it and looking at herself in mirrors. I will have to attach a ribbon to it because even the slightest breeze sent it flying off her head.



Here's the wee coat to match her hat. She loves being told that she is pretty, but what girl doesn't!



At the weekend we travelled to my parents house on Friday late afternoon, it was my dad's birthday, JA, Kristen, Brennan and Jonathan were there too. On Saturday we had a slow start to the day but had hoped to go out to the park with the kids as it was a beautiful spring day. Unfortunately Abby ended up with an extremely sore tummy which eventually "cleared" itself by mid afternoon. That evening we had a family party to attend as my Great Aunt celebrated her 80th birthday. Sunday was Mothers day so again was a full day which included a trip to a garden center were I got a border spade for my gift. Yes, I am excited as I enjoy gardening and we don't have garden tools. We headed home Sunday evening so David could be back for work and had a very late night. We are all very tired after such a busy weekend. Here is a picture of Abby with her cousin Brennan enjoying breakfast at Grannies breakfast bar.



That's all for now folks!

30 Years!

Saturday saw the coming of another year for me, taking me to a grand total of 30! I can't believe that I am in my 30's (where did the time go?). I was so excited that it was on a Saturday, don't you love Saturday birthdays? Unfortunately we were not able to do quite all that we had planned for the day as my parents could not make it up to celebrate and Abby ended up getting a bad cold on the Friday so we ended up just doing part of what we wanted. We headed to Aberdeen fun beach early afternoon and met up with JA, Kristen, Brennan and Jonathan. Then we decided to eat at a Mexican restaurant for a birthday lunch, we had a fantastic server who really made it a great experience. When we finally finished our meal a couple of hours later we headed out to walk along the beach area. We finished off by driving a short way and taking the kids to a park for a wee while before going our separate ways, by which time it was evening. Originally we were going to stay with JA and K Saturday night but we decided that it would be better for Abby to be in her own bed and not share her cold germs. I am very excited and a bit nervous by my gift from my sweet husband. When he is off work for spring break he has booked us a hotel for a night and arranged babysitting. I am excited as it will be the first child free night I will have had in almost 2 years! But I am also nervous as Abby has never gone to bed without mama being there (from necessity rather than choice)! I am also excited as I plan on getting gardening tools with my birthday money. We have never had our own garden before and I am so excited with the weather improving to get out there and get our garden in shape.

I know it is hard to believe but we don't have a single picture from my birthday. With all the changing of plans and dealing with a sick child it never entered our heads to pick up a camera! Thankfully my sister-in-law had a camera at the restaurant but we will have to wait until she sends them to me before we can post any.

I have some great pictures of Abby to post but it will have to wait as I am really tired and heading to bed for the night. I will try to do them soon.

David's birthday, Laptop, valentines and catch up

Okay so I know that David's birthday was almost a month ago but here is some of the few pictures that we had time to take. As most of you will know from a previous post his birthday was the Monday following that crazy weekend when John Anthony and family returned home to find a broken boiler. So David's birthday was a bit all over the place. We had a finger food meal on Sunday evening for his birthday and once the kids were in bed we had a special Chocolate chip cookie cake from Costco - it was delicious! Then he opened a few wee gifts and we relaxed for a short while.

The CCCC was called David's! How funny!



What a blaze




Short but sweet...



We had got a new laptop when we were engaged and a year or so ago David got an old laptop that his dad was getting rid of. He used that one for work however as it was quite old when we got it, it did not take long before there were problems with it. As David realise on his laptop for work we knew we would have to replace it. So we decided to use some Christmas money, his birthday money and some of my birthday money (yet to come) and buy a new one. We found a nice 12" Advent with good specs on ebay. It was refurbished but had a 3 month guarantee so we put in a best offer and it was accepted. It is a great size not being too small but small enough to keep out the way. I am typing on it right now! I was going to take a picture to put on but hey I'm pregnant and quiet honestly can't be bothered right now! That is also why I haven't been blogging as much as we were getting to grips with the new laptop and getting it set up.

For valentines day we did not have any babysitters so we fed Abby at the usual time and put her to bed sharp and then we enjoyed our dinner and watched Fireproof (JA and Kristen gave to David for Christmas, it is not out here). We really enjoyed it and like many others highly recommend it. So it was a nice evening.

We have had a busy time lately. Two weekends ago we had David's grandparents from Glasgow up from the Friday evening to Monday afternoon as his Grandpa was preaching here over the weekend. Then this weekend just past we went down to stay with my parents as the Church there was putting on a short marriage seminar. It was really good to be able to attend even if we didn't get to hear every word due to a 20 month old! We travelled down on Friday late afternoon and came home on Sunday night. It was fun as JA, Kristen, Brennan and Jonathan were there too. It was a tight squeeze in my parents house but we managed.

The rest of this month is also set to be busy for us. This weekend David's parents are coming for a visit and the following weekend is my birthday. The weekend after that we might go back down to my parents as it is my great Aunts 80th birthday party. The weekend after will be a potluck Sunday and can you believe it we will then be into April. The spring break for David starts on the 3rd of April for 2 weeks during which time I really want to get our bedroom painted and start on some sorting and cleaning in preparation for our new arrival in the summer.

I will do a separate post with pictures later.