Our New Conservatory

I know its been Christmas and those pictures are way more exciting than these but this was easier to blog. It took the guys 2 weeks to complete from start to finish and we are so glad to no longer have a leaking roof!!

All of the sand, cement and bricks arriving.

The foundation work begins.

Now you can see the shape but it didn't look very big. Not until the existing window was knocked down could we really see the size.

The finished product. Its still a little cold inside with the weather outside not helping but overall we are very pleased to not have to worry about the rain and snow dripping through the ceiling! Now we just have to paint inside, tidy up outside and buy some flooring!! Its taken 3 years to get to this point so I'm sure we will be finished within another 3 years!

Evie's 2nd Birthday

Although Evie doesn't turn 2 until 25th Dec we decided that having a birthday party on Christmas Day is not the best option. This year we had a party on the 12th December. I'm not sure what we will do in the future but this worked.

After a few presents in the morning she had a bath and sat singing to herself. Our daughter has a beautiful voice, especially when singing....... Enjoy the video!

After eating food we played a few little party games, pass the parcel and musical bumps. The children were really good at Dead Lions - a game were when the music stopped they had to lie on the floor and pretend to be a 'dead lion'! Dairus was our favourite dancer although Evie and Eliza did try to out dance him.

The cake this year was made completely by Richard and he did an excellent job. Evie loved it and especially enjoyed blowing out the candles. When we tried to explain to her that she was having birthday party all she wanted to do was have a cake and blow out candles!

Presents this year included a lovely wooden crib and she even got a cute little ballerina dolly to put in the crib. She loved her new kitchen and all the food she now has to put in the oven. I haven't quite managed to explain that yoghurt doesn't need cooking! Another favourite was a little beauty set with lipstick, perfume, curlers and a hairdryer.

Thank you everyone for coming and for making a little nearly 2 year olds day!

Evies New Bedroom

Evie has been sleeping in her new room for several weeks now. She loves that all her toys are in there and that she can read book all night long. We have caught her climbing the book shelf trying to reach her favourite titles!

The lettering is on the front of her wardrobe.

I just thought it added that little bit of girly magic to the room.