Polka dots to make me smile

In an attempt to blog about something other than my children - here goes.

I decided to get the sewing machine out this week and make myself this cute little bag. All in all it cost me around £4 to make the bag and the little pin on flower. Not bad for a first attempt at making something from scratch. I might have to find more fabric and have a go at something else. I saw some really great skirts on etsy that were made from old tablecloths, and some little girls dresses made from old adult sized t-shirts.  Maybe I'll raid Richards wardrobe and that can be  my next project.

First Fruits of Summer

This week while my mum was looking after the children and Richard and I were working, she decided to eat our first strawberry from our garden. Needless to say when Evie found out she was very disappointed that she hadn't been the one to pick and eat our first red strawberry.   Today while playing in the garden she noticed that there were some more strawberries ready.  We dashed out to see the delicious red fruit  and picked 6 of them.  Evie wouldn't let me eat them as she said we had to keep them until Daddy came home.  Our sstrawberries might not be perfectly shaped or shiny but they were grown in our garden and that's the best part.

On a separate note I've added some photos of our fruit purely because I'm loving my Macro lens. Everytime I really use it for its macro abilities I'm amazed at the details. Any photographers out there without a good Macro lens its worth the investment!

The cutest boy in the world!

I know all parents think their children are the cutest around but really look at this kid!  He could so easily model for Cadburys, Galaxy or any other chocolate company.  I know he shouldn't eat loads of chocolate, i try to make sure i feed my children 'healthly snacks' but who could refuse that face when it wants more chocolate buttons? 

You can understand why he gets stripped naked to eat dinner, he always gets this messy!



Practicing his Elvis lip - Future modeling career awaits!