Dedication

Last Sunday was a special day for these two little scrummies....they were dedicated to the Lord. We went down to Devon for a long weekend and Uncle Ben came down with us. Its not often we get these two to sit like this for a photo but Uncle Ben was holding something that they both really wanted!

We had lots of fun on Saturday, out and about

Primrose wasn't sure she liked the smell of the flowers that Uncle Ben bought for Mummy!

Friday evening we went for a stroll on the beach while Grandpa babysat (and watched the football!)

The girls being prayed for during the church service (the big windows didnt help the quality of photos)

After church we went for a picnic with friends. We certainly thank God for these precious two and also for the new little baby to be born in the new year!

New Years Day 2010

Happy New Year to you all. We begun this New Years Day down in Devon with our daughter and her family. They live near the sea so we went for a lovely walk this morning....the sun shone and as Devon is in the south west of the UK it is usually warmer in the winter months than most parts of the country. Later, after lunch we drove back up to Hertfordshire and watched the thermometer drop as we travelled back up country. Thankfully the snow had all cleared while we were away. The house is all quiet after the busyness of the Christmas holiday and we will miss having our Grandchildren coming into our bed in the morning for snacks and a story. I look forward to getting back into some patchwork again, it seems a long time ago that I did any as I have spent the past couple of months making Christmas presents for my children and neices and nephews. I also look forward to all that God has planned for us and our family and seeing Him move in the lives of those who we know and love.

We have just got back from our holiday, we had a great time, beginning in Wales for 4 days with our daughter and her family. Wales was beautiful, we stayed in a cabin, went in the sea (which was very cold) and did some sight seeing. We then went down to Devon to stay with them for a further week before taking my Mum away to the North Devon/Cornwall border. The weather wasn't too good but we had some trips to the beach, visited a couple of National Trust houses,and ate loads of food! Our children have a beit of a mixed heritage...my husband was born in London but his father's side are from Cornwall and his mothers from Ireland. I was born in Surrey but my maternal grandparents were from Wales and Yorkshire and my paternal grandparents both from Lancashire. Three of our children were born in Cornwall and one in Devon.

The view from our cabin

Amy & Andy on their anniversary

Primrose & Maggie building

Cardigan, Wales

Getting ready for a bit of surfing, Bantham Beach, Devon

Burgh Island from Bantham