We had snow!!! At last!!!

These are the amazing sights that we woke up to yeaterday (Sat). We were all excited to finally have some snow worth playing in. Our last big snow fall was in March 2006.

This is the same photo from my last post, just this time no sun but plenty of snow

Alyssa was only 13months old last time we had good snow and didn't like the cold wet feel one bit, but this time round it was a totally different story. We couldn't get her inside, and this morning (sunday) she has little red cheeks from the cold and wind.


There was just no stopping her.

Lexy and her friend (not pictured) had great fun in the snow, making snow men and throwing snow balls at each other.

Sunrise.

From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised. Psalm 113:3
We don't get these amazing sunrises very often so they just take my breath away when they do, isn't our God a wonderful Creator. Thankfully sun rise is getting earlier each day... yah...

(these photos are taken at 8.15am)

Australia Day in Scotland

Well yesterday we didn't wake up to the lovely warm sun as those of you in Australia. It was a dull wet and cold day, so there went any thought of BBQ's and Outdoor cricket. So we settled for homemade damper for lunch followed by a family film... Spy Kids 2... I think Mike enjoyed it just as much as Lexy. Than an after noon nap, then because we can't spent the afternoon at the beach the girls put their togs on and pretended to go to the beach in the bath.

Being in a cold wet country, make you really grateful for the outdoor lifestyle of Australia. I feel that the girls are missing out on so much by no being able to be outside most days. At the moment the only "outside" we experience is the dash from the front door to the car and back. We all say bring on Spring......

Linger in Him

I came across this post today, it felt very close to my heart. I'm going through a stage of discontentment and unsettleness. I'm yearning for what I can not have and not taking note and realising what God is doing now and here (even if it is very cold and wet). This post has challenged me to linger with God and listen and wait on God for what He has planned for me (and not what I want God to have planned for me).

I pray that you to may be challenged...to Linger

Random Photos from the past few weeks

See look, I can do it too!!!

Group Hug


SSSSHHHH we are seal spotting!!! But we had no luck today

Lexy's very tall creation, she was very proud to get it taller than Sarah, but really it's not that hard.
Yes Mum, I like my new coat but it's still freezing out here.....

All in a Days work

This feels so much like my life, I'm sure that all mum's out there will agree.

All in a Days Work.


Love Naomi

Christmas

Well we have had an interesting Christmas, with the exception of Christmas Day and New Years Day. Someone in our house has been sick. My best friend for most of last week was the couch where I spend a good part of my day, only venturing out to do the school run. My head feels ready to explode and I'm on the 10th box of tissues, my legs hurt and I can't breath.....and I think I have just managed to described half of the UK currently.

But apart from all the sickness we have enjoyed the Christmas season, It was chance to spend time with family and friends eating lots and lots and remembering that Christ was born this wondrous day for US. Christmas day was spent with the Matthews Family, we split the cooking between us so we weren't doing all the cooking alone. It was a lovely day, the only thing that would have made it better would have been to have Mum and Dad here.... well there always next year!?!?
Here are a few pic from Christmas Morning....... then the battery in my camera died.

So many toys!!!!!

Did I really have to get up????
(Sarah didn't finish work till 2am Christmas Morning, and the girls weren't going to let her sleep in just because of that... even worse she had to be back at work 11am christmas day)

I think I need a hair cut for christmas

This is what -8c looks like 3 days in a row

We have had a cold snap this past few days. I don't think the Temp has got over 0 degrees. Which means scrapping the car not just in the morning but quite possibly a couple of time in the day. So this is what -8 looks like

The view from our front door at 8:55am - this morning 19th Dec

Same shot at 9:32am ... yes that's right the sun is just getting up.

The heather in our garden

And I has to spend 10min scrapping the car of the frost

Our First Real Tree..... ever

It was very exciting for us on Saturday as we got our first real Christmas Tree. We invited our friends the Matthews to help decorate as we are all having christmas together.

Before......

And the end result... after 3 kids have been going at it for 30 min

After.....

Gauis, Alexis and Alyssa..... We tried very hard to get a good picture of all of them but this was the best we could get.

I love it... the tree doesn't look like that great centerpeice but it represents fun and love.

PS .. The tree looks even better now that it has had a chance to settle, because they come wrapped in net when you buy then they are a little cramped

Dressing the Christmas Tree

We wish you a merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas

and a Happy New Year

I'm really looking forward to Christmas this year, It should be great fun with Alyssa being that much older. We are spending the day with the Matthew's family... they are studing at HTC. Gaius is one of Alyssa good friends.

It's christmas time

The girls had fun playing dress ups when we where putting up the tree.

Visit to Isle of Skye 13th-14th October 2007

Because life is busy (or I'm just lazy) I thought I'd just keep you up to date with photos and then quarterly put up a newsletter. So you can see a little more of us.

The Skye landscape.....

The People......

On the beach on the east coast of skye

Lovely !!!!

Beautiful !!!!!

Handsome?????

October 2007

Alyssa sleep in her door way

Alexis after a Light party (halloween alternitive)

Lexy and her best friend Rebecca

My beautiful Baby

Photos from Australia

Alexis and Alyssa having a ride in the trailer behind poppy's mower

Alyssa and I have fun at the park in Keperra, Brisbane

The Girls with Great Papa

And with Great Grandma - the girls are the only great granddaughters from 8 great grandchildren

Alyssa have cuddles with Poppy and Auntie Courtney

Alyssa having fun at the Park in Coolum with Auntie Laura and Kaleb.

"Let me help Aunty Courtney" --- Alyssa at Mum and Dad's House in Tamworth