On the camera

decorating the tree

cousins playing

an amazing nativity made entirely out of hessian sack

beautifully stiched nativity

made in Bethlehem from olive wood

nativity in a matchbox

nativity in a nutshell

love the word with this... HOPE... Jesus brought us Hope

crocheted Traidcraft nativity

this one had a great story... Mary is rejoining the scene this year as last year she got stuck behind the radiator!

mice! haven't seen a nativity shown like this before!

We saw all the above Nativity scenes in a Church in Whitchurch, Shropshire.

playing Angry Birds!

family gathering

Bubs the Urchin at Hartlebury

urchins together! helping Santa in his workshop

Spike reading to K

On the camera

Another month slips quietly by! We have had our heads down, busy about the daily goings-on of life...

produced by Bubs in after-school woodwork club

Children In Need day at school - spots required, so Bubs created her own t-shirt

Pudsey ears and toy from Greggs! Couldn't find them anywhere else!

What Bubs has been making in DT - stuffed 'creature' and juggling bags

 History Club - great session on children working in Victorian days, and then a competition to see which team could produce the most matchboxes

 Bubs really detests the sparring part of Karate, but gave it her best shot in the Charity Competition

 A day off school due to the strikes... so we made the most of it and enjoyed skating and hot chocolate!

On the camera

 This toad scared the living daylights out of me one night... I opened the car door to get out, and there he was staring right at me! Never seen one round here before, or one that colour.

 Cake making and decorating with Spike - a 'mud pie' (fridge chocolate cake) decorated with his latest 'obsession' Toontown.

 Bubs' biscuit making... from start to finish independently and with flourish!

 Monthly meal out - Pizza Hut

 At the soft play with K... much fun in the balls

paper craft... I REALLY like the canon paper craft stuff, but rarely get round to doing anything... but this little perpetual calendar looked just the perfect addition.

On the camera

she has shrunk!

lovely walk in the Clent Hills

oi! that's not your buggy!

fun with K

yum! the cake from the side-bar of this blog page... do try it, it's delicious!

Spike and I made a battery... it actually worked! success!

the many uses of thumbs and fingers!

Christmas cactus in flower!

Off to Wales for 3 days over Half-term... 

Spike at the toboggan run in Llandudno

me coming down!

Bubs going up!

Bubs coming down!

Grampa coming down!

Bubs and Grampa in cable car

Spike and Grama went on the Tram

Bubs on the Cable Car

messages written with stones!

Bubs' message!

Llandudno pier

wind farm

on the beach

throwing and skimming stones

this quote on a passing building

cloud topped Snowdon

Beautiful reflection

warming up in the cafe at the Slate Mine

going up!

coming down! took him a while to pluck up the courage, but he did it!

second time on the toboggan

 What a great 3 days!