Halloween

Martha dressed up as a cat for Halloween and we went to Cradle Club where there were pumpkins, bats, skeletons.
Good fun for the mums ...the babies were oblivious!

First Foods

At 5 months I felt I couldn't hold off weaning any longer. Martha was giving me grudging looks every time I ate anything and she was so interested in everything being prepared that we started on the baby rice and porridge.

Needless to say she has taken to everything and eaten all sorts of things. She progressed from rice & porridge to veggies by accident...with me serving her mashed veg from my plate and then spooning soup from my bowl for her.

It wasn't really planned, just happened and so far has been plain sailing and we're all enjoying this new stage.

First Concert

We took Martha to her first concert! It was the Fisher's Tale Chill Out Evening to raise funds for Project Aid (charity to help provide cows, bikes etc where needed) ....she cried at first as it was too loud and she was tired so then we sat in the foyer with her where we could still hear and she slept through the rest of it! All proceeds from the coffee and cakes were for the charity.
I had fun making cupcakes for it and Fisher's Tale cookies.

The cupcake recipe I got from the internet but it wasn't that great - the cakes were too heavy so I've modified it a little since.
3 eggs
5oz butter
3oz caster sugar
3oz icing sugar
6oz SR flour
1 tsp vanilla

First I whisked the eggs with an electric whisk this time, then added all the other ingredients and whisked again until light and creamy. Bake at 180/350 for 18/20 mins. Cool before icing. Makes 12 cakes.
I'd really like to find a recipe with 2 eggs for cupcakes so my search will continue.

Jewellery Making

A few of us had a jewellery evening at church which was good fun. I haven't made jewellery in years and thoroughly enjoyed making it again...plus much more fun as a group with chatting, coffee and cakes.

Three Years!

We celebrated our 3rd Wedding Anniversary...sadly all 3 of us had colds and bugs on the day so we didn't enjoy it as much as we hoped. Mike did bring me some buttery-lemon asters which cheered me up a lot!
We plan still to have a meal when we are a bit more organised with things.


Time has flown since our wedding day ... it was such a special day for us and we love to re-live it every year.

Outside Carver Church in Windermere

Our lovely guests

The sail on the lake before dinner

Lizzy comes to stay

(Auntie) Lizzy came to visit again. As ever Lizzy and I spent the first day in Leamington having lunch at Zizzi's and spending far too long in the Oxfam bookshop.

The next day we all had a good walk around town and stopped in at the Cake Kingdom.
So delicious!

Happy Birthday Dad

It hardly seems a year since we were in the Lake District to celebrate my dad's big birthday.
I was struggling with all day pregnancy sickness and trying to cook for the crowd whilst hiding the fact that I was newly pregnant!
This year for his birthday Martha sent my Dad this fab book - Olivia - it's so funny! So hopefully they will come and visit soon and he can read it to her.