Update 2 - Center Parcs!

Well as promised a post to tell you all about our holiday!! Last week we had our first family holiday (and first holiday for Ian and I in 4 years!) to Center Parcs in the Borders. We drove down on Monday morning and the girls were really good in the car, mostly because I was bribing them with the picnic I made!

We had a lovely lodge, right near the centre of the village, which had a pond right opposite with baby ducklings in it! They were so cute and were quite often in our garden. There were also Rabbits and Squirrels in the street who were so tame and just sat there whilst the girls talked to them!

There is loads to do at Center Parcs, it is so family friendly. We went swimming (which wasn't a great success!), lots of playing in soft play areas, out for meals, walks etc. We went to a Cinderella tea party, which Holly loved, there were party hats, cakes, games and Cinderella came too! I also had a real treat and went for a facial in the Spa, which was just fantastic.

The only bad thing was Holly was sick on the Wednesday lunch time, in the middle of a restaurant, so we just ended up having a quiet afternoon, well Ian and the girls did, I spent it in the Launderette washing all the clothes she had been sick over!! And here was me thinking I would get a few days without washing! Anyway she was fine, and had picked up by Thursday. Anyway here is some photos....

Ian and Holly in our 'street'

Holly and I at the Italian Restaurant

Nat and I at the soft play area

Ian and Nat at the swimming, this was the first time Nat ever went swimming!

Holly half smiling at the swimming!

Holly outside the main village building

Holly and Nat having a kiss at the Tea Party, awwww!

On Friday we drove back up via Glasgow and went to Ikea, which was a bit of a nightmare for one reason or another!! As was the drive home! As was the mess of the house when we got in (the extension was being decorated last week which left dirt EVERYWHERE!) Anyway it's all sorted now!

So all in all we had a great holiday, so much so I am already looking at prices for next year!

Bye for now!

Hannah

Update 1 - Birthday!

Hello Everyone! So sorry it has taken me so long to update the blog, as usual things have been busy, both girls have been poorly (again), the extension has been ongoing, work, ebay, holidays, birthdays etc etc etc!!!

So I will do 2 posts, one on Nat's birthday etc and the other on our holiday at Center Parcs, which I will try to do later!

So back to Natalie's birthday! Well she was 1 on the 26th April, which is just unbelievable, the 1st year just flew past. On the actual day of her birthday we went down to Brechin Castle Centre with Angela and Matthew for the day. We have been before and it's really good for the kids, they can just run about and see all the animals etc! Unfortuanately Holly was really poorly and spent most of the time cuddling her Daddy! She did play for a bit with Matthew though. Nat enjoyed it, she just sat smiling in her buggy!!

So on the Sunday after her birthday we went out to Brewster's for lunch with the family and Angela, Martin and Matthew. Here are Holly and Matthew tucking in to their ice cream...

And here is Nat with her birthday cake, which had the Teletubbies on it (of course!)

We all had a really nice lunch and Natalie really enjoyed having a birthday, she got so chuffed when she got presents and when we were singing Happy Birthday.

As you have all seen the extension is really coming along (thank god!) and should be finished in the next couple of weeks. Here is a nice photo of Ian, Holly and Nat in it when it was just a pile of bricks!

Apart from all that we have been trying to do all our usual things. On Bank Holiday Monday Angela and I took the kids to Storybook Glen as the daddies were working, here is me and Nat with her favourite Teletubby, Po!

And Holly and Matthew being the Station Master and Fat Controller!!

Both girls are doing really great, Holly continues to be a complete chatterbox, she definitely rules the roost in this house!! Nat is definitely following in her sister's footsteps and can say lots for a 13 month old. She is cruising now and becoming a bit of a monkey, which is hard to believe as she still has that angelic baby face!!

Well I will be back soon to update on Center Parcs! (hopefully!)

Hannah X

Progress Update

Hi All,

Sorry for the lack of updates on the new room. After the last one it was all inside work which was kind of difficult to get a good picture of so I held off. We were also on holiday to Center Parks last week so were cut off from the net for 5 days!!!! On the plus side whilst we were away the painter and decorator was in doing his bit and also the slates were put on the roof so it's looking great. Pictures are below, the inside ones aren't great as it's hard to get everything in - think I need some tips from those photographers who take photos for solicitors!:

Anyway the next job is the plumber and sparky to return on Monday to fit the lights, sockets and radiators. After that the joiners are scheduled to come back on the 31st to fit the floor and that'll be the inside done!!!! Then it's just the builders to finish the step and harl the outside and it's totally done!!!

That's it from me I'm sure Hannah will try and do a Center Parks blog at some point soon so look out for that.

Ciao

Ian

Nearly there...

Hi all,

well the joiners are cracking on a pace and it's now wind and water tight!!
I was quite amazed when I came in from work as there was no longer a pit outside the patio doors, the floor was in and it made such a difference. I was going to take a lovely picture from the inside but the joiners have filled it up with their tools and plasterboard so that scuppered that! Anyway here's the lastest shots:

More tomorrow....

Ian

Back to work...

Well after a 2 week break thistle are back at work on the sun room. It's only day one of the joiners being in but it's really starting to take shape already! Pictures below:

I'll update again tomorrow.

Bye

Ian