Using a good Camera :)

I have a basic digital camera it was bought about 5 years ago and has treated me well but I really would like to upgrade to something with more features and better picture quality to really capture those special moments a friend of mine recently bought a new camera, she is into crafts like me and a great photographer you can see her blog here.

This is a pictures of Aidan and I taken at her home she even let me have a go on the camera, I need a new camera ;) hint hint hubby, if your reading.

Summer slow down

Please!!!! We have had such a great summer this year even though the weather has mainly been wet, we got away as a family for a week in Glasgow and have spent our days full of activities. Botanical Garden.

Science Center

Open top bus tour

Trips to new parks

All this has equaled to a wonderful fun filled Summer I just wish it would slow down a little only 2 more weeks and my wee boy will be back at school.

Sunny and Rainy Day in One.

A beautiful stretch of beach with no one else in sight, shame water was so so cold I wanted to jump in, Asked Aidan to sit down he plonked himself down right on the M...

Mummy Loves Aidan

Dancing in the Rain :)

Painting in the Rain :)

Thank you!

A big thank you goes out to Deborah from The Fairfield House, I was the lucky winner of the post card exchange and received this wonderful New Jersey themed gift box full of goodies. I love all the different items included in this box. The whole family has really enjoyed trying the salt water taffy, yum yum :)

Thank you Deborah for letting me take part in the exchange.

Treat Tuesday.

Searching the beach.

Today we stopped at the beach on the way to a Craft fair to search the beach for some treasure this is what we found, some lovely sea glass, drift wood and a heart shaped stone. Matthews behaviour has really improved over the last few days with a star chat in place and he really enjoyed doing this activity. Defiantly going to become a tradition for our collection :)

Treat Tuesday

For the past few weeks we have been very busy trying to find ways to keep Matthew happy and good, he has been some what trying to say the least, we have implemented some new routines and one will include treat Tuesday where Matthew and the rest of the family will get a treat for good behaviour, good for the diet too as this will be a day for us to have something nice and to look forward too :)

What do you do on the sunniest day of the year?

We had the most beautiful day yesterday so far of this year so as to not waste it we headed to the beach, there was a gentle wind but we backed up against the sea wall and sat under an umbrella and enjoyed a picnic.

A walk with Nanny to paddle in the sea

The best way to finish of a day when everyone is hot have a water fight :)

Dress a girl around the world!

Making a pillow case into a dress for a little girl around the world..

A simple pillow case transformed into...

http://www.dressagirlaroundtheworld.com/

Matthew's Room

Our home is still very much a work in progress with still much decorating and transformation to take place in many rooms, I have been working on trying to finish Matthew's room with adding some handmade art work here and there, I would like to add a desk somewhere maybe at the bottom of the bed and then it will be finally complete.

Here is Matthew's bunk bed a bargain for £50 found at the recycling centre I spent a day sanding it and coating in teak oil, and building it up. I only needed one new mattress as we all ready had one.

This monogram button M was such fun to make and use up some of my masses of buttons, also made an A for when I decorate Aidan's room.

Scrapbook paper Art.

Sweet toys loved by my boy,

Old and new love them all :)

Lots of books for a wee bookworm