Hi All,
There has been a huge gap in post which i can only apologise for. I have some pictures from November and December to accompany some posts. Then in December I dropped my camera and broke it. Every picture I was taking was out of focus but I was too scared to tell Fraser it was broken. I final came clean last month and it's in the shop getting repaired. The best I can do is publish the photos I have and give you some snippets about what we've been doing from my diary.
November 2010
4th November - Spell came to toddlers again. I used to think Neive was into her dancing but whenever Beth hears a bit of music her bum starts to move.
13th Rugby - Every year we go to a token rugby game for Fraser. This year he has been luck and went to two. It was rugby v wales we all got very drunk and felt really bad the next day. Now every November Fraser tries to participate in Movember (where guys dont shave). Day 11 - I told him shave it off today by yourself or i'll go at you myself with a razor tonight. Needless to say he saw reason and shaved. It's quite funny looking back at it now as Neive is currently enjoying the twits as a bed time story. It's my favourite roald Dahl book and the first chapter is all about rotten food getting caught in Mr Twits beard and moustache. Neive and I were both hee-hawing and laughing at the chapter but maybe that's why i can't stand facial hair on men?
25th November
27th & 28th Liverpool for Ali birthday - My best friends birthday is late December which is a nightmare every year. We go out for dinner and it's the christmas menus, loads of christmas work do's on so really hard to organise a date tc. This year she turns 30! So she organised a trip to Liverppol for November to make sure everyone could come. On the way down the bad snow started and we had to stop a couple of times as we couldnt even see the road. We got down there safely and went out to an italian restaurant. The portions were massive and it was lovely food. It was great getting to go out partying with Alison, since the kids have came along there's just not been many opportuntities to go out clubbing. After we hit a ton of pubs and clubs - i gave up around 2am and God knows when Alison got to her bed. On the Sunday we had planned to do some sight seeing but as the weather report was not getting any better we hit the liverpool eye and the beatles museum and headed back up the road. Had a great time.
30th November - So the bad weather continued. We were meant to hit M and D's for the Braehead christmas trip but as I was about to pull onto the motorway the snow got too thick (Our car is useless in the snow as its an automatic) and I turned around and headed home. Most of the other mums got stuck on the M8 not getting home till crazy time or stuck at M and D's. They got put up for the night in a hotel but so glad I decided to come home. We also missed the ballet christmas party so when we got home Neive and Beth put on their dresses, blew up some ballons and had a party to ourselves.
December
1st dec sleighing and snowman - So much snow fell that we could build snow men and go sleigh riding. Beth was still a little too small to be out in it for too long. Neive wanted her mummy to take her to the park for a some sleighing. We went up to the top of the hill and I chose a really good bit away from the bench. Just as I pushed Neive off she pulled hard on the rope and took a hard right heading straight for hte bench. I couldn't;t get to her in time and it was like watching the whole thing in slow motion. She slid under the middle of the bench and whacked her head off the metal seat. To this day I cant understand why someone wouldnt duck - not even a little bit. After checking she hadnt split her head open we headed home and mummy was never allowed to go slegdging again :(
11th dec Christmas tree - Fraser say the offical time for decorating your tree is two weeks before - I say it's 1st of November. F gave in a little and let me put it up 3 weeks before.
4th crawford dyke school - Neive and Beth's cousins had their school christmas fayre. All the kids had made lots of different things to sell. Neive got a santa bracelet and made a hat. I got stuck in the snow :( my car really is bad in the snow.
12th santa run - Two years ago Alison, fraser and i did the santa run and really enjoyed it. We decided to hit it again this year! It is the best event to get you into the christmas mood. There is just something about seeing literally hundreds of santas that just lifts your heart. The kids has a ball - theres also a christmas market and rides to go on. We finished the day with a kids christmas concert. One of the best days with the kids (and Alison, Craig, Leah and Isla of course) that i have ever had!
18th camel parade - The chruch in Carstairs village organised a camel parade to celebrate christmas. It literally was two camels, wise men, mary & joseph walking from Carstairs Junction to Carstair Village. All the houses has no room signs and the whole town walked behind the camels. It really was a sight to see. Unfortunately it was only F and the kids that actually got to see it. I was an elf helping santa in the grotto for the under 5's. it was a fun and busy day and we raised a ton of money for the Carstairs pre 5. Neives best bit was getting her face painted. Beth's best bit was getting in from the cold!
23th under 5 party - So Carstairs Pre 5 organised for SPELL to come out and do a christmas party for the kids. Beth could even come along and get involved. The kids got keyboards from Santa and a big feast. They had a ball. At night it was F's christmas night out with his work so I dropped the kids off at my mums and headed into Edinburgh. We went to the riverside restaurant for dinner (which is lovely) but theres a great and important story to tell here. One which needs to be written down and remembered! As we got to the restaurant Fraser got the first round in. There was about 20 of us. I asked for a gin and bitter lemon and headed to the toilet. When I came back f was still organining the drinks - twenty minutes later it dawned on me that he had bought a drink for every person at the table and forgotten about me:( Now this is not the first time he has done this and you'd think he wouldnt risk the wrath! Brave MAN!
24th - as i was working christmas eve (note to self don't do that again) mum and dad planned a trip to Biggar puppet teartre for the girls. Beth isnt great at sitting for things. When I say isnt great I mean she is terrible. She wants to wander about, scream shout bascally doesnt understand queue waiting quite time, anything that need her to do what she;s told. But she loved the puppet show. Sat quietly through the whole thing and made the trip a great memory for her granny and granpa. Good girl". After the show everyone came back tot he house to get ready for santa coming. Neiver still talks about it to this day "you know!- one time - when santa came, granny and granpa had a sleep over." She still can't believe they slept at ours - Dad feels the same way. We had them in the playroom on the fold down double bed. One of their bags was on an interactive kitchen and it kept going all night. Dad had to nap the next day he was so exhausted!
25th - Santa came. It's so special to see kids on christmas day. Beth really didnt understand what was going on but loved every minute of it.
