Silent Sunday

20th April - 26th April 2015 - One Picture Everyday For One Year

This week has been my first full week with the mornings to myself while the twins have been in nursery. It has been lovely to not go far and get on top of my jobs at home. I have written more about my morning in my Word of the Week post.

It has been lovely to have some time for me in the morning and then spending quality time with the twins in the afternoon.

It has been another lovely week so there has been a lot of outdoor fun, walks with the dogs, harvesting rhubarb and puppy snuggles.

Here is our week in pictures...

How Does Your Garden Grow? Week 16

This is a post that I have been longing to write.

At last colour has returned to the garden. After all of the lovely weather and sunshine that we have had everything is shooting up and starting to bloom.

Last year the hubby planted a lot of wall flowers which have added flashes of colour to both the front and back garden. The Camellia which had a bout of black leaf and needed to be drastically cut back did not do much last year. But this year we have enjoyed seeing numerous buds grow and finally they opened. I just wish I had captured a picture before the puppies of anarchy knocked them all off! Now all of my attention is on the peony. We have some in the back and the front garden and I adore the huge red flowers so I am eagerly watching the buds grow!

At last our cherry trees have come into blossom and are looking stunning up close.

Here is how our garden has grown...

23rd March - 29th March 2015 - One Picture Everyday For One Year

This week has been a truly eventful week which has seen the start of the twins getting more independent. This week they have started nursery, they have had a couple of one hour sessions before they start going everyday after Easter.

It has been a lovely! Here is our week in pictures...

16th March - 22nd March 2015 - One Picture Everyday For One Year

Wow what a week it has been here! When I wrote this weeks Word of the Week post the only word that I could think of to sum it up was Challenging. But when I look at this weeks pictures I can see that it was not all bad, we had some lovely moments too.

Here is our week in pictures...

Monday 16th March 2015

These two are starting to settle down together. We often find the pair of them squashed into the one bed together. Monday was a difficult day. Joseph experienced an awful racial bullying moment. You can read what happened in more depth here.

Tuesday 17th March 2015

Tuesday was a wet day. Apart from taking the puppies to the vets for a check up it was just a normal sort of day.

Wednesday 18th March 2015

Wednesday was a strange day. We were expecting some work to be done on the drive that didn't go ahead. We just did regular things like the school run and stayed at home. 

Thursday 19th March 2015

Thursday was a busy day. We started the day off with the twins future nursery teacher which went well. The twins started the visit in their usual shy fashion but soon came round and were talking. Afterwards it was hair cut time for all three of us. Isabella had her first trim, while Taylor had a complete re-style! Yes his beautiful golden locks have gone. I will admit to having floods of tears as it was cut! He looks so different with short hair, we can finally see his face properly and I have fallen in love with him all over again. My baby has suddenly turned into a little boy!

Friday 20th March 2015

Friday was just one of those days. It started off ok but just went down hill as the day went on. However thanks to Embrace Happy I did manage to find my 3 good things of the day. We had fun in the morning waiting for the eclipse, we even managed to see the reflection in a bucket of water. Thankfully we had a covering of cloud which made it possible for me to look at with glasses on and captured some photographs. It may have been a down day but I did have a good hair day, thanks to my change of colour and trim on Thursday.

Saturday 21st March 2015

Saturday was a lazy start thanks to the hubby getting up with the children so I could have a lie in. After lunch we went shopping for the final bits that are needed for when the twins start nursery. I was an expensive but productive day!

Sunday 22nd March 2015

This is how Sunday has started. After lots of morning cuddles and play my little cool dude is enjoying Fire Man Sam while I finish this post! After I press publish we are planning some garden time followed by a walk out with the puppies.

Have a great week x

As always I am sharing with

The Boy and Me - Project 365

Make Do and Push - TWTWC

Running In Lavender - My Captured Moment

Word of the Week - 13th March 2015

This weeks Word of the Week is...

Siblings

However it is not for the siblings which you would expect.

Siblings is for these two...

Yes, we have adopted one of Opie's sisters!

Meet Jax.

On Tuesday the remaining puppies got the all clear from the vet. On Thursday I took Opie for a visit to see how they would get on. We have now had Opie for four weeks. That is four weeks that she has been away from other dogs so understandably she was very wary of Jax who was full of beans and so excited to see Opie. However Opie soon stood up for herself and the rough and tumble playing began. They were having so much fun, it was lovely to see them playing.

As the RSPCA saw that they were happy together I was told that, if I wanted to, I could take Jax home. So I did

Jax still seems quite nervous and wants a lot of love, which we can and will give her. It is amazing how far Opie has come on in the four weeks that we have had her and we look forward to seeing Jax going in the same direction. I am sure she will settle in quickly.

We adopted Opie and Jax from RSPCA Bawtry the staff do a fantastic job with all of the animals there. There are still two of Opie and Jax siblings waiting for a loving home which we hope they find soon. So if you are in the area and looking for a dog I would sincerely recommend a visit!

As always I am sharing my Word of the Week with The Reading Residence