+*+ Samhain +*+

We had planned on all going on a walk in our favourite woods but Ben was complaining loudly that his ear hurt so Grandma,Grandad and Doodles took Daisy while i stayed home and looked after Ben and made a start carving our pumpkin.

Despite Daisy being in head too toe waterproofs she still came home absolutely soaked :) which is always a sign she's had a good time .

Knitted these ghosts for the pixies to find in the morning ,they were greeted with squeals of delight :) which made it all worth it staying up late too knit them all .

After much cursing under my breath i finally scooped out all the inside and set aside the flesh for making pumpkin pie and i didn't cut any fingers off which was a bonus :)

Playmobil men playing in the pumpkin or 'puntkin' as Ben called it and 'Kunkin' as Daisy called it :)

In the afternoon we played dressing up ,Ben's a pirate /skeleton incase you were wondering .

and Daisy's a fairy.

Then we set about some serious baking first we made pumpkin pie then we made fairy cakes and as usual the pixies were only interested in licking the spoons so i had to take the bowl off them before they ate all the uncooked fairy cake mix.

ever so slightly messy fairy cakes

and this was my big success of the day, Pumpkin pie ! i was a little worried at how it would taste but i was super duper yummy so i only just managed to get a photo of it before it was eaten up .

snotty knitting

We have all had a bad case of the snottys and have been feeling very rough so we've not been up to much . except lots of knitting .
Have been feeling really down and the knitting seems to have gone into overdrive . another hat for daisy .


had a really stressful phone call so found myself making lentil frogs for the pixies which were appreciated (see small grabby hand in photo)

finished Bens scarf which is a Christmas present .

Jumper for baby pixie with slightly squiffy heart .

came across the pattern for these super cute little guys online so i made Daisy and Ben some for their advent calender. There a bit too cute so i might make a couple hundred more :)

Ben made this glittery bat at Playgroup ,this is his scary bat face :)

we've been making lots of cakes and i always seem to have a willing Pixie to lick the bowl clean .

having a nap in the kitchen .

Playground fun

Ben helped make this pretty leaf flower and got very upset when the wind blew it away .

mummy's icicle monkey climbed right to the top of the climbing frame without mummy's help .

collecting leaves .

muddy forest adventures

Yesterday we went for a scramble in what Ben calls the 'Ewoke forest' ! we didn't see any Ewokes though, i think Ben and Daisy scared them all off !

Daisy's muddy face after falling in a stream.

Lyeing down on the forest floor watching the trees .

forest pixies having a good scream and shout which they thought was very funny .

What a muddy faced cutie :)

Daisy of the ditches .

big fat mama and her dowg on a tree stump

This was taken just seconds before he fell of into the ditch ! and layed there shouting help help and refused to move till i climbed in the ditch to rescue him !

Doodles the bird food theif caught in the act !

more of what im making :)

forgot to add my photo's of tummy pixie , i got given these for free as the sonographer felt sorry for me as she asked why had i moved to Lancashire and I'm rubbish at lying so told her Husband had left me for another woman and am living with my parents and i urned out her husband had done the same thing to her ! she was lovely and told me how it would get better in time , which on days like today i find really hard to believe :(

making things

Ben proudly showing off his crown which he made a playgroup .

Ive been knitting like a mad thing since we moved to Lancashire as i find it very relaxing and helps take my mind off all the upset and worries i have .

So i would like to personally thank 'Knitting' for saving my sanity and keeping me calm xx

This hat is the only thing i have completely finished so far :) there is half finished projects everywhere .

I'm really happy with the hat and it suits my little pixie Daisy down to the ground .

stack of knitted squares that's going to be a baby blanket .

this sorry looking thing is Onu man who is another casualty of Doodle's fetish for eating cuddly toys arms and legs ! Ben was very upset but soon cheered up when i told him id make him another . im thinking Onu mummy and baby next :)

Also on the topic of things I'm making :) me and tummy pixie had a appointment at the hospital yesterday as the midwife thought the consultant should see us as were new . Ugh what a slightly pointless afternoon ! when i arrived i was told i needed a dating scan ! even though im 27wks and already had one ! so got to see baby again which was nice but a bit emotional as last time i had a scan Andy was with me and i missed having someone to share it with .

I then after a hours wait saw a midwife who told me i wouldn't see a consultant till i was 36wks ! but it turns out my new hospital don't want to have me down as high risk because of previous c-section ,which means i get to labour at home and don't have to be monitored by a machine through out my labour :) yipppie ! so feeling alot happier about birthing baby elf even if its gonna be without my husband :(

kindness xx

over the last couple of day i have received some wonderful gifts from some very kind and wonderful people who's kindness has really touched me and made me cry too :) but in a good happy way xx
This cute green Tye dyed baby grow ,knitted pumpkin and beautiful bracelet was my GP Autumn swap gift from the lovely Kimberley and baby Caleb x thank you so much i cant wait to put my baby elf in the baby grow :)

We were also so blessed to received a lovely parcel full of goodies from Gina and her family x the photo above is Daisy wearing the cute stripey top Gina gave us .

Daisy and Doodles posing with the lovely books we received :)

The chocolate was so yummy it didn't last long enough to be photographed :) and thank you Tarka for the lovely card xx

and today the postman brought us another parcel with this gorgeous fairy door in it from Sarah,Colin ,Alice and bump :) you really made me smile when i was feeling low today so thank you so much x xx :)

+*+bright blessing to you all +*+

Moving on

Well we are now officially all moved out of Stoke on Trent after living there for 10yrs !
The emptying of all mine and he pixies belongings from our much loved house wasn't as upsetting as i had imagined (helped by a particularly nasty phone call from Andy the day before) which made me all the more determined to get on with stuff and stop being a wet blanket !
My dad and two brothers managed to fill a very big van with all our accumulated junk which was a bit of a shock as i didn't imagine i had so much 'stuff' !
Then Sunday was another mammoth day of me sorting out what was for keeping ,what was for the charity shop and what was worth selling on ebay ! it took alllllllll day and i filled 7 charity shop bags and Grandads garage :)
The pixies were very happy to have their beds and toys back and it was comforting for me to have all my books and craft stuff back with me :)
Have stashed photo albums away under the bed so i don't feel tempted to look at them as it is just far too painful , i left all the albums of pre- children photos behind and our wedding album as i could bring myself to throw them away or to bring them with me and keep them :(

This is my pixies on the local playground which i used to play on as a child (although some of it has changed since then )

Daisy's new favourite spot is on the back of the armchair watching cars and people go past and occasionally shouting out 'MEOW' when she sees a cat :)