Autumn busyness

 This past few weeks we have been keeping busy...

 visiting friends while M helped them plant up their flower beds.

Picking the last apples off our trees...not a good year for apples...apparently!

Creating a number of personalised baby pictures.

Leading a crafting workshop for a group of teenage girls...more pics to follow I hope.

Celebrating my 39th birthday with my little English nieces. 

Getting out and about over half term. This was taken at the Ulster American Folk Park.

The weather has turned cold but dry, Calvin has had a bad breakout of Hand, foot and mouth and the kids have completed their first half term at school...Autumn is well underway!

A fire engine quilt for Joshua

This cot sized quilt is off to Moldova to a new baby called Joshua. 

Don't forget to lock the door.

Now that MJ is at High School, his evening activities don't end until after my bed time. So I left him a note for when he got home from youth club. It obviously wasn't big enough as he totally missed it! Will have to go for A1 paper next time.

Transport Museum, Belfast, N.Ireland

We had a great Saturday afternoon at the Transport Museum, Belfast. It feels like it has been awhile since we had this sort of outing and all four kids had a ball. It is amazing how MJ at 12 can enjoy a museum as much as Calvin at age 2. It has the cutest café too...an old railway station kiosk...I wish I had taken a photo. I suspect we will be visiting again soon and next time we will have more tasty cakes and I'll get a photo.

Chef Lilyjean!

M and his garden

I often complain about the amount of time M spends working in his garden at weekends...but then when I go outside to pick some flowers to bring inside I'm stunned at the colour and variety, even at this time of year...perhaps I need to praise his talent rather than moan!

Great Nanny Iris

Great Nany Iris flew in from Birmingham for the weekend. She is a joy to spend time with and an inspiration. Her energy and cheerful outlook on life never ceases to amaze me...and her head for numbers too!