What is it with boys?

They can give you so much grief (one in particular - gosh, I'm being very disloyal here) but fill you with warm fuzzies too.

Being a Mum is bloomin' hard work isn't it.

One likes to torture me, the other one wants to be like his brother in every way (except the torturing bit.)

How can two boys be so different? My FIL always says "We're all different". He's right, of course. The world would be pretty boring if we weren't.

Yes, it's winter and 12 degrees and yes, they have shorts and t-shirts on...

What is going on in their little minds?

I'm blessed if I know half the time....If Men are from Mars then boys must be from Pluto.

Kathryn. XX

Happy Birthday....

"Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday Master......8!

Happy Birthday to you!"

Hippip, Hooray!

Hippip, Hooray!

Hippip, Hooray!

I can't quite believe it. Where have 8 years gone? Just like that, they grow up before your eyes, without you even realising it.

We are off to Mini Golf this morning for some fun and frivolity! Then, by request, meat pies for lunch, afternoon tea with both sets of Grandparents, then homemade fish and chips for tea!

We had hidden a surprise in the shed on Tuesday - he found it (quite by accident) on Wednesday! Kids eh!!

Happy Birthday big boy!

Kathryn. XX

PS. look out for a giveaway next post!

Being creative 6 years ago....

6 Years ago yesterday (the 25th) this little guy arrived on the scene!

He had black hair that soon turned a wierd gingery colour, then blonde....

He was as cute as a button!

- someone stopped me in the street once and said "if that's the way your kids turn out you should have a lot more"-

....Mmmm, no, two is enough for me....

I made the outfit he has on in this photo which was taken on his 1st birthday. Red is still his favourite colour.

He is still as cute as a button regardless of the "skull" T-shirt he had to have for his birthday...

What do you do when you ask a 5 year old,

"What would you like for your birthday?" and he says

"um..a skull T-shirt and a Tamagotchi hee hee"

I picked the "best" one I could find. What is it with boys clothes and skulls?

When I went to find this "skull T-shirt" there was an endless supply of them and most of them were really awful!!

I managed to find one that was a bit like a pirate T-shirt - at least that is what I tell myself!!

And I have been given an award by Tatania of "Little Mysteries", isn't it pretty?

I shall have to do all of my "passing on" of awards in another post - I am making a bag for a lady in Italy today so I had better remove myself from the computer and get cracking!!

Have a lovely weekend everyone, Kathryn. XX