its just come to my attention that i haven't posted much on what the boys are up to these days. how they have progressed and are just getting older!

noah:
*can climb up the stairs (and has done for ages) but can now climb back down as well pretty successively.
*can go down the slide on his belly, by himself.
*usually responds with the right reaction to "no, no noah"
*when told to go find micah, he does

micah:
*"what's that" is his favourite phrase, even he answers it himself
*talks a lot, mostly in sentences.
*still speaks jibberish sometimes
*still like cars, bikes and trains
*loves to watch his movies (veggie tales, peter pan, toy story and 15 puppies{101 dalmations})
*loves horses

both boys:
*do play well together
*love it when daddy comes home

did it again!

goofing off

this is fireman sam i mean micah

thanks mimi for the t-shirt and shorts
bottle time in micah's thomas chair
and mr noah, as cute as can be

was up and walked this morning, though not for as long, but still about 45 minutes i think. i didn't have a watch with me today so walked until i thought was about an hour. i went a different way and it included a big hill so that should make up for the time =)

its a bit wet this morning as it just rained a bit last night and maybe into the night. so i guess i can be off laundry duty today! just some more tidy-up sessions and i need to go into harborne as well. today at sainsbury's they aren't giving away any plastic bags so i am imagining a cloth bag or just one of their bags for life...so i thought i'd check it out!

have a good day =)

pleased

i just wanted to write and say that i am pleased with myself. yesterday i decided that i would get up at 6 this morning and go for a walk for 1hour while andy holds down the fort. i mulled it over, told andy in the evening and he said good! so before bed i made sure the volume was turned up on the alarm as i never hear it, i set my clothes in the bathroom and was in bed for 10!

the children mostly cooperated and noah woke once but briefly and i had a good nights rest. 6:07 i finally heard the alarm and was straight up, dressed, teeth brushed, found andys watch and set of by 6:15!! it was a cool and crisp morning, beautiful to be out with the birds singing away. it was really great. though i was beat, 30 minutes into it, i still did the whole hour and enjoyed it!

i feel refreshed and energized. so if you see me or talk to me, ask me if i am still walking in the morning as i think i really need the time alone and of course, i really really need the exercise!!!!
(just a note for my mom, i've also vacuumed the whole lounge, pulling out the couches and picking up and everything! now i just have to do under the cushions!!!)

too funny

i've just thought it was awfully quiet in the back room where micah had disappeared to and went to check it out. i thought i knew how i would find him, but knew that he really could be into anything! well, i was right. he had climbed into the stroller about 15 minutes ago and i had given him a book and threw a blanket over the whole stroller, just to have fun. he uncovered himself and said peek-a-boo and we giggled. but i came back here to the computer to finish an email! and he actually stayed there and is now sounds asleep!! yippee! noah is actually sleeping to at the moment! so happy me =)

today is our first overcast, rainy day is over 3 weeks! but its not raining at the moment, so we will go out front and kick the ball around in the street! i promised =) hope everyone is doing well that reads this! i haven't had many comment lately (hint hint) and would love to hear from anyone and everyone! ANYONE can leave a comment (rhonda, jen, naomi and anyone else!).

THANKS =)

how time flies

this week has really flown by! the first day was hard with andy back at work as micah was almost constantly asking for daddy! the concept of work and daddy wasn't clicking! tuesday we went to the baby clinic and had noah weighed...25lbs! wowzers!! micah is only 28lbs. noah is catching up a bit too quickly! from the doctors we went to the grocery store as we had notta thing in the house! thankfully sheila was meeting us there and taking us home =) it was a big shop!

wednesday we met up with some friends at the bull ring. and the same actually on thursday. both were gorgeous days so it was nice and fun! friday was my cleaning day...since i had been just ignoring everything while working on wedding photos! i've been trying to put in an hour a day and then i got about 2-3 hours yesterday and it was really good. i am progressing, but not very quickly it seems! hopefully will be finished this next week with that.

once i am done, i'll put up a short slide show of my favs!

Dunluce Castle

although we have been there loads of times now, i never get tired of it! here are 2 photos from there =)

Check out my Slide Show!

well we are finally home sweet home, once again! we left belfast at 12 friday afternoon and arrived home just after 10:30pm. so not too bad, a lot easier than i expected! the ferry ride was great as it had a wee children's room with winnie the pooh playing on the tv! the boys slept through the whole of scotland and woke up in time for dinner just outside of carlisle, england. unfortunately, the road chef where we had dinner, only had 1 waitress and 1 cook! so service was slow, but relaxing anyway =)
noah had his milk not too long into the drive and was out the rest of the night! micah watched peter pan and little joe then was out for the count as well. andy and i stopped once for a bathroom break and that was all!

our second week was great. sunday, monday and tuesday was the easter conferences where we saw lots of people and met some new people. but most importantly we heard reports from missionary's who came from abroad and those who work here in the UK. as well as ministry meetings in the evenings and the gospel meeting to end it all.

Some Recent Photos

The happy couple Keith and Adele.

Last Friday Andy went to the driving range with his brother Simon.

Instead of the US Masters, they said it was more like 'Us Wasters'

Good Friday, we went to Delamont Country Park for a picnic.
We spent the afternoon in the play park which Micah really enjoyed. We took both Micah and Noah for a ride on a miniature train and Gigi (their great granny - Andy's mum's mum) bought everyone ice cream.

Easter Hols So Far

Using my brothers laptop. He and his wife, Esther live in Lisburn and I've spent day with them. Janelle has been shopping (horror!!!) with my sister Jo in centre of Belfast. She's looking for scrapbooking material.
We arrived in Belfast Monday afternoon having taken the weekend to drive up through England and across Scotland to the ferry.
Travelled from home to Preston Friday evening without hardly any hold up which is quite remarkable!! Stayed in TravelLodge 2 nights. Friday night was quite trying as Noah woke in the middle of the night and wouldn't settle for ages.
The wedding of our friends Keith and Adele went well. The weather was lovely as it has been ever since we left - I even had shorts on today. The service was good although I didn't get to hear a lot of it as Micah wasn't in a good mood and wouldn't sit still. In the end I took him for a drive and he fell asleep. We were doing the official photographs, and took over 600. We are very pleased with the results, and can't wait until they are developed.
Sunday morning we drove as far as Morecambe and went to a gospel hall there for the rbeaking of bread which was interesting with both boys. There were 5 older people there to remember our Lord, and I'm sure they thought a whirlwind has arrived although they were very pleased to see us and told us not to worry. After the meeting we drove through the Lake District slowly, stopping at various points. Then into Scotland, we arrived at an old peoples care home, where we stayed for the night. Strange, but very good.
The home is owned by some friends and they keep some rooms on the first floor for non-residents. The home is in an old castle like home, and we had the main lounge all to ourselves in the evening, and got to watch some old favourites on Sky - Top Gear and Everybody loves Raymond, and Janelle started to watch a Jane Austin movie Persuasion.
In the morning we had the most delightful breakfast of scrambled eggs and chatted with Doris!
We had some hours before we had to be at the ferry, so we took time to sightsee through the Scottish Lowlands. Absolutely beautiful!! Micah and I climbed up a small mountain which was fun.
Arriving in Belfast we've taking things easy. Tuesday just went to Forestside Shopping Centre in afternoon. Wednesday we went to the beach at Crawfordsburn. Thursday went to zoo, which brings us back to today.
Now it gets hectic, with other friends arriving from England throughout the next few days for short visits. Pictures of all this to follow in due course.