Christmas Pics - 2007

We've had a good Christmas break between Kendal and Bridge of Allan. Thanks to Andrea for hosting our Christmas meal, and to everyone for their lovely, thoughtful gifts, including Team Canada and Team Japan (and to Charlie Bear for the santa suit hand me down). xxxx

Some pics below, although sadly none of Great Grandma playing Glen at tennis on the nintendo wee.

The "ladder tree" in Bridge of Allan. Dobbo made a lovely lindt chocolate reindeer with sleigh display on the shopping belt when purchasing 7 of them for the tree and then for our consumption.



















Andrea hosted at Cedar Grove and Savvy was spoiled with clothes, toys, ornaments, a special book about louie and shiny and more.











Jessie joined us for a walk on Christmas day (although mostly chose to avoid the camera while searching for ponies), and we made it out for some fresh air the next day as well (before the rain hit).

Food On Face - But Still Cute

The wee one is doing well - sleeping through the night more regularly and starting to get in the Christmas spirit with ribbon chewing and paper eating.

Re -Food on face...it's permanent. Doesn't come off. Stopped trying to keep her clean. What's the point?































Thanks to Jonathon for these pics.

Eco Blog Number 3 - Cleaning Green

Our third eco move requires a serious clear out of the cupboard below the kitchen sink.

Bleaches, drainos, windex - be gone!

Once these bad boys are used up, our cleaning cupboard is going to join our green(ish) laundry/dishwasher soaps - either using all the new e-brands that have hit the supermarchets, or homemade stuff.

The web is full of recipes. Most seem to be based on varying combinations of baking soda, vinegar, lemon juice, salt, and warm water. All that stuff's gotta be better for planet earth than our current collection of hazardous agents.

We'll let you know how we get on. How many lemons will it take to clean savvy's nappy bin!? Can Ashley actually tear herself away from her new found love for fabric softener? Will bridge of allan mud budge just because we added a bit of salt or toothpaste to our baking soda and lemon juice fusion? Is 40 really the new 90 when it comes to water washing temperatures?

Happy Apple - at 8 Months

Savannah made it to 8 months and is still smiling (and standing).

Her achievements:

1. She "gets" sleeves -key in the mornings when in a rush

2. She can eat like a horse

3. She has two teeth just starting to poke through on the bottom

4. She can (when she chooses, which is rarely) sleep through the night

5. She can play "the ball game" with a wide variety of balls -
soccer, sponge, ping pong...back and forth it goes for hours

6. She is getting more dangerous in so many ways...she can launch off the couch, she thinks she can walk (but cannot), she can projectile poo and vomit, and she is getting more and more aware and able to manipulate the parental unit

7. She can shuffle about in her cot until she reaches her music toy and then she can pull the ring to create her own tunes

8. She can knock on her cot in the mornings for at least 20 minutes before starting to shout for a pick up. knock knock. pause. knock knock. pause.

9. She can throw her hardy hippo the length of the living room

10. She will almost always smile for the camera

Ratho and The Edinburgh Christmas Markets

After 3 years of sitting on some vouchers, we finally made it to the Edinburgh Climbing Centre (Ratho) for our shot on the aerial assault course (we are the two dorks standing together waving).

Savvy watched from the cafe along with Nonno, Nonna, and Jessie. Then it was to the play room where Jessie pulled some moves on a young-one's rock wall.

The markets were nice, but very very very cold. Thank goodness for crepes and egg nog lattes.