Congrats Ads & Sophia!

We're still waiting to hear how the wedding went on the 25th! We have tried calling close to 50 times! Hoping that the photographers flash wasn't too bright - we know how hard Sophia has to try to keep her eyes open when having a photograph taken - I have proof!

I wish we could have been there. But, guys, giving us 5 weeks notice that you were getting married in South Africa is just insane! We would have had to remortgage the house to be there unfortunately. Still...We're looking forward to the DVD!

Congrats Bo & Steve!

Hope you guys are having a fabulous time in Florida, and that the wedding went well on the 25th! Don't know if you got my text or facebook message. I'll see you all in a week or so though!

Chester Zoo Trip

Des and I went to the zoo for a couple of hours today. The weather was horrendous, so we didn't stay long, just a couple of hours.

Anyway, here are the pics I took...

Angela & Gary's Wedding

Took place on December 30th, 2007.

It was a beautiful day, filled with lots of laughter. The bride, Angela, looked absolutely stunning. She has made her whole family very proud!

Angela & Gary.. May your married life be full of laughter and excitement. You both deserve every happiness!

Here are some of the photographs I took...

Angela looking beautiful:

The first dance (Truly, Madly, Deeply - sung by Savage Garden):

The Wedding Cake:
Cutting the cake:

My neice:

My nephew:

My brother-in-law, Marlon:

Des' twin brother:

My sister-in-law, Debby:

Christmas 2007

Was very tiring indeed!!

This year, we invited our best friends over for dinner. They arrived on Christmas eve and stayed until the evening of Christmas day.

I was meant to cook, but since I overslept, Des took over the role and made a lovely turkey with all the trimmigs! I did make a trifle...That has to count, right?!

This year was the first year ever I haven't been excited about the whole 'thrill' of Christmas. Driving round looking at decorations, wrapping presents, opening gifts, setting the table etc. The only thing I looked forward to was spending time with those that mean the world to me...My family and friends!

Happy Birthday Baby Sis!

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday Dear Nikki

Happy Birthday to YOOOOOU!

Missing you tons, Pickle! Have a fabulous day, and don't get too drunk in Egypt! I know you were out drinking tonight, so hopefully your hangover isn't too bad!

Another pic of the tree...

I bought myself an external flash for my D-SLR camera, and have been practicing with the lighting and bouncing the flash off different things to get the desired effect.

I used my flash diffuser properly and bounced the flash off my mirror, which meant it bounced onto our back wall and then at the tree.

I'm loving this whole photography thing and can't wait to start my university course in May! Wooo!

Eden Rose

A good friend of mine had a baby recently, Eden Rose. She's about 7 weeks old now so I thought it was time to say hello!

Eden is such a cutie!! I fed her a little whilst Kirsty made a drink, and after Kir changed her, I walked around trying to get her to sleep! It did work, and the position in which she fell asleep was adorable! She was on my shoulder with her arms spread open...Her head was to the side and her little mouth was open wide!

Kirsty has done a great job, and her and Andy produced such a beautiful little thing! I can't wait to go visit again now!!

The tree is safe...For now!!

The tree is safe for now, but with this hooligan around, the question is for how long?

The cats have actually been really good this year. They have played with a few of the branches once or twice, and had a sniff at a couple of the dangling ornaments. Nothing major!

I'm getting excited from Christmas day, I have bought the kitties lots of things to open! Wooo!

So that Yum-yum doesn't feel left out, here's a pic of her too!

The tree is up

Today we put up our Christmas tree.

This year, we bought more furniture, so figuring out where to put a 6 foot tree was kind of difficult!

We decided to move the armchair a little further forward and put the tree behind it. We managed to put the tree right against the wall and pull most of the branches to the front. The only branches that go right round are those from the middle to the top.

We also put up a little candle thing on the window sill, which I will have to get a photograph of. I think our tree looks pretty classy this year!

As usual, we've sticked with the angel theme!

Some more pics from The Birdcage!

Some pics of the drag Queens from The Birdcage! They were very, very funny!

Ang's Hen Party

So I thought I'd share a few photographs taken on Saturday night at The Birdcage in Manchester. As you probably know, my sister-in-law gets married on the 30th, so we had the hen party on Saturday!

It was a fun night, and I took Rebecca for company. I didn't really know anybody, but I think I loosened up a bit after a malibu & coke and a 3-pint pitcher of cocktail!

I ended up buying a cheapie point & shoot camera to take. I was planning on taking the SLR, but I knew I'd be having a drink & didn't trust myself with it in the heart of Manchester!

This is Rebecca & I after the 3-pint pitcher of cocktail!

Debby (sister-in-law) & Rebecca (close friend)


Debby & Me in Lloyds bar. I don't care much for this picture, and my perfectly strait hair looks fluffy on the top - Ugh! 2 hours of straightening for it to look fluffy!

Angela, the beautiful bride to be! She's here with a friend, whose name I don't know - Oops!

What to wear on Saturday?!

So it's my SIL's hen party on Saturday night, and I have absolutely no idea what to wear

I went shopping today for an outfit and came back with more-festive-than usual underwear and 2 pairs of earrings. Not even half an outfit!

I'm struggling! So I think the best way to settle the problem is to decide on the earrings. I'll then have to dig through my wardrobe to find something that matches. Here are the choices:

Some pics from today...

First of all, here is Bryn. He hates having his photograph taken, and all the ones I have of him are awful, because he's barking! I got him almost snoozing today! Wooo!

Next is my little model, Megan! She loves having her picture taken, much to Bryn's disgust! She will stay still for hours and pose!

I didn't really get her in any cute poses today, but this will do!

Now we have Elvis. I opened up his cage and was worrying about being able to get him back in again! We had luck today by just telling him!

Here he's eating a monkey nut!

Finally, my Dad! He hates pics too, but I sneekily snapped him! HA! Take THAT, Dad!

Todays Trip!

I went to visit my neice & nephew today. The laborious drive in the rain and fog was worth it though!

Unfortunately, by the time we arrived, Thomas had fallen asleep, so he was in bed, and Emily
had just got out of the bath, so we didn't get to see them much...But still, it was nice!

We had a chat with Zoe & Steve and talked about Ang & Gary's wedding which is coming up next month, and Zoe & Steve's wedding, which is in January. They're getting married in Florida, and having a reception in Llandudno, which should be fun!

I did take my camera along, but since the kids were tired, I didn't end up taking any photographs! Oops! I think Des & I will take the kids out in a couple of weeks. Maybe to the aquarium, or just a day trip to Blackpool or something to see the illuminations. I'll take a ton of pictures then!

In the meantime...you can't miss out on the beauty of these kids...so here's a couple of pics from a few months ago. Thomas is above, Emily is below!