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Our first Christmas in Bath

We moved just a couple of days before Christmas to Bath, England and we able to celebrate the holidays with Nonna (my mum +Teresa Nystrom ) and Zia Zoë (my younger sister +Zoe Nystrom ) at our new place.  It had been a little stressful, but nothing could make our Christmas better than having our family here for the Holidays.  I have not spent a holiday back in Europe with my mum and sister yet, and it was an amazing sense of ‘home’ to break in our life in Bath.  Although my dad could not be here with us in person, he was definitely felt here with us in spirit.  What great memories +Ryan Aherin and I to share to end our 2012.

My family (from L to R): Bonnie, Ryan, Zoë
, Teresa, Ronan, and Maddox)
Making snowflakes on Christmas Eve with roasted chestnuts and mulled cider prepared by my husband. 
After getting their new Arsenal christmas pyjamas, the boys opened the stockings on Christmas morning that Nonna brought for us from the USA.
Maddox asked Father Christmas for a spy kit and looks like he listened!
Nonna brought the boys full Science kits including lab coats!
Ronan ‘trying’ to look sad because it was not a metal detector. But really he was and is still very excited about his Meccano kit.

My husband and I brought back these Roman gladiator sets from our trip to Italy for Father Christmas to bring on Christmas day.  Looks like they can both play ‘Rory’ now. 
We took my mum and sister, Zoë, to the Abbey in Bath on December 27th.
Zia Zoë and my sons lit a candle for my dad on his birthday, who would have been 59 on December 27th.
The view of Bath at night time is equally as beautiful and I loved seeing the water lit up by the lights and bridge under the moonlight.  There were a group of swans that you cannot see in the photo but that added to the ambience of the moment. 
Instagram: thebonnierose

Week 2 of July Photo Challenge

I like to take photographs, it is no secret.  My poor kids constantly have a camera in their face every day of their life it seems.  To keep my weekly blog posts from being too photo heavy (as if that would be possible), I am keeping the Photo A Day challenge photos to a separate post.  Here are the Instagram challenge photos for July for the last week:
‘On the Floor': 3am workout 
#day5 #photoadayjuly #workout #music #floor 
‘Chair': 
#ikea #photoadayjuly #day6
‘Garden': outside our flat 
#day7 #photoadayjuly #flower #pink 
‘Lunch': by candlelight at the Witch Inn. 
#day8 #photoadayjuly #candle #lunch 
‘Big': Mirror 
#day9 #photoadayjuly #big #mirror
‘Favourite Colour': PINK! 
#day10 #photoadayjuly #pink #shoes 
Letter: ‘M’ for Maddox 
#day11 #photoadayjuly

Tooth and & Light

No more tooth!
Showing his tooth 

Ronan’s long awaited top front tooth finally came out tonight.  He looks forward to the Tooth Fairy. 


Waiting for Ronan’s front tooth to fall out. 
#tooth 
After his tooth was coerced out by @ryana_official. My 7 year old is excited out the tooth fairy’s arrival.
 #tooth #toothfairy
 http://instagr.am/p/K3FYK2Ik_G/

‘Playing with light.’ Used a mirror as a reflector with the natural lighting from the window.
 #light #lighting
http://instagr.am/p/K2ib_fok33/
‘Light’ part II. Another one with the aid of reflecting light from the window with a mirror.
#maycreative #photoadaychallenge
http://instagr.am/p/K5FI-IIk2u/
‘Somewhere you stand': I still like to try my balance skills like a little kid.
#photoadaymay #photoadaychallenge
http://instagr.am/p/K7BE9ookwx/

Love & Waffles



‘Something I cannot live without': Love. Be it from family, friends, God. Love is precious.
Without it we are but in darkness and alone.
 #photoadaymay #photoadaychallenge #love
http://instagr.am/p/K2XqPsIkzU/
‘Squares': a yummy Stroopwafel from Holland. #maycreative #photoadaychallenge http://instagr.am/p/K2f1C-Ik2o/

I need a really good book (or series) in which I can get lost. I prefer classics or anything far away from the Twilight realm. Suggestions?

Got Milk & Paper Airplanes

Got Milk? 
#gotmilk #milk #England 


Maddox the ghost boy. 50mm, 5, F20, ISO 200
http://instagr.am/p/K0V1LTIk3V/

‘Favourite place': Anywhere in the world where my boys and I can have living life.
#photoadaymay #photoadaychallenge #paperairplanes
http://instagr.am/p/Kz5AJ_Ik4O/

Add captio‘Something you fear': Not being able to have a baby girl.
 #maycreative #photoadaychallenge
http://instagr.am/p/Kzz_ZQIk2I/
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Black & White

‘Chocolate Candy': Maltesers beat out whoppers.
#maycreative #photoadaychallenge
 http://instagr.am/p/Kxn26Dok5z/ 

‘Something you made': My She-Ra head piece for my cosplay debuted at Tucson Comic Con 2010. 
#photoadaymay #photoadaychallenge #cosplay #she-ra #comiccon 

Geometric styling day. #fashion http://instagr.am/p/KxWr1Xokyd/

Champagne for Ryan’s A in his Irregular Warfare course. @ryana_officialhttp://instagr.am/p/KyEmOuok38/


Live and let live.

Friends and Fun in Brighton


‘Best friend’ @evanofthemount
#masseffect #maycreative #photoadaychallenge
 http://instagr.am/p/KtaP8UokzO/

Sign in the loft at the Vodka Revolution club. http://instagr.am/p/KvnnfrIk3L/ 
At the NSC Summer Ball in Brighton http://instagr.am/p/KvPpq_ok7h

‘Snack': a shot glass of seeds, nuts, and dried berries. #photoadaymay #photoadaychallenge http://instagr.am/p/KwgZ-Jok0F/

Feels like Cinderella. Must get back before midnight or my boys turn into gremlins…wait wrong film reference.

The white wine smells like ferrets.
  • Listening to IR students debate while I eat dessert and drink wine. Feel more at home with all these Europeans than I have with the Brits.
Ran in the rain in my heels to catch train to Brighton. Shout out to ‘my friends’ at the car wash for your sentiments on my appearance. 😉