Ryan got me this really beautiful mirror from his travels to Marrakech.
I have it set up above our mock fireplace next to our frame Love quote wedding present.
Gifts from Marrakech
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Ryan in Marrakech
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| Ryan is in Marrakech with his classmates. We got this photo from him. |
Indiana Jones Birthday Party
Today was the much awaited birthday party for my newly seven year old, Ronan. He loves Indiana Jones. We went to a leisure centre for his birthday party and all the kids got to play in the soft play area which had two stories. Afterwards we had an english tea with a lot of canapes and treats. At the parties in England you light the cake, but send pieces home instead with the guests. You also do not open presents until you get home. The boys had a great time!  |
| Ronan in his Indiana Jones costume. Apparently we were the first party to show up in costumes at this venue. |
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| Time for food and treats! |
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| Ronan and his classmate and friend Chinmay with their party hats. |
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| Maddox with his classmates Felix and William. |
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| The Reception age boys decided to make horns out of the party hats. |
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| Ronan’s birthday cake was a DS player. |
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| Ryan with party horns. |
Melissa & Nick visit!
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| Newlyweds Melissa & Nick |
Had a great time catching up with my friend Melissa Hurley and her husband Nick. A little tour around Brighton and the shops, followed by a very yummy dinner at the Jamie Oliver Italian restaurant in Brighton and dessert at… Starbucks 😛 Loved catching up since our three years spent in Hawaii. Miss our photo shoot sessions, but know we will meet up again. PS. Thank you Melissa for furthering my Chanel addiction 😉 xx ♥ B.
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| With my Chanel loving makeup artist Melissa from Hawaii. |
Happy New Years!
It is January first of 2012 and we start a brand new year! Happy New Years to all our friends and family! Our family looks forward to a new year in England and all that 2012 has in store for us. This morning we got dressed and headed outside to do our family portraits for 2012. Sadly just as we got the tripod set it England met us with a downpour of rain. Despite the quick shoot below is our family photo and I really love how it turned out. After our shoot we had breakfast in town and then stopped at the beloved game store for some New Years treats. I believe we will have some black eyed peas for dinner. I hope everyone has a wonderful new years and that you keep to your resolutions for a successful and productive 12 months ahead. 
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| Our family on the first of 2012 |
Christmas Eve!
I had to work today so when I got home there seemed to be a lot to do in order to get ready. The boys wrote their letters to Father Christmas, made christmas crafts, baked christmas cookies, and read christmas stories together. We put the boys to bed in our room, because ‘Mr & Mrs Claus’ had a lot to do tonight! 7 hours until my boys will be up to see what Father Christmas left them. That means 7 hours to put together an IKEA loft bed, IKEA play kitchen items, make the Indiana Jones club house, find the two missing presents, wrap everything, fill the stockings, and to eat the cookies, the carrot, and drink the milk!
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| Mistletoe for sale near my work |
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| The boys write their Christmas letters to Father Christmas |
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| Mimi sent the boys lots of packages of Christmas crafts! |
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| Making Christmas crafts! |
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| Making Christmas crafts! |
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| Making snowman ornaments! |
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| Christmas crafts complete! |
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| Making cookies for Santa! |
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| Christmas stories with my boys. |
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| Time to eat the cookies and drink the milk! |
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| Wrapping presents and placing them under the tree. |
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| Setting up the loft bed in the boys’ room. |
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| All ready for Christmas morning! |
Happy Hanukkah!
We got our new furniture items from IKEA and I was more than excited to finally get our new bed put together. Sleeping on the floor has been fun, but having a bed so much more fun. I will admit it took me longer than it should have because I did not follow the IKEA directions quite easily. I finished and draped my scarves from Cambodia over the top to complete the look.
Tonight the boys and I got together to make holiday cookies. They were not normal chocolate chip cookies, but filled with Nutella and covered with white chocolate stars. They were very delicious! They also got to work on their nightly holiday craft. Tonight is also the first night of Hanukkah. We put together our DIY mennorah and Ronan had the pleasure of lighting the first candle.
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| Our new bed put together! |
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| Nutella inside |
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| The boys making cookies. |
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| Ryan and the boys with their christmas crafts and cookies. |
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| Nutella filled biscuits! |
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| Ronan lighting the first candle.
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| Happy Hanukkah! |
