Spring is in the air

A birthday in the family....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEAH!!! 2 TODAY...















Thank you everyone!

A Family day out...

Daddy re-arranged his working days so that we could go altogether to Grimsthorpe Castle. Fairly local it next to Edenham where Tom has many memories playing in Pan's Meadow as well as more recent ones with the older boys visiting Auntie B.

Vision

Vision n.3 was today, and our nerves are subsiding allowing us to thoroughly enjoy the whole day! We stayed calm and focused throughout the day so that come set up time we were rearing to go.
Good music, fun fellowship, meaningful prayer and teaching.... the ingredients to a good worship get together!

First week of the holidays... survived!

Well it didn't start off too well as we realised we were low on oil; so had to turn the heating off! (no delivery until Thursday!!)
Lazy starts to the day... well for me anyway! The boys whom I struggle to get out of bed in time for school are miraculously up at 6, ready to play on the comp! Well the rule may well be no comp on school days, but now, no one is allowed downstairs at least before 7! I thought hols were for lie ins! The youngest ones stay in bed for the longest! Both Leah and Benjamin stayed in bed until 8.30.
Following the re-jigging of the comp room last week, I had some sorting of paperwork and stuff. The house needed a good sorting too so the boys willingly albeit grumpily helped their mummy.
Weds, following an express appt at the hosp., we had a lovely visit and lunch with Rose. The children had a great time, and Isaac and Timothy in particular became partners in boyishness, egg collecting, football in the field, climbing trees. Thanks Rose for welcoming us so warmly, we always enjoy our visits with you.
Thursday, and an early start saw us heading to Derbyshire to visit Stainsby Mill...I wonder why???? :)The children enjoyed making their own flour with a set of mini millstones in the courtyard outside! We then headed off to Clumber park where we unloaded all our bikes from the boot (Tom had packed them in for me)as well as the trailer from the back seat. Oh I do love our minibus... I can now boast a boot that fits one adult and four junior bikes! We had a great ride around the lake followed by a stroll through the kitchen garden for inspiration. We missed not meeting up with Poledragon but she was feeling poorly and she was better off snuggled up at home.
Matthew and Joseph built themselves a tent with a stick and a tarpaulin... and we let them sleep out! (note this is NOT child cruelty, they begged us!!!)
A quiet Friday with the boys helping Julie and Amy walk the dogs finished the week off nicely as we now prepare for our Vision worship tomorrow. The boys have gone out again... but rain is forecast in the night....

Welcoming the newest addition to the family...

Here we have Isaac and Benjamin just making it feel right at home!
(A big Thanks to James who has been helping us get to grips with setting it up and discovering the beauty of Vista!)

Spring IS here!

And we WILL enjoy being outdoors!





A hardy collection of Billinghay Family walkers gathered once again and made their way to Ostlers plantation.




A favourite venue chosen by request by all children.



The weather varied from sunny, to blustery, showery and hailstones! but when it's with 11 children.... it's not cold and wet... it's an adventure.



So they climbed trees,battled imaginary foes
amongst the woodland, discovered "new" hideouts", scaled walls and roofs and of course no trip could be without a visit to the bouncy tree!






Look: there are signs of Spring!






Thanks to Chris for his generous provision of thirst quenching refreshments at the end.



Go on brave the British weather... come join us next time on the Billinghay Family Walk!


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To make an omelette....

...you need to break a few eggs... well I think I dropped the basket!!!!

Spring is in the air (despite the snow flurries) and with that the inherent need of mine to re-jig the furniture around the house!
I decided a while back that the computer room needed re-organising, so I started on it... of course I didn't tidy and then empty the room first, NO! I just jiggle it around like a slide puzzle.... the bed moves a few inches so that the shef unit can move a few inches into it's space etc..
You know there always comes a moment in a project however small, when you wonder why oh why did you ever start on it?
Have a look at this:




I know the room WILL look better but right now I want to run away......










why Oh why did I start this????






......... later on














Looking a bit clearer? :










Now to be ruthless with the tidying up... but the furniture moving is done!







Actually looking at the photos it doesn't look that much better! But believe me the bed HAD to be moved to the opposite side and now we have room for all five children to have their own desk space as well as the computer desk!



I'm happy... and I've got the re-arranging bug out of my system......... for now!
I now have a tasty omelette.... just need to pick out the broken shells!!