Life through my iPhone

Hello lovelies, 

I thought I would share a few pictures from my phone with you as a quick update.

These are just a few photos from my camera roll from the past few weeks. My favourite has to be Anthony and Edward cuddles, it just melts my heart.  

 I used the project life app to put together the photos and journal card. The app was free yesterday from the apple App store, I'm not sure if it still is or if it is available for other devices but I definitely recommend it. 

What have I missed since I last posted. Let me know what you have been up to in the comments. 

xx

Bakewell Walk

Hello Lovelies, 

I hope you all had a fab weekend. On Saturday Anthony, Edward and myself went to Bakewell in Derbyshire for the day.

Derbyshire isn't too far from where we live so we often like to venture out for country walks and a look around the villages.  

It was pretty cold so it's a good job that we all wrapped up. Edward slept almost all day, he only woke up once for a bottle but we still had a good time. 

After looking at these photos I desperately need to get my hair dyed roots galore haha.   

I hadn't been to Bakewell for while (possibly over a year or so) and was so surprised that they had a love lock bridge. I also forgot how busy it gets at a weekend so would suggest if you are going to visit do it on a weekday if you can. 

Let me know how you spent your weekend in the comments, also leave a link to your blog if you have one so I can have a peek. 

Thanks

xx

 

Project Life 2015 | Recording Our Family Moments

Happy hump day!

I couldn't help but add this picture in of Ozzy sat at the table watching me take photo's. (I didn't eat all of that chocolate although I may have helped hehe). 

This year as our family has extended I have decided that I need to record more of our precious moments together. Over the years I have had loads of digital photos, however as I have had laptop disasters or software failures I have lost a lot of these images. 

I was going to do just a normal family album or attempt to scrapbook but after watching a few YouTube videos I decided that I would give Project Life a go. 

All of the above were purchased from Hobbycraft online.

To start my project I selected a D ring binder in Jade , project life mini kit - the baby boy edition, the 3x4 Jade edition insert cards and the big variety pack of inserts.

This was enough to get me started. The pens that I began to use were the Sharpie fine point markers. After using these on a few pages I was not happy with the result especially when I had used them on the Baby Boy inserts, as the ink had ran through meaning that I could not use the other side to write on. 

Some people may be fine with this as it is possible to put a different card on the other side, trying to be thrifty though I would rather write on both sides so that I can stretch the cards out further.   

So I decided to invest in some different pens from Paperchase, I prefer to write in black rather than blue but these are available in both colours. 

Whilst in there I found the sticker stand and just couldn't resist buying a few packs to jazz up some pages in the future. I was surprised at the price as well, these packs were between £1 and £1.50, I thought that this was really reasonable.   

  This is just a sneak peek at one of the pages I have done so far. I have been finding it so enjoyable looking through the photo's of Edwards first few weeks and putting them into the album. 

I plan on posting more about Project Life, if there are any questions that you have about it feel free to leave me a question in the comments. 

xx

All opinions are my own and this post is not sponsored. 

Busy Day

Hello Lovelies, 

Yesterday we had our appointment to register Edward, we had to wait 3 weeks as the register office is so busy at this time of year. 

We had to be at the appointment for 9am, we had to set off at 8am and only just managed to make it on time! I forgot how crazy the traffic can be in Sheffield on a week day. 

We had to find somewhere to feed Edward as he was getting restless. Luckily there was a Costa close by. I was also in need of a coffee after the early get up (we shared a cheeky chocolate twist as well). 

After a quick trip to the hair dressers for Anthony we had a look around a few shops and then headed to Meadowhall. Anthony treated me to a Zizzi's, I would definitely recommend the calamari starter it's delicious! 

So after a busy day yesterday I am staying at home, having a pj day and watching Les Misérables. 

I hope you all have a great day whatever you are doing. 

xx

Country Walks| OOTD

Hello Lovelies,

This week we had our first walk in the village where we live. We are very lucky to be currently living in an area which is surrounded by countryside, I had been waiting for a day when the weather was not as wet. 

We all wrapped up warm in our woollies and Edward wore his winter friends Snow Suit in his pram to keep him extra snug. Anthony's parents had taken Ozzy for a walk so we have yet to go on a full family walk but I don't think it will be too long. 

I got my selfie stick ready to take with us but then found out I had forgotten it. I think baby brain has continued from pregnancy. 

It's a good job that Anthony is tall enough to get a decent picture of us.  

I love this (apart from my hair being tucked under my scarf). 

It ended up being a pretty windy walk so I had to wrap my scarf around me more to keep myself warm. 

OOTD: My hat, scarf and coat are recent buys from New Look. Jeans are maternity Joni jeans from Topshop, these are by far the most comfortable maternity jeans that I have. The mittens are what My mum makes and sells they are upcycled from old woollen jumpers and lined with fleece, they are amazingly warm and cosy.

It was so nice to get out in the fresh air and have a gentle exercise. Edward slept for the whole walk.

What have you been up to this week? Also if you have a blog leave me a link in the comments and I'll have a sneaky peek. 

xx

Everything's Changing | 2015

Hello Lovelies, 

I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and New Year. This years Christmas for me was a little different, if you have been following my blog or instagram you will know that my due date was on the 26th of December. 

From Christmas day until around my Birthday on the 3rd of January all seems to be a bit of a Blur. We welcomed our bundle of joy on the 27th of December after my waters broke at midnight of the 26th. (It just so happens that this is the day that the deep snow decided to fall in Sheffield). 

Anthony dug the car out of the snow as soon as my waters had gone to prepare for the journey to the hospital. We went in at 4.30am and by 7.16pm on the 27th we had welcomed our little boy, Edward Anthony. I am so pleased that I did not have a birth plan as I think I would have been very disappointed. I may post about my labour at another time.

I can honestly say that I have never been so in love. Our lives have changed completely and we wouldn't change it for the world! 

Week one :D

 I will hopefully be blogging a lot more this year along with recording our family memories in different ways. Anthony very kindly bought me a new camera for Christmas with some accessories and for my birthday I also got a selfie stick and other accessories from my sister. 

Thanks for reading

xx

What I've Been Up To

Hello Lovelies, 
I hope up are all well. It's been such a long time since I last updated, I am now in my final trimester (29 weeks), time seems to have gone so fast. During the second trimester I seemed to have a lot more energy that the first and beginning of my third. 
Last week me and Anthony went to Cornwall for a week's holiday. I have been going to Cornwall for years with my family and friends. We used to go at least once a year, for the past couple of years I've not been and missed it so much. It's like home from home down there. 
It was so nice to take some time off work and relax, including walking on the beaches, trips to St. Ives, Fish and Chips from Rick Stein's in Falmouth, surfing (for Anthony not me ha) and just generally spending time together. It was bliss. 

 Driving from place to place we stumbled across a tin mine with amazing views so we stopped for a short walk.  (Excuse my windswept/make up free/chipped nail varnish selfie). 
If you are ever in Porthtowen you have to have a Moomaid ice cream, there's a small shop near the beach and they sell the most amazing ice cream. The one that I had here was a banoffee sundae. It was AMAZING! 

Above are the views from a walk around at St Ives in the morning and Anthony off for his surf at Sennon Cove. He hired a board and wet suit, I didn't let him take his own boards because I wasn't too sure about surfing so soon after his accident, but because the weather was so nice and other people were surfing as well. I sat on the beach read some of my book and had a hot choc. 

We've been back in Sheffield now for a week and Autumn has made it's appearance. I'm not complaining I love Autumn it's my favourite season of the year. There's something about dark nights with pj's, films and hot choc that I just love.  


Let me know what you've been up to. If anyone has any hints and tips for the third trimester I'd love to hear from you. 

Thanks for the read. 

xx