Starting again

To start with I thought I'd show you something I have been working away on for some months now. It was a birthday present for my big sister- so I couldn't blog about it. Big sister had dropped some big hints at Christmas after I made this wreath for my Mum.

Realising that her birthday was around the same time as the big move I started early. I decided to make the attic24 Autumn wreath 

http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/2013/11/autumn-wreath-ta-dah.html

as my sister has a woodland theme in her living room. So here's it finished 

I am a bit in love with the hedgehog in the middle and am hoping to make one for us in time for Autumn (it's on the end of a big internal list of crafting things to do!)

In the meantime I am making another attic24 blanket In the cupcake colour pack

http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/2008/08/the-ripple-ta-dah.html

I haven't got too far but I only started it after the move. I have been manically unpacking and have only one more room to finish. Not bad as we have only been here 11 days and were away for the weekend! 

Berwick feels like a blank piece of paper and I have been trying to start again meeting people, creating a timetable of things to do. Until we decided to move I never realised how my life as it was with the children had been built up over years. 

There are as always good things and bad things with moving. 

I definately felt one of the bad points today as I sat rather awkwardly in a toddler group I went to for the first time. I felt like a lemon and trying to integrate into conversations without appearing intrusive or even worse desperate! 

I am also feeling another bad point as I am suffering a rather bad back after too much moving furniture on my own as I am too inpatient to wait for hubby to get home!

There are however many good things like living so near the beach.

Nemo and Pebble just love the beach. Nemo loves building sand castles like his Dad and and they both go crazy in the sea running around, screaming with delight! Of course the inevitable always happens, they both end up falling in and leaving the sea crying and wet! 

This is Nemo on a time out having a time out after having a tantrum as he didn't want to leave the beach! 

I also love the amazing scenery on our doorstep. Excuse this rubbish photos but just walking into Berwick town, there are such amazing views!

Nemo loves standing on the big bridge and watching cars go over this little bridge and the trains on another bridge.

Our first weekend in our new house actually involved us driving down to Birmingham for my Grandad's 90th birthday. The children did pretty well considering all the traveling but I think the upheaval of moving then going away the next weekend confused them and made them grumpy. However the last few days have seen them seem more settled and happy. 

Here is Pebble in her cute party dress having a dance with Daddy. 

And here she is playing with Nemo's hat. At the moment she is definately more of a poser for the camera then Nemo who is much too busy to stop for his Mum! 

Here are Nemo and Pebble with my Dad. It reminded me of this scene from last weekend

On moving weekend Pebble fell totally in love with Grandma. She suddenly decided that Grandma was the best, even sometimes better then Mummy (completely unheard of for Pebble).

Nemo is very excited as my Parents are coming to see us this weekend as they are staying not far away for the weekend. This will be the third weekend in a row of seeing them but at least my Mum won't have to cook this time!

Anyway I've just been rambling on so I will leave you with a couple of cute pictures!