spur of the moment!

We were at a family wedding at the beginning of the month and there was professional photographers there so myself, Steven and the in-laws got some photos done :)

Steven and myself

Rob and Stacey

Angela, Dave, me, Stacey, Danni,
Jason, Rob, Loella, Steven and Chris

a little bump photo

Angela and Dave

Danni and Jason

hats, hats and a crown...

I feel I have got a bit of a knack for hats at the moment. I have done adult hats and baby hats but these are my baby hats so far. They are in all sorts of colours but this is just a small selection.

 I learnt how to cable knit owls! I was very happy.

Its a christmas figgy pudding hat!

blankets ahoy

 I wanted to show off my pram blanket! I knitted it out of "pom pom" wool which was really fiddly to knit with but I am just so happy with the results! Its so lovely and thick and soft and warm :)

Christmas Time

Well since we will have a new arrival at christmas time I thought I would finally get round to knitting some more stockings! I have created new patterns for each one.

i now have orders for people wanting to give them as presents to their nieces and nephews!

Now do stranger

I know, I know I have been away for a while! And I promised I wouldn't be! But I finally have some me time before the baby comes so I'm hoping that as long as Steven doesn't hog the computer for FF then I should be able to post around once a week.

Well as you know we're having a little girl :) I have been knitting bits and bobs not only for myself but the large abundance of my friends who are also pregnant. Not only that but there are christmas presents to knit as I may not get time with having a little one, but my friend is starting up her own photography company which you should be able to view from here so I am knitting her a few props.

I am currently 30+6 weeks so as of tomorrow I only have 8 weeks left!! 

Just a little practice

Im currently playing with fair isle and creating my own patterns within basic knitting patterns, you have seen my basic booties and heres the vamped version.

Malta Baby

Whoo so we went to Malta and ended up in Sicily too! Minus all the rubble Malta was lovely especially her sister islands Comino which holds the Blue Lagoon and Gozo which was so lush and green! We were lucky enough to meet 3 other lovely couples which is always nice. shall we have a looksie at some pictures?

We went to the Blue Lagoon a few times since it was across the water from our hotel. WE went to Gozo on the ferry. We went on an open top bus to Valletta and Mdina where we rode in a horse and carriage, on a little train round the countryside up to Mtarfa the highest point. We went on a harbour cruise round Sliema and Valletta. We went on a giant catamaran to Sicily. Went round a greek amphitheater in Taormina before having lunch up on the summit of Mount Etna (an active volcano) yes we like our volcanos as this is the second we have been up and both have been active.

Our first photo in Malta

If any of you are aware of the lonely island, i was singing their song "on a boat" as i was on a boat

Blue Lagoon

Steven in the greek amphitheater in Taormina Sicily

Our first glimpse at Mount Etna (erupted ^weeks before our visit) we had lunch on the summit :)

Me in a cave at Comino

On an open top bus in gale force winds

Blue lagoon again

Outside Mdina getting ready for a countryside tour

Steven testing out his underwater camera and snorkel set

Terrified is not the word, I hate horses. Outside Mdina 

eeeeeep exciting times

Steven and I are expecting a little girl!! Sorry I havent been able to get to a computer since Steven started playing FF again.

She generally is a wiggle bum and definitely takes after her dad! He hates photos of himself so her photos arent that great :'( but she is happy and healthy and at the end of the day isnt that all that matters? 

predictions?

Well its 3weeks tomorrow that my lovely other half and I find out what were having!

Friends and family think were having a boy.

Chinese predictors say its a boy.

Old wives tales say 67% girl.

I will reveal all as soon as we find out!

lets get cross about.....stitch!

I havent done cross stitch since I was about 7 and a friend gave me some stuff and well I did a couple of winnie the pooh pictures for our soon to be nursery! Here they are: 

Baby Baby Baby

Whoo the husband has finally sorted me out a faster computer ie his lol. So I am now able to sort pictures out as my phone wont let me grrr!

This is our little miracle! We thought we were going to be 11wks+5 but left finding out we were 13wks+1! We find out the end of May what colour were having! 3 days after we get back from Malta!

This is me this week I'm not on the best angle but the belt defines the bump really well!

news time children!

Yes that was a sneaky line from Three Dog from GNR radio from the wasteland but pffft!
I have some exciting news! The Simpson household is going from two to three! we're having a baby! Typically it happens when you put it on the back burner but hell we're still super psyched!!

 

Ive been meaning to post this for ages, were now 17wks and I've got pretty big, pretty fast! once I can get to a computer I will pop up some pictures of the scan my bump and baby related things! 

reel big fish baby!

On the 28/02/13 my friends, my husband, two of his brothers descended on Middlesbrough and I got our earholes made happy by watching Reel Big Fish! They were supported by Magnus Puto who I got to meet and Suburban Legends who I met half of. Suburban Legends are well worth a listen they sung a rendition of "I just cant wait to be king". They were electrifying to watch as they danced to their high energy songs with awesome choreography. 

vonnie, boo, me, mel and soup

magnus puto

suburban legends

suburban legends

fiiiiish

my Steven

Me and Brian from Suburban Legends

new tattoos

I have two new tattoos! One on my left forearm of Nick 13's "In The Orchard" and Stevens handwriting on my ribs from the day after he proposed, we were stood at the top of Castel Saint Angelo when he ave me the paper.

My birthday!

Gosh I'm now 26! These are just a few pictures of my birthday day time as Steven hasn't gotten round to putting the pictures in an area I can get too!

 Steven brought me chocolate fudge cake with as you can see cream and a candle

 We went to Las Iguanas and had food and I got a birthday cocktail too!

My lovely mother made me a black forest gateaux which was amazing!! 

snow!!!!

We had snow after christmas which was nice for a few days! I got a few photos but the best ones my Steven took.