The big hair cut - before and after

So Asher's hair finally got so unruly it was time for his first proper hair cut. Over breakfast (to distract him - plus a bourbon biscuit to keep him still) I got the clippers out and chopped his curls!

He looks like a grown up little boy now! oh and here is his favourite toy - his step ladders!

Sunday afternoon at the farm

Before Katy and Dan headed home after my birthday weekend camping trip, we took a picnic up to the farm after church. The Pyles camp up too as their girls are the same age as Katy's and they got on well at church. Here are all the kids enjoying the trampoline...

Asher's first (recognisable) drawing!

He's drawn plenty of 'wheels' so far, but sat in sacrament meeting today, Asher did this drawing and said 'man'.

He must get his artistic talent from his mum!

First day at Norwood

My last day at Estell Warren Landscape Architecture was on Friday. Today work started on Norwood Farm.

I went up for 7.50am to run through things with Steve before he left for the office. The builders arrived at 8.15 and got to work stripping the ancient wooden stalls out the main barn.

Lunch was sitting at the top of our land with a packed lunch, enjoying the view. I certainly will can get used to working for myself on a project like this! Beats the office any day!!!

Birthday weekend

We had a fantastic weekend celebrating Hannah's 30th Birthday on Saturday and my upcoming birthday on the 15th (plus our 5th anniversary!).

We invited family and a few friends over to spend the day with us at Bolton Abbey. Hannah's parents plus Jon and Aaron hadn't been there before and were amazed at how beautiful the place is - we love advertising Yorkshire! The weather was gorgeous and a lot of us (including Asher and Ethan) went for a swim in the River Wharfe - after kitting most of Hannah's family our in swimming stuff/wetsuits cause they didn't bring anything (what a surprise!). My mother-in-law was wearing a pair of my swim shorts and t-shirt as she floated down the river on a lilo! What a laugh.

For the evening we had booked a village hall up the hill from Otley. We had traditional party food and some fun party games including building spaghetti and marshmallow towers to support a satsuma. My team won of course! (it was a close call though). We all played bulldog on the field and the kids searched for sweets we'd hidden. It was a perfect day.

The people who came were:

Smith: Phil, Helen, Matt, Leah, Lucy, Sariah, Lydia, Aaron
Nath, Mary, Ethan, Megan
Jared, Esther, Winston
Devines: Jon, Serene, Austin, Spencer
Aaron
Gareth, Phillipa
Elaine, husband, Ben & Oli
Revills: Derek, Lucy, George
Pyles: Greg, Eneliese, Felicity, Elena
Wilkinsons: Steve, Sandra, Anna
Sam Peel
Cam, Kathryn, Molly

I think that was everyone!

On Sunday we were invited to the Ruth and David Walker's house for dinner as Sarah and Carston were over following their move to start training as a GP in Blackpool. And in the evening was Anna Wilksinson's farewell nosh up - she is off on her mission to Jamaica on Friday.