Wind in our hair and sand in our eyes .

I thought I may try and get in a sneaky post while all is quiet here . We are all recovering from a trip to the beach , to give the dog a good run and try out the christmas scooters, George was really looking forward to scooting down the ramps super fast , but his plans were scuppered.....

On your average day this mound of sand is a sloping concrete path.

The wind was whipping around our faces , runny noses, sand and hair in our eyes , poor Arthur was so wrapped up he couldn't even lift his arms up, but somehow I was still glad to be there ,in the fresh air feeling very alive, the cobwebs well and truly blown away .

Christmas is packed away, we had a very manic one here 4 very close family members have birthdays on the 19th , 23rd, 24th and 28th - 2 of them are my children and one my dad who was 70 this year so a 2 night trip away was also thrown into the mix arriving home on the 23rd !!!!

We had a lovely time at Bluestone , in Pembroke which incorporated a trip to Elf school - (oh how i laughed at hubby with his rosy elf cheeks having to do an elf dance !!!)  .

Time now though to look forward to the year ahead and I am prepared in one very minor way

I have my new notebook ready for that moment of silence , that time when I can think reflect and start making my notes and lists . May 2012 be a good one for all of us !!!! I will leave you with 2 cutie pics - I made them both .

A custom made meer cat - my first attempt .

My now 1 year old having a late night cwtch .