Trip 2 Part 1

Calvin had a Union Conference in Birmingham over the easter weekend.  Ross, Martha and I went with him .  

We were very lucky to have a suite in the Marriott Hotel, with an adjoining family room!

                                                This is the kids room, double bed EACH.

This is the lounge/dining area.  Its lovely to have that extra space.

We shopped lots, and I would have got lost lots without Ross, my very own sat nav.

This is the new Birmingham Library, very impassive from the outside and in, better in the sunshine though!

Easter Holidays Trip 1

Calvin's mum arranged a girls night away, staying at the Vale Hotel in Cardiff.  We left home on Monday and stopped off for a spot of shopping and lunch at Bridgend.

This was our lovely room at the Vale

We spent the afternoon relaxing in the pool and jacuzzi.  

She had booked me in to have my eyebrows ripped off my face with boiling wax 

in the "Health Spa" for an extra TREAT.  

Despite the obvious and immediate pain from this process I was pleased with the results.

We walked around the grounds in the evening before having a meal in the bar.

Next morning we ate a hearty breakfast before hitting the city centre for some serious shopping.

We managed to ring some lovely clothes, mostly in Debenhams. In fact we spent so long in the store that we eventually returned everything and started again by opening up a store card to get a discount.

We usually like to try on a few hats on our outings, what do you think?

We found this travelling show in the town....

...but we couldn't think of anything to tell them about!!

We needed food so we popped to the carvery on the way home, Grandma was sent back to repark the car but not before I had snapped the evidence.

You can't just leave it there!!!!

That's better.

Anyway, a HUGE Thank you to all involved in this production.

I should also mention here that while we were away both granddads were involved in site maintenance at the Williams residence in readiness for our new shed.  so a BIG thank you to them too.

My Faith

This last weekend was General Conference for our Church, 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  

We are really blessed to be able to hear the words of our leaders speaking to us the things that Heavenly Father wants us to hear.  

I wanted to share this talk with you, It is about my Saviour, Jesus Christ.  

It is by Elder D Todd Christofferson one of the General Authorities of the Church

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/watch/2014/04?lang=eng&vid=3439077340001&cid=10

I was once talking about my faith with someone and they questioned my beliefs, they wanted to know what I believed and not what the Church believed.  That question caused me to really think and gave me the chance to deepen my own personal testimony of my Saviour.  I know that He lived, died and was resurrected.  And I know that through Him and His atoning sacrifice I can be made clean and return to live with Him and my Heavenly Father and my loved ones again.  

This is the reason I do the things I do, the reason I live the standards of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the reason I raise my children the way I do.

The Big Day Came

Christmas Day came and so did Santa, and some extra little elves turned up too!!  

See if you can spot them in this glamorous Christmas line up

....some more glamorous than others!

We had a fantastic day with Elders Holman and Thompson, they made themselves at home and were able to contact distant family via Skype.

Sacrifice

Christmas is all about giving and serving, to show our gratitude for the birth of the 

Saviour and all that He has done for us.

Here are our four missionary Elders who have given up two years of their time to serve the Lord.  They are a great example to us and we are grateful to them and their families for the time they are giving here in our small Branch in Milford Haven.

Getting Crafty

Thanks Pinterest for this little idea.  

I will be making more of these to store things in my utility room 

(and maybe even my office at School!)

I saw this idea on Super Scrimpers Christmas and 

the old Church Hymn books made great trees!

I have some work to do on the decoration ideas,

these are just the prototypes really.

The girls in the house prefer the bows 

but the boys prefer the buttons!

Holidays are here

We all broke up today, so now we can relax and enjoy the Holiday season.

We are grateful for so many things especially the chance we have to 

celebrate the birth of Christ and to enjoy spending time with friends and family.

We are mindful at this time of friends who will find the Christmas difficult but want them to know they are in our prayers.