Where do I start????

Such a lot to share with you and I just don't know where to start!  Well, actually I do - I will start with the most important thing, the most exciting thing and definitely the most life changing thing to have happened in our home.  Without further ado will everyone welcome the new addition to our family?   She is called Amy and we love her so much.

The next thing is OMG!!!!  Have you seen the Scrapbook Magazine - I had my contributors issue through the door the other day and nearly fell on the floor when I saw that Charlotte was on the cover and at a closer inspection so is Ben (a little layout across the bottom).  I am a happy Mummy!

Here are my layouts from the mag:

I have received this blog award from Jakey and Carol :)

I went through my bloglines to chose some girls to give this award to and I have chosen these lovely people:

SJ - because I love her stuff.
Oddbjørg - because she is lovely and so talented
Michelle Beck - so much eye candy on her blog!
Suzanne Torr - again she is one fab scrapper :)
Anne Haffermann - Love her layouts, love her photos.

Check out these girls blogs, they are so inspirational.

Look at this picture that Ben brought home from school, isn't it fantastic?  I am giong to get it framed and hang it in his bedroom!

Talking of Ben's bedroom, we have (I say 'we' but I mean Mark!) finally finished decorating it for him - we have a few finishing touches to do (new lampshade and curtains and a cook nightlight to go above his bed) and then it will be the coolest bedroom in the universe (according to Ben).  Mark needs to get all Ben's toys out of the loft for me tonight so I can busy myself trying to put them all in the room tomorrow.  Ben is so excited because it has taken a little while to get the room done :)  It's a small room and so it is difficult to photograph but here it is so far.

The wall paper is from Walltastic - it's great!  Oh and will someone please tell me an easy way to make a bed in a mid sleeper or bunk bed?  Charlotte's is even more difficult than Ben's I have to actually climb up on it to do it!

I have got three neices and nephews going off to university this month so I want to wish Matthew, Laura and Kimberley good luck at Brighton, Ipswich and Cambridge :)

My other nephew Jason has just written his fourth book - Well done Jase!  It is about Prince and currently only available in the states from Barnes and Noble.  It has a gorgeous flocked cover, look!

Comments

[Oddbjørg]

Thanks Sarah, I'm very honored.
Love your layouts and Ben's picture is just AWESOME.

[Amanda]

Oh Sarah how cute is Amy, bless her. Hope Charlotte loves being a big sister and Ben loves having two sisters :lol:
Still in awe of your gorgeous work

love
Am

[jakey]

Aw... Sarah... Amy's such a cute babe! and you're right, she is the image of Ben and Charlotte, even down to that sweet lil dimple!

Love Ben's room! Vinnie was mad on Sharks when he was little too :-) He had a built in bed up on the wall and I hated trying to make it - it used to kill me feet!

Lovely Lo's, and congrats to Charlotte on being a cover girl ;-)

hugs girlie!
jake xx

[Terrie Farrell]

OMG look at the dimples! Hope it's going well babe. Give me a buzz when you get a minute and i'll pop over to see you. x

[Tracie H]

Congrats hunni......she is totally adorable and is the spitting image of your other two.
Congrats to Ben and Charlotte on becoming a BIG brother and sister. I am sooo happy for you all and wish you a life time of love and happiness.
T.x.x.x

[Liberty]

welcome to Amy, she's beautiful and so lucky to have you. Wishing you lots of love and best wishes :) xxx

[Liberty]

oh and you need to get one of those little wooden steps from ikea to make the bed - perfect height to lean over and do it!!!!

[Jo]

Welcome to Amy who looks absolutely gorgeous!!!

[jayne]

just thought i would comment and say i love your blog . Congrats on being on the cover of Scrapbook magazine too x

[Lainy]

Congrats to you all :)

WAmy looks sooooo cute!

[Heather]

I don't know why you just popped into my head but you did, I was wondering about 'little additions' (long story) and came by to see if there had been any news and there she is :D How gorgeous she is!!! Blessings and much happiness to you all. Now I am truly happy I stopped by!

P.S Mag stuff is fabby doo too!