The one about new shoes, work in progress and a late Halloween!

Wow, I am doing well with this blogging thing. I am caught up with blog reading and commenting and almost done with my emails too. Good news really as Steve is poorly and I feel myself a little under the weather. I have told myself it is not going to happen so I am plodding on, dosing up with vitamins and relaxing when possible to keep the bugs at bay. We are both just praying that Emily does not get ill.

Memmy{as she likes to call herself} got measured up for her first pair of real shoes this week. Much to my delight she does wear them and of course looks adorable. She got her photo taken at Clarks and loved walking around in her new pretties. I have a fresh batch of photo's on my desk and I have been busy upstairs creating my December Daily album. It is something I really want to stick to and document for Emily in the years ahead. I just need to crack on with it as it will soon be upon us. Yay!!

Oh and a little something else that has been taking up my spare time. I think I mentioned that I was having a go at a hand sewn quilt, well it is coming on and I love it. I do think that I am hooked and even have material on my Christmas wish list! So here is a sneak peek.......be gentle with me, it is my first proper go and I cannot sew for buttons!!!

Here are my fave Halloween photo's late I know, but oh well!

Emily has been at her Gran's today and Steve and I have finally finished the Christmas shopping. Just need to buy cards, paper and tags and get them wrapped. It was a shame he was ill and moping about, bless him!

She is tucked up in bed and I am off to spend a little money on some new stash. I feel like vintage-type spree coming on and a few Christmas goodies thrown in for my album. Well a Chinese is on it's way so I am going to dash.

Write soon

M xx

Back again.....blinking hell!!!

So I am back again blogging and I am caught up with my daily reads too. I am doing well.

I thought I would share a little scrappage with you all. Just two of my sweet little lady, one of which with her lovely Daddy. Those two are such a pair together, I love watching them and interact with each other. So sweet.

I have set myself the task of doing a daily mini album in December. I am following Ali Edwards this year and I am going to make a start tomorrow, I hope. I did plan to get going tonight but we ended up staying later than expected as Steve's Mums firework party as Emily was being a little darling and was really enjoying all the pretties.

Her new words today were Scooby{our dog} and Squirrel{as seen on the park today} She is staying at least two new words a day now and really is coming on. She says mini sentences and we have little conversations that are no longer one sided. It is mind blowing.

I am going to Brigg garden center tomorrow to Christmas land, it is the second time in the last month and I may have to treat myself to a new decoration or two. I am going with Steve's Mum, Emily and Marie as Steve is at work so I am looking forward to a girlie day out shopping.

Right bed is calling.

Love M xxx

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween

We have carved the pumpkins, our outfits sorted and just one more sleep till Halloween. I do love this holiday so much and next year I plan to really go to town decorating. I want to have firm traditions in place for Emily as I find them important.

I made this Halloween banner a few weeks ago but wanted to save it for this post. I loved working with the paper line, as I did not want anything too scary for Emily, so I kept it fun and playful. I may do a vintage one for next year for the window.

Hope you all have a safe and spooky night, tell me what are your plans?. We are going to a party at Steve's Mum and Dad's and having a autumn BBQ and apple bobbing. I am really looking forward to it. I could not afford a new outfit this year so I have been messing around with last years and I am happy with the results. Emily of course needed a new one as her little catsuit from last year was in the size 'tiny baby' and although she is still small it would never fit!!!

So two posts in one week, must be a record eh! Lets hope I can keep up as all is back to normal here.

Lots of love and spooky pumpkins

Micayla xx

She is back.

So I have finally got around to posting again. It has been the last thing on my mind of late. I have felt no need to talk or share anything, so it felt daft just to post some old crap and besides I wanted to share some layouts. I wish I would just take photo's of them once they were done to save time but there is never the time to do so. I normally scrap while the midnight oil burns if Madam is not teething,(always of late) if she is sleeping well,
(not often) and if Mr Mojo finds me(not as many visits as I would like) So my layouts pile up a until I get my camera out. I have other layouts in a pile at the mo and some DT stuff to share. I always forget to take photos of them, I am slack!
So they they are 3 little layouts, quite old ones that I just have not got around to sharing.

Almost one.

She brightens my day.

We just work.





So other than playing Mummy, what have I been up to of late. Well playing Mummy and that is about it. Emily was poorly. She was teething and was being sick, wouldn't eat and had a fever for around a week. Then as her immune system was down she caught a cold while still teething. Then she started a new trick of not sleeping EVER, crying to come down and making herself be sick as we tried to soothe her back to sleep. She was surviving on 5-6 hours sleep and I maybe had 3-4. It was tough. I struggled to keep up with the washing and drying her bedding and grows along with other washing. The tumble dryer was a Godsend as the weather has sucked. I barely managed any housework, just the basics. The ironing pile went from 3 foot to at least 10. (I am almost caught up) The heating packed up.....new boiler only been in a few months, what the hell is that about! We had a bout of power cuts in the middle of the night and no In the Night Garden when Emily was up was murder. Note to self: need some more tealights.

So to say the least life has been hectic. I am hoping it will calm a little now and I can get caught up and back to normal again. Here is the little darling up at late O clock 'play sleeping' with her Waybuloo De Li. Waybuloo is Emily's favourite new show. She does the 'Yogo' moves and flies her babies like they do. It is so cute, I could snuggle her to death.

I am a little gutted though. We brought Emily just about everything In the Night Garden that she did not already have for Christmas a month or so back and Waybuloo has only just started really, so when people are asking what to get her for Christmas Waybuloo stuff is at the top of the list. That way she will get a mix of both her favourite things. Yay, I am really looking forward to Christmas this year. We went to a garden centre the other week and they have 'Christmas Land' and Emily loved it, she was in awe at the pretties and so was I. I brought a few little treats for the decorations and have seen a few more I want. Speaking of holidays. I have had time to spruce up last years Halloween dress and get Emily a cute witch outfit. The pumpkins are brought, a banner was crafted and we are all ready for a party at Steve's Mum and Dad's, although Chris cannot make it home.

We are in the process of booking a country cottage holiday for next year. The winner so far is this one We will be going with Steve's Mum and Dad, Rob, Marie and Ryan and of course Emily. The kitchen got me, it stole my heart and I do hope it wins. May and June are going to be busy for us as we are going back to Marseille early May and the cottage holiday end of May early June. So I am a little excited already. Best get saving now!

Right I am going to dash, Emily is being well behaved in bed and I am going to risk scrapping I think.

Speak soon
Micayla xxx

She is stealing my time.......update soon.

As we all know, Emily is my time thief. She has been very clingy of late and time to myself has been short, oh I have been sucked into the world of literacy and cannot seem to get my head of out of books of late. A pleasure I enjoy snuggled on the settee while Emily is safe and sound in her bed. I love Autumn and the cooler dark nights and I don't feel guilty not being around much.

I have stuff to share, I will update soon so please bare with me.

Love and autumn yumminess

Micayla xx

Photo taken 14-10-09 My oh my she is a little girl now!

The {21} day challenge has begun.

So as promised to myself, here I am on day 3 of the {21} day challenge. I may not show all of my pages as some will be very personal but here is the mini album and day 1 and 2. I of course blurred my weight out. I am honest but not that honest.

I must admit that it is a pleasure to be creating on the daily and getting to journal too. I am not sure if you know but I do love keeping journals, I have a habit of buying notebooks whenever I see one fit for a purpose. I didn't notice this until recently when while in Tesco doing the weekly shop, Steve pointed out my obsession!

The little girl is having a afternoon nap before we head off to the shops {again} for bread to feed the ducks. We have spent the morning at my Nana's and buying fresh yummy seasonal fruit for the grocers for our dinner. I love shopping at the grocers and I really don't know why we don't do it more often. It is cheaper and a nicer experience. The shop-owner even filled my bag and popped it on the pushchair for me with a smile. What more could I ask for. It made me happy, simple things do and for that he will get my custom for the fruit and veg next week and that is a promise.

Here is a quick layout I did last night, I still have more layouts to show and hopefully will update again at the weekend. Hope you are all well. I think I am still up to date with blogs but bloglines will no doubt prove me wrong.

Over and out chickadees, I have stuff to do in the short amount of time Emily will sleep.

Love and Kisses
Micayla xx

Hello world.........I am still here!

My little girl is ONE, over a year has past since she made my world complete. I can hardly believe that.

She enjoys life's simple pleasures such as nature, lazy days and picnics.

She makes my heart sing with joy and looks so damn sweet with clips in.

I just adore her stunning blue, blue eyes.

Her smile melts me every single time she does it. I love my not so baby girl.


I will post with layouts real soon. I have been scrapping.
I am going to do Rhonna Farrers 21 day challenge......late of course. I start tomorrow
I am caught up with blogs as of 12th September @ 22.20pm, an accomplishment believe me!
I am caught up with emails too
I need to do my ironing, my pile is huge.
Emily is cutting 5 teeth at once, she doesn't do things by half's......bless her!
I need to get a grip, I have been stressing way too much lately.
I need to.............................okay my list would go on forever and I just dont have time as a luxury of late.


Soon my friends
Love Micayla xxx