'The red flower' by Me

The red flower, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

I can't believe it, I totally missed my blogoversary - AGAIN! I forgot about it last year too. And I was trying so hard not to forget this time. As of 7th January I have been blogging for three whole years. I am sure I said exactly the same last year but I am really proud of myself for sticking with this. I love photography and I love blogging and even though I lose inspiration every now and again I can't imagine either not being part of my life now!

Like I did last year I guess I'd better say sorry to my blog with flowers. Here's a photo I took of some lovely flowers my husband surprised me with the other day.

Anyway, happy blogoversary to me and happy weekend to you!

'Snow Blanket' by MikeMcGowen

Snow Blanket, a photo by MikeMcGowan on Flickr.

The weather this winter has been strangely mild. I mean it's not been warm but I've realised I've hardly worn my winter coat or my gloves recently. I wonder if we'll get away with weather like this until spring. I doubt we'd be that lucky. Although saying that a little bit of snow is always a bit exciting. Just enough for my daughter to build a snowman and my son to be baffled by the whole experience!

This photograph should be called "Reasons for keeping your Christmas lights up all year". This is, in my option, really cool. It would obviously be very eye catching in real life but also makes for a fantastic photo!

'Big feet, little feet' by Me

Big feet, little feet, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

I am just so proud of my little boy. In the past few days his movement has come on so much. He's gone from wriggling across the floor commando style to proper hands and knees crawling. And he's now able to pull himself up on various things around the house. I can't wait to see what new things he'll do tomorrow.

I took this picture at the playground last week. I love these little shoes, I'll be sad when he grows out of them. They're just little baby shoes to keep his feet warm but you never know his next pair of shoes might be proper cruising shoes if he follows in his sister's footsteps and becomes an early walker.

Hope you've all had a great weekend!

'6 de 52' by Paloma Moira

6 de 52, a photo by Paloma Moira on Flickr.

Tonight is twelfth night so that means all the Christmas decorations should be taken down today. We took ours down on 1st January though. I think it's lovely to have them up for New Year's Eve but after that they just look a little flat.

Twelfth Night also means an excuse to post another Christmassy photo as sadly I didn't spot this one until after Christmas. I love it though as the colours are so fresh and bright and a great alternative to the usual red and gold festive colours. Plus you know how I love a good bauble shot!

'swing with a view' by kirstenmckee

swing with a view, a photo by kirstinmckee on Flickr.

It's Friday and finally I seem to be back on real time again after not having a clue what day of the week it was for the past couple of weeks! 2013 has started quietly. My husband went back to work on Wednesday and the rest of the week has been me and the children hanging out at home or very close by. Yesterday for example we had a really nice time at the playground. My little boy sat patiently in his pushchair as my daughter and I larked about on the swings. Notice I chose a photo of a swing but also realise that this was nothing like what was going on yesterday. We were being rather more energetic on our swings!

Also being at home lots this week has meant that my baby has been working on his crawling and pulling himself up. It's amazing how much he's come on in just a few days. Who knows what he'll be doing by next weekend.

Anyway, just wanted to say I hope you all enjoy your first weekend of the new year. Now sit back and see if you can feel and relaxed as this lovely photo is making me feel.

'Good morning' by Me

Good morning, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

Well the new year's resolutions are going well so far. I am very proud of myself for ignoring the big pile of Christmas chocolates that are still sitting around in the kitchen staring at me. Most importantly though I remembered to take more photographs. When I pulled the curtains back this morning the most beautiful sky greeted me so I had to take a quick snap. I love morning skies like this that look like they're on fire. I am particularly pleased with this as it was taken through the window as I didn't actually have time to open it. Perhaps my windows are cleaner than I thought they were.

'Rustic love' by **mog**

Rustic love, a photo by **mog** on Flickr.

So how has 2013 been for you so far? My year has started well - had a lie-in, got the Christmas tree and decorations put back in the loft and had a yummy meal at Wagamamas. Hopefully the rest of the year will be just as good! I am missing 2012 a little bit though. It felt like even though there were a lot of ups and downs it was an amazing year. However, I couldn't put my finger on why. I know it was the year my son was born but it felt like more than that. Then I read a post by Simone at Honey and Fizz and it all made sense. This was the year that my family became complete. We love our daughter so much and if we only had her we would still be very happy, however we knew we wanted two children so when our son came along everything just fell into place. I look forward to all the fun things we'll get up to in 2013 as a family of four.

Oh and today was also very dry and sunny which after all the rain we've been having has got to be a good thing. Therefore the blue skies in this lovely photo seem to be the best photo to start the year with.

Happy new year!