The end result.

Now I know he's not very big, he's a bit mucky, we didn't have a hat, scarf, carrot or big stones for the eyes, mouth and buttons.

But we had fun making him and that's what matters.

Christmas

We properly celebrated Christmas this year for the first time ever. It's part of my new outlook on life which is to just live my life and be happy rather than burdening myself with a load of strict doctrines to live by. Those of you who know me well will know what I'm on about.

This photo was taken at the Beavers Christmas party.

This is our teeny tiny pot grown Christmas tree.

I was expecting it to shed millions of needles but it hardly shed any. Apparently I looked quite funny carrying it home in my shopping trolley.

I let the children decorate it and they didn't do a bad job but the next day, while I was out, Levi couldn't help himself and he made a few 'adjustments' until the whole thing looked a mess. In the end we had to redecorate it three times. Oh the joys of living with an OCD child.

Please note the length of Theo's hair.

Levi's Birthday

We went with a football theme this year. Between Christmas and his birthday he got a Liverpool away shirt, training shirt, scarf, wallet, flag, mug, piggy bank, calendar, lollipop and the Liverpool annual.

He also got a football, pump, two match attacks tins, a football card game and a little set consisting of a whistle and a red and yellow card to use when he's watching a match. His birthday cake had footballs on it, all his cards had football on them and all his presents were wrapped in football paper.

The boy is obsessed.

And as you can see Theo finally had a haircut.

It's A Bit Nippy In Dorset

This is a picture of Sandbanks beach. As you can see the sea is actually frozen.

No wonder we've all been feeling so cold. This is the fountain in Poole park.