Where's the baby ticker gone??

The more observant blog-reader may have noticed that Hannah and Dan's baby ticker has disappeared from my blog.







Sophia Grace Durdin made her entry into the world at 5.30am on Thursday 17th December.Much joy and rejoicing all round and grateful thanks to God!

Buckland Abbey

The 18th December saw the final home-ed outing of the year. Phil,Julia and I went with the group to Buckland Abbey, near Plymouth. It was a lovely cold,clear day and the house is a very interesting place. There were people in costume around the place, including some who were very knowledgeable about sewing and knitting in tudor times. There was also a real roasted pig's head on the dining hall table!

Santa?

Now I know some americans put up their Christmas trees straight after Thanksgiving, but a visit from Santa? That's taking things a bit too far!!
In case you can't recognise the handsome hunk behind the white beard- its Phil trying out the suit for tonight's Christmas concert being given by the Britannia Royal Naval Volunteer Band.

Baby Shower

If you lok at the bottom of my blog you will see a ticker counting down the days until the arrival of Baby Durdin!
Hannah is now on maternity leave, and as they have just moved into a new house I went to spend a few days with Hannah- we weeded the garden, sorted out baby clothes and assembled the cot!
While I was there Hannah had her baby shower,organised by her friend Tora and held at Eastney church, these are some of the pictures.

Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day in Dartmouth was a bright, sunny,windy day.
Phil and Lydia were parading as part of the new BRNC Volunteer Band, and Julia was carrying the Guide's standard. The music provided by the band really enhanced the parade and was well recieved.

Baptism

The reason for all the visitors was Lydia and Julia's baptismal service.
The churh was full with friends, family and visitors. We had a lovely service ,lead by Bruce our minister.Dan D. helped lead the singing with his guitar, and Phil assisted with the baptism.
A very special and memorable day for us all- especially Lydia and Julia.

Family Visiting

This week we exchanged Lydia for Grandma, then on Saturday Lydia returned with Brad(her boyfriend) and Hannah and husband Dan.Lovely to have the house full, lots of food and lots of laughter!