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My Daughters 13th Birthday Party!

No weddings this weekend, kept this one intentionally free as it was my daughters (Courteney) 13th Birthday Party.. As it’s a little of a milestone for her becoming a teenager we decided to throw a disco for her in the local village hall and 2 of her friends who also turned 13 this weekend. Myself and the other parents have been planning this and working towards it for some time.
I in particular have been loving it as it was an excuse for me to buy more toy’s in the form of lighting as i was nominated as DJ for the night :) . Thankfully there was no microphone involved but a playlist consisting of mainly the entire top40, an Apple Laptop, a little lighting i treated myself to and an awesome soundsystem consisting of SubWoofers etc brought down all the way from London by a family friend of Bluebell (one of the other birthday girls).
We also had an amazing cake which was made by a friend, and past bride who’s wedding i photographed, Dawn. This is not a one of, you have to become a fan of her facebook page, she has some amazing creations.. Party balloons and banners were all done by the 3rd birthday girl’s (Rhiannon) mum. Topping the decor off Bluebell’s mum, assisted by her friend Cleo, created some amazing neon artwork for the walls which we lit with UV lights :) . Here’s some pics from their party :)
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Snow, Snow & Snow

Wow, how much snow has their been today? With the school closed the kids have had an amazing time out in the slow sledging and making snowmen… When i say kids i guess i mean me as well, can’t let them have all of the fun… Here’s a few pics taken around where we live in Copplestone including our HUGE Snowman we made :) IMG_6490_wIMG_6496_wIMG_6461IMG_6468

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A De-Stress weekend in Wales

Took the family away this weekend for a de-stress at the Lake Country House & Spa in the heart of Wales. This place is one of the top 5 Hotels throughout Wales and it’s easy to see why – it’s amazing, it’s situated just north of the Brecon Beacon’s and the perfect place to get away from it all and relax. If you need some time out and to escape with ooodles of pampering then this is the place.

The Lake Country House & Spa

The front lawn.

The Lake

Mummy Swan and her babies.

The hot tub overlooking the lake

The pool, this thing was like a bath!

The scenery from our drive out on sat Afternoon, all within a 10 mile radius of the hotel.


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Our Family Holiday in Egypt..

Returned from our family holiday at Naama Bay, Egypt this morning at 5am! Apart from a mix up with our Visa’s (They forgot to endorse them with a stamp at the airport) stopping us from visiting the Pyramids at Cairo we had a great time. With temperatures around 44 – 46 during the week we found it a little too hot but enjoyable non the less. We took the kids out on a few excursions such as quad biking and Camel rides into the desert, Snorkeling, boat trips etc and they had a great time. Here’s some of our photos from the trip….

The view from our Room

And again the view but at night

The wife and kids relaxing by the pool

The rest point at a Bedouin camp during our Quad bike trip into the desert.

The Beach

The path leading down onto the beach

Say Cheese… could i get the one at the back to smile, he had the right hump! :)

The wife and kids on camel back

and again

All of us on a boat trip

My daughter and i Snorkeling

And again…The water was amazing… no Photoshop here, this is how it was!

Arrgghhh, a Sea Monster!

The Boss :)

The sunrise taken from our hotel room… stunning….

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