A few festive photos

Drinkies on Jennavee before our night out

Christmas comes to Conwy! Hope you all had a lovely christmas and are ready for the next round of parties for New Year - 2008 - doesnt seem 2 minutes since the millenium!

Really sorry not been blogging! - On facebook now so tend to put photos etc on their - its good because you can chat - especially with the time difference to Oz etc.

Anyway we are all fine - just munched and lovely chinese washed down with a bottle of red!
Well it is Christmas!

Kids are fine - coming tomo for dinner - Daniel is cooking for us. He is still seeing Jess and working at the garage. Jenna is waiting for reference etc ot start her new job in a care home in Bramhall.

Mum and Dad are having a great time in the sun in Sydney. Miss them lots - its not the same without them. But these pensioners get about and have fun! I am sure they are enjoying themselves. It will be Sabina's first christmas - bless - time goes so quickly - I was wondering whether to put out a glass of sherry and a mince pie for Father Christmas tonight!

Would love to see you on facebook.


Hope everyone has a wonderful christmas and wish everyone a very happy and peaceful 2009.

Love Kate x x x

Curry Birthday night

I bought Daniel some thermal overalls for working in - as you can see they will keep him nice and warm!

We celebrated Dan's Birthday with a curry as usual!

My sister in Law Bev and me (with Kevin doing the rabbits ears!!!!)

The racing car birthday cake!

Daniel and his girlfriend Jessica - I had to laugh cos they sat well away from me - just in case I embarrassed him - as if I would!!!!! lol

Happy Birthday Dan

Its Daniel's 19th birthday today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAN

LOVE YOU LOTS X X X X X X X

His Tee shirt reads "I'm So Broke I cant even pay attention"

decorating!

We are very lucky cos Steve's mum and Dad have given us their leather corner suite so we have been decorating. The wallpaper has taken a bit of getting used to!

Ordered the curtains today so should be finished soon!

hELLO FOLKS

my ice cream birthday cake - lovely!




Sara and Jan




Dublin city moorings

Mr Patch

Glynn modelling his new hat!!!!!

Here are a few random pictures from the summer!

We have both got colds at the moment and a bit fed up with it -

I keep drinking the brandy in the hope that it will kill the germs but its not working!

Steve has now purchased a garage in Cheadle Heath - so we are set up to repair all our taxis.

Hope it will be a good venture - Dan is working there too. So if anyone needs their car servicing or repairing - mates rates apply!! - Garage number is 0161 428 3529 - put the number in your phone!!!! and spread the word.

Another Silver for the Kenwright Clan!!!!

Another party!!! Steve's Brother Kevin and his wife Bev celebrated their Silver Wedding Anniversary. We had a great party at their house - lots of dancing and drinking - good fun!

They hired a really good singer - so if anyone looking for someone let me know and I will get their number!

CONGRATULATIONS KEV AND BEV X X X X

The Golden Couple

Happy Golden Wedding Anniversary to my Mum and Dad. We had a great party to celebrate - all the family and friends there - I had to do a speech as the eldest and most senior daughter!!!! - it was very nerve wracking!!

Steve and Chris did a very comical speech about mum and dad's funny little eccentricities!!!!

Unfortunately I didnt take many photos and some picture were obscured by balloons!!!!

2 months Later!

Really sorry for the delay in my update. Where does time go!!!

Firstly Jenna has returned from Spain - came home end of July. Glad to have her back - I think it has done her some good and was a life experience for her - but rep'ing is not a glamorous as people thinking! The hours are very long. Steve, Daniel and I went out for a week and she came back with us. It was very hot - in the high 90's - so at least we have had a bit of sun this summer!

Our hotel was beautiful - but full of Russians - the disco night was like something out of strictly come dancing!!!! They really dress up and the Karaoke was just totally bewildering!!!

As for the rest of our holidays - well it rained - we sailed to Ireland for 4 days and guess what - it rained! Then we had a few days on Carnaerfon and guess what - it rained! So we are more rusty than sunburnt!!

I had a lovely birthday on 16th Aug - which we spent in Wales and went out with some of our special friends - had a lovely evening.

Steve is in the process of buying a garage in Cheadle Heath - this will tie in nicely with the taxi's and reduce our maintenance bills and add another string to the bow so to speak! Daniel will start college in two weeks training to do vehicle maintenance. Yes its a bit of a change from cheffing - but its a long story!

Its my Dad's birthday today - so Happy Birthday Dad! Just been to see them - they both look really well.

Susan in visiting Joanne is Oz and meeting our new niece Sabina - who is growing very quickly and is a little chubster now! Sue is home on Sunday so hope to have a girls night out soon.

All in all it been a wet summer - roll on Christmas!!!!!!!

When they were young!!!

Found this photos - thought it was soo funny - the fun you can have with a paper

bag!!!

isle of man

We went to the Isle of Man for the TT - fab time - weather good and sea flat calm - I slept all the way over! This is us christening Les and Diane's new boat - it was its first trip out.

Patch and Ellie in their lifejackets.

Sunrise - 5 aM in the morning at Menai Bridge - beautiful!

Patch and he best friend George on a train ride.

Patch on the bus to Peel.

My dogs have a lovely life! Poor Patsy has been poorly so she hasnt been out with us. Will take her with us next time.

My new niece

My sister Joanne had a little girl - three weeks early - sabina lucy Jordan McIvor - weighing in at 5lb 12 oz - here she is with big sister Bella.

Congratulations Jo and George. Big hugs to you all x x x x x

The in-law's golden Wedding

Had a lovely night celebrating Steve's Mum and Dad's golden wedding anniversary.

They had a marquee in his sister Susan's garden.

Susan arranged a limo as a surprise to take them to the party - Maureen was quite overwelmed.

Steve did one of his speeches - very funny - Maureen was given a golden wig to wear and Norman flashing glasses as well as headphones in case they didnt want to get embarrassed by what he was saying about them!

As they are from Liverpool - the opening song had to be "You'll never walk alone". I always find it very emotional.

This photo is with all the grandkids.

Shame Jenna couldnt be there - she's still working hard in Salou.

The Garden!!!

Do you remember this mess!!!!!

What a transformation!

Steve relaxing after all his hard work.

I am so pleased with it - cant believe its my garden and it looks magical with all the lights on at night - like fairy land! Much easier now to keep tidy and no lawn to mow!

A few drinks in the gazebo with nic and lee - very cosy with the infra red lights.

Even the dogs got a new kennel.

Few little bits to finish off and need to paint the outside of the house - but its just lovely - having lots of bbq's outside. Well done Mr Steve x x x

More eating and drinking!!!

Had another fab weekend. We were taken out for a meal on Friday night - by the couple who does Steve's taxi insurance - so it was all expenses paid - wonderful Thai meal.

On Sunday we decided to sail to Port Dinorwic which is on the Menai Straits - never stayed there before - you have to enter through a lock. Great night again with lots of eating and drinking then we raided Jan's cheeseboard - yummy. Then a hilarious games of charades !!!!

On the way back on Sunday its was a beautiful blue clear day then we hit sea fog - very errie.

You can see the tops of Snowdonian mountians above the fog.

Staying home this weekend - Steve just put up the new Gazebo so having our first bbq tomorrow.

Jenna is having a fantastic time in Salou - shame its raining there - ha ha ha!!!!

My sister Jo

Mum, Jo, George, Bella and my Dad

Dad enjoys a pint

George and Bella

Jo and Bella

My sister Jo has been over from Austrailia with her hubby George and little girl Bella - she is now 7 months pregnant with baby McIvor No 2 and has a lovely round bump which seems to grow by the day!

They are off back to Oz on Sunday - have a good flight home, will miss you lots!

Jenna now working at the Golden Donaire Hotel in La Pineda, Salou - got a nice three bed

apartment and sharing with two other girls. All seems to be going well for her.

The Garden Project is nearing completion and looks fab - just waiting for the finishing touches then will put some more photos on the blog - Thank goodness the mud has all gone now - just want the sun to shime now then we can sit out in it!