Family 12x12 blog hop March 2012

Time for the March family x 12 blog hop hosted by Margie... where has that month gone???

February included a family holiday for a week in Suffolk with my parents. We had really variable weather including snow.....

that's us on Dunwich beach, I don't think I can remember being in the snow and on the beach ever before!! Can anyone guess what we are trying to spell?? They wouldn't pose long enough for me to get a better shot!

We also saw some sunsets......

although it was still cold and not long after this photo was taken we found that the car battery was flat and we had to get help! By then it was pitch black and we were cold and damp in a car park in the middle of nowhere!

I think this is my favourite family shot for February

This 'Bronze' is titled 'the Family of Man', is by Barbara Hepworth and is found in the grounds of Snape Maltings, The photo was taken by my Dad and I have an alternative version where he stands in the same spot as me!

My post layout is not quite going to plan (I blame blogger!!) so I do apologise but hope that you will continue hopping round visiting all the other family photographers this month

Margie http://xnomads.typepad.com/blog
Moncia http://questtoperfectimperfection.blogspot.com
Ruth http://www.chattycraftyartypig.blogspot.com
Jo http://www.mrsbeee.blogspot.com
Jill http://jillconyers.com
Patricia http://patoliveira.woodpress.com/

Thanks for visiting today and I hope to see you for April's family x 12 blog hop (please contact Margie if you would like to join in)

February Family 12 x 12 blog hop

Welcome to the February Family 12 x 12 blog hop hosted by the lovely Margie. Just a short hop this month and I am the final participant on the list.

I am determined to join in each month with a family snap, so I managed to get a group shot courtesy of a friend on January 1st.......... how keen was that!

After a fun NYE with friends we returned to Surrey to meet up with several other families and join in a walk. Unfortunately the heavens opened and we all ended up soaking wet, so saturated the rain went through all our layers! We stopped half way as some people had been sensible and brought money so they could buy a hot drink (sadly we were not among that number!!!)

I hope there are more flattering photographs taken the rest of the year! Thanks for joining us today, please bear with the list as we are an international group so timings can be a bit off here is the list of the Feb 5 FAMILY x 12 Blog Hop Participants

Margie http;//xnomads.typepad.com/blog
Monica http://questtoperfectimperfection.blogspot.com
Jill http://jillconyers.com
Ruth http://www.chattycraftyartypig.blogspot.com (You are here!)

Family 12x12 blog hop January 2012

Oh my goodness I totally forgot about the blog hop as I had totally missed the email from Margie! I am so sorry to the rest of the team and anyone trying to blog hop around.

In December yet again I didn't manage a photo of the four of us but I am determined to take part every month throughout 2012 so I thought I would share this family photo instead ......

I spent a lot of time with my extended family as we were visiting my dad in hospital a lot over the holidays (in fact we are heading back to see him and everyone else again today). It was great to see so much of my sister as we don't always get together as often as we would like to. As you can see she is the beauty in the family and we are totally different as she has blonde hair and blue eyes whereas I have dark brown hair and hazel eyes.

I am now off to catch up with the other blog hoppers starting at Margies blog here