Life of luxury at Old Trafford - Shame about the result!

The beautiful game... shame about the score! And most of the stars are on the left.

Well thanks to my brother's genorosity we got to see the 'Orns at Old Trafford in some style. The night began with a Champagne reception. A three course meal. The match. Half time and after match snacks and drinks. A stand-up comedian. The opportunity to meet Norman Whiteside and Damien Francis of Watford. Ryan Giggs also made a fleeting visit. What a night but a shame about the 4-0 drumming! Well you can't have it all. A few pics from the evening. Although the smiles I was starting to feel under the weather with flu!

With my Dad and brother and getting to know one of Man U's sponsors!

It's my birthday!

Well, doesn't time fly when you're having fun? I can't believe Joe is 1! He has brought really special fun to our family and it's a joy to see how Grace absolutely adores her little brother. He is such a joyful little boy and we thank God for his first year of life.

So, here are some photos from the week of celebrations in the Hawkins house! And boy have we had fun...

Oh, and here is my pride and joy- the very first victoria sponge cake! Does that make me English?

Well, enjoy...

Here is the birthday boy with his bestest Adam and Becca...... and his little guests... and Dave-the-neighbour (so delighted with the crowd!)... where is Luke?

Oh, and Joe got driving lessons with his Christmas car!

The snow comes to Crookes!

Hey, we have snow outside! It's so very exciting, we just sit in the window watching the snowflakes dance in the wind. And Andy is hoping the school is shut tomorrow... Anyway, we may even have enough snow to go and try Bole Hills for a bit of fun on sledges.So, there you go, photos of one wintery day...

That's our garden, can't quite enjoy a glass of wine at the moment...

Mamusiu, zobacz, balwanek!

Kapiel to zawsze taki ekscytujacy i najlepszy czas dnia. Dla dzieci - bo jest piana i zabawki. Joe chodzi po calej wannie, nawet jesli musi przejsc po swojej siostrze. Dla nas, bo dzien dochodzi do konca i po uporzadkowaniu calego domu mozemy w koncu pasc przed telewizorem. No, Andy pada przed stosem klasowek do sprawdzania, biedak!

Tak wiec, komedii z malymi Hawkinsami ciag dalszy.

Hej, witamy!

Tak jak mowilam na poczatku, chcemy aby nasz blog byl dwujezyczny. Nie wiem jaki mi to wyjdzie, ale bede sie starac! Jesli sie zapedze po angielsku, to wybaczcie!
Czas pedzi jak szalony, albo to my pedzimy i nie nadazamy za czasem? Nie moge uwierzyc ze Andy i ja jestesmy po slubie juz ponad 5 lat, Grace we wrzesniu zaczyna szkole, a Joe bedzie zdmuchiwac pierwsza swieczke na swoim torcie urodzinowym juz za 3 tygodnie... To zapowiada sie chyba dosyc duzy rok - przede mna 30-dziestka!
Tak czy siak, to bedzie dobry rok, pelen wyzwan, smiechu, rozmow, modlitwy, od poniedzialku do niedzieli...
To do zobaczenia!

Don't let the sun go down on me, yeah!

Couldn't resist but share this photo with you because it's simply gorgeous! Here is Joe, as cute as ever...

Mummy, is it Christmas?

I know it's a bit old news but I still wanted to put these photos here. I (Ags) took Grace and Joe to Poland for 3 weeks, to spend some quality time with mum, dad, Pawel and Ben. We had an amazing time and the best thing was - it snowed! And it was only November 2nd! We were all VERY excited, Grace loved sledging and Joe kept looking into the sky what that white thing was? So it was a shame when the snow was gone after 5 days and all we are now left with is memories and pictures!

They both fell in love with Bumer the dog and the swans! We can't wait till next time although it doesn't snow in the summer... Don't worry, we'll find something to do!

Hey, I'm having a party!

We can't believe it! In October Grace turned FOUR! For the first time she had a proper party, with all the friends, fun and food (yes, smiley faces chips were present, sorry Jamie...). She had a fab time at the Megacentre, we were all impressed. It all had to be Charlie and Lola, the latest craze among the four-year-old girls ( and their mums of course). Oh, and yes, it was a pink Barbie cake, no not made by mummy (sorry, Jamie...) Even daddy had a fantastic time - one of Andy's dreams was to have a go on a bouncy castle without a care in the world! Unfortunately, Grace is the one flat on her face right next to him...

A teraz po polsku...

Nie mozemy uwierzyc, ze w pazdzierniku nasza corka Grace skonczyla 4 lata! Swietowania bylo nie malo, bo po raz pierwszy Grace miala prawdziwe przyjecie. Zaprosila wszystkich swoich przyjaciol, bylo mnostwo pizzy, balonow i w ogole czas super! Przyjecie bylo w chrzescijanskim centrum zabaw dla dzieci i wszyscy bylismy urzeczeni. Oto kilka wspomnien uwiecznionych w centrum zupelnego zapomnienia...

FREE TICKETS - 3-0 - ARE YOU WATCHING L*t*n TOWN?

Well one of the best experiences for the 'old skool' Hawkins so far! It certainly beat a trip to Wrexham,Port Vale or Stockport! Thanks to one of my dad's contacts we got free tickets from the main sponsors of Watford. It was a great day as my brother came over from Hungary - and my Dad travelled from Newcastle. Perhaps stopping off on the way down from Sheffield may have not been the wisest of moves - relieving ourselves with thousands of the Leeds faithful! The day was creamed off with the result, our view was spot on just a few rows back and on the half way line. However, got a bit worried when they set the massive explosions off at the beginning! Here's to the Premier League - The Man. Utd ticket is booked - Hopefully for more than 1 season. P.s Joe is a Hornet!