family fun and a spot of baking................

I've had a lovely but busy weekend, Kate and Seb travelled up from London and now they have gone to a close friends wedding in Canada, so I have a special little visitor for the week. It's lovely to have the opportunity to spend time with Jake as we all miss him. Laura and Vicky only live a few miles away so I am lucky to be able to see my other five grandchildren at least once or twice a week. Jake has had great fun playing with his cousins and being thoroughly spoilt by his Grandparents and Great Nana and Great Grandma.

In between having a houseful of visitors and also visiting relatives I have spent a few hours in the kitchen doing a spot of baking. I managed to make a birthday cake for my mum and a birthday cake for my friend Barbara's grandson, as well as a spot of home baking for Mr R. I always have a list of recipes I want to try as blogland is full of inspiration and temptation.

The two recipes on the top of my list were a lime and coconut cake recipe shared by Ladybird Diaries and some yummy blueberry muffins shared by Beedeebabee. Both recipes are very straight forward and worked out well.

I love to see my cooling trays full of baking......................

Happy Birthday Mum...................

I hope Isaac had a lovely day...................

lime and coconut cake....................

this cake is so yummy.......................

I've never made blueberry muffins before these were really light and fluffy.................

and a few mini cupcakes for Jake..........................

Lots of my baking has been shared which is always nice and Mr R is happy with a well stocked cake tin.

It's now bath time and bedtime story time for Jake so I had better say goodbye.......................

talk soon x