You can't catch me

Monday 19th August 2013

Today I was reflecting on how much more relaxed our Monday's are now we don't do gymnastics anymore. I can start the week off by doing a few chores and so don't fall behind at the first hurdle! 

We got the guniea pigs out and gave them a cuddle this morning, both are still very nervous but they did manage to find the ramp out of their hutch and into the run and put up with an extra two smalls running around the garden for most of the day.

We had two friends around to play today. They spent most of the day playing football related games, IT and Stuck-in-the-mud. I walked them to the park and we bought tickets for the circus. Pumpkin is still undecided as to whether he wants to come or not, we'll see. The park was just a change of venue for the football games but the walk there took about 40 minutes and then back again. We also attempted to feed the ducks but they were obviously fed up (in both sense of the word) and didn't even show an appearance. We managed to drop the football in the pond too which caused Pumpkin to be upset and he chose to come home. It was a slow journey home and Pumpkin was tired but we took it as slow as he needed too and the smalls (all four of them helped and encouraged him on his way. Plum finally fell asleep. 

They all sat down and built with lego for a while when we arrived home. I disappeared upstairs and settled Plum who then slept for another hour and a half. This was followed by 20 minutes watching Father Christmas and then back into the garden for more football/ Pumpkin stayed indoors and fell asleep on the sofa for 2 hours. During this time daddy arrived home and, after eating, we went to play with the guinea pigs. This turned into an extended period of time trying to catch them. I got in the run with them and they seemed happy to run all over me but wouldn't let me catch them. Plum is always keen to hold them first and has got used to the idea that others will have a go too, which helps, as she no longer screams when the boys have a turn.

Pumpkin woke up whilst we were all upstairs bathing and reading (and mummy closing her eyes on her bed for five minutes) He requested some food and Plum can and ate a second portion of dinner. And now the boys are watching Popeye and Plum is having energetic nursery rhymes with daddy.