Today, the hottest and longest day of the year, bean, 10, gets all active. We wrote another chapter of his minecraft story which we haven't worked on in months; he finished whittling his tent peg and began work on a spoon; and he spent five hours putting together a solar powered robot dog.
Pumpkin, 8, found his usual spot on the sofa and settled down to watch and play on his tablet, he also played roblox and the amazing frog on the computer, he joined bean putting together the dogbot for a while, played in the garden and the paddling pool for a bit too. His favourite part of the day was eating the chocolate brownies that daddy brought home from work after his birthday so we must get the recipe.
Plum, 5, played in the garden and the paddling pool with pippin, 2. Mostly she spent the day lying on her top bunk in the breeze of an open window, watching on youtube. She did ask if we could go to the prk but was happy with the suggestion of going after gymnastics tomorrow and meeting friends.
Pippin watched frozen twice and madagascar 2 twice today as well as playing in the paddling pool and playing with my wool, pretending it was a dog on a lead.
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Thursday, 22 June 2017
Monday, 27 March 2017
Not for saele
Friday we took a trip into town, the library twice, the playpark twice and the toyshop. Bean, 9, ordered Pokemon books from the library and a puzzle story book. We found a book called All aboard the Poo Bus which Pumpkin, 8, chose to bring home, Plum, 5, found a Little Princess book and Pippin, 2, found a Bing book.
The toyshop resulted in new shopkins, grosseries and a pop gun.
And our wander around town resulted in Pumpkin seeing our house for sale in an estate agent window. There was quite the upset to follow, for days, it might continue for days to come also.
Saturday we had no plans. Plum and Bean decided that the paddling pool should come out. We filled it with water and put the slide in. Bean and one go and declared it cold. Pippin and Plum spent more time outside the pool playing with a few toys in it. Pumpkin is immersing himself in BallisticSquid videos on YouTube. There was also more talk from the boys, specifically Bean, about not moving.
Sunday was Mother's Day. Bean had made me some things in mincraft, sculptures of hearts and words that said Best Mum. Plum took daddy to the shop specifically to buy me a present (nail varnish) which we then used to paint each others nails in the garden. We washed the toys in the paddling pool and daddy made us a picnic snack of apples and grapes.
We went to church in the morning, daddy stayed home with Pumpkin. We played cricket in the garden with the other children and Bean wanted to know if we would still come to this church when we move.
We read Bean's puzzle book at lunch time and he completes all the puzzles. And in the evening he dictates a minecraft story to me. We write chapter 1 and part of chapter 2. He has also written two signs for our house. One says 'no moov home' and the second is in our front window and says 'not for saele'.
The toyshop resulted in new shopkins, grosseries and a pop gun.
And our wander around town resulted in Pumpkin seeing our house for sale in an estate agent window. There was quite the upset to follow, for days, it might continue for days to come also.
Saturday we had no plans. Plum and Bean decided that the paddling pool should come out. We filled it with water and put the slide in. Bean and one go and declared it cold. Pippin and Plum spent more time outside the pool playing with a few toys in it. Pumpkin is immersing himself in BallisticSquid videos on YouTube. There was also more talk from the boys, specifically Bean, about not moving.
Sunday was Mother's Day. Bean had made me some things in mincraft, sculptures of hearts and words that said Best Mum. Plum took daddy to the shop specifically to buy me a present (nail varnish) which we then used to paint each others nails in the garden. We washed the toys in the paddling pool and daddy made us a picnic snack of apples and grapes.
We went to church in the morning, daddy stayed home with Pumpkin. We played cricket in the garden with the other children and Bean wanted to know if we would still come to this church when we move.
We read Bean's puzzle book at lunch time and he completes all the puzzles. And in the evening he dictates a minecraft story to me. We write chapter 1 and part of chapter 2. He has also written two signs for our house. One says 'no moov home' and the second is in our front window and says 'not for saele'.
Saturday, 4 August 2012
Splashy Sploshy!
Wednesday 25th July
Pumpkin insisted that we went to Warnham Nature Reserve this morning. It wasn't a bad suggestion, for a hot hot day we would be walking in the shade of the trees, so off we journeyed. Unfortunately, once we got there he had a bit of a melt down and we managed only to walk around the meadow, and this took us longer than normal. We stood in one place for nearly 10 minutes waiting for Pumpkin tto regain composure. On the upside this gave the wildlife the opportunity to emerge in our presence and we saw loads of bees and dragonflies and butterflies and spiders. We stopped at the pond too and saw a Willow Tit, which we looked up when we got home. We also spotted a newt which excited Bean as he was desperate to show me one having spotted one with Pops on his last visit.
The rest of the day was spent playing in the paddling pool and running around naked. They came in during the heat of the day and sat in our living room (the coolest room in the house) and watched iplayer.
Pumpkin insisted that we went to Warnham Nature Reserve this morning. It wasn't a bad suggestion, for a hot hot day we would be walking in the shade of the trees, so off we journeyed. Unfortunately, once we got there he had a bit of a melt down and we managed only to walk around the meadow, and this took us longer than normal. We stood in one place for nearly 10 minutes waiting for Pumpkin tto regain composure. On the upside this gave the wildlife the opportunity to emerge in our presence and we saw loads of bees and dragonflies and butterflies and spiders. We stopped at the pond too and saw a Willow Tit, which we looked up when we got home. We also spotted a newt which excited Bean as he was desperate to show me one having spotted one with Pops on his last visit.
The rest of the day was spent playing in the paddling pool and running around naked. They came in during the heat of the day and sat in our living room (the coolest room in the house) and watched iplayer.
Sunday, 27 May 2012
Can we build it?
The day began with daddy and Bean going out to the men's breakfast at church. Pumpkin and I stayed at home and made our own special pancakes for breakfast. He really enjoyed the mixing and of course the eating.
We hosted a couple more smalls today, our God daughter and her brother, similar ages to Bean and Pumpkin. It intriged me how the introduction of two more adventurous brains turns the direction of a favourite toy. The cardboard boxes became a house and a boat with trailer but today they also had bear and a book for the journey and were selotaped together, all because there were extra smalls involved.
I was explaining to J that Bean loved to build things and as if he had heard me he set about building throughout the house, lego here, wooden blocks there, cardboard boxes in the garden, bricks in the doorway, bedding upstairs.
I had some 1:1 time with Pumpkin this morning. I went out to buy suncream recommended to be by fav auntie #1 and he opted to come with me. I let him sit in the front of the car and we had the window wide open and he choose the music. A very special time and we should try to do it more often.
Other highlights today included: painting the patio and toys, using a variety of brushes and mops, with water; Bean chalking a hop scotch on the floor complete with numbers 1, 2, 3 (he's never written numbers before); more paddling in the paddling pool; and a lot of sword fighting.
We hosted a couple more smalls today, our God daughter and her brother, similar ages to Bean and Pumpkin. It intriged me how the introduction of two more adventurous brains turns the direction of a favourite toy. The cardboard boxes became a house and a boat with trailer but today they also had bear and a book for the journey and were selotaped together, all because there were extra smalls involved.
I was explaining to J that Bean loved to build things and as if he had heard me he set about building throughout the house, lego here, wooden blocks there, cardboard boxes in the garden, bricks in the doorway, bedding upstairs.
I had some 1:1 time with Pumpkin this morning. I went out to buy suncream recommended to be by fav auntie #1 and he opted to come with me. I let him sit in the front of the car and we had the window wide open and he choose the music. A very special time and we should try to do it more often.
Other highlights today included: painting the patio and toys, using a variety of brushes and mops, with water; Bean chalking a hop scotch on the floor complete with numbers 1, 2, 3 (he's never written numbers before); more paddling in the paddling pool; and a lot of sword fighting.
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Water Water Everywhere
0400: Feeding Plum who after 8 hours of sleep only had half a feed.
0600: Feeding Plum (other half of feed) Daddy got up and so did the boys. No wet beds today :)
0730: Had a nice lie in with Plum but as daddy left for work (half an hour later than usual) I had to get up to be with the boys.Helped Pumpkin with a puzzle and facilitated a few disagreements.
0800: shower and dressed myself; washed and dressed the boys; fed, washed and dressed Plum; Pumpkin helped me make porridge; made toast, brewed tea, milk in cups, phoned the doctor; got colouring pens and books out for Bean.
0900: shopping delivery arrived; ate breakfast; put freezer food in freezer; phoned friend K who was supposed to be having Bean and Plum for an hour this morning to cancel - no reply; text K; filled paddling pool with water using buckets (hose pipe ban); spoke to elderly neighbour over the fence; received tomato, cucumber and runner bean plants from neighbour over the fence; helped Pumpkin in the bathroom; put up tent to provide shade in the garden; put balls in the paddling pool; change boys into swim wear. Boys played at throwing the balls out of the pool and then taking in turns to go and fetch them.
1000: Settle Plum for a sleep; get boys two drinks to have on demand; no reply from K; text OA (K's husband); speak to OA on phone; K comes over for a cuppa; hang out yesterday's laundry; take down dry laundry; put cold food in the fridge (from earlier food delivery); get boys a snack; get towels from upstairs; dry off Bean and Pumpkin a few times; get cushions to go in the tent; Bean finds a pip in his apple and wants to plant it.
1100: Dry off Bean and Pumpkin a few more times; smell the peonies with Pumpkin (who has a rotten cold and can't smell anything); look at a spider's web with Bean; K plays ludo with Bean; Pumpkin disappears to play alone upstairs; feed Plum after an unusually long morning sleep (must have been the peace and quiet as the boys were outside); changed nappy.; cleared table from breakfast.
1200: Prepared lunch, sandwiches made by daddy plus a boiled egg each for the boys and some salad bits; ate lunch outside; put remainder of shopping into cupboards.
1300: Bean and Pumpkin came in from the heat and watched iplayer; played with Plum; tidied conservatory; put on laundry; replenished boys water bottles; settled Plum for a sleep upstairs; had a small feed.
1400: sat with Plum whilst she slept and had some quiet time; fed Plum.
1600: start dinner (lasagne); Bean helps to make the cheese sauce; Bean gets naked and puts on flippers and snorkel to go in the paddling pool; Pumpkin follows suit asking for the 'slippers' and then when corrected says the 'flipons,' we all laugh; Pumpkin blows bubbles in the pool with the snorkel; Pumpkin pours his water bottle all over the coffee table and it runs onto the carpet; Pumpkin helps to clear up the deliberate spillage; Plum cries.
1700: Try to settle Plum for a sleep, not happening; put Plum in sling, she carries on crying; I wash up a days worth of plates etc; Chop some salad for dinner; Plum is still crying; put Plum down to get lasagne out of oven and on plates; Plum still crying; Put Plum back in sling; eat dinner outside, boys still naked; Pumpkin eats all the salad; Bean eats all the lasagne; ice-cream for pudding with hazelnuts; Boys help bring all the dishes in; Plum still crying.
1800: Boys watch iplayer; Go upstairs to find wee on the bathroom floor; clean floor; Plum and I bath; Plum stops crying; get out of the bath; Plum starts crying; dress Plum; Daddy arrives home (God be praised!) Plum smiles for daddy; feed Plum and put her to bed (why did I not think to try feeding her before... probably because she has got herself a nice little rhythm going on and it would have been unusual for her to want to feed now..but it is hot...silly me, must engage brain more) Daddy baths/ washes the boys and does teeth etc. Pumpkin screaming he wants to get out of the bath but won't let daddy do it; has to wait until I have settled Plum.
1900: Get Pumpkin out of bath and read him stories; daddy does stories and prayers with Bean; both want to say thank you for K and our neighbour. Daddy gets Bean some water; Pumpkin wants me to stay with him and cuddle; nip downstairs to let daddy know where his dinner is; pick up Pumpkin's bedtime toy; go and cuddle Pumpkin; come and sit with daddy and converse a while whilst daddy eats; receive phonecall from lovely friend.
2000: Begin tidy up operation. Daddy takes the garden I take the house; check emails; write blog; have tea and chocolate; daddy brings in laundry and hangs up today's lot.
1000: Hopefully bed.
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