Just a run of the mill Monday except I'm tired. Plum had a very disturbed night and I'm not sure why. She was very tossy and turns and many but not awake. Strange. Dispite this she has been very awake today...how do babies do that? We went on a walk into town this morning and across the park to gymnastics and she didn't fall asleep until the way home!
Lots of passers by commented on how fast the boys are on their bikes, I can't keep up on foot and I'm reminiscent of the days it used to take us more than a while to get anywhere as we had to stop and look at every little thing. We still have to stop at certain places. Today it was: the seeds growing in someone's hedgerow; and under the big tree to collect twigs; and by the colourful tree to pick up leaves; and on the path to run along and crunch in the leaves.
Only one person asked me if it was half term already and said 'I bet that's upset your week?' It has, but not the way he was implying. I forgot about half term and town was busier than usual, too many people to navigate with boys on bikes!
The track came out this morning. It doesn't work but the boys set up a racing track with crash barrier and spectators with seating in tiers! There is also a pit stop for the cars. There was lots of practise laps but no actual racing, apparently it's not a race day.
For the first time in a long time the boys got home and spent half an hour playing before the iplayer came on, normally this is the first thing they do.
Our Tribe
Monday, 29 October 2012
Thursday, 25 October 2012
Ticket to Ride
An at home day...at last. We have been thoroughly enjoying being at home and completely following the lead of the smalls. We had a family bath time this morning. Plum is becoming continuously worried in the bath and refuses to sit down, I might try taking her in the shower with me. Bean spent one and a half hours in the bath! Now I like a bath but when it's room temperature I feel that that is too long. Just my opinion.
We have filled our day with craft mostly. Making a hanging decoration, finishing our robot costume, Pumpkin has painted a large portion of the house black and a lot of colouring. There has also been some plane making and piloting to far off lands (destination: amberley museum)
Bean came downstairs this morning to find his dinosaur colouring book on the table and he loved it. He spent two hours colouring it in and put writing on every page to tell everyone a bit about each dinosaur. He wants to make a special front cover for it as well.
We have filled our day with craft mostly. Making a hanging decoration, finishing our robot costume, Pumpkin has painted a large portion of the house black and a lot of colouring. There has also been some plane making and piloting to far off lands (destination: amberley museum)
Bean came downstairs this morning to find his dinosaur colouring book on the table and he loved it. He spent two hours colouring it in and put writing on every page to tell everyone a bit about each dinosaur. He wants to make a special front cover for it as well.
Dinosaur Roar
Wednesday 24th Ocotber
Another busy day out except this time a play date at someone's house so less energetic (for me anyhow) The boys, not having been before, we're quite tired with the newness of it all, but they had a great time exploring new toys and activities and playing with new people.
Bean enjoyed lego, puzzles, a spider web game and colouring. Pumpkin found a ride on toy and did a puzzle and played with the vehicles. Plum moved happily around, still not crawling, but getting on very well with the other young one there.
Bean had got the idea of colouring a dinosaur from somewhere but we struggled to find any pictures to hand and I wasn't confident enough to draw one. Once Bean had gone to bed, Pumpkin and I looked for some pictures on the Internet and printed them off, stapled them together and left them on the table with the pens for Bean to find in the morning.
Another busy day out except this time a play date at someone's house so less energetic (for me anyhow) The boys, not having been before, we're quite tired with the newness of it all, but they had a great time exploring new toys and activities and playing with new people.
Bean enjoyed lego, puzzles, a spider web game and colouring. Pumpkin found a ride on toy and did a puzzle and played with the vehicles. Plum moved happily around, still not crawling, but getting on very well with the other young one there.
Bean had got the idea of colouring a dinosaur from somewhere but we struggled to find any pictures to hand and I wasn't confident enough to draw one. Once Bean had gone to bed, Pumpkin and I looked for some pictures on the Internet and printed them off, stapled them together and left them on the table with the pens for Bean to find in the morning.
Flying high
Tuesday 23rd October
A last minute invite saw us getting out the house unusually early to meet friends at Pulborough Brooks. We had a great time searching for trees and birds and animal tracks and spotting a white deer. For the first time ever I woke Plum. It was 9 o'clock and I dressed her and put her straight into the car, she breakfast on cream cheese sandwiches and milk stops as we walked around the site.
This was followed by a play date and lunch at our friends house. Bean was taken by one of the ride on toys they had and spent the majority of the time riding around outside. Pumpkin mastered sitting and swinging on the swing attached to a tree in the garden.
A last minute invite saw us getting out the house unusually early to meet friends at Pulborough Brooks. We had a great time searching for trees and birds and animal tracks and spotting a white deer. For the first time ever I woke Plum. It was 9 o'clock and I dressed her and put her straight into the car, she breakfast on cream cheese sandwiches and milk stops as we walked around the site.
This was followed by a play date and lunch at our friends house. Bean was taken by one of the ride on toys they had and spent the majority of the time riding around outside. Pumpkin mastered sitting and swinging on the swing attached to a tree in the garden.
Best laid plans...
Monday 22nd October 2012
A major sleep in this morning for Plum. She didn't wake until 9.30, consequently we didn't go to our usual 10.30 rhyme group but did manage to be up and dressed in time to bike ride to gymnastics...just.
Pumpkin choose to take some toys with him today, which I suggest every week but he has always declined so far. He borrowed Bean's laptop toy and took some Lego with him. He played with both but only briefly. Bean got out his laptop in the play area afterwards but only momentarily.
We returned home via the bank and the library. Bean was very disappointed that the half term bfg workshop had 'sold out' already. The last time we went to the library (10 days ago) it wasn't even advertised :( I felt bad for him but I'm sure we'll be able to go another time.
Pumpkin choose to take some toys with him today, which I suggest every week but he has always declined so far. He borrowed Bean's laptop toy and took some Lego with him. He played with both but only briefly. Bean got out his laptop in the play area afterwards but only momentarily.
We returned home via the bank and the library. Bean was very disappointed that the half term bfg workshop had 'sold out' already. The last time we went to the library (10 days ago) it wasn't even advertised :( I felt bad for him but I'm sure we'll be able to go another time.
Remember the Lord
Sunday 21st October
Phase: 7 remember the Lord
if you can't find 15 minutes to spend with the good Lord then you are busier than He intended you to be...consider me very busy. It reminds me of that book entitled 'too busy not to pray'...I'm too busy to even read the book!
Today is church day for us and the boys are both throughly enjoying the new arrangement for their Sunday School groups. My major concern was that they are now split between two groups and how they would react to this but it is a familiar environment and familiar friends who take the groups so it seems to be going okay.
Daddy disappeared this afternoon to visit our best man who is not well (again...:(....) so we mostly curled up and watched tv helping us all to recover from yesterday's gallivanting.
Phase: 7 remember the Lord
if you can't find 15 minutes to spend with the good Lord then you are busier than He intended you to be...consider me very busy. It reminds me of that book entitled 'too busy not to pray'...I'm too busy to even read the book!
Daddy disappeared this afternoon to visit our best man who is not well (again...:(....) so we mostly curled up and watched tv helping us all to recover from yesterday's gallivanting.
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Saturday 20th October 2012
Phase 6: not being so busy. Failed.
Today daddy disappeared to a men's breakfast and I was left with the challenge of getting three smalls ready to leave the house by 10.30 in order to drive to Oxford for a birthday party. All was well and all were a little tired by mid-afternoon but it was well worth the journey and the ensuing tiredness just to be able to catch up with old friends and remember good times.
Phase 6: not being so busy. Failed.
Today daddy disappeared to a men's breakfast and I was left with the challenge of getting three smalls ready to leave the house by 10.30 in order to drive to Oxford for a birthday party. All was well and all were a little tired by mid-afternoon but it was well worth the journey and the ensuing tiredness just to be able to catch up with old friends and remember good times.
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