A quick update.

I thought I was about time I updated so here it is....

We went to Cornwall at the weekend and had a brilliant time. We did so much. We arrived in Perranporth on the friday and I expect my children to be very tired and want to go to bed early - but at 8pm we were playing mini golf! We put Emily and Tom in the same room for the first time and at 9pm they were still laughing and not sleeping so I took Tom out in his pushchair for a walk and got him off to sleep and suprisingly they slept soundly until 6.45am the next morning! We woke up to hear them chatting away and laughing hysterically! It was lovely.

On the saturday morning we went to see my Grandma, who for nearly 92 is doing really well. She played with the kids and even managed to hold Tom. Then we headed to Lelant to see my Dad and Mary and decided to go to Flambards for the afternoon. Flambards is a brilliant theme park and there is a fantastic exhibition/museum of Britain in the Blitz and Victorian Britain. Emily liked it but thought it was a bit creepy in the Victorian village with all the manequins! We went in to a science exhibit and Emily tried all the different experiments and Tom was fasinated with the funny mirrors and a blowing machine that blows a beach ball into the air! We went on various rides such as pedal helicopters and a carousel (with Emily singing Mary Poppins) but the best ride was Wayne and Emily on the log flume - but she keeps saying that "the water boat made her sad" as she didn't like the drop and getting soaked! The best bit was the animal centre where they showed us Spiders, Birds of Prey and a huge snake that Emily happily held and stroked!!! The snake did coil around her leg which scared her but we told her the snake was trying to cuddle her and she was happy about that! After Flambards we went for a Fish and Chip supper then back to the caravan. On the sunday we went to Newquay and the Aquarium which Tom thought was amazing, he loved watching the fish and touching the glass! Then we went for a sunday roast and a walk on the beach. On the monday we went to see my Great Auntie Carol and Uncle John who had never met the children or Wayne so that was great fun and then we took my Grandma a cornish pasty for lunch! After lunch we went back to Dad's and took the train into St Ives where Emily and Tom played on the beach - and Tom ate most of the sand!!

Back to reality and I finally have my car back so been really busy this week in preparation for our best friend Dan's 40th party tomorrow night - it is a Rocky Horror theme so the photos will be interesting. Wayne is going as the character Eddie played by Meatloaf he looks like an ageing rocker and I am going as something resembling a cross between a prostitute and a transvestite!!

On a negative note I have had a really stinky cold all week!

A long couple of weeks.

It has been a while since I posted anything, we have had a really rubbish few weeks. Firstly Emily got a throat and mouth infection which spread to her face in the form of blisters. She was really poorly and didn't eat for a week, she was contagious so we had to stay confined to the house! Luckily Wayne, Tom and I didn't get it. Also the main bridge in and out of Great Shefford has been closed so the diversion is about 15 miles long which is such a pain. The bridge opened again last friday - not that we have been able to use it as Wayne's van broke down last week and he has had the car so we have been house bound again. We have been going out for walks and have been on the bus to Lambourn twice to go to music but it is driving us crazy! No idea when the van will be fixed so we could be without a car for a while.

On the plus side the weather has been fantastic so we have been in the garden every day. Emily's friends Finn, Sophie, Fran and Louis have all been over to play and the trampolene is a firm favourite, we have been playing in the sand and on the swing and on sunday we even got the paddling pool out!

Emily had to have a week off pre-school when she was ill so her first day back she got a bit upset and they phoned me 1 hour in to come and collect her. On the friday I ended up having to stay for the whole session so this tuesday I just left her screaming and crying and the teachers said she calmed down after about 5 minutes and she was fine! So fingers crossed she will be good tomorrow.



We are off to Cornwall for a long weekend tomorrow which will be good so I will have lots to write about next week!

Pre-school!

Emily had her first day at pre-school on tuesday. I stayed with her for the session and Wayne looked after Tom. She wore her uniform which is a blue sweatshirt and t'shirt and really looked the part. She was really excited on the way there and when we got there she was given a little cardboard person to put in a pocket on the wall to say that she was there!! Then she put her bag in her tray and got stuck in. The children all take registration and I have to admit I was a bit choked up watching her sitting with the other children and saying good morning!! She played brilliantly and did what she was told, she especially liked playing on the computer and painting. She sat down with the other children to have "tuck" and was chatting away to a few other girls! They sung "the farmers in the den" and another girl Holli picked Emily to go in the middle with her and then Emily picked Rachel who is also quite new! I ended up doing some cleaning and helping out with washing up and bits and pieces as she was really confident and didn't need me at all!! She is really excited to go again tomorrow and is going to take Mary Poppins for show and tell!

Whilst all this has been happening for Emily - Tom has learnt to pull himself up to standing and is very pleased with himself - he will pull up on anything now especially the sofa and it seems to have opened up a whole new world for him!!

Party and presents!!

Well, the party was brilliant, everyone we had invited came and had a brilliant time. Everyone was dressed up there were fairys, snow whites, a fireman, a spider, batman, a builder, a bumble bee, pirates, piglets, and even a Mr Happy and Mr Bump! The bouncy castle was a great hit and all the children were really well behaved with the only incidents being Emily and Finn falling off their chairs at the table!! The grandparents were brilliant help, especially Nanna Mary and Claire and Jake brought the music although the bouncy castle was so loud that no-one heard it!!

Emily had loads a brilliant presents from everyone, books and puzzles and clothes. We bought her a bike and some mermaids and Tom bought her a Mary Poppins doll to go with the Mary Popppins DVD from Claire! She had a shopping till, lots of Peppa Pig bits and a Lola doll from Charlie and Lola.

We had a quiet day after the party and then yesterday we went to a farm with Sophie which was ok (but a bit rubbish) and saw some pig racing which was interesting then we went to the book shop where we appropriately bought "Little miss stubborn" for Emily!!

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Happy Birthday Emily

My friend Hannah has shown me how to make these cheesy montages so here it is...Emily the first 3 years!!

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Nearly 3!!

Emily is 3 in one week!! We are pretty sorted with her presents - she is getting a pink bike, and the party is organised - 24 children in fancy dress at the village hall with a Charlie and Lola theme! She is very excited, she is going to be a fairy and Tom will be a pirate!

We haven't been up to much lately, my friend Abby had a beautiful baby girl Isla so we looked after Finn for a day and took him to my mother in laws birthday lunch where he fitted in like one of the family and now keeps asking to go back to Emily's Nana's house! We have been going to Football classes on a wednesday in Lambourn which Emily loves, they are teaching her to score goals, control the ball and most importantly to listen to the coach and not need mummy stood next to her at all times! She has been getting more independant each week and is doing really well now. Wayne also bought her a golf club and we were practicing in our hallway as you can see in the photo! She actually has a decent swing and Wayne is thinking of taking her to golf with him a couple of times over the summer!! (rather him than me!)

Tom is crawling everywhere and can put himself up slightly so that he can reach the DVD's under the Tv and Emily's toys on her table! He is driving me crazy there is no way of containing him, he is also attempting to eat everything in sight. Speaking of eating.... Emily has been doing really well with our zero tolerance approach and is now eating a wide range of food such as ham, bolonaise, garlic mushrooms, carrots, brocolli, roast potatoes, pasta, toad in the hole and loads of things that she never would even have tried a couple of weeks ago - but I am beginning to think that crap food like chicken nuggets and fish fingers was better for her as she has turned into a real madam the last couple of weeks, very defiant and not a day goes by that she isn't sent to the corner!!

Lots to report!

Its been a while since I have posted and we have been up to quite a lot. In February half term we went to Bucklebury Farm with Emily's friend Sophie, it was the first time we have been and although it was cold we really enjoyed it, Emily got to feed a deer and goats from her hand which was great to watch!

Then we had Finn for the weekend and on the saturday I face painted them as tigers! Then on the sunday we all went to Marwell Zoo and saw loads of animals - Emily and Finn walked most of the way around the whole zoo so they were absolutely shattered!

We have started organising Emily's 3rd birthday party and the numbers are above 20 now!! It is going to be fancy dress and Emily will be a fairy. I have ordered a bouncy castle and loads of Charlie and Lola themed stuff. I can't believe she is 3 soon! She will also be starting pre-school just after her birthday!

Emily and Wayne have both been ill this last week, Emily with another viral infection and Wayne with Acid Reflux for the second time - this time he has listened to the doctor and switched to decaff coffee for his 10 cups a day!! Both are better now thank god!

Tom had his 8 month check yesterday and is doing everything that he should be and is also now moving around really well - he commando crawls on his belly everywhere and is really hard to keep track of now - I think I am in for trouble when he gets up and about!! He weighs 20lb 11oz now and is sitting in a proper car seat which he loves. He is also eating anything he can get his hands on. We went out for a special mothers day lunch and he was eating yorkshire pudding and Emily regularly feeds him bits of her breakfast! We went to 2 parties this weekend and he loves birthday cake too! He also sat up at the table at playgroup with all the other children for a snack of toast and juice - he loved it and although he made quite a mess he ate most of his toast!