A good day

A good day. Lovdly cycle ride to nursery despite son falling off twice (brave boy). Bought a lovely new table at a charity shop and found a nice basket for car books. The boy was given a book for raising most money in the school for charity, with his test tube challenge (proud mama and thank you so much to everyone who sponsored him!!). Daughter and I had a lovely afternoon pottering in the garden, weeding, sorting out seedlings and planting more seeds. 😍 Love the sunshine!

Now to manage dinner and bedtime with the usual 4-6pm incessant fighting. 😂

An eventful day

Two year old daughter fell head first out of the car and has a head lump and cuts and bruises. Did fine on her check at A&E and was climbing anything over a foot high and running and screaming. Bounced back in more ways than one! Doc very impressed with her.

Four year old son swam 12m backstroke unaided today! Gets his 5m badge. I'm so proud of him!

My wonderful tough, lively, vibrant kids. 😍

Fussy eater

Daughter eats first piece of toast, aged 2 years, 2 months and 2 weeks! Hurrah!

Admittedly not the healthiest, but it's a start.

#ChocolateLover #TakesAfterDaddy

Fussy eater

Daughter eats first piece of toast, aged 2 years, 2 months and 2 weeks! Hurrah!

Admittedly not the healthiest, but it's a start.

#ChocolateLover #TakesAfterDaddy

Living life on the edge

😊

Empathy, kindness to lettuces and people

I may have shared this before, but it's a lovely reminder. If we can be this kind to plants, we can be this kind to each other and, perhaps most importantly, to ourselves. ❤️

Farnborough Air Sciences Trust

Otherwise known as the aeroplane museum.

Kids and daddy like the planes. I like the cafe, the articles on women's efforts in the war...and on this occasion the crockery they were giving away (I gave a donation in return). Everyone left happy. Except perhaps daddy who was fearing the increase in household crockery.

Mama 1 toddler 0

Mwah ha ha! I spiked her pancake with pear, vit d drops and multivitamin drops. She ate the whole thing. Mama win!!!

Humour of a two year old

Daughter: got food for you, mama.
Me: ooh, thank you!
Daughter: got a plate here, and an apple on plate... and tea.
Me: yummy tea, thank you!
Daughter with serious look: pig tea, mama! [Evil chuckle]

The sorrows of a sensitive soul

Neighbours are chopping down a beautiful fir tree I've been enjoying since my four year old son was a baby. I looked out at it in the early hours of the night when I was struggling in those early weeks. I'm gutted they're chopping it down (though I totally understand why). Son keeps crying about it too asking me to save it, asking why I can't stop them. It's heartbreaking. It's going on Friday. I plan to let him say goodbye to it tomorrow. I expect tears. He keeps saying he stands under it when it's raining...and asking what will shelter him once it's gone. 😞 He has such a big heart and sensitive soul. ❤️