Cold Water

We take it in turns to bath with the girls every night - so much fun, so much mess! We usually try to throw cold water over the other one and Amelia has picked up on this, two nights ago she got out the bath and while brushing her teeth, filled up a cup with cold water and chucked it over Duncan who was stuill lounging in the bath. I couldnt have been prouder, except last time they all ganged up on me and I had several freezing pints chucked on me - even Lucy thought it was funny!!!

Amelia-ism of the day

Me 'Are you drinking the bath water?'
Amelia 'No - I am just washing inside my mouth.'

She was drinking it - but is very very sly!!!

A Wendy House

The girl's wendy house was finally put up this weekend ... both Grandads came round and it actually went up a lot better than expected - I think its brilliant. Amelia announced 'Its the best wendy house ever' and fell over the step each and every time she ran in and out!!!!! It just needs a bit of TLC and it really will be the best one ever!
We went swimming at the weekend too, it took Lucy a while to get into it as it was quite a bit colder than usual..but we had a great time in the end, well over an hours worth of splashing and shark imitations..brilliant.
We spent Sunday afternoon with Ben, Dawn and the Jack/Grace bump. CANNOT WAIT til that baby comes out. CANNOT WAIT. It hammered with rain all morning, but we braved their excellent local park. Amelia loved it - but near-gale force winds did not agree with Lucy, especially as she would not keep her socks on... how she kicks them off so quickly, I will never know. Funny how both the girls have an aversion to anything on their feet, as soon as Amelia could crawl, she would rip her chums socks off too!!!
Plans are coming together for Duncan's 30th next week. Amelia is getting him a kite. There is no danger that he will see this and be surprised before his birthday as she has informed him several times she is getting 'The best kite ever!' (do you see a Best Pattern Ever here?!?!?)
Lucy is pulling herself to stand on anything and everything, she will not stay off the fireplace, knowing full well she is not allowed on there - she gives me a little smile and tries to climb into it. She is also letting go and trying to stand unaided. Its ridiculous - she is my tiny baby!!!!
Got Amelia a christmas present today - a stocking filler really - a cheapo tutu fairy skirt from a 99p shop, I forgot to put it away though when we got home and she managed to convince me to let her wear it ... well she loves it. She took it off fr her birth , but cred until Duncan gave in and let her wear it in bed. 99p..... I hope we get a suitable reaction for all her more expensive presents. She also told me today I could 'cry about it'. That monkey.. I was laughing at her and Lucy having a scream off after lunch!!!

Amelia-ism of the Day..
'Cuddle Mummy Cuddle'
'Why'
'I dont know.... I cant cuddle myself' (read as... I I dont knooooooooooooooooow, I cant cuddle moi-sellllllllllllllllllllllfffff!!)

Jumping Up and Down in Muddy Puddles!

Today while Duncan has been at home with the flu, we went to Hockley woods to check out the new play equipment and for Amelia to jump up and down in muddy puddles a la Peppa Pig.
So we got in the car (we couldnt have walked and taken the buggy - would have been filthy!) and Lucy got in the sling and we went off to find muddy puddles - it had rained so much earlier in the week I thought the place would be awash with mud and puddles, but ...no. After walking down the hill and finding dry ground we cut across to find wetter ground, and got a little bit lost...but did not find a single puddle...until we got back to the car park - which was full of them!! Then there was much jumping and Amelia got covered in muddy water! Surprisingly, as normally when she gets wet she wants to whip her clothes off, she was pretty happy to get soggy & filthy - maybe as she was wearing her wellies and woods clothes.

A real shame we had to jump in the car park...but needs must!

This is how lucy spent the walk - all slinged up ... looking a little thoughtful in this photo..

Then we went into the park and were not too impressed with the new equipment really, its a bit to old for her - but we went on the old faithful - the swings and both were happy!!

We had to leave in a hurry though - with Amelia announcing she needed a wee and it was going to come out - we ran to the car and I strapped in Lucy , whipped Amelia's trousers and knickers down to have a dignified squat and she started a poo strain - I could not believe it! Luckily she didnt manage to actually poo there - thank goodness!

Amelia-ism of the Day

Duncan 'Did you have fun at the woods'

Amelia 'I needed a poo in the car park but it didnt come out. Just a little bit of wee wee.'

Apparantly that was of more interest than the puddles & swings!!

Lucy - a little terror!

Lucy is becoming a little terror - in the nicest way! Now she is crawling she is SO fast and she is also trying to pull herself up to stand on anything and everything. She has a nice red line down her forehead from falling over in her cot when she woke up today poor thing.

On Monday we came home from the weekly shop and as I transferred stuff away the girls were left with the shopping in the hall, it all went very quiet and I came out to find this...

Yes - she was munching her way through a spring onion, looking very impressed with herself and seemingly un-phased by the taste - she reeked of it all day!

No cup is ever safe... my coffee cup

or her sisters cup (excuse the nakedness - but how CUTE!!)

She is proving to be a bit of a maniac and keeps crawling under the table and getting stuck!!

She is also a great mover and loves dancing - especially to the noddy doll

Amelia's current favourite games all involve role play - she might be Julian from Postman Pat, Ash from Fantastic Mr Fox, Mandy from Fireman Sam etc - and the rest of us have characters too to play (Postman Pat, Jess the Cat & Ted Glen)- but she is also taking it to another level and playing role play with her toys - this was her reading to them at the weekend..

sometimes its scary how bright she is but its so much fun pretending to be Postman Pat, or Naughty Norman Price all day!

Amelia-ism of the day

'my room smells funny! Its disgusting! Daddy did a windy in it!!'

Poor Duncan had left for work three hours ago!!!

A day with Gabriella & Madeleine

I havnt had a chance to update on a day we spent when Emma came and stayed at Duncan's parents. Amelia was so excited to see her big cousins. They are just such lovely girls and so good with her. She followed them around and seemed so little, which was nice as she normally seems so far in advance of others. We had a really lovely day.

Duncan & Lucy with Madeleine

Gabriella being a devil

Madeleine the deviland Amelia being a devil

Sitting at dinner

Madeline & Lucy

Gabriella reading to Amelia - how lovely is that!?!?

The girls and Iris

Amelia is already asking when we can see them again - shame they live quite far away :(

Amelia-ism of the Day

Boggis, Bunce, Bean

A Fat, a short a lean,

Orrible crooks, a diff looks

a ne ne ne ne ne ne ne MEAN!