A Great Shiner

Amelia has a great shiner at the moment - she managed to fall in to Ciaran's settee and hit the delicate skin around her eye.It was up in seconds and went black straight away. Her face was so swollen that it looked flat down one side! She cried initially but was then very brave ... and decided it looks like make up and so was very impressed with it! its now an attractive shade of yellow ... and absolutely everyone is asking where its from - its a serious shiner!

This is us at the car at the weekend - i wanted to try to catch them singing to Liberian Girl. To be honest - they dont really sing it that well in the clip but its the best I could get - normally there is shouting and screaming! I love driving along with them singing - so funny!

Lucy is saying so much now, proper sentences. She knows how to play games and how to make us laugh .. mostly involving pretend windys ... but she gets the joke! She is also completely dry during the day now and most mornings she wakes up dry too - I cant believe how well and easily she took to knickers - but she wants to be just like her big sister!!

The other day Duncan stopped her from using her crayons in a colouring book whilst on the settee (as her aim isnt too good - she has to do her drawing on the red table) and she ran into the kitchen to me shouting 'Snatcher!! Snatcher!!' (although she pronounces it Natcher) with such a look of utter indignation and outrage that we still laugh about it. She pulls a great scowl! Oh, and the fox in the garden has been joined, on occasion, by a dragon!!

Amelia-ism of the Day

'Mummy, as the sun is out today - can we get the paddling pool out this afternoon?' Errrr NO!