Dancing and Running

A little video to add - running and dancing x

Lucy's cheekiness

Lucy is turning into a real little cheeky monkey! The other night, when they were supposed to be going to sleep, we heard Amelia crying. As i walked up to see what was going on... I could hear Lucy saying 'only joking Meme'. When I asked what had happened, Amelia said that Lucy had been horrible, so I asked Lucy what she had said, she told me 'I do a pooh in Meme's bed!' The little rat! She then also said she would 'do a windy on your face' to me when I couldn't find her dressing up shoes ... and frequently says that we shouldn't take Amelia out with us!! This is all said as a complete joke - and she knows it ... I think its very clever for 2!! Obviously Amelia does say this sort of thing back, but its little Lucy who quite often prompts it all! Am trying to teach her how to be a little more discrete though, the other day she asked loudly why the girl next to us 'always has a bogey-fied face' ... and the mum heard ... so embarrassing! In the library, a boy with lots of freckles walked past and I heard,loudly, 'that boy got chicken pox!' - from Lucy!!! The sun has been amazing the past few days and their new favourite hobby is to play football in the garden with Daddy .. this even outranks watching TV! Amelia had to come in and have her ear wax treated so I put it on .. but Lucy didn't want to watch and practiced her footy - and Amelia moaned the whole time that she wanted to play too! Lucy-ism of the Day We hear big loud fake crying from the back of the car, so ask Lucy whats wrong - 'I cant see the sky!!!!!!'

Lucy counting

The past few days, Lucy has been reciting 1 to 10. Amelia took it upon herself to teach her! She kept saying it slowly for Lucy to copy and one dinner, Lucy just counted to 10! She was very impressed with herself...and our reaction and, for once, it was easy to get her to do something for the camera! Amelia decided to be part of it too...and randomly hits the camera as it was supposedly funny! It was quite random and funny actually!

Lucy-ism of the Day (I can alternate them now as Lucy says so much!)

'No Meme . Wait me finish.' Said sternly to her sister when Amelia wantred pudding before Lucy had finished her dinner!!

Lucys Birthday

Lucy was 2 at the weekend, though it has been a very extended birthday! She has had quite a few parties. To say she has been excited is a huge understatement ... she has been fully aware that its her birthday, that she is having parties, that she is now 2 and that the presents are for her!!
The day before her birthday we had the family over and both girls were spoilt rotten with lots of pressies... Lucy sang herself to sleep at her naptime, singing 'Happy Birthday ... Meee!!'
On her actual birthday we went up to the paint & party and let them each 'build bear'. Amelia chose a rabbit and a fairy outfit, and Lucy got a dog, with dungarees, fluffy duck slippers and a raincoat and hat! Amelia already wants more outfits for her rabbit and even asked to count the money in her money box to pay for it!! She got a little toy fox and dragon, from Amelia & Duncan and it seems to have cured all fear of foxes and dragons! Cant believe it was so simple, he dinner ritual of asking where they are is now gone!

I cant believe that she is two now..and to top it off she is now out of night nappies too.Its ridiculous for such a young girl...but i am so proud.

Promises

Amelia upon being told that she was not going to read a bedtime story as she had been so naughty in the bath.
'Im so sorry! Please forgive me! I promise I'll be good! I'll tidy my bedroom! I'll tidy the lounge...on my own.I'll be nice to Lucy...Forever'
and of course this outburst cracked us up and the little rat got her bedtime story!

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!

Painting Mugs

We went to Paint & Party this weekend so the girls can make their own mugs for their little cups of tea. It was brilliant. They chose little mugs and literally covered them in paint - every colour imaginable...each mug has several layers of paint..on the insides...on the bottom!! They were completely engrosed ... especially Lucy who just loves the painting. My proudest moment was when the lady asked Amelia her name so she could write ot on her mug - and then asked her how to spell it. The response was 'A - Me -Lee - A' and when the lady asked how to spell her sisters name (tongue in cheek as she had now realised how yound Amelia is) she answered 'La-oo-oo-see' it was SO cute!!

Amelia-ism of the Day
'Mummy we are princesses. Her name is Scotch Banana and I am called Eye of The Tiger'.