Long overdue update

Its been so long since I have written on here. Everything is great at the moment. Amelia is doing amazingly well at school, her reading is wonderful, her writing and pictures brilliant too. Lucy is her usual cheeky self, going through a funny phase at the moment - very clingy to me and funny about things - but happy and lovely. George is crawling, pulling himself up to stand and is very pleased with himself. He is the happiest little boy in the world, loves his sisters - and they spoil him rotten.
Here is a little video i took of Lucy & George - they had no idea i was videoing..

they love eachother!

Christmas

We have had a great Christmas so far, the children have been spoilt rotten!!
One thing I just have to get down happened at Mum and Dads.
Amelia was going to the toilet and Lucy wanted to go - she was ttold to wait her turn or to go upstairs. She wanted to use the potty that was still in the toilet cupboard, but was told no. She decided to wait in the toilet with Amelia - there is just no shame between them!!
It went quiet for a while but then there was a lot of noise and some crying. I went in to find them both brying, Amelia holding the potty and covered in wee. It turns out she had told Lucy to go on the potty (as far as Luc ywas concerned - if amelia told her too - then it was ok!) and had tried to pour the giant wee lucy did down the toilet, but had dropped it all over herself and on her knickers and trousers on the floor. It was just so so funny - still laughing now! Their guilty faces and Amelia crying about the wee on their clothes. So so funny. The little monkeys :)

Meat

We have been talking to the girls about meat recently, they are asking where it comes from and how it gets out of the animal. I explained to Lucy one day that we have to kill the animal and takes its skin off anf cut it up to eat it. You may think it would upset her, but she was completely unfazed and asked which animals it was. I explained that its normally chicken, cow pig etc, but that some countries even eat horses. She went very quiet and then announced 'mummy, one day can we go to that country? i would like to try some horse!!!'
Then when we read Bambi a few days later and i had to explain a hunter killed Bambis mummy (to feed his family of course!) and that deer meat is called Venison, she straight away asked, 'muumy can we get some beniston? i would like to try some'

No vegetarians in this house!!

...its been ages. So so busy getting ready for Christmas. Everything is going so well. Amelia & Lucy are getting  ready for their christmas plays and George is the happiest baby alive. He just grins, smiles and farts all the time!
Amelia was recently in the gold book at school for being a great role model in class! So so proud that I could have been sick with pride. She is doing so well at school, her parents evening was just embarrasing!!!
Lucys parents evening also had great feedback - just that she is a happy little girl who really enjoys herself.

a few videos ..

Dinner Talk

At dinner tonight Lucy announced that she wanted to live alone when she grows up, so that she could have as much tomato sauce as she wants!!! Poor deprived child!

Chicken pox!

Chicken pox appears to be over - in the end I think we got off quite lightly. George had a few on his head and round his willy, Lucy had a good covering over her back & torso and a few on her face and Amelia probably had them the worst, pretty much all over with some massive ones on her face. The really big ones on the girls were practically black in the middle and horrible looking. The girls could have itch-relieving gel and piriton and other than having a rough night each, were absolutely fine. George didnt even have so much as a rough night - just took it in his stride - you would not have known there was anything wrong with the happy little monkey! Lucy has got some nasty scabs pulling now - she calls each one a 'pock' as i guess she thinks she has chicken pocks, 'pocks' being the plural of pock! so cute!
He is at the stage where he wants to be stood up all the time, and just wants to put everything in his mouth - even though he cont properly use his hands to get stuff in there! I actually think there may be a little bit of teething going on - but we will see. Amelia & Lucy are still utterly fabulous with him - and he just adores them - his biggest smiles are for them.
Amelia has gone back into school well - she likes her new teachers and her reading has gone from strength to strength over the summer - it is amazing - so expressive! I also think she is liking the ammount of desk work they are doing  - its more like proper school for her.
Lucy was fine going back to playschool - I had expected tears and a bit of a battle, but she goes in happily and enjoys it - though i still have to bring a treat for after! They are gradually getting smaller and less treat-y but to be honest, I am so relieved she likes it that I dont care what she eats after!!!