Adam's Birthday, The Blue Poo and Lots of Other Things
Sorry for not posting for a couple of weeks, we have done plenty but I've been rather comatose by the end of the day with no energy to organise thoughts well enough to make them public.
Last weekend we headed up north for Adam's third birthday party. The party was at The Wacky Warehouse, a soft play area perfect for a dozen toddlers to hurtle around without doing too much damage. All his friends turned out to celebrate and Beth was very excited - she had been talking about the party for ages and everyday since has asked if we can go to Adam's party again. The birthday boy had a Thomas the Tank Engine cake and received a great
haul of presents. I think the experience has started Beth thinking about her birthday. Perhaps I won't be able to get away with not throwing a 'proper' birthday party for her this year, especially since she's going to another birthday at The Wacky Warehouse for a friend from playgroup so that will further cement the idea in her head!
At the weekend we went for a walk along the river and for the first time Toby sat properly in the seat of the pushchair rather than in the sling attachment. Judging by the photo, he was pretty happy there. Amazingly Beth stayed in the pushchair for most of the walk (over an hour) but I don't think we'll let her do that too often, nice as it was to have a relaxing walk not worrying if she was going to jump in for a swim, I prefer to think she's getting some decent exercise. 
On the subject of exercise, she has turned into a bit of a couch potato since becoming obsessed with the Tinker Bell dvd. She could watch it back-to-back 24/7 - thanks to those responsible for sending her the Tinker Bell socks and starting this all off, you know who you are!
Their Christmas presents are still providing hours of entertainment. Beth loves her dressing up box and spends most afternoons looking like a drag queen dressed for a wedding! This is mainly due to the fact that she cannot wear just one outfit but layers them then finishes it all off with a wig and hat. We all use the wooden blocks from Gran and Grandad - Steve and I are very
defensive when our magnificent creations get knocked down without a second glance. Having said that, Beth is getting pretty creative with her architecture. Toby loves the garage (also from G+G) though it will still be a little while before he uses it to it's full potential.
Toby has been trying out more foods, he likes most things and will try most things as long as he isn't tired, his teeth aren't hurting (he now has six, four top, two bottom) and he's in the right mood! Over Christmas and the New Year he tried chocolate for the first time, here he is enjoying a chocolate finger. Finally, thought I'd leave this till last to keep you all reading. After Adam's party, Beth ate the most enormous slab of birthday cake coated in the thickest layer of blue icing. Well, I'm sure you can guess the rest though it took me a while to attribute cause to the effect!!
Last weekend we headed up north for Adam's third birthday party. The party was at The Wacky Warehouse, a soft play area perfect for a dozen toddlers to hurtle around without doing too much damage. All his friends turned out to celebrate and Beth was very excited - she had been talking about the party for ages and everyday since has asked if we can go to Adam's party again. The birthday boy had a Thomas the Tank Engine cake and received a great
haul of presents. I think the experience has started Beth thinking about her birthday. Perhaps I won't be able to get away with not throwing a 'proper' birthday party for her this year, especially since she's going to another birthday at The Wacky Warehouse for a friend from playgroup so that will further cement the idea in her head!
At the weekend we went for a walk along the river and for the first time Toby sat properly in the seat of the pushchair rather than in the sling attachment. Judging by the photo, he was pretty happy there. Amazingly Beth stayed in the pushchair for most of the walk (over an hour) but I don't think we'll let her do that too often, nice as it was to have a relaxing walk not worrying if she was going to jump in for a swim, I prefer to think she's getting some decent exercise. 
On the subject of exercise, she has turned into a bit of a couch potato since becoming obsessed with the Tinker Bell dvd. She could watch it back-to-back 24/7 - thanks to those responsible for sending her the Tinker Bell socks and starting this all off, you know who you are!
Their Christmas presents are still providing hours of entertainment. Beth loves her dressing up box and spends most afternoons looking like a drag queen dressed for a wedding! This is mainly due to the fact that she cannot wear just one outfit but layers them then finishes it all off with a wig and hat. We all use the wooden blocks from Gran and Grandad - Steve and I are very
defensive when our magnificent creations get knocked down without a second glance. Having said that, Beth is getting pretty creative with her architecture. Toby loves the garage (also from G+G) though it will still be a little while before he uses it to it's full potential.
Toby has been trying out more foods, he likes most things and will try most things as long as he isn't tired, his teeth aren't hurting (he now has six, four top, two bottom) and he's in the right mood! Over Christmas and the New Year he tried chocolate for the first time, here he is enjoying a chocolate finger. Finally, thought I'd leave this till last to keep you all reading. After Adam's party, Beth ate the most enormous slab of birthday cake coated in the thickest layer of blue icing. Well, I'm sure you can guess the rest though it took me a while to attribute cause to the effect!!
3 comments:
That's a great structure. A blue poo?! I've never seen that before but thanks for no photos of that.
It did cross my mind but then I quickly snapped out of it and thought I might be taking dedication to the blog a bit far!
I don't know, I was interested to see it! I mean, I see poo all the time now, so I doubt that it would have phased me. I think eventually I would have realized that those who don't regularly change diapers may not appreciate it so much, though.
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