Fun and Games

Why is it? The cheaper the game, the more fun they seem to have. Take a lot of pieces of paper and shred them. What do you have? Fun all round. Ewan and Alicia loved it. The only rule, keep the mess in the kitchen. All in all they did very well.

Look at me, I can do it too!

As everyone knows, Ewan looooovvveeees his superhero costumes. He will wear them dirty, clean, when its hot, cold, raining. You name it, he'll be wearing it. Nanna was kind enough to buy The Incredibles costume for Xmas and he too loves this. But this also means that Alicia is able to use a costume also. If Ewan is Batman, she will wait until he's Superman, and then put Batman on, etc etc
This story reminds me of me, because apparently when I was young, I too had to do everything that everyone else was doing. Mum can relate to this. Anyway, it is expanding their imaginations and all we need now is a broken leg, because Ewan really does think he can fly. Lets hope not. Not to be out done, Pepper thought she would get in on the act.

Someone is taking off their nappy

Of course, it couldn't be anyone other than Miss Alicia. She loves it. Running around with no nappy. So out came the potty and I bought her some knickers. Just this afternoon is a prime example of what she is doing. I put her down for her afternoon nappy about 1.15pm. At 2.00pm she was still running a muck in her cot. So much so, that I thought she wasn't going to go down but she eventually did. Bearing in mind, I had secretly checked up on her on a number of occasions before I didn't hear anymore noise. What should I find when I checked, so I could shut her door......you guessed it, a little babe asleep without a nappy. She had taken off her pjamas pants and nappy. What do you do now? I hear everyone asking. Well, I have taken to just leaving her without a nappy. There's not that much damage she can do, unless she decided to do a No.2. But I suppose that can be cleaned up. This is an activity that Ewan never ventured into. It can be very frustrating at times, because its hard enough trying to dress a little being let alone, dressing them at least 10 times a day. Oh well, the joys of parenting.

Golden Globes/Academy Awards

Two shows that never ever interested me, until after I had kids. I think my brain sees it as a way of keeping in touch with films and tv shows that are produced (we never go to the movies) and the actors that are 'in' for the moment. You also get a glimse of who that actors are. Some are so stupid. Maybe I'm stupid for watching.

The Swimming break through

You cannot even try to attempt to understand a childs logic, but......
We have had issues with Ewan and his swimming lessons for a numer of months. Its now getting to a point where he is getting upset and not wanting to go. However, last week we had a break through. Emma decided to take Ewan into a different class. One where he could touch the bottom of the pool. He loved it. You know this, because he wouldn't stop talking after his class. I felt very very relieved, and I know this is Ewan's moment but I was also very excited for him. As to understanding kids logic. Ewan will get into our pool with his floaties and before you know it, he is at the deep end. Go figure.