Ewan is eating vegetables

For all those mothers out there, that don't think it will ever happen to them. Think again. Your children will eventually eat vegetables. How do I know this, you ask because it has happened to me. Ewan, my beloved son, who has been a pain in the arse when it comes to eating his vegetables, actually eats, carrots, mashed potatoe and broccoli. I do not say that he actually enjoys them, but he does eat them. I don't know how or why. I did perservere and something does have to happen after harrassing him for the past 2 years. I'm just thankful he is eating them, so its one less thing I have to worry about.

The House is taking shape

You don't realise how much better a house looks with skirtings and architraves. When you are used to not having them and then, there they are, its an amazin difference. The only room completely finished (in terms of skirtings) is Ewans. Mind you he didn't mind so much, because he got to play cubby house in the family room whilst the glue stopped smelling. He was not a happy camper when he woke up mysteriously one morning in his room. Never mind. The dining room is mostly done, The passage is basically done and Alicias room is sort of done. Well you get the picture.
So instead of having 45 items left on the house list, we have actually been able to remove 3 and 3/4. We have bi-fold doors hanging for the ensuite and walk in robe and Brad actually laid out the floor tiles for the ensuite. It looks really really cool. We are moving ahead again, much to Brads annoyance (cause he still can't play car) but he did play motor bikes a couple of weekends ago and came to the conclusion he is getting old. Or....maybe that was me.
Eventually I will put another photo up, so everyone can see the progress.

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.