Bad Weather = Indoor Fun

Bad Weather means that we have to play indoors and we had very wet bad weather on Wednesday so Daddy took me and Lottie to the Science Center again whilst Mummy was at work. I have my own special card with my very own picture on which means that I don't have to give the man any pennies when I go - I get in for free!
The centre is great as there is so much to play and do. We had lunch there and then spent all afternoon there, playing in the water, driving the crane, I was shattered when I we went home.
Yesterday Daddy, me and Lottie went to meet Auntie Leigh for lunch at the McDonalds near where she works. It was a double good thing, seeing Auntie Leigh and going to McDonalds. Then we went to the shops and me and Lottie got a we present - a film called "Gnomeo and Juliet." When Mummy came home of work we had a film night, with popcorn and sweeties and marshmallows.

In Search of...

I've had a week looking for things. At the end of last week Daddy and me had a play day and we were going to go swimming, but then I decided that I wanted to find a dinosaur. Daddy is great and said "no problem" and we set off on an adventure in search of a dinosaur. Daddy took me to Kelvingrove Museum and Art Galleries and I found a dinosaur, but I was a little scared at first. I saw lots of other animals too and Poppy Doggy had a lovely time.

I also went for an adventure at my favourite park but I took Mummy and Lottie with me as well as Daddy. It was a bit chilly, but at least the sun was shinning. I'm in search of the perfect stone for skimming, but at the moment mine are only plopping when they hit the water. I'll keep practising.

At 6.00am today I went in search of "huey" who lives in the toilet. That's what Daddy calls it when I'm being sick because I make the noise "Hu - ey". It's been a day for staying in, watching films and I think I have now stopped being sick. Today was a Daddy-Play-All-Day but instead of playing we have mostly cuddled. Mummy had to take some washing to Gran and Papa's as I had made too much. So far I have watched 'Surf's Up' twice and 'Finding Nemo'. I think 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' will be next.

Fun Things to do Indoors

With the nights getting colder and darker way before bedtime and it no longer being weather to go out to the Sandy-Park I thought I'd give you some suggestions on things you can do that are still fun even though you may be stuck at home. My first suggestion is DANCING! clear away your toys, get as many people as you can to dance and get some good tunes on the ipod dock - and don't forget to have the potty close by - all that jigging can make you want to pee-pee! My favourite tunes at the moment are "Honey, Honey" from the film Mamma Mia, "I guess you could say" by Middle Class Rut and "The World is all there" by Fools Gold, oh and I still like Mika's "Lollipop". Uncle 'Ickle Kevin, Daddy and me were really pulling off the moves the other night!

Or if Dancing is not your thing, get your daddy to get out DADDY'S TOYS. I have come to discover that Daddy's Toys are always better than boy's toys. My Daddy has some cool things that I'm only allowed to play with when he's around. He has some big boy's Lego (which, strangely, is smaller than little boy's Lego) and we have had some fun building boats and cars and ambulances and planes. You have to concentrate hard when you are playing with it as it's a bit fiddly, but it burns away the hours after dinner and before bedtime.

My last suggestion is to get Mummy and Daddy to take you SOMEWHERE ELSE that is indoors. I like swimming, but my favourite place is Happy Days! Mummy and Daddy and Lottie and me went on Monday afternoon.

I like going down the big chutes and so does my Poppy-Doggy - this is Poppy-Doggy coming down the chute by herself. Anyone can go down the chutes and bounce on the trampolines. A few weeks ago I took Granny and Grandpa and even they liked going down the chutes. Granny was the fastest in her smooth and speedy trousers. We had a great time on Monday - we even had some tea at Happy Days. As we were going to the car though Mummy was very naughty. Mummy didn't stop at the curb and just walked out onto the road. I told her off all the way to Gran and Papa's house as she was a baddie and it was a busy road.

Jesus Loves You, But I'm His Favourite!

I've had a weekend away with the church and it was really good, and Mummy and Daddy and me and Lottie stayed in a hotel and I saw a froggy and got to go swimming. The weekend was so good that I got my Bible out when we got home. There are some good stories in the Bible - I like the one about Jonah who got swallowed by a big fish and I like the story of me who built a big boat and saved all the animals.

Today I've been a really big boy and I have been wearing big boy pants all day instead of a nappy. I did this yesterday but ran out of pants in the end as it's a little bit tricky not to be tinkly, but today I have been dry all day - Yeah! Mummy and Daddy and Lottie and me even went shopping for some more big boy pants and I got some with monkeys on and some like Uncle 'Ickle Kevin wears (so Daddy says) with Policemen on them and I did a pee-pee in the toilet! Mummy and Daddy are very proud.

Charlotte's Web-log

My little sister Lottie has gone and done it! She's decided that it's time that she started her own blog. Ooo, she thinks she's so grown up as she is eating food and has two teeth! Anyway, check it out: http://littlecharlottesweblog.blogspot.com

Ups and Downs!

This weekend Granny and Grandpa came to stay and play. On Friday afternoon I woke up from an afternoon sleep to find them in my house! I was very excited to see them. Grandpa and me and Daddy went to the park on Friday night but it was very dark. Granny went with Mummy and Lottie to a Body-Shop party - boring!
On Saturday we all went out to Almond Valley Heritage Centre. It is a farm that you can walk around and see all the animals and there is lots to do and lots to play on. Granny and Grandpa taught me a game called 'Pooh Sticks'. At first I thought they were being rude but it's named after Winne the Pooh. You drop a stick over one side of a bridge into a stream and then wait for it to come out from under the bridge on the other side, if you don't have a stick you can use a leaf.

Grandpa and Granny and Daddy and me went down a big rabbit hole where you can see the bunnies in their homes and then I had a bounce on the trampolines. I also saw lots of animals like cows and pigs and sheep and rabbits and ducks and I played in a big sandpit. I was having a lovely time until I looked into a shed and a scarecrow in the shed scared me - he should have been called a scareNoah!

After dinner we had a birthday cake for Grandpa as it is his birthday at the end of the month. I made him a card and gave him his birthday present which he liked a lot. On Sunday I took Granny and Grandpa to Happy Days and then we went out for lunch, but I couldn't eat very much as I really needed to poo, but it wouldn't come out until later.

Disney on Ice

Yesterday I had a day out with Mummy and Lottie and Mummy's friend, Emma and Scarlet and Baby Faith and we went to see Disney on Ice. Poor Daddy had to stay at home as he didn't have a ticket, but it was OK as he wasn't very well and has a little cough and cold. Disney on Ice was fantastic! I saw Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck and lots of the other Disney people.

I liked the people from the Lion King the best and also the people from Toy Story which I saw at the cinema. I also like the big dragon from Mulan. I had a Buzz Lightyear outfit to wear and it had a mask and everything. This is a picture of me below in my outfit - only joking! Daddy says he'll take us to the real Disneyland when Lottie is a bit older.

Starting back

I've been sooooooooo busy! A busy life really makes you sleepy! It's been a time for starting back at things as I'm getting well in the swing of starting back at school and I've also started back at swimming.

School this week was great. On Monday morning I cried a little when Mummy left me, but I didn't feel I needed to cry when she picked me up. I have also started to play with the other boys and girls there. On Tuesday morning I didn't cry at all! I think school is going to be good.

On Saturday Daddy and me had some boy play time as Mummy and Lottie were out at a car boot sale. I asked Daddy to take me swimming and it was brilliant! I jumped in from the side lots and lots and when the water rushed up my nose it made big green boogies come out! It also made me cough a lot. Daddy and me had such a good time that yesterday we took Mummy and Lottie swimming. It was Lottie's first time and she was a very good girl. I borrowed a long thing called a float and I did swimming by myself! Daddy let go of me and I kicked my legs and it was great! Lottie and me were so tired after swimming that we slept for three hours yesterday afternoon.

Today I'm going to Happy Days soft play which is a brilliant place. I'm going with my new friends Elise and Sam and their Mummy and Daddy Matt and Sarah and of course my Mummy and Daddy and Lottie too!

Amazonia

Yesterday was a fun play day. Mummy and Daddy and me and Lottie went to Amazonia. Amazonia is a really hot place where you can walk around and see lots of animals. I saw a snake that ate a mouse and I saw a big lizard like the one I touched before. I also fed some fish.

There were lots of lovely butterflies flying around and one landed on my head! Butterflies have a long, long tongue so that they can like the flowers. There were also some that had wings that looked like they had an eye on them. I saw some bats and some monkeys and some ants that were walking across a rope. There were also some lovely birds.

We also went for a handling session with some of the animals. I held a snake called a Royal Python or a Ball Python as it likes to curl up into a ball. It was very smooth. I also held a Gecko Lizard and Daddy and Mummy held a tarantula! I didn't hold the big spider though as I didn't want to wear the goggles that protect your eyes if the spider flicks his hairs at you.

Today was not so good. I had to go back to playgroup school and I didn't want to go and Daddy had to go to work and I didn't want him to go there. Today was not a fun day.

In the Buff all year round!

We had a parcel arrive the other day delivered by the postman and in it there was a present for me, a present for Lottie and a present for Daddy. Mummy and Daddy had decided that it would be good to buy some new Buffs. If you don't have a Buff you should get one because they are sooooooooooo goooooooood! I wear one most of the year round. A Buff is a tube of material that can be worn in lots of different ways. In my catalogue pose above I am modelling my new Buff worn around my neck. It is very good like this in the winter as it keeps you snuggy warm. In my holiday photos you may have seen me or Daddy wearing them on our heads to stop us getting sun burnt in either the 'pirate' or 'Sarine' style. My old one had Spiderman on it. Even Lottie has one and she likes to wear hers like a headband to stop that huge quiff of hair getting in the way or something. She thinks it adds to her cutie factor! Check them out at www.buffwear.co.uk

Singing, Trains and Puking!

Today was a great day as Daddy was not at work and it was a play day! This morning Daddy went out to get some new wheels for the car as the old ones were tired (tyred! Get it!?!) and then he went to the gym to lose his 'spare tyre', so Mummy, Lottie and me went to Sing and Rhyme Time at the Library. When we came home, Layne and Abigail from next door came round to play. This afternoon, whilst Mummy and Lottie went to breast-feeding group, Daddy and me went on a blue train into the big town. I'm glad to say that the blue train was bigger than the one in the photo above! I fell asleep in Daddy's arms when we were waiting in the bank and I missed our trip to Starbucks - no cake this time. I woke up in time to travel back on the train though. Then tonight, when we were at home, I was sick lots. I don't know why. I did feel better OK later and I'm going to bed early-ish.

What a week!

I've had a really busy week since I've been home from my holidays as Daddy has still been off work and so we have had lots and lots of play days. On Thursday Mummy and Daddy and Lottie and me had a few bits and bobs to do in the big town and we thought it would be fun to travel on the big train again. I really like going on the train as there is so much to see.

On Friday I went to a place in Rutherglen to do some pot painting. Mummy, Lottie, Daddy and me met Gran, Papa and Liam there. I painted a train, Mummy and Daddy painted things for Uncle 'Ickle Kevin and Auntie Love-Leigh, Liam painted a monster and Gran painted a fairy.

On Saturday we had to do a big shop, but we stopped before we got to the frozen stuff as a lady said we could go to the new library and see some animals. I touched a bunny and a guinea pig and I stroked a hen and had a duck on my knee. I touched a snake that Daddy then wore as a scarf around his neck. I held a cockroach and mouse which was cheeky and tried to go up my sleeve and a Gecko lizard.

I stroked a torty and two bearded dragons and I saw a scorpion and a tarantula which is a big, big, big incy-wincy spider but I wasn't allowed to touch them as they are venomous! I even stroked a big lizard thing called Iggy who is an Iguana. Later in the afternoon Katherine came round and we went out and then she came for dinner at our house.

Today I went to my friend Kathryn's birthday party and she will be five - I even got a kiss from the birthday girl! There was a clown at the party and he was very funny and did games and tricks and made me a balloon sword. It was a good party as I also saw my friend Hannah and my girlfriend Amy and her brother Lewis was there. Daddy goes back to work tomorrow and I have to go back to nursery play group school. I'll be glad of the rest I think!

My Summer Holiday - Tuesday Day 10

Boo! This was the last day of my holiday away, but, Hooray! I got to spend it with Granny and Grandpa and Mummy and Daddy and Lottie at Alnwick Castle and it was great! First of all we finished off Alnwick Gardens with a tour around the Poison Garden! Then we went to see the castle. I got to dress up as a knight and Mummy dressed up as a maiden. We went through a scary thing called the dragon's quest and I'm glad I had Daddy's neck to snuggle into and I'm glad I am still in nappies!

There was time for coffee and time to play with Grandpa and Daddy had a go at archery and did very good. Daddy says it's still the law that an Englishman should do archery practise and he likes to keep the law. Daddy got an arrow right in the middle of the target - he's like Robin Hood! We went for lunch at a little pub and I had fish fingers. I was sad when it was time to say goodbye to Gran and Grandpa. But I did have a lovely holiday!

My Summer Holiday - Monday Day 9

On Monday on my holiday I got up and ready early as me and Lottie, Mummy and Daddy and Granny and Poppy (Grandpa) were going to Alnwick. We were going there to spend some time in the gardens and to visit the castle. Grandpa has a big car and we all managed to fit in it together. When we got to Alnwick we went to see the gardens first. I like playing on the tractors and Granny took me to fill the bucket up with water.
I like playing in water lots and so does Grandpa! After spending the morning in the gardens we went a got some food in Alnwick. We then took it back to the gardens to have a picnic.
Later in the afternoon we went to a book shop called Barter Books. I like it because it is in an old train station and it has two little trains that run on a track over the book cases. then we went out for dinner - I had fish and then we went for a walk round a park. Daddy was my horsey and I rode on his shoulders for a bit round the park. Then I made everyone go for a run as it is good to get rid of all that dinner!

My Summer Holiday - Sunday Day 8

Ha! Ha! We had a lazy start to the day. When we finally got up we went to Tesco for breakfast and when we had finished that Granny and Grandpa met us but I felt like calling Grandpa "Poppy" just for the fun of it! They had travelled all the way to Newcastle and we had only finished breakfast! They then had some breakfast too.
We the all went for a walk at Whitley Bay but it was very, very, very windy. Then we had dinner in a restaurant and I had roast chicken.

After dinner Mummy and Daddy, me and Lottie and Granny and Poppy went for a walk in Newcastle. Daddy says this photo above is our magazine pose as no-one is looking the same way. I like Newcastle as there are lots of bridges and one of them had trains going over it and another had buses.

My Summer Holiday - Friday Day 6

After an easy day on Thursday, Mummy, Daddy and me and Lottie wasted no time hitting the beach (after Daddy and me had been to the shop as is our holiday routine!). The sun was shinning and the day was lovely. I sneaked a peek at the lifeboat on route the the beach and then began a busy morning playing in the sand, building castle and playing in the sea. It was great. We had a picnic lunch and then Lottie and me had a sleep, and I think that Mummy and Daddy took it in turns to have a little nap too. After more playing on the beach we went back to Noah's Ark. Daddy and me went to get dinner and we had lovely Indian food - I liked the luari chicken better than the chicken korma and I ate lots as I was starving!

After dinner we went for a last walk around Seahouses and especially around the harbour. I showed Lottie the boats and then I showed Daddy the lighthouse that you can see from the end of the harbour. When I got there I felt like I needed to poo so sat on the floor to concentrate and push a bit. Daddy didn't want to give me a shoulder ride after that - I don't know why. In case you are interested, I didn't actually poo!

My Summer Holiday - Thursday Day 5

Thursday was our 'rest day' as our holiday had been really busy relaxing and the weather on Thursday was not the bestest - a little overcast and a lot windy. Mummy and Daddy and Lottie and me did a little shopping, Daddy got his haircut as he thought it was too long(!?!), and I had a little sleep and a little play with my toys in Noah's Ark Cottage. Late in the afternoon we went and had a play on the beach and Daddy and me had a splash in the sea, but as it was windy I needed my woolly jumper and tracky bottoms on when I came out - it wasn't a day for being damp in the open!

My Summer Holiday - Wednesday Day 4

Me and Mummy and Daddy and Lottie went on the boat in the picture above. It was a very lovely boat and it had a lot of people on it and a dog that looked like Granny and Grandpa's Poppy. The boat went very fast and took us on a trip to the Farne Islands which I could see from Seahouses as they had some lighthouses on them. It was very exciting being on the boat and there was lots and lots to see, like other boats, and I liked the waves splashing at the front best.

The boat took us to an island that is the home to some seals. Seals are different from the sea lions that I saw at the safari park. The seals just sat on rocks and looked at me - one even waved - but sea lions at the safari park jumped into the water, blew bubbles carried a ball on their nose and jumped out of the water to hit a ball high in the air. The boat then went to another island where there was lots and lots of birds. There were some funny looking birds called puffins that looked like little penguins with funny beaks. I liked them too.

My Summer Holiday - Tuesday Day 3

Tuesday on my holiday was supposed to be a cloudy day, but it turned out to be baking! Mummy and Daddy thought it was to be cloudy so planned that we would go for a ride on a little steam train - I was so excited - I love choo-choo's! We arrived at a little station and Daddy got us little tickets and we waited on the little platform for the little train to come. It whistled 'peep-peep' before I saw it. The train journey was great and went through some lovely countryside before arriving at a little place which had a castle, a pub and a tea-room shop. We went to the tea-room shop and I had a ice lollipop and Mummy and Daddy had a big pot of tea and some big cake, Lottie just had her usual milk and we all sat outside as the weather was lovely.

At the tea-room shop there were some cheeky birdies that flew right up onto the table to help themselves to cake crumbs from Mummy and Daddy's plate. I told them that they were bad, bad, bad, but they took no notice.

In the evening, after a big tea of sausages and Yorkshire pudding, Mummy and Daddy and me and Lottie went for a walk along the beach. I had a paddle in the sea as I had my sandals on and it was great fun splashing Daddy and Mummy.

My Summer Holiday - Monday Day 2

On Monday on my holiday it was a lovely day and the sun was shining. Daddy and me got up and got dressed an went to the shop to buy the dinner for Monday night and some things to make a picnic to take to the beach. I liked going to the shops in the mornings with Daddy while Mummy got herself and Lottie ready. After eating Daddy's fruit bread toast for breakfast we all got ready to got to the beach.

On the way to the beach, which was about half a mile walk (or ride on shoulders) away, I went to the RNLI lifeboat station and saw a lifeboat. Lifeboats are a bit like fire engines or ambulances for the water and they go and help people. I got a lifeboat for me with some of my holiday pennies and tried it out in the rock pools and in the sea once I got to the beach. I also played in the sand lots and lots. The beach is so much fun. I then had a sleep before going home for dinner of smoked kippers and smoked haddock - I liked the haddock best and we got it from a Smokery next door to Noah's Ark!

After dinner Mummy and Lottie and me and Daddy went for a walk along the cliffs and down to the rocks by the harbour. I like seeing the lighthouse flash and I found out it was the lighthouse that a lady called Grace Darling lived in. She was a brave lady who rowed out during a storm to save passengers from a boat that had got stick on the rocks. The it started spitting with rain so we went back to Noah's Ark.