The sun has been shining down from blue skies this weekend. We took our house guests to the park for a picnic, and Martin and Ashleigh and I all got significant baby-squishing time with little Violet. Talia calls all our visitors by each others' names, indiscriminately. She also pronounces "Leanne" rather like "Jane". Extra confusion - especially when I manage to call Cerys "Rowan" as I did this morning!
(Yup, my toddler has a bubble-mix-and-sand mustache in that picture!)
Rowan was removed from the very edge of the duck pond no less than seven times before she succeeded in her apparent aim, and fell in.
She also discovered that there is a nice echo in the toilet area.
"Mummy! It sounds like there are lots of you!"
"It does! What would you do with lots of mummies, Roo?"
"I'd find out which one was you and then I'd either kill or drown the rest."
O-kaayy. Adorable and rather creepy.
We didn't walk far, just around the science garden areas, and then back to the car. My dad came and picked up enough of us that we could get home easily in one run. Picnic salad left overs were turned in to stir fry for a late tea, as we settled our crowds of children down for the night.
I am so hoping for more sun this week, for the back door to be perpetually open for garden games and outdoor meals. There are six children and three adults in this little house right now, and it's wonderful, but we all prefer to not be cooped up for long!
Much like the chickens... Talia is daily setting them free to range unsupervised, and I am daily chasing them and rounding them up. I think the fuss and chaos is the most entertaining thing my monkey toddler can imagine!
Sounds like great fun. I like that you manage as much of an outdoorsy free range life as possible, right in the city. I hope the sun continues to shine on you all. V xxx
ReplyDeleteOh those wonderfully Sunny, beautiful photo's of families and fun, thank you for sharing them as I have been in hospital it's nice to feel I've been part of it :)
ReplyDeleteBlessings to to you all x x