Spring Fayre bouncy castle, Swans making a nest, Gran Hilary and Emily and Niamh pay a visit.

The title really says it all for this post - these are some photos from the Spring fayre (more in the next post) There are some cracking bouncy castle shots.

 

 

And Emily and Niamh came to visit - both girls are getting so big. 

 

The swans down the park are building a nest - we may have more then just our wee baby on the way.

 

 

And Gran Hilary was here! Cue much excitement and Sophie was especially tickled when Gran went on the big girls swing wearing Dad's jumper.

 

 

With all the recent hot weather Sophie has also been taking watering duties in the garden very seriously indeed.

 

learning journal

 

I would just like to state that Sophie has been saying cat, dog, duck, horse and cow for about a year so I think this is a lazy inaccurate piece of reporting ;o)

Laughs and holidays

Sophie has had another week of fun - she has also been spending more time in the new big girls and boys nursery room- this week is going to be her first full week in there. Here's hoping it is going to go well. She has also been teething a bit again this week - this final tooth seems to be taking its time to appear.

Sophie has been having some great laughs over the last couple of weeks though and the other day she came out of the bath and she decided to start screaming and laughing. Very soon we were all laughing - Mum also got some special post laughing cuddles.

 

 

 Sophie has a new hat - just in time for summer - just as well she is wearing a vest and Dad's sunglasses.

 

 

Sophie has been trying Mum's boots on this week....

 

 

And Gran came with us to the garden centres in Lanark - Sophie had a brilliant time on the bouncy castle ran by the grumpy old lady.  By the time we went into the garden centre Sophie was ready for a seat.

 

Breakfast on Saturday was meant to be a relaxing start to the weekend - it was alll going swimmingly until I found a big piece of rubber in my cereal. I shall be seeking some sort of muesli related compensation.

 

 

Finally - here are some photographs that I have finally managed to process after returning from our holiday at Easter. Hope u like them.

 

 

learning journal last week.

Sophie is about to move up to the older kids room - a big transition - she had a couple of setling in days this week and took it in her stride. Big move next week - could be a challenging time for her.

It's May!

All of a sudden it is May and we are only just over a month from celebrating Sophie's second birthday - time is flying past but we are still making plenty of time for fun!

Sophie went out with Mum on Saturday to the shops and stopped for snacks at the cafe in Next. She loved being up high. Talking of being up high - Sophie is now 88cm tall. If we doubled her height she would be starting to get up to her Mum's height. 

We visited our friends Cammy and Kate this weekend - their son Jack was great letting Sophie play with his toys but he also has some chicks staying with him this week as his Mum is a Head Teacher at a primary school. Sophie got to meet them - she loved them!

  

 

We also managed to put together a trailer for the bike - which has been very kindly loaned to us by Alan and Pam - we haven't got it completely right yet, and Sophie didn't want the cover on but she really enjoyed a spin down to the Loch.

 

 

A free gift with a magazine this week caused some excitement - Sophie got her first recorder. It should be noted (pun intended of course) that there is musical pedigree in the Oman family - Sophie's Auntie Gill is a fabulous musician and it should be added that Sophie's Mum is able to get some remarkable tunes out of what is really just a crappy bit of plastic with some holes in it. Sophie likes to practice in the early mornings, in her pyjamas, with Baba.