Demolition has begun!

A very exciting day here at the Davies' household.

Elizabeth's friend Myah came at breakfast time and stayed with us all day, we did some housy jobs this morning, tidying, sweeping, hanging washing etc. We planted up Elizabeth's Busy Lizzies and taped Simon into our bedroom!

Me and the children set off to our favourite play centre and had so much fun. We met up with my friend Alison (hello, if you're reading, you said you'd left a comment but I can't find it, leave me another!!) and her son Thomas. After lunch we were joined by Julie and her daughters Jemima and Annabelle.

Nathaniel learned that with hot sweaty legs he could climb up the slide;



He wasn't quite sure what to do when he got to the top but Francesca soon put him straight.

He also learned how to climb up big bouncy steps and how to come back down again;

This pic is fab, all three of my babies together and no one is crying or shouting or being mean to one of the others. Sibling bonding at it's best;

When we returned home at the end of a long day of playing we discovered that in our absence Simon had managed to take down a whole wall but was desperate to get out for some coffee and a wee (or a wee and some coffee);

Have I told you how wonderful my husband is? Much better than Bob the Builder!! Three more walls and one ceiling to go........

Daisie xxx

Little Hats And Poppets

Another nice holiday day today, Simon at home from work too so we set off this morning to have a play at Little Treasures, we met some friends there, had a bounce and some lunch. Nathaniel loves the bouncy castle now that he can move around, only sorry I forgot to take the camera!

I quite often meet Lynsey there as our girls are all big enough now to go off and play and because there is so many of them they look after each other nicely so we always know when someone needs us. It means that we can sit and drink tea and craft.

I took some knitting today. One of my very dear friends is expecting her first baby in November and I am determined to make some beautiful things for her long awaited bundle. I only learned to knit last Christmas (Mum was off work following a mastectomy and a year of chemo therapy so I grabbed the opportunity to get her to teach me while she was unable to run away), I seem to have taken to it quite well but have stuck to very basic items so far. I found a pattern for a baby hat that you can knit on two needles (I still have trouble with DP needles and knitting in the round), thought I'd start small and work up to a cardigan and a lacy blanket in time. I don't yet know what colour the baby will be (pink or blue) so am knitting in white. I had planned to send the hat now, something of a taster of things to come. I was going to send the hat with a pink flower to sew on if the baby is a girl but I realised it would probably be easier to cut it off if it's a boy! I am very pleased with the hat, what do you think;



The girls like it so I may have to make some pink ones for their dollies.

If anyone out there in blogland has some really easy but fancy looking baby patterns feel free to email them to me!

On the way home this afternoon we stopped at the shop for a loaf of bread, Simon climbed back into the car and asked;
"What flavour poppets* are your faves?"
"Toffee."
"Phew!"
"Why?" asked I.
"Because I bought you some,"
"Ah, thanks. Why, because you love me?"
"No, they were less than half price."

I am rapidly approaching 100 posts and am planning a bit of a give-away (not sure what yet) so watch this space!

Daisie xxx

*Poppets are small round chocolate covered sweets that come in mint and orange fondant and toffee. They come in a card box that has a small hole in the top, usually they don't come through the hole so you make it bigger and then they all come rolling out at once! Yummy!