For the past few weeks I have been trying to get Evie to get dressed by herself...
...she usually just lies on the bed until I come into supervise her!
So I have tried getting her to race with me to to see who can get dressed first ;o)
I always win (despite how long I take even with going to the toilet and putting away the washing etc) while Evie just lies on her bed.
The other day I looked online and someone suggested "beat the clock", as she only had a dress and a vest to put on, I put the timer on my phone on for 10 minutes so that she would get dressed faster...
...needless to say 10 minutes came and went.
So I decided to go downstairs and told her to let me know when she had gotten dressed and that I would help her put on her tights.
We are talking about 10.30 am (in case you are wondering).
I went up to check on her every thirty minutes just to see how she was doing.
By 11.30 am she had gotten her pjs off but her vest was still on.
I eventually went up to hurry things along at 12.00 (as it was her lunchtime) she still had her vest on and had her head through the neckhole of her clean vest.
So I took her clean vest off, and got her to take the one she was already wearing off and put the clean one on and then put on her dress!
I will try "beat the clock" again today ;o)
Thursday 31 December 2015
Wednesday 30 December 2015
back to normal
James is back at work now after his Christmas break...
...so I can get back to blogging ;o)
Yesterday I went into town for an Evie free couple of hours ;o)
I had a latte and looked in the shops without Evie deciding that she wanted everything ;o)
...so I can get back to blogging ;o)
Yesterday I went into town for an Evie free couple of hours ;o)
I had a latte and looked in the shops without Evie deciding that she wanted everything ;o)
Sunday 27 December 2015
birthday christmas and everything in between
Evie had a great birthday, she had a great day at pre school and I was told that she had worn the birthday hat all day ;o)
We went to Lakeside on the Friday and went and saw Santa (I dont think that it was worth the £6 charge though) but Evie did enjoy herself ;o)
And then we went and had lunch at Wagamama ;o)
On the Sunday we went to one of Evies friends from Tumble Tots birthday party ;o)
And we had a great Christmas ;o)
Evie even had a drink today in a big girl porcelain mug ;o)
We went to Lakeside on the Friday and went and saw Santa (I dont think that it was worth the £6 charge though) but Evie did enjoy herself ;o)
And then we went and had lunch at Wagamama ;o)
On the Sunday we went to one of Evies friends from Tumble Tots birthday party ;o)
And we had a great Christmas ;o)
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| Evie the elf |
Evie even had a drink today in a big girl porcelain mug ;o)
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| using a big girl cup |
Wednesday 16 December 2015
Monday 14 December 2015
the nativity
Today was Evies nativity at pre school ;o).
Before it started we were told that we couldnt video or photograph it which was fair enough, it didnt stop one parent from doing it anyway (not me though) and she got told off!
Despite me learning all of the songs with Evie she didnt sing any of them (I was mouthing them though ;o)).
Before it started we were told that we couldnt video or photograph it which was fair enough, it didnt stop one parent from doing it anyway (not me though) and she got told off!
Despite me learning all of the songs with Evie she didnt sing any of them (I was mouthing them though ;o)).
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| Evie the angel with sidney the monkey |
Sunday 6 December 2015
it was great
Today I got to watch one of Evies tap dancing classes ;o)
We got there and the usually buzzing waiting room was quiet (where the mummys were watching rather than waiting)...
...so we got Evie ready while waiting for the class before hers to finish.
When we saw the teacher all the girls lined up with a parent.
We went up the stairs and there was a bench along the back wall for us to sit, the girls were told to find a space each.
They were then told to come and give Mum a cuddle so they didnt keep waving at us.
And the class begun...
...most of us were filming the class.
I have even learnt a new step to practice with Evie ;o).
I am also going to practice hopscotch too (as she isnt too good at hopping) ;o)
We got there and the usually buzzing waiting room was quiet (where the mummys were watching rather than waiting)...
...so we got Evie ready while waiting for the class before hers to finish.
When we saw the teacher all the girls lined up with a parent.
We went up the stairs and there was a bench along the back wall for us to sit, the girls were told to find a space each.
They were then told to come and give Mum a cuddle so they didnt keep waving at us.
And the class begun...
...most of us were filming the class.
I have even learnt a new step to practice with Evie ;o).
I am also going to practice hopscotch too (as she isnt too good at hopping) ;o)
Tap watching
As its the last class of term, a parent (or me) can watch evies tap dancing class ;o).
There are a whole lot of rules - such as no chatting with the other mums.
I am hoping to be able to video it (they did say you can providing the other parents don't object).
Friday 4 December 2015
something missing and a poorly night
On Wednesday while Evie was at pre school I got out the christmas tree, and yesterday we put on the decorations (including Sidneys one ;o))
Evie looked at the tree and said that there was something missing...
...so I asked her what was missing and she said the Christmas star ;o)
so we made one yesterday out of a toilet roll tube and some cardboard from a cereal box ;o)
Last night I started feeling grotty (but the poorly night wasnt me)
Just before 1 am Evie came into our room and James took her back to bed, and then she came into our room again and said that she wanted to be sick so James took her into the bathroom (he was more awake than me).
She wasnt ill so he took her back to bed and she kept crying saying that she wanted to be sick...
...so we asked her if her tummy hurt and she said that it did so we were rubbing her tummy to see if it would help.
I then suggested giving her some calpol and that did the trick and "get it out of her system" she ended up sleeping in our bed and went back to her bed at 4.30 am
We have kept her home today just to be sure that she hasnt got anything nasty.
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| Sidneys banana decoration |
Evie looked at the tree and said that there was something missing...
...so I asked her what was missing and she said the Christmas star ;o)
so we made one yesterday out of a toilet roll tube and some cardboard from a cereal box ;o)
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| a star on the top of the tree |
Last night I started feeling grotty (but the poorly night wasnt me)
Just before 1 am Evie came into our room and James took her back to bed, and then she came into our room again and said that she wanted to be sick so James took her into the bathroom (he was more awake than me).
She wasnt ill so he took her back to bed and she kept crying saying that she wanted to be sick...
...so we asked her if her tummy hurt and she said that it did so we were rubbing her tummy to see if it would help.
I then suggested giving her some calpol and that did the trick and "get it out of her system" she ended up sleeping in our bed and went back to her bed at 4.30 am
We have kept her home today just to be sure that she hasnt got anything nasty.
Thursday 3 December 2015
a different route
On Tuesday Evie had an appointment at the eye clinic at the hospital.
One of the mums at Tumble Tots told me back in September that the no 47 bus was being cancelled from the 1st November, so at the beginning of November I checked the website and the bus was still running but only every 50 minutes now!
So last week while taking Evie to Tumble Tots I casually checked the bus stop and found it strance that it didnt mention the no 47 bus!
On Sunday I decided to check the website to see exactly what time the bus would be I knew the rough time by what time it would arrive at the hospital, but wanted to know for sure.
I looked at the timetable and saw the time that it would pick up from Asda but couldnt see the bus stop that I wanted, so I searched for the bus stop that I would be getting on at and it said to walk to the duel carriageway...
...aaarrrgggghhhhh
It seemed that they had changed the bus route too!
As there was no way that I was going to attempt to cross the duel carriageway with Evie I went into full drama queen mode ;o)
saying that I would have to cancel the appointment etc.
In the end I decided to get an all day bus ticket for Chelmsford (only 50p more than a return), and got 2 buses to the hospital, it also meant less walking for Evie too ;o).
The journey went well and the bus stops were next to each other at the interchange (at the bus station on the way there and the train station on the way back).
On the plus side Evie got ready and ate her breakfast really quickly (to be honest I didnt take any chances and got her undressed/dressed myself).
But she did throw a tantrum over a minnie mouse plane at the hospital (we had real tears too), eating a bag of crisps soon stopped the tears ;o)
One of the mums at Tumble Tots told me back in September that the no 47 bus was being cancelled from the 1st November, so at the beginning of November I checked the website and the bus was still running but only every 50 minutes now!
So last week while taking Evie to Tumble Tots I casually checked the bus stop and found it strance that it didnt mention the no 47 bus!
On Sunday I decided to check the website to see exactly what time the bus would be I knew the rough time by what time it would arrive at the hospital, but wanted to know for sure.
I looked at the timetable and saw the time that it would pick up from Asda but couldnt see the bus stop that I wanted, so I searched for the bus stop that I would be getting on at and it said to walk to the duel carriageway...
...aaarrrgggghhhhh
It seemed that they had changed the bus route too!
As there was no way that I was going to attempt to cross the duel carriageway with Evie I went into full drama queen mode ;o)
saying that I would have to cancel the appointment etc.
In the end I decided to get an all day bus ticket for Chelmsford (only 50p more than a return), and got 2 buses to the hospital, it also meant less walking for Evie too ;o).
The journey went well and the bus stops were next to each other at the interchange (at the bus station on the way there and the train station on the way back).
On the plus side Evie got ready and ate her breakfast really quickly (to be honest I didnt take any chances and got her undressed/dressed myself).
But she did throw a tantrum over a minnie mouse plane at the hospital (we had real tears too), eating a bag of crisps soon stopped the tears ;o)
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