Tuesday, 31 December 2013

we will have to wait

Back in May last year (I didnt find out until I tried to get Evie weighed in June) the health visitors moved from the Doctors Surgery (on a Wednesday afternoon) to the library (on a Monday afternoon and clashing with Tumble Tots).

So yesterday (as Tumble Tots isnt on during the school holidays) I took Evie to the library to get weighed (I wanted to go there anyway to get Evie some more books) and there was a sign up on the door saying that 4 Children (they run the childrens activities) werent there from the 24th December to 2nd January *sigh*

So I shall take her back once she has been moved to the 10.30 session.

Monday, 30 December 2013

I expected tears

As James had been off work for two weeks I expected Evie to cry this morning when she realised that Daddy wasnt here...

...obviously us telling her that he would be at work helped ;o)

Sunday, 29 December 2013

Evies first birthday party

This morning Evie went to her very first birthday party ;o)

Evie had a great time




She even ate loads of popcorn (she wouldnt eat the sandwich quarter I gave her mind) but she did eat the chocolate cupcake and crisps and she didnt touch the cucumber stick ether!

Thursday, 26 December 2013

our christmas day

As with Evies birthday presents (which she opened only just over a week ago) she loved ripping off the wrapping paper ;o).

Evie even bought James a christmas present, he let Evie open it for him but she took so long that he ended up having a shower so she gave it to him once he was dressed ;o)  He is even wearing a pair of them today ;o)

The presents that I asked my friends for were all hits as well as some extra ones she got too ;o)

Chrisrtmas dinnerwise I cheated like I normally do ;o)

I bought...

a stuffed turkey joint (despite my Mum telling me that it is dead easy to cook a turkey and all you have to do is calculate the time per pound with the weight).

ready prepared duck fat roast potatoes (and I added another lump of duck fat just to ensure that they ended up crispy) ;o)

and the sage & onion stuffing was ready prepared too ;o)

so all I had to do was stick them in the oven and use my kitchen timer app and even James said that dinner turned out ok.

Evie had some roast potato and stuffing but didnt seem to be enamored with it!

Wednesday, 25 December 2013

merry Christmas

merry christmas everyone ;o)


Sunday, 22 December 2013

dont they know that Mums talk to each other

On Monday we had Evies second birthday (she absolutely loved opening her birthday presents).



On Monday afternoon we had Tumble Tots I was hoping that Evie would move upto the 2 to 3 age group in the New Year but the class is full at the moment and we have to wait for someone to drop out or move up to the 3 to 4 group.

Tuesday we went to Lakeside and we saw Father Christmas and had Evies birthday lunch at Wagamamas ;o)


Thursday I took Evie to a soft play place and saw a Mum that I have seen at the library, anyhow her little girl (who is 2 days younger than Evie) goes to Tumble Tots too (but in the morning session) and her little girl has been moved up but Evie has to wait!  Its not even as if she has been going to Tumble Tots longer than Evie either as they have only been living in Chelmsford since August.  I can only assume that she got precedence over the place as she is in the earlier session.  Still I shall keep on pestering them ;o)

And on Friday we met up with my Mum who is here on her holiday ;o)

After doing this I will be wrapping up the Christmas presents, but thankfully not this many! ;o)

Sunday, 15 December 2013

45 minutes later

For the past few weeks if we have been at home when Evie has had her lunch then I put her in her cot for her to have a nap (providing she didnt fall asleep in the morning).

On our way home from popping into town this morning Evie fell asleep for about 5 minutes (as it wasnt a very long sleep) I put her in her cot (after she had her lunch) to see if she would go to sleep and continue her nap.

I closed her curtains and her bedroom door and put on her monitor and came downstairs (and she was chattering away) she would go quiet for a couple of minutes and then the chattering would start again.

She still hadnt fallen asleep 45 minutes later so I bought her back downstairs.

I hope this doesnt mean that she doesnt want her naps anymore!