What on earth have I raised?

I was happily minding my own business,  lighting the charcoal for the bbq last week and when I turned round this is what I was faced with!

Apparently its too keep the smile or their eyes.
Words really do fail me!

There’s a volcano erupted in…..

Jack got in the car after shool today and proceeded to tell me in great (and very accurate) detail about how a volcano eruppting was stopping aeroplanes from flying. After telling me all abut how the ash was making the engines stop working and how everybody was sad beause they are still on holiday or cant go on holiday he then told me how he had saved everyone from the volcano. When I asked him if he knew where the vocano had eruppted he looked at me as though I was stupid and said “Its in Niceland Mummy!”

Jesus Lives in our bathroom….

During the holidays Jack was in the bathroom getting his face washed and his teeth brushed (Not really washing the bathroom from ceiling to floor and covering everything in water… Honest!)

Anyway I could hear him chuntering away to himself about various things that 4 year olds talk to themselves about. Five minutes or so later he marches straight through into the middle room walkes over to Luke and says:

“Luke Derner! (complete with pointing finger) I have been talking to Jesus and he says I have got to tell you to be quiet because you are giving me a headache!”

Poor old Luke didnt know what to say. He’d been sat playing really nicely on his own up tll that point and looked quite perturbed to be getting a telling off from jesus for something he hadnt even done lol.

So there you go… We have Jesus in our bathroom!

Elf Yourself!

Ok so its that time of the year again. I know its a little early but we’ve been to a local garden centre today to find a nice christmas display to wander round and put us in the mood… (The one we chose was very dissapointing but thats another story)

Here’s what I’ve spent the evening playing with!

http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/R8IFgXq9seN330MF

Enjoy the giggle!

Luke’s first day of Nursery.

Today we’ve hit another milestone!

My littlest little big man has been to big boy nursery for the first time. He’s been to pre school once a week for a few months now but its been his properl first session in a new nursery today. Luckily Big Bro was there to help him out and show him what to do etc. We had a few tears (Not mine either) when we left but I don’t think we’ll have anymore tomorrow (fingers crossed) and he had finished crying within about 15 minutes. The teachers all know Luke as Jack is already at nursery and he knows and likes them all!

Daddy came in to take him for his first session too and after we’d dropped him off I headed off to the playgroup I’m volunteering at from now on every tuesday and Karl went off to work.

When I went in to pick him up at 11.30 both boys were full of smiles and Luke immeadiatly started telling me what he had been playing with and said he’d had a really good time. We then headed off for a celebratory dinner with Grandma at the garden centre so he could tell her everything that he’d been up to and have lots of hugs and kisses.

I’m really pleased he settled ok, I had been worried that he would scream for the whole session but he did really well. All in all I think it as a sucess!

Really really proud of him!

Jacks First year at school.

Is now officially over! We’ve had screaming fits, crying when i left him, Funny stories that he’s told his teachers, major decisions about whether we are going to take monkey or racing ted with us to cuddle and Lots of other things inbetween! Jacks first sports day was last month, then we had a shorts and shades fun day last week to celebrate the end of the year.
Jack has made lots of new friends, three little girls in particular. He has become really close to them and unfortunately we had a few tears on Wednesday when he finally realised that his three bestest friends will be moving up to big girl/boy school in september.
However, He’s been consoled a little bit by the fact that major change number two will be happening too in september….
LUKE STARTS NURSERY!!!!
Wahoo! Five morning’s week to myself! I can go shopping without them whining constantly and arguing, I can clean the house without wasting my time because as soon as I clean something up they get it back out. I can have a HOT cup of coffee! lol.
Basically my time is my own!
So what do I do? Volunteer two mornings a week for sure start lol. I’m quite looking forward to it. I’m going to be going in to help with a group on a Tuesday morning. The other morning is going to be flexible as to what day I’m going to be working. Hopefully I’ll be going into various groups and talking to parents about whats going on in various centres. I’m quite looking forward to it. I’ve been kind of doing this for a while. I’m part of the Parents and Carers Committee already and have been handing out leaflets at school and talking to parents about whats going on, which groups there are etc etc. It’ll be something to get my teeth into, something a bit more challenging than taking orders from people and clearing plates away.
Luke’s really really looking forward to starting at school. He’s been ready for the next stage for months. We had his visit a couple of weeks ago and he loved it! I think its helped that he knows the teachers and room through us dropping Jack off. Its a familiar place and all that. The only sad thing about it is that we wont be going to as many groups at sure start. Virtually since Luke was old enough to crawl we’ve been going to groups up there. the last year or so we’ve been up there at least three times a week! We’ll still be going but only for messy play on a Thursday afternoon.
At least theres the holidays!
Anyway, Now I’ve finished waffling, here’s some of my fave pictures from the last year or so!

Toddler Rules…

SOmeones just posted this on Facebook and I thought I would share…
Toddler Rules

1. If I like it, it’s mine.

2. If it’s in my hand, it’s mine.

3. If I can take it from you, it’s mine.

4. If I had it a little while ago, it’s mine.

5. If it’s mine, it must NEVER appear to be yours in anyway.

6. If I’m doing or building something, all the pieces are mine.

7. If it looks just like mine, it is mine.

8. If I saw it first, it’s mine.

9. If you are playing with something and you put it down, it automatically
becomes mine.

10. If it’s broken, it’s yours.
Brilliant!

Luke’s new teeth…

Daddy (After discovering Lukes new teeth): Got some new teeth? When did you get them Luke?
Luke: (Obviously hearing where rather than When): Tesco’s!!!!!!!

So there you have it, if you ever need new teeth, just go to tesco’s! lol

Conversations with a 3 year old….

Jack: Mummy are you stupid or are you a clever girl now???
Me: Erm, why would I be stupid?
Jack: Well the other day when you banged your head you said it was a stupid thing to do, are you still stupid or clever?

The things they say eh?

New pics and a quick update…

Aunt Sally (Dont ask!)

Aunt sally, Worzel and Heidi

Heres some pics from the last few weeks/months so you get a vague idea as to whatwe’ve been up to.
Kids are growing up quickly. We’re rapidly realising that Luke has my temper and that Our two little toddlers are growing up quickly!!!!!!
Mollys still keeping us on our toes and Im busy at work. The window tinting is picking up again so fingers crossed this year will be better than last.