Right Back

Yesterday the boys had an inset day so I took them all to Puxton Park for a run around and some fresh air.  It worked out great as Nanny brought Cousin Chloe too and the boys had a brilliant time.

We stayed for ages! One of the highlights of the day was going on some bumper, squirting boat things.  Ellis didn't want to have a go but Leo and Oscar did and they needed to have an adult on with them.  Nanny refused to go on, so I had to go on twice!  To say I got soaked is an understatement.  Chloe just sprayed me the whole time and I was drenched.  They all had a great time though and Leo particularly loved it.

For some reason I didn't take a single photo or video of the day.  Don't think I've ever done that before and seeing as I'm blogging again, I find it very strange indeed.  I was just pretty relaxed, enjoying my day with my boys.

They all went back to school today.  I was uber organised last night so it was pretty plain sailing this morning.  I set my alarm too as we've been sleeping in a bit, which was a good idea as, as it happens we had a terrible night with Leo screaming in pain from his legs hurting, Ellis had a nightmare and Oscar came into me very early!

They all made it to school fine and went in with no problems.  I was quite surprised by Oscar as he sometimes struggles to stay behind without me sitting with him for 5 minutes, but he was ok today.

I went home to fill out some forms for his new preschool and then went back to the infant school to help out with the little ones.

I didn't get home to late lunchtime and by the time I had eaten and cleared up a bit, it was time to go and get them all again!

They all chilled this evening, playing on various computers, while I carried on cleaning upstairs.

More to do tomorrow but that's it for today.

Night x

Bye Bye

The time has come to sell the baby stuff.  :(  I'm not happy about it but we won't be having any more children and we need to declutter our house!

First thing to go is the crib.  I bought it second hand, so I'm not too worried about saying goodbye to that.  The hardest thing will be the bag of clothes.  All their little outfits that will bring back huge memories.  I might just charity shop the whole bag without even going through it.  That way I can't get upset by it all.

The original cot/bed we bought for Ellis is still in the loft and being used to hold things up, so I still get to keep that for a bit longer.

I've also saved all the cars baby stuff, like blankets, baby sleeping bag, mobile, bumper, curtains, light shade etc.  I was going to sell it as a bundle but to be honest it will be good to keep the blankets anyway.

Right off for some food and to do my puzzle that I started today.  Really enjoying it and Mum is going to borrow it too.

New Year, New Blog!

A new year has begun.  I find myself still dwelling on the fact that I haven't kept a blog, in any shape or form, for a very, very long time.

Maybe now is the time to get back to it, starting now.

The Christmas decorations are down.  E is engrossed in his new iPad mini, watching rugby videos and playing silly games.  He is also able to message his cousin, Nanny, Daddy, Mummy and friends.  It's great for him.

L and O also did well out of Santa this year.  L is still fascinated with dominos and plays with them most of the time and O is obsessed with computers! He likes playing sports on the Xbox and Cover Orange on the iPad.

I do enjoy Christmas but I'm always glad when it is over.  I want to deep clean my house and declutter as much as I can.  I contemplate going to a car boot sale but I just can't face it, so charity shop it is.

I still don't take as many pictures as I used to.  Maybe because I don't need to log things as much for my blog.  I also take most pictures on my phone, and the camera isn't the best on there.  A new phone is in order.

New years eve was good.  E had A over to stay and we played on the Xbox for a bit and watched the fireworks on TV at midnight.  O happened to wake up too so he was with us.  I felt bad that L was still asleep.  This did mean though that E was on the verge of breakdown yesterday as he was so tired!

E slept in today which is unheard of and L didn't come in to me until 7:45am, so a little lie in for everyone.

Off to the big shops as I call them to take some things back and maybe buy a new TV.

Hopefully be back soon!