We seemed to have slipped into summer vacation mode without really meaning to, this last week there has been far more playing on the wii than schoolwork going on. We have had friends over to play almost everyother day and without exception the wii was the favored play thing. The bad part is sam now thinks that he can both ski and drive based on his vast experience of playing skiing and driving games!! He has the same style for both-extreme speed and crashing where ever possible, all I can say is that if this is a taste of what is to come then Matt can teach him to drive!!!
It has been lovely seeing friends and sam and I are both more relaxed and when we have sat down to do work he has been more enthusiastic. We have sidelined our current read aloud (A little princess) in favor of the latest Artemis Fowl book-Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox. It is a fantastic story and we both really love the series. In fact we like is so much that on thursday we are going to nottingham to see the author Eoin Colfer do his stand-up routine called 'Fairies, Fiends and Flatulence', Sam is hoping for lots of flatulence!! He is also hoping to get his copy of the book signed-he is building up quite a collection of signed books and seems to enjoy meeting authors.
Apart from wii-ing and the odd bit of schoolwork all sam's attention is focused on Sept 14 as he and matt are going here-http://uk.games-workshop.com/gamesday/2008-preview/1/ and boy is he excited. A whole NEC full of warhammer and warhammer related products-he will be in 7th heaven. I have decided to stay at home so that the doggies don't have to be in the garage all day and the pups and are planning a quiet day of walking and relaxing.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
Our nocturnal visitor
This may look like a bundle of twigs but it is actually a hedgehog! Rogue discovered it sunday night on his last trip out before bed and I don't think he was very impressed! I quickly got him inside and called for Matt, who then got sam who was in bed but not asleep (big surprise there) and we all trooped out to have another look at our visitor. Matt put on gloves and put the little guy in the flower bed. Sam was hoping that he would be around the next morning but he had wandered off back to his home. Hopefully he will be back.
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Help, I've disapeared from the blogring..
If anyone out there on the muddlepuddle blog ring knows who is in charge and how to contact them could they please let me know! I know that I don't blog as often as I should but I would still like to be on the blogring!
Monday, August 04, 2008
Good enough to eat..
at least that is what a rogue mosquito thought of sam. He developed an allergic reaction to the bite and his left leg swelled to twice its size. We managed to see the dr the same day it got bad and he was given antibiotics and told to keep of his leg. So friday instead of going to nottingham castle with art group we spent the day at home-sam on the sofa watching dvds and me ironing. We also managed a top gear style geography lesson. Sam has decided to find out where cars come from so we spent a nice hour tracking things down on line. Did you know that the Dacia comes from Romania and that the Roman name for Romania is Dacia? History and geography all from cars, home ed doesn't get much better.
Sam's leg was much better by sat morning so we set out for a sightseeing day in lincoln. It is a beautiful city and we had great fun exploring the castle and steep hill.
Sunday we went down to see Nan, Matt's grandmother. Matt and I hadn't seen her since xmas, though sam saw her last month. It was lovely to see her and we all enjoyed lunch at a garden center so posh that it didn't seem to sell plants, unless you wanted giant acers at £4000!! We all enjoyed the day, sam and nan especially, they seem to delight in each other's company. When asked what his favorite part of the day was he replied "seeing nan", which is not something you expect from a 7 year old.
Sam's leg was much better by sat morning so we set out for a sightseeing day in lincoln. It is a beautiful city and we had great fun exploring the castle and steep hill.
Sunday we went down to see Nan, Matt's grandmother. Matt and I hadn't seen her since xmas, though sam saw her last month. It was lovely to see her and we all enjoyed lunch at a garden center so posh that it didn't seem to sell plants, unless you wanted giant acers at £4000!! We all enjoyed the day, sam and nan especially, they seem to delight in each other's company. When asked what his favorite part of the day was he replied "seeing nan", which is not something you expect from a 7 year old.
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Creating lego at nan's
Today we went down to Matt's grandmother's to take her out for lunch. After a nice lunch at a very posh garden center (they were so posh they didn't seem to sell plants!!) we back to her house for a spot of lego building.
Sam and Nan
Sam and his latest lego creation with Nan. Not sure she is too happy that it is a spider!!
Lincoln cathedral from the castle
A view of the cathedral from the castle, M took this pic and it really captures the beauty of lincoln. Apparently the cathedral was used in the movie of the Da Vinci code. We had a nice day out and managed to avoid the showers.
Hanging out at Lincoln Castle
We spent yesterday at lincoln, visiting the castle and browsing on steep hill. This is sam on the ramparts.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Trainspotters!
The boys are all excited, B and J about being on the train and Sam about having just had an ice cream!
Who needs a ball to play catch?
Today we met up with Auntie J and cousins B and J at Ferry Meadows. The boys decided it was much more fun to play catch with sam's hat than with with ball. It was lovely to be back in peterborough, we do miss it so.
Cool fun on a hot day
We met up with Sarah and the girls last week at Burghley's garden of surprises. Sam and the girls had lots of fun in the water and sarah and I had a chance to catch up.
rub a dub dub two men in a tub
At this point they were becalmed in the middle of the lake. The wind had dropped and they had lots of trouble moving. They didn't seem to mind and had lots of fun. It was very swallows and amazon.
Chilling on the lake
Here they are with sam supposed to be in charge of the sail and sam next door in charge of the tiller.
Ready to set sail
On saturday S and his friend Sam went sailing with beavers. They had a blast but spent most of the time either in the reeds or in the middle of the lake.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
The cheeky boys
We met up with A and C today at belton house, where the boys had a glorious time in the adventure playground. It was lovely to see them and catch up with M on all her news.
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