Holiday Happenings

The school holidays mean we do all kinds of different things. I am really grateful that Lee has a week off work this week. It just makes life so much easier & the holiday more enjoyable! Last week we made camps in the garden by covering the picnic table with blankets & putting cushions on the ground. The boys loved that & had lots of 'sleep' & snacks in there. I don't know why I had never thought to use the table for tents before. I have always used the clothes airer & when 3 boys pile inside it all falls down! ;O)

We made butterfly cakes one day. The boys really love to cook. I try to let them do as much of it as possible. They all had a go at cracking eggs this time!!

I cut the tops off the cakes when they were cooked & cooled & the boys spread jam & butter icing onto the top & then added the 'wings'. They did a great job!

The cakes looked & tasted delicious even though I cooked them for too long! In this photo Timmy is smiling. Yes, I know it looks like he has his mouth wide open but when I said 'Smile!' this is what he did & he wouldn't change it! That's why Jordan is laughing so much!

One of the other things the boys love to do is blow bubbles in the garden. Timmy has now learnt to blow them himself. Luke has yet to perfect the art & for now bubble blowing is not quite the relaxing past time it will be when they are all experts!

Today we went to the National Wildflower Centre & park with my friend Ieva & her 7 year old twin girls Agatha & Renata. They are from Latvia but have recently moved over to Liverpool along with Ieva's teenage son Roland. It was great fun to see them playing together. Luke learnt how to climb the very big (& rather scary) ladder up to the wavy slide. It took him a few goes to pluck up courage to do it though. I don't believe in telling a child they can't do something in the park because they are too small. I would rather they learnt to climb confidently & avoid accidents rather than always hearing me say 'Be careful' (which I say a lot as it is!) or 'You can't do that' (because often they can do it & surprise us all!) but sometimes I am glad when my boys decide for themselves that something is too hard for them (my nerves can't take it!!). Anyway, after about 6 tries at the step ladder Luke finally said 'I can do it now!' & climbed right up without hesitation! Timmy also learnt a new trick- walking the rope bridge. After all that nervous energy spent watching Luke climb up to the top of the slide we went for a lovely drink in the cafe where I met an old friend who also has twin girls! It was a lovely way to spend an afternoon. :O)

I'm off to finish cooking the tea now! Have a great evening!