Don't think this will be the last time!!

I'm a cheeky monkey!

Christmas Tree

I helped Daddy put up the Christmas tree at the weekend. I was very helpful getting the bits out of the box and then sorting out some of my toys so they could be put away to make space for the tree.

On Monday I helped Mummy decorate the tree, although did take a little while for me to learn that the decorations needed to stay on the tree!

New Trick

I've learnt a new trick this week. Using the box for my bricks I can climb on to the stool...

and from the stool on to the back of the sofa!!

Watch out Mat & Swig I'll be out climbing with you before you know it!

New Friends

Somenew friends have arrived over the past few weeks.

Chris & Anna had Noah Oliver on the 23rd November.

Mat & Kerry had Joseph John on the 2nd of December.

Daddy and I have been round to visit Mat & Kerry today. Swig & Bec were also there so I got to see Isaac who is growing up fast!

I made sure Adam & Perdy didn't feel left out so played cars, did my jigsaw and read my Thomas the Tank Engine Magazine with them.

Grandpa

Grandpa has been poorly recently and in to hospital a number of times. The Doctors performed a small operation this week and this should help make him better.

Get well soon Grandpa!
(I need someone to play trains with at Christmas!)

Girls Girls Girls!

I have been chasing all the girls at nursery this week. First I was kissing Ava and when we were separated I started with Thea instead!

As everyone else had left my room on Friday I went into Big Toddlers where I chased Dulcie round the room (even though she is a bit older than me!).

Daddy arrived to take me home just as I was getting somewhere!

Well done Mummy!!

Mummy has got a job for when she finishes her training in May so I won't have to go to work just yet!

Well done Mummy!!

Visiting Zoe

We stayed with Chris Andy & Zoe in Clapham whilst we were on holiday.

Zoe had lots of toys to play with. This one was especially good for jumping on!!

She also had a spare pushchair for me. Daddy kept hiding it and trying to get me to play with the ball instead!



The Daddy's did bath time and we played very nicely although the watering can had to be hidden as we both wanted to play with it at the sametime!!

On Friday morning we went to the swings on Clapham Common

I drove the car...

and we both played in the sandpit.

The double buggy was really useful!! I made sure I ate my raisins quickly so Zoe didn't eat the

and then after lunch and a nap we went to the One O'Clock Club to play with some more toys.

London Zoo

When we were staying with Granny & Grandpa we went to London Zoo for the day. We saw lots of animals - giraffes, lions, monkeys, penguins, zebras and many more. My favourite were the giraffes.

Daddy had made sandwiches so we sat on a bench over looking the canal for the most important part of the day!!

We were able to get very close to some of the birds when we walked through the bird enclosure

Mummy even managed to take a picture of me and Daddy!

We got the tube back to Victoria - I enjoyed watching all the people although I don't think Mummy enjoyed it as it was getting very busy!

Great Grandad's 80th Birthday

We have been in Nottingham this weekend for Great Grandad's 80th Birthday. 32 of us went out for lunch to celebrate on Saturday. For once Daddy remembered to take a picture of me with Mummy!

I had my own highchair at the table - I'm not so sure about the colour mind!

I had melon for starter, followed by roast beef, roast potatoes and vegetables followed by fruit salad for pudding. Great Grandad's birthday cake even had a picture of Great Grandad on!

I was rather full after all that lunch so decided to have a sit down to read my book!

Once my lunch had gone down it was time to play - the corridor was perfect for chasing my bus up and down as the shiny floor meant that it whizzed up and down really well!

We stayed in a hotel on Saturday night (although Roxie got evicted from the room by the manager when Daddy left her there on her own to come and get me!) I had eaten so much for lunch on Saturday so didn't have any tea but made up for it at breakfast on Sunday morning with cereal followed by bread, baked beans and sausage! After Daddy go tme out of the high chair I even took my bowl back to the buffet to see if there was any more!!

Even though I had a big breakfast I was ready for lunch, but had time to play with Grandad, Uncle Julian & Ali before it arrived!

There are more photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/jongillgrass from the last few months so you can see what I have been up to!

Saxon Warrior

We went to Weston Park Museum this week and I got dressed up as an Anglo Saxon Warrior. Apparently swords are too dangerous for little people so I had to make do with a shield!

Curry!!

Mummy & Daddy have been on holiday this week so we went to Akbhar's for tea on Wednesday. Poppadums were a hit, as was the nann bread. I also tried some very nice Massala fish and chicken tikka!

Our House

We have been having our house repaired this week. All the rendering has been replaced so we have scaffolding up at the moment.





We are waiting for the bricklayer as when they took the render off the bay window the wall almost fell down! The bricklayer has taken some bricks out to see how bad it is... the general consensus being that Joshua could have built a better wall!!

Newcastle

We spent this Sunday in Newcastle visiting Julian, Ali, Emily & Ed. We visited Julian & Ali's flat so I could check how child friendly it was (not very!!) and then met Emily and Ed and went for a walk beside the Tyne.

We had rented a flat for the night so everyone came back to the flat to play with me.

The flat was very nice...

and I enjoyed it as the cupboards didn't have locks on!

After I had had my bath and gone to bed all the grown ups ate the meal Mummy had cooked.

On Monday we went for a walk round town - I saw the castle with Daddy, before we went to Pizza Express for lunch. The waitress was amazed that someone so small could eat as much as I did!!