Sunburn? I didn’t drive to the frozen north to get sunburn! The weather forecast was completely wrong and we ended up with the most gloriously sunny day here (not the promised cloud with light showers…) I didn’t feel that optimistic about the day when M tapped me (read, slapped me) at 3.15am this morning and wanted to climb in our bed. He insisted on then sleeping right on the edge so I had to hold him to make sure he didn’t fall out. Not much sleep after that sadly, although I did manage a short nap after Steph got up and inevitably she caught a photo of her two favourite sleepy boys!
The kids have just not stopped today. Anyone would think they forgot we are on holiday! You know it must have been manic when they didn’t ask to watch any screens all day. It was far too nice to be watching rubbish on TV anyway and instead we filled our lungs with some good Scottish air. It has done them the power of good as they both zonked out tonight as soon as their heads hit the pillows.
Daddy was kept incredibly busy but somehow managed to keep a note of a top 5:
1. I had decided in my wisdom to pile the bikes onto the back of the car yesterday so was determined to make sure we used them whilst we’re up here. With that in mind Grandma and Daddy decided to take E out this morning to get her back up to speed after her precious riding success. In a moment of inspiration Grandma suggested we head into a nearby (large) car park so E could show off her skills. What I hadn’t appreciated was that the main entrance road was also on a downhill slope and also had a series of speed bumps. And off E flew. And she hit the first bump. And she lost control. And there we had our first proper bike crash. To her credit she got back on but for the rest of the ride she cried constantly and when told she just needed to be confident she rode around wailing that she wasn’t feeling confident. Boy that was a long ride! We are determined to get her out tomorrow and we’ll have a good look for her confidence! 🚲
2. The one thing E has been telling us all week is that she wanted to take her purple kite up with her to fly in the garden. Of course Daddy forgot in the packing panic and so when she asked for it today, there was a lengthy silence. Fortunately I was heading to the toy shop today (compulsory mask in hand) to pick up M’s new Paw Patrol balance bike and managed to pick up a kite when I was there. Oh she was overjoyed! Grandma took to charging down the garden to get it airborne and E spent an awfully long time running around trying to get it to do loop the loops! Kite flying isn’t something we do every day, let’s be honest, and I really enjoyed spending that time with her even when I accidentally sent it into a dive bomb right into her. 🪁
3. The kids found great joy in digging out some of Daddy’s old toys that Grandma has kept hidden away in the garage for the last 30 odd years. I’m sure other parents have done that too! They particularly enjoyed the cars, wooden clock and a cupcake game which apparently was mine. I have no recollection! I had hoped they would want to play with my toy garage (you know the Fisher Price one that I think everyone my generation had!) but it wasn’t to be. I am also a tad concerned about what else Grandma might have hidden in the loft. I’ve already been reprimanded by E today for “being naughty” and when I asked why, apparently I accidentally threw away a rug when I was 17 and doing a tip run for my mum. These Grandma/E chats will need to be brought to a quick end. 🚨
4. For E’s third breakfast today she had a bacon sandwich. We were eating el fresco and it was all very civilised. She then piped up “Where does bacon come from?” Of course we all said “from pigs” and that just made her laugh. “Don’t be silly. Where does it come from really?” I’m not sure I need to say anything else on this one – we settled on “the butcher” as an acceptable answer and we’ll just move on…. 🥓
5. His big sister continues to try and teach M lots of words and he got in lots of practice today. He understands absolutely everything we say but does get frustrated if we don’t understand some of his garbled language. He is trying really hard but sometimes things just come out wrong. He even gave me the finger today as you will see from the photograph below! Whilst he has mastered the word “no” he hasn’t been so successful with “yes”. For some reason it comes out sounding like “DIE”. When he gets excited and wants something we are offering him, he’s taken to running around with a big grin shouting “DIE, DIE, DIE!!!” Perhaps lockdown is a good thing so he doesn’t petrify unsuspecting members of the public! 😵
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