Pick me off the floor! Another day of glorious sunshine and it was positively hot in Aberdeen. I’ve never known anything like it. We have been so lucky to have been treated to such fabulous weather this week.
Today was the first day we had kind of fixed plans and it meant a schedule and a bit of running about. It was worth it however as we had such a fun and happy day and the last bit of energy we all had left has definitely been expended. That’s what I thought until we got home and M managed to work out the buttons on the outside radio turning it up to full volume to pump out some beats during tea. He then kept turning it down at intervals to allow us to play musical statues. Maybe he’s wanting to be a DJ like his uncle when he grows up…
So what made the top 5 today?
1. We got ourselves up and out early this morning and went to meet friends at the park. The kids were all on great form, and of course E had to take her bike to show off her proficiency – she checked and confirmed there were no stinging nettles in the park! They decided to play a game of hide the duplo where one of them hid a piece of M’s duplo set anywhere in the grassy area. That was all fun until it was E’s turn and she just lobbed it into an unknown flower bed and of course she couldn’t remember where it was. After a lot of searching we just gave up the ghost and went back for ice cream with a flake and sprinkles. That always makes things feel a little better (coupled with the fact that our friends had an identical piece of duplo at their house which they kindly gifted so M is none the wiser!) 🙈
2. We then went to another friend’s garden for a picnic and managed to catch up with a few of my friends. The kids had a great time again and helpfully we were able to use the toilet as well – it’s a constant battle! Steph had the pleasure of taking E this time who insisted she came into the bathroom with her. That was when it started: “Who made God? What is toilet paper made of? What is paper made of?” Steph appears to have swerved the first two questions and confidently answered the third with “Paper is made from trees.” With her usual withering look E replied, “No Mammy, I know the answer is elephant poo so don’t try and trick me by saying anything else.” It’s an old lawyer trick to never ask a question you don’t know the answer to, but this just takes the biscuit. She apparently saw it on a programme once and just like the creator of the poo, she never forgets! 🐘
3. At the picnic the dreaded swingball was brought out. Now I have a bit of an issue with this popular game, and in particular it’s very difficult to get it to “swing” properly without getting constantly twisted. When you add children into the mix you inevitably end up with a series of knots and the odd concussion. Sadly I contributed to the latter by hitting the ball a little harder than I meant to and it swung straight round and clobbered my unsuspecting daughter in the cheek. She was really brave and just gave me a good telling off. I did get to see a couple of the others playing and I’m reassured it isn’t just me that struggles with this piece of dangerous apparatus! 🎾
4. The third highlight of the picnic was definitely the games of hide and seek. There’s something about adults trying to play with the kids which is hilarious, especially when it backfires. Now there’s only a limited number of places to hide in a single back garden, and so after only a couple of games they are exhausted. Imagine my friend’s surprise when it was his turn to count and he genuinely couldn’t find E. Now he would say he was playing along and knew where she was, but the fact that he checked the shed 3 times would suggest otherwise. She was actually hiding inside and then when he was looking away we smuggled her into the shed so he found her on the 4th check there. Almost as funny was when she couldn’t find him when he was just sat on the decking with a cardigan on his head. Sometimes hiding in plain sight is the way to go! Such happy times! 😊
5. Tonight was the all important monthly bath for the kids (joke, of course!) Things were a bit tight for time as I was trying to write my weekly quiz, help feed the kids, run the bath, bath the kids and get them ready for bed before the quiz then started. I was just about on track and brought M in for his bath. After stripping him down he managed to wriggle free and hid. I mucked about pretending to look for him until I realised the front door was open and he had scurried off outside in nothing but his nappy to find his Grandma. I mean what will the neighbours say?!? Steph managed to snap a photo before we all cornered him and got him into the bathtub with the door firmly shut and locked! What a terror! 🛁
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