It's been a bit of an Angelina Ballerina themed weekend. We've been looking through Angelina books at bedtime for the past couple of months. Eve particularly likes the 'Angelina Ballerina Invitation to the Ballet' book as she likes to pull out the little cards, invitations and posters from the envelopes inside the book.
I remembered on Saturday morning that I had bought the Angelina Ballerina Pop Up Dancing School from a charity shop ages ago, which was sitting on the shelf waiting to be used.
I pulled it out to show Eve and she was ecstatic. We took it downstairs, where I tied the two halves of the book together. One pop up room is the bedroom, the other is the dance studio, and the biggest is the theatre. Eve happily played with it all weekend, and especially likes putting her little plastic Peppa pig characters to bed in the dance school beds.
One of Eve's favourite bedtime books
Whilst I was making breakfast, Sam and Eve played with the dance theatre in the lounge. Sam asked me if there was a game that they could play together. I remembered that we also had an Angelina giant floor puzzle on the shelf. (I buy these things when I see them in charity shops, and then have to wait for Eve to be old enough to enjoy them).
Eve had a good time telling Daddy where the puzzle pieces were supposed to go. Eve and I later finished the puzzle. I wanted to show the finished thing to Daddy, but Eve was adamant that she must pull it apart and put it back in the box. She has a strong character and likes to do things her own way...
I cooked lunch that morning, and we pottered about at home, watered the garden and played inside. Eve refused to eat her lunch - standard, oh the trials... In the afternoon we walked up to the playground in Knowle, as we hadn't been there for a while. On the way home Eve fell asleep in the pram, so Sam and I placed our bets in the bookies for the Grand National.
Redcatch park, Knowle, Bristol
Half way home, Eve woke up and said she needed the potty. We sat her on the 'My Carry Potty' behind a bus stop, then put her back in the pram where she went back to sleep. That portable potty is worth it's weight in gold.
Eve and Arthur playing a fun game - putting stones in the hole.
On Sunday morning we were up and out by 9.30am. We met Ocky and Arthur at Windmill Hill City Farm. Last Monday Eve asked us if she could go to the farm with Arthur soon. I messaged Ocky to arrange it. Eve and Arthur are so relaxed together, even when they don't see each other for long periods of time. Arthur was very cute, wandering about the allotment pointing out different numbers on signs. He even grabbed hold of Sam's hand to show him some numbers; a lovely moment.
Eve and Arthur exploring in the woods
I love the new woodland play area that has been made within the farm.
Daddy digger time.
Eve is so big that she now climbs on and off this duck with ease.
She used to sit on the tiny ducks when she was small.
Ocky, Arthur, Sam and Eve - happy times.
After the farm we headed home to prepare lunch as Grandad Col and Jeggsy were coming over. Eve said that she wanted to go to sleep in her pram, so Dad took her for a circuit of the woods whilst I prepped lunch and did a bit of gardening. Eve was a really good girl during lunch and it went smoothly, phew. She absolutely loved showing Grandad Col n Jeggs her toys; especially the whoopie cushion - she laughed and laughed. This weekend Eve put her shoes on each foot correctly and did up the velcro. Getting dressed is getting so much easier, great stuff.
Sunday playtime in the sunshine
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