Lots to tell...

Cala and I were up nice and early this morning as we had another race... to find out how we got on, go over to: www.fionatrainsforamarathon.blogspot.com

I dropped Sam off at Aunty Jo's as Daddy and Daisy were going off to church whilst I was doing the race. Jo, Murphy and Sam were at the turn around point of the race to cheer us on which was a great support. After the race it was back to Jo's for the best breakfast I have ever tasted and probably the most bacon Sam has ever eaten in one go... I think four slices of bacon, two sausages, seconds on beans and scrambled egg. The little fella must have been starving.

We then headed home to meet up with Daddy and Daisy and chilled for a few hours in front of the tv and playing with various toys. 'Grumpy' formally know as Daddy went for a nap and we were all getting abit of cabin fever so I made a flask of hot chocolate, packed the picnic blanket and chocolate fingers and the little people and I went on an adventure. First stop was Shoreham Beach for a snack, some pebble throwing into the sea and collecting shells. We then walked along the beach admiring the houses and beach huts (we havent been to this part of Shoreham Beach before) and then headed home through Shoreham Airport, Sam was most excited espically when I stopped so we could watch the light aircrafts land.

It was then home for a slap up roast dinner and an early night. What a great weekend was had by all.

Saturday was music day in the Parker household!

Cala had promised Daisy that if she keeps her room tidy that she would take her out for the day and today was the day. So I dropped Daisy off at Cala's and they went off bowling and then into town shopping. Sammy boy got taken out by Nanny Maureen and they went to the movies and then to a visit to Brighton police station where Sam got to see the inside of the station and the police cars. With both little people occupied Tim and I were free for the afternoon so we headed into town and managed to arrive at Jamie Oliver's restaurant at just the right time so we didnt have to que which was great. We enjoyed a nice leisurely and peaceful lunch before strolling round the shops finishing off in Starbucks in Border's drinking tea and reading all the magazines for free - does life get any better?

Our peace for the afternoon soon ended around 4pm and we were reunited with our little people. Cala was also having a sleepover as Tim and I were going to friends for dinner. Both Daisy and Sam were very excited about Cala sleeping over and probably spent at least half an hour discussing or should I say argueing about who's room she was going to sleep in.

Tim and I had a lovely evening at Ben and Dinah's - lots of laughs and the birth of 'Strip & Dine'!!! It all started with me saying why dont we have a 'Come dine with me' dinner party and by the end of the conversation we were bearly able to talk with laughter and the boys had come up with 'Strip & Dine'! More to follow...

Look what I learnt to do with photo's today!

Apples and violin's

Sammy boy was rescued by Grandad today and whisked off to his favourite place, Bluebell Railway they even managed a quick visit to Paradise Park as well. Sam loves Bluebell Railway and is fortunate that his Grandad Frank takes him about once a week. He knows how steam trains work, all about the engine sheds and now knows all the staff as well, his favourite being 'Dave'.

When they got back Grandad gave both Daisy and Sam a quick violin lesson before heading home. Whilst the little people were out I had the biggest pile of cooking apples that I had to find something to do with, so I peeled and bagged some of them for the freezer and then trawled through my cook books for some apple recipes. The had to be recipes that I had all the ingrediants for in the cupboard as I didnt fancy venturing out in the rain. Thankfully I stumbled across two delicious recipes Apple cake and Apple loaf - very inspiring names!! The apple loaf proved a great hit with everyone.

Happy 3rd Birthday Samuel

The little fella is 3 today! It is also my eldest brother's birthday today so a big Happy Birthday to Carl too.

Our day is in pictures below:

Run Fi Fi and Cala

Not only was today Samuel and Carl's birthday but it was race day for Cala and I. It is our first ever 10k race and I am pleased to say that we finished it in 58 minutes and 07 seconds - great result as our target was to just finish the race in 1 hour and 30 minutes. An indepth report on the race came be found on www.fionatrainsforamarathon.blogspot.com

Last day of being 2!

I cannot believe that our little fella is going to be 3 tomorrow. It only seems like yesterday that Samuel and I were in the hospital together, he has grown so fast. I was showing him some pictures of being a baby when we first woke up this morning and then he pretended he was still a baby.


This morning we all went to see Tinklebell at the movies, the boys werent that interested and kept disappearing for a walk. After a spot of lunch we went up to see Aunty Jo and Uncle Murphy and then Daddy took the little people to see Grandad and Nanny Anne whilst I went into town with Cala and then started on the lunch prep for tomorrow as we have about 25 people coming. It is also Uncle Carl's birthday so a double celebration!


Sam was pleased as punch as he scored a trip to Bluebell Railway with Granded and got in a sneaky train ride. What a great way to end his last day of being two!

Friday 2nd October

Today was wear 'Jeans' day at school so Daisy got to wear her denim skirt which she was very pleased about. ot much else happening today we started to make Daisy's model of a fire as part of her school project and Daisy took some pics, see below:

He's such a lovely little fella...

There are days our little boy drives me nuts but there are days he melts my heart and today was a melting day...

At 1.30pm he asked: Can we go get Daisy from school now cos I love her soooooooo much, mum I love my sister, I love my mum, I love my dad, I love my brother (he doesnt have one but I didnt want to stop him spreading his love)!

We of course had his daily saying off: I need my Daddy, I want to cuddle my Daddy.

He is loving his new scooter and has mastered it very well other than the brake. I have tried to show him how to use it and now when he stops he says look mum I used my brake! What he actually does is use the tip of his shoes to slow down, then jumps off, stops, then puts his foot on the brake and announces he has used it. It's a pretty cute routine!!

At bedtme he decided that he would read us a bed time story, it went something on the lines off:
One day there was a little mummy, she was cooking potatoes, the machine broke down, that's a hoover! One day there was a little mummy and we went to the farm. One day there was a little mummy. The End
There was another couple of sentences but cannot remember the detail. He was so very proud of himself.

Daisy then shocked both Tim and I and took the book off Sam and read it cover to cover, we couldnt believe it and are very proud of our little girl. If you are wondering the book was called 'My mummy is fantastic'. So a big WELL DONE to Daisy as reading practice has not been going to well recently with her telling me she doesnt have to read to me as she reads in her head, I explained that I had to hear to make sure she could read the words and her reply was that I didn't read aloud when reading a book or magazine so why should she. I could see where she was coming from but I also could see that she thought she was getting out of reading practice with that one. It didnt work though.