A very fishy afternoon

Ahhh it has been too long – sorry about that. So what have we been up to? Well, Brett has been away a lot over the last couple of months so we have had a lot of “me and Emma” time. I’ve been very busy with work, and also doing a lot of the usual dyeing, knitting and sewing.

Emma is as usual a little ray of light at the moment. She is growing so fast now, and her talking is so much fun. She tries to copy just about everything I say now, so I have to be very careful! 🙂

We’ve had a crafty afternoon today. Em really likes fish, and we often take her to the garden centre for a look. So today, we made our own fish tank, complete with glittery fish. It was lots of fun, and *only* one leg got covered in red glitter glue! 😀

Happy Easter!

Emma thinks that Easter is a great idea. Every morning should start with a hunt for chocolate eggs! Unfortuntely the weather was too bad to do it outside, but the living room was just as good.

Check out how shiny my hair is!! That is what happens when I actually have time to blow dry my hair! 🙂

We went to my mum’s for a lovely lunch. Sam and Anna were there too which was lovely. Emma was in a bad mood though which was a shame. She was disappointed because (very wisely) the cat had done a runner. She normally chases the poor thing around like a toddler posessed, and thinks it is just the most fun game in the world. I feel sorry for the cat and think he had the better idea this time around. But it made her a bit grouchy, and by the time we left she was in a stinker of a mood. I guess it is all just part of being 2. Next day she was sweetness and light again at least.

A splashy day in the garden

A completely bunged up toddler probably needs some translation…

The ball… the bath… yaaaay… all done!
A drink… ready, steady, weee, all done!
Bye bye bath.

Her trousers look like they are half way down to her ankles, because she is soaking wet. Oh well – fun was had!

Cute top action photos

You remember this cute little top that I made for Emma earlier in the week?

Well I finally got some action photos! 🙂

hmmm... what's this?

I'd prefer it if I could see my tummy

That's enough photos now... I really want the tv on!!

I have a name!

Finally, after more than 2 years, Emma has given me a name. Mimi. Awww cute! For a long time now, she has talked about Daddy this and Daddy that. But if you show her a picture of me she just looks at it blankly. I guess she has finally realised that we are separate people!! It is great though, and it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy every time she says it.

Just a little thing, but I had to share!

Early morning at the playground

The weather is still lovely, and we took full advantage of it with an early morning trip out to the playground!

Walking to the playground

Swing - Emma's new favourite word for today!

Boo!

Can I climb up yet?

What a lovely start to the day! 🙂

The girl’s got style!

Poor old Emma has been suffering with a horrible cold for the last few days, which has made her rather sad. She started to look a bit perkier today though – on Tuesday we go to a music group together and she always loves that.

Today has been a very fashionable day.  The day started with pyjama’s and my gardening shoes. A good look don’t you think?

Emma is getting rather opinionated at the moment about what she will and will not wear. So today, I just went with the flow and let her pick clothes out of her drawer. And this is what she came up with:-

• Rain hat, bought from Millets while we were in the Lake District on holiday last year.
• Pink top, present from Grandad at Christmas.
• Blue Melrose Blossom (my favourite Robert Kaufman print!) skirt, which I bought only for the fabric and had every intention of chopping up… until I tried it on Emma and realised how much it suited her. I just hope she doesn’t get toddler grime on it so that I can reuse the fabric after she grows out of it – it is like gold dust that stuff!
• Dora the Explorer wellington boots, which I think compliment the whole look very nicely! 🙂

I think we have a budding fashionista in the making!

Oh go on, you can have one more. Sorry – she needed to wipe her nose as I was taking this one!