Milestones

Daniel rode 8 miles today between Forest Row and Hartfield. Amazing.

Stripy

Quotes and Milestones

D: mummy, can I sing to myself?
s: Yes...
D sings grand old duke of York...
D: Did I sing it right?
S: Yes.
D: Because when I was three I got some of the words wrong, but I've been practising.

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L saying long sentences...." I've got something in my eye."

Quotes

D: the cuddle and kisses before bedtime are the best.

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D: I want to live with you forever, Mummy.

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D: I wanted a cuddle from you all morning.
S: We had a cuddle when I carried you to school
D: Is that cuddle when you carried me? When we went to the post office?
S: Yes!

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Leila singing Incy Wincy Spider - kind of.

Quotes

D: What's that?
G: That's something for daddy.
D: When I grow up and go to work can I put chocolate biscuits in my bag too?

Quotes ans Milestones

After a discussion about death and rituals...

D: When people die, I want to be able to bury their bones. Can I? Pleeease?

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L is counting up to 15. And also  completing the sequence.

...mango pudding

London... let's go Yum Cha

...Piccadilly Circus!

Mum showing Sally the sewing machine

At Nyman gardens

At Herstmonceux Castle...

Making dumplings

We'll have that fish please

School pick up with pawpaw and goonggoong

First Day at School!

Leila and Sara

Weeding in the front garden.

Flying Planes

Milestones

Leila silently took out a milky bar wrapper from my bag. She walked up to the kitchen sink pushed the chair out of the way. Put the wrapper in the bin, looked at me and said "Bin!"

At the Jolly Sportsman

Train rides

Quotes

Referring to a hole in Leila's trousers...

D:  "We are going to have to fly to Australia so that paw-paw can fix them."

Quotes

Leila: Yoghurt!
Whilst pushing away a carrot.
Leila makes her first demands.

Leila throws a book on my lap and demands I "Read it!"

Quotes

Daniel: "Can I have a two arm cuddle?"

Daniel: Mummy! mummy! Mummy come here. I want to show you something!
Mum: I'm busy.
Daniel: oh.. I'll come to you then.

Quotes

Leila said "door je" ( thank you on Chinese )
She repeated after me.

Quotes

Mum: You're a sweetie.
Daniel: We're all sweeties! Leila is a sweetie. Daddy is a sweetie. You're a sweetie.

Quotes and Milestones

Mummy to Daddy: "I don't know what I'm going to do with them today."
Daniel: "My know (sic) - have fun!"

Quotes and Milestones

"I don't need anymore money. I've got money already" Referring to the penny Daniel found earlier.

"You use the sharp bit to cut the toilet paper. Yes, that's how you do it." Daniel

Quotes and Milestones

Daniel quotes

"You look beautiful, mummy"
"I'm going to keep you forever" Daniel to daddy.
"You're a good cuddler, daddy"
"You're a super mummy"

We've been ransacked! Wait, it's the children

Painting the pirate ship

Leila it's cold outside