Christmas Day

Christmas Day was very exciting. I learnt several new words including "another", as in "another present!". I even remembered "please" on occasions.

The most exciting part was my new baby. Here you see me giving her the first of several breakfasts she had that morning. Cornflakes and Crispies, I think it was.

Another of my presents, a book about Little Owl, had flown all the way over from Canada. Thank you Aunty Aileen!


And then Mummy cooked us all a beautiful Christmas Dinner. What you are looking at was just the Appertiser! 

Christmas - the warm up

Daddy had a long Christmas holiday. Two whole weeks to spend with me. He broke up on the Tuesday before Christmas, so on the Wednesday we went to a German market. They'd brought it all the way over to where near we lived, because they know I don't like flying yet.


Later that week, our friends Lynn and Harry visited, and they brought us lots of presents. I was given an iron and an ironing board so that I can help mummy. Here you see me finding out what it's like being a Christmas Present.


On Sunday we went to Nana and Grandad's. Nana cooked us all a nice dinner (I ate loads of sprouts - way more than Daddy!), and then I sat on her lap to open my present.

That night as Mummy put me to bed, I told her "Me Sleeping. Ho Ho come. Presents for Me!" 

Practising for Christmas

You only get one second Christmas, so it is important to make it a good one. I have been practising getting into the Christmas spirit, and also into my fairy outfit, which is considerably more difficult. Christmas spririt fits me better I think.

I have also begun wishing people a "Merry Christmas" and a "Happy new Year". And they wish me one in return. So that's all hunky dorey. 

Anticipation

Dad snapped this shot of me whilst I was waiting for something.


Something delicious! 

Bouncing

Some people belive that beds are a good place to sleep. How mistaken they are. Beds are for bouncing!

We have a bit of a tradition in our family, stretching back over several generations, of the sunday afternoon bed-bounce. I do the energetic bit, and Mummy and Granny flap up and down the edge of the bed saying "don't fall". As if I would- silly thing to do. 

Autumn Leaves

Doesn't Autumn make you excited? 

Swinging

 

Encouragement

As you know, I am endevouring to bring up my parents as well as I can. I subscribe to the school of thought that says that there is nothing wrong with lavishing praise for even small achievements.

Consequently, when daddy managed to tap out "Baa, Baa Black Sheep" on my xylophone the other day, I rewarded him with a hearty "Well done"!

Encouragement

As you know, I am endevouring to bring up my parents as well as I can. I subscribe to the school of thought that says that there is nothing wrong with lavishing praise for even small achievements.

Consequently, when daddy managed to tap out "Baa, Baa Black Sheep" on my xylophone the other day, I rewarded him with a hearty "Well done"!

Living out of a suitcase

I have been living out of a suitcase for the last couple of days. As you can see, I managed to cram in all the essentials: teapot, cups, donuts, stethoscope, mobile phone, building blocks (you never know when you might be called upon to build Babel Mark II).


The purpose of our visit was to see my Great Great Aunty Joan. I think I rather surprised her.


We also managed a bit of sightseeing as well - here you see me patrolling the grounds of Bolton Abbey.

Thinking

From Squiggler

Mummy flying

Mummy hasn't got wings, so she has to use a trampoline when she wants to fly. 

Breakfast

There's nothing like having the whole family sit down together for breakfast. 

Feeling Bouncy

Me and Daddy on a Trampoline.

Daddy on a Trampoline is a sight, I can tell you.

Congestion

Yes, I have had a bit of a snuffly nose, but I'm not talking about that kind of congestion.

The other day I set off shopping, as I do many times in an afternoon. But I soon returned from the shop (if you don't know better, it looks like a shed at the bottom of our garden) empty handed.

"No Milk", I informed Mummy.

"Why couldn't you get any Milk?" she asked.

"No parking space!", I sighed.

On a walk

We went on our annual visit to the Arboretum today, with Nana and Grandad. I had lots of fun running around and kicking the leaves. 

Learning my Apple Baby Cat

I started learning my letters a few weeks ago. Most people like to start at the beginning of the alphabet. But why be conventional? I decided to start with W. I think its the most interesting sounding letter. It made me giggle the first time Daddy said it, and showed me in my Yak-Yak book (that's what I call it - every letter has its animal).

Then I learnt Em for Mouse (or Mummy), and Ecks for Fox (I think they cheated a bit with that one. Didn't they know about the Xerus?).

My favourite game to play with Daddy was pointing to the letters and getting him to say them. Then I discovered that he knew a song about them. So I added a new command to my vocabulary: "Sing!".

The other day, Granny bought me a new toy. It's a big picture with the letters on, and when I press them, it speaks them out for me. I think that's called cheating, Daddy!

Girl in Training

I pick up my little purple shopping basket and walk into the kitchen where Mummy is doing the washing up.

"Bye, Bye", I say.

Mummy turns to look at me.

"Shopping", I explain. "Milk".

I hold out my hand. "Money?"

In the Dark

I've recently discovered these amazing things called lightswitches. Don't you know what a lightswitch is? It's a button for turning the dark off.

Recently the sun has been too lazy to get out of bed in the morning - I think it must be a little bit cold, like me. So when Mummy comes into my room, the place is full of dark. "Dark", I say to Mummy, and she agrees, and presses the magic button. Then all the dark runs away, and hides under the bed, and under my cot.

Think pink