Well. What a wet and cold March and April we've had! In some ways, there isn't much report. In other ways, there are quite a few nice days out to share from when the sun popped his hat on and came out to play!
Firstly, Mamma, Kez and I grabbed an unusual day of sun at the very end of Feb and toddled off to some local swings. It was a lovely sunny day and we had a lovely time just chilling. Rather foolishly we thought this meant that the weather was on the turn for better days ... oh how wrong we were!
Kezia brought us our first ray of March sunshine by performing in her ballet lesson. Unfortunately, Mr Morris had just had his foot operated upon, so the lesson was run by another lady. To say it was organised chaos would be an understatement! It really does make you appreciate just how ordered Mr Maurice keeps the girls and also reinforced for me that Kezia was at the right ballet school. At the end of the lesson, Mr Maurice came back to the fore to show us parents what the girls had done as part of their second ballet exam. You may remember that just a few months ago Kezia passed her first ballet exam with a merit. Well, this time it was disco. Mr Maurice very proudly handed me her certificate and informed me, with a knowing nod, that not many girls had achieved the pass rate that Kezia had ... watch on to discover more!
April saw some days of sun for us, although it has mainly been on the chilly side. No more snow though! Hurrah! Never thought I would feel as though I didn't want anymore snow, but when it was still blowing a blizzard in the month of March, enough was enough!
At the beginning of April, Kez and I toddled over to see my grandparents and then zipped over to Emberton Park to feed the ducks and have a go on their playground. Grum had packed us a delicious picnic and supplied lots of breadcrumbs for the ducks. I'm not sure how much bread the ducks got, as Kezia's shoes were fairly filled with it all by the time she had finished! A hearty lunch and good duck feeding session proved to be too much for poor old Grandpa, so he had a nap in the car whilst Grum and I played with Kez.
This adventure was shortly followed by a trip to Waddeston Manor to meet up with Uncle David and Anna. We had a lovely time. We walked 'round the gardens, and played hide n seek, what's the time Mr Wolf and tag. We also found some adventure playground bits that we didn't know were there and it turns out that no one in our group fitted into the age categories specified! Not that we paid that any attention. After all, in true pirate style, these things are not so much code as guidelines!
At the very end of April, dearest mamma and pops went off on a cruise of the Fjords. All very well for some, you may say! Whilst they were away, Chance and I organised for Kezia to have an early 4th birthday present ...
As mamma and pops were away for mamma's birthday, we had a belated celebration when they returned home. One day we met up with David and Anna, and then us Hoopers threw a little party for mum at the weekend.
Next on the blog: Kezia's 4th Birthday ... but don't worry folks. She's told me that she's not grown up yet. She's still just a short four, and won't be going to school and until she's a grown up four.
Firstly, Mamma, Kez and I grabbed an unusual day of sun at the very end of Feb and toddled off to some local swings. It was a lovely sunny day and we had a lovely time just chilling. Rather foolishly we thought this meant that the weather was on the turn for better days ... oh how wrong we were!
Kezia brought us our first ray of March sunshine by performing in her ballet lesson. Unfortunately, Mr Morris had just had his foot operated upon, so the lesson was run by another lady. To say it was organised chaos would be an understatement! It really does make you appreciate just how ordered Mr Maurice keeps the girls and also reinforced for me that Kezia was at the right ballet school. At the end of the lesson, Mr Maurice came back to the fore to show us parents what the girls had done as part of their second ballet exam. You may remember that just a few months ago Kezia passed her first ballet exam with a merit. Well, this time it was disco. Mr Maurice very proudly handed me her certificate and informed me, with a knowing nod, that not many girls had achieved the pass rate that Kezia had ... watch on to discover more!
April saw some days of sun for us, although it has mainly been on the chilly side. No more snow though! Hurrah! Never thought I would feel as though I didn't want anymore snow, but when it was still blowing a blizzard in the month of March, enough was enough!
At the beginning of April, Kez and I toddled over to see my grandparents and then zipped over to Emberton Park to feed the ducks and have a go on their playground. Grum had packed us a delicious picnic and supplied lots of breadcrumbs for the ducks. I'm not sure how much bread the ducks got, as Kezia's shoes were fairly filled with it all by the time she had finished! A hearty lunch and good duck feeding session proved to be too much for poor old Grandpa, so he had a nap in the car whilst Grum and I played with Kez.
This adventure was shortly followed by a trip to Waddeston Manor to meet up with Uncle David and Anna. We had a lovely time. We walked 'round the gardens, and played hide n seek, what's the time Mr Wolf and tag. We also found some adventure playground bits that we didn't know were there and it turns out that no one in our group fitted into the age categories specified! Not that we paid that any attention. After all, in true pirate style, these things are not so much code as guidelines!
At the very end of April, dearest mamma and pops went off on a cruise of the Fjords. All very well for some, you may say! Whilst they were away, Chance and I organised for Kezia to have an early 4th birthday present ...
Yes, you guessed it. We got her a 9 week old Siberian Husky puppy called Star. And he truly lives up to his name. In the three weeks that we've had him he can already sit to command, give his paw, fetch, drop, stay and is fully housebroken. Kezia and he are bonding at a great rate of knots and she totally adores him.
As mamma and pops were away for mamma's birthday, we had a belated celebration when they returned home. One day we met up with David and Anna, and then us Hoopers threw a little party for mum at the weekend.
Next on the blog: Kezia's 4th Birthday ... but don't worry folks. She's told me that she's not grown up yet. She's still just a short four, and won't be going to school and until she's a grown up four.
