Half term!

And it came around so quickly, I swear they only went back to school from Christmas a few weeks before. I dread half terms with both of the boys off school together, both fighting for my attention at the same time. Who shouts the loudest they think wins.... Well not anymore, we set ground rules, for the first time ever.

Then Sunday night get the best text message a mum could ever receive... it was from my mummy wanting to take the eldest grandchild for the week on Tuesday, oh how could I possibly turn down such a great offer, only having to deal with just one of them for the week, it would be great, so the reply, he cant wait he's packing his bag right now was sent.

So Tuesday morning came and Nana came and picked up monkey until the weekend, so just the little one to keep occupied now, which is a challenge in it self. We were waiting in for the chimney people to come and fix our fire, and what a surprise just before they were suppose to be coming they cancelled! Well waiting in for them to come had made little one stressy so time for a nice walk with the dog. As we live in the countryside there are lovely walks all over, so off we went down the lanes, little one holding the dog lead and jumping in every puddle he could find.

Wednesday, it was a horrible wet day, we drove to the local soft play, which was heaving so didn't even attempt to go in and little one was fast asleep in the car, so I quickly nipped into the aldl to get a few bits (daddy was in the car with him) and off home for a boring day.

Thursday the weather was much better we headed off to the beach for the morning. Dog in toe. Patchy doesn't do water at the best of times, but he was running after the waves, but as he's a little one he got wet and didn't want to go back in the sea, just running along on the stones next to me, while little one was walking on the pebbles trying not to slide down the slope. Patchy and little one both fell asleep in the car on the way home, so sea air definitely knocked them both out.

Friday, little one and I went to buy monkey some trainers which he had wanted for ages so we went and got him them, they now have matching trainers even thought they are 5 years apart in age, little one picked them out for him. Then in the afternoon we took patchy for a walk down the lanes again, which involved little one getting drenched by every little bit of water he saw he wanted to jump in! and as the lanes where narrow and windey he had to keep in loads which he didn't like, then he comes across a massive flood in the field, thank god the gate is locked, thinking he is still following me, turn around to see him climbing the gate to the field! No, so quickly run and grab him much to his disappointment and on we go with our walk until his little legs decide he cant walk anymore so we turn back and make our way home, but he still wants to jump in all the puddles!! Nice hot bath soon as we get in, and early tea for in the morning little one will be reunited with his partner in crime monkey!!