The thing about the six week summer holiday, when I was a child it lasted forever, and when September finally came around it felt like an age since we were last in school.

Now that I have my own little girl at school it ended too quickly.  I know that there are always the ‘I can’t wait for them to go back to school’ comments but after 4 years of just the two of us sending her off to school last year was such a shock and it was so nice to reconnect. Things are different now of course, she has a little brother, but we still managed to have some good adventures.

Ted and I are having a pretty chilled week this week.  A lot of the groups that I would take him to don’t get going again until next week and the weather is somewhat hit and miss, but we have managed to get out to the park a couple of times as well as nursery rhymes at the library.  We’re so lucky to live in an area where there are plenty of good parks to go for a walk and a play which means we aren’t just stuck going to the same place every time we want to get out.  I have been favouring a particular park this summer though, centred around a lake, with a river running through and a more natural play area it’s so peaceful there and reminds me of my childhood and playing in the fields and by the brook behind our houses.

I had intended to let Ted have a bit of a wriggle around, maybe have a look at the ducks and play with some leaves and things but in true baby fashion he fell asleep in the car on the way there, didn’t wake when I transferred him to the pram, snoozed the whole way round and then promptly woke up screaming as we drove back out of the car park!  Still I enjoyed my walk and it’s always a huge win when Ted naps in the day.

 

Anyway that’s all from me today.

 

Ann xx