Advent Calendar

George is having his advent presents in one of these little houses. He loves it already but has been impressively restrained about touching it before December starts - and he hasn't even messed too much with Mummy's and Daddy's calendars either. Finding 24 tiny presents to fit into these drawers has been a challenge, but hopefully he will enjoy opening them - as well as the two chocolate Thomas the Tank Engine calendars he also has.

Day Out

Grandad Ron is visiting for the weekend so today we headed into town for a visit to the Natural History Museum. George enjoyed the moving dinosaurs and anything with buttons to press, but the real highlight of the day for him was the visit to Yo Sushi! on the way back home.

Once again he ate lots of expensive raw fish, and also found space for two plates of Doriyaki (pancakes with custard filling and raspberry sauce).

He's a Little Princess

The tiara look seems to really suit him!

Bonfire Night

Bonfire Night party at Sarah and Lynn's. Plenty of hotdogs and potatoes. George and I made tomato spirals which were re-christened Catherine Wheels for the occasion, and also adapted Easter Nests to become little bonfires with Jelly Baby Guys on top! All gratifyingly popular with adults and children alike! All the children enjoyed sparklers, and we couldn't let George be left out.

Hallowe'en Pumpkins

George and I kicked off the Hallowe'en celebrations with funky fingernails, courtesy of Lynn. He managed to stay still long enough to get his thumbnails done, and they lasted until he had a bath!

This was the best photo I could get to use as Hallowe'en greetings - taken on our last trip of the year to Chessington:

On the day itself we went to a small gathering with George's little friend Amy, had hotdogs and cakes, and sat around a big fire. George and Amy tried to outdo each other, taking it in turns to sing songs. (Too dark for photos).

Bedtime Story

At bedtime, George has three books read to him, then maybe a few songs, and Daddy recently started a trend of telling him a story about a little boy called George. George loves these stories and normally asks for one before he goes to sleep.

Tonight I told him a story, then when he asked for another one I asked him to tell me a story instead. This is how it went (with some prompting from me along the lines of "then what happened?" and "what did you buy?")

"One day there was a little boat. It went on the water to Pirate Island. There was a shopping trolley there. I took it to the shop and bought a duck and some potato waffles and a football. I paid for them and took them home. The End."

Running and Sushi

Daddy was running again today, this time the Royal Parks Half Marathon. Mummy and George spent the time hanging out in Hyde Park, blagging free stuff from the food stalls and playing in the playground. We also made a sign to encourage Daddy, and we found him at about mile 6 to show it to him.

After the run we staggered back to Victoria Station for the train home, and stopped there to visit Yo! Sushi. George ate loads - including most of Mummy's Nigiri (rice topped with raw fish). This boy has expensive taste - that's a big slice of salmon he is stuffing into his mouth. He also liked the tuna one, but fortunately he wasn't so keen on the prawn - which is just as well because Mummy really hates to share her prawns!