Thursday

We went to Kingston Park in Woodbridge for a play and picnic with some of Molly's classmates. It was a lovely day, although a little too hot for my liking. It was nice to sit and have some adult conversation with the mums while the children played. The park is always popular and it was quite difficult to constantly keep an eye on both children. We got home about 3pm, all very hot and tired but we'd had a good day.

Friday

I decided we'd stay at home today and have a quiet day as we'd had a busy week and have a busy couple of weeks coming up. Kelly came over for a quick chat. As usual Charlie was inquisitive and wouldn't leave us alone. Kelly must be well aware by now that the old adage of never working with children is true where my son is concerned!

After Kelly left we popped next door to see Grandma. She was biking to Kesgrave to meet up with my sister in law and her children so we joined her. Molly and Charlie then spent most of the day next door with the family so I had some time to myself. Late afternoon they took Charlie for a walk to Woodbridge while Molly and I stayed at home. We painted some paper plates, some yellow, some red and marked noughts and crosses on the back. We then marked out the patio slabs with chalk and we have a (budget) giant garden version of connect 4 and noughts & crosses. The idea came from a friend of mine and Molly loved making it. We got covered in paint but had great fun. It just shows that we don't need to spend a fortune to occupy the children.

I'm really looking forward to tomorrow. Molly has a swim birthday party to go to in the morning and then we'll be going to Ipswich Regent to watch the Milkshake Live show. I'm just a big child at heart and will probably enjoy it more than the children!!