YIPPEEEEEE!!!!!

I have had a GREAT day! It started out with a paddy from Robert and me thinking "Oh No, not another day of screaming!" BUT it went quite the opposite.

Richard started playschool (Kindergarten) and although I left him there screaming they got him quiet after 10 minutes and when I went to pick him up at 11am, I managed to speak to the girls without being seen by him or Robert and they said he was doing great, so we agreed that I would sneak away again and pick him up together with Robert at 12!! How is that for a first day! When Robert started, he escaped and was half way home when they caught up with him, and Richard seemed to have quite enjoyed himself. He told me "I cried for Mummy", but he also told me "Gaby read a story, it good!" So cute! And such a relief - but I shouldn't jump too much for joy yet, he might not want to go for a second day in a row!

In the afternoon, Robert went shopping! He had 10 Euros from Nanna, for having learnt how to keep his mouth shut when chewing (now doesn't that sound funny when it is writing! But we had to make it a good thing to do, so that it can now become a brilliant habit! Anyway, off we went with his 10 Euros to the toy shop, for - guess what - YEP yet another jigsaw! This one has 3 puzzles with 49 pieces of Tractors! He's a real little boy! He is so proud of it. And Richard spent his 1 Euro from Nanna on a book all about what goes on on a road. He read it in the car all the way home and carried around until bedtime, so he was very pleased too!
On the way home from the shops we went to a playground (again) this was in a different village this time though, so it was all new to them. The weather was so warm, we didn't have hats on, that made a pleasant change. Once back home we of course had to do our new jigsaw. Quite difficult (the box did say 5+ and Robert is only 3,5!) but he did most of it on his own. And even Richard managed to get quite a bit of one together!

They are tucked up in bed now, and I have just checked my emails for the hundreth time today. And YES I MADE it to ROUND 4 of the JFTSOI CT Contest! Yippee! (Can you see me doing my happy dance!) - I know everyone made it, but I am still excited about it. AND its LIZ's kit (Handle with Care) and I LOVE her kits. All I have to do now is find the perfect pictures and of course a perfect layout!

I did a layout at lunchtime whilst the kids were having their snooze, I will post it later.
So all in all a very good day (with a couple of unnecessay paddies from Robert, oh and one just before bedtime from Richard, but they bounced off of me today!)

Credits:
Rumble Boy - Rosemade Designs

Oh, I forgot to tell you about yesterday, that was a lovely day too, we went to visit my parents and there saw my cousin Heather and her fiancé Joe, who are here for a few days. We all went on a walk to the "little house in the woods" for a drink and who would have guessed a play on the playground. Well poor little Richard. He thought it was a great idea. But silly Mummy should have taken the pram, we had his Bobby car with us, and he rode it, but his legs got tired so he walked, then he wanted to be carried, it took us forever to get there. But going back. First he had a piggy back, then a carry, then he walked 5m, then he sat down on his Bobby car.
Finally my Dad took his camera strap off the camera fixed it to the Bobby car and we pulled him. Then he had another walk and a carry! Needless to say he slept well! I'll put a picture on here when I get downstairs. Canon will be pleased to know just how much weight their straps can pull!!!


Oh here are a couple of playground pictures from Saturday! Got about 98 more but that would be a bit much for on here!

Robert the next David Beckham

Richard and me

Bye 4 now

PS: We all made it to round 4 of the contest, cause 3 people dropped out. They didn't say why, but I had noticed that, I was busy watching the competition!