2012: Week 31

Saturday 28 July

We said goodbye to the Lake District, Mum, Dad and Jen today.  Daisy had a lovely week (so did Mummy, with four other adults to entertain Daisy) and was sorry to say goodbye, particularly to Auntie Jen.

Sunday 29 July

Daisy has developed a liking for climbing into my bed while I'm drying my hair in the morning.  Usually we sing the Sleeping Bunnies song where she gets up and jumps around half-way through, but this morning she was still quite tired, asked for her bedtime toys, and lay like this until I'd finished my hair.

Monday 30 July

This is the middle of the day, but she's naked because we spent all morning in the garden digging up potatoes and playing in the sandpit (which was very wet as the lid isn't a perfect fit and it poured down overnight). While I was making lunch (baked potatoes, naturally), she sat on the kitchen counter and practised her tea-drinking technique.  Just need to extend that pinky and she'll have it sorted :).

Tuesday 31 July
 

Breakthrough! After loving her first foray into playground equipment last summer, Daisy has had a distinctly different reaction this year, in particular to the swings.  There have only been a handful of times that she's wanted to go on them, and that's usually when she sees other kids her age enjoying themselves on them.  The power of peer pressure :). Today I was surprised when she actually asked to go on the swings, and positively astounded when she stayed there for almost 20 minutes, asking me to push her higher and higher! In fact, she only got off the swing because I was desperate for the loo...

Wednesday 1 August

I didn't take too many pictures this week but today I received the ones that Jen and Mum had taken last week on holiday. This is slightly out of focus but I love it.  It was taken last Wednesday in Ambleside, in front of the famous House on the Bridge.

Thursday 2 August

Daisy went to nursery today, enabling me to get the last of the laundry done from our week away. She still wasn't keen to go there this morning, and cried when I left her, but as usual, was fine within a couple of minutes. After I picked her up she seemed in a fairly good mood so we had a mini photo-shoot and this is one of my favourites.

Friday 3 August

Jon and I were remarking how long Daisy's hair is getting and that it would probably go into one ponytail, so I tried it after bath time. All she needs now is a tutu. I have one upstairs (remember the skirt you found at Ross, Keri, when we stayed with you?), but she'd probably be very reluctant to wear it. I might give it a try if she's in a good mood one day, though.  You never know... :).