Puddles

Yesterday, we went back to Tumble Tots and had a great time. Isla got a sticker. On our way back to the car, she discovered some of the delights of Autumn for the first time: fallen leaves and puddles.

Finally we have no workmen in our house so we could begin sorting out and getting back to normal, with a short interlude to attend Baby Dancing. Isla was given her second sticker of the week (a little red star.... can you spot it?!!)

She was very excited when she woke from her nap to discover all of her books arranged on a shelf at last, and could easily find the Ticklemonster book and Monkey Puzzle.......oh and then Pop Up Dear Zoo, of course, and Pop Up Spot. And then Alphabet with the sticky octopus legs and wiggling warthog head. We fixed the books with broken flaps that had occured through overzealous reading, before reading some of them.

Dodging rain showers, we went to investigate puddles and try out Isla's welly boots. It was her first walk all the way to the Post Office. It wasn't our quickest journey ever as it inevitably involved us stopping to admire each car, bus, person, leaf, stone, twig, bird, dog, aeroplane, puddle, shop, plant, etc.  that we saw. No tractors this afternoon. On our way home, Isla knew when we passed the hill that led to the horses and desperately wanted to take this extended route back. So we went to visit the horses, who came across to the gate to greet us! Also saw some calves on the way back and found some nice big puddles for the final welly test of the day.