International Cat Rescue

This morning Isla went on a climbing expedition to discover the new heights of Our House, ably assisted by Chief Expedition Officer Daddy. Once at the summit of Our House, the explorers investigated the bathroom cupboard and shower tray before heading back down.

We all went to choose some carpet....

....where Isla was given a packet of Haribo sweets by the carpet shop man (not to be consumed by Isla for a couple of years at least and safely kept in my car in the mean time.....!). We all felt very pleased with deciding on carpet and lino so quickly and so treated ourselves to lunch at the local farm shop, where Isla also got to look at some tractors.

Then it was nap time.

During naptime, an International Incident occurred. 

While Andrew was prepping and painting in the loft, Charlie was spotted on the scaffolding! He had climbed out of the loft window, slid down the slates and become trapped. Silly boy.

 We tried placing a plank on the slates for him to grip to and walk up but by that stage he couldn't really be bothered, even after being offered some treats! So he had to be rescued (look away now Margaret!)

And was finally safe again, just as a thunderstorm started!

A new competitor entered the Block Building Championships held again in the living room arena:

Harry also enjoyed preparing refreshments for his little brother and dad, and everyone, with Isla's picnic set:

Archie wanted to take part in the refreshments and so went off for some milk from his mum after realising that unfortunately his uncle didn't have any for him!

There was time left in the day for some cat dancing, much to Isla's delight, before bed!

Block Building Championships

Isla and I visited Bath today. We had a mid morning snack amongst the tourists, guitar playing buskers and human statues outside the Abbey when it was quite warm and fairly summery. Then it suddenly became Autumnal and tipped down! One of us was fine in the buggy, the other one got soaked!!

After rushing back home to let a painter in and have a lovely nap, the World Block Tower Building Championships started in the living room arena.

The first tower was going so well...... but alas

it fell down.

The second tower almost beat the world record height....

But again it fell down......!

The spectators were excited about the competition

 

.....the main contestant decided to try a new strategy

which stunned the judges

....and finally the winner adopted a new stance to obtain the world record in block building!!!

The prize was a yoghurt for dessert that evening... yum yum yum

Funky Thursday

Isla enjoyed playing at a friend's house in the village this morning along with some other toddlers. She loved trying out their rocking horse (with fluffy mane!) as well as a ride on car. After lunch and nap we finished baking 'broccoli nuggets' and played in the garden!

The broccoli nuggets (small broccoli and cheese muffins) went down reasonably well.........until Isla realised they weren't meat and signed 'chicken' by flapping her arms to tell me what she really wanted to be eating this evening! However it was pork chops tonight, which she ate every last piece of.

A Trip to the Park

To escape the various workmen in our house after having to stay in all morning, we went to find some 'neigh neighs' in the nearby fields and found a lovely brown one and a lovely white one. Isla thought it was hilarious when they blew horsey-style raspberries at us!

We had a picnic lunch, with Monty trying to steal ham from our plates at every opportunity, and had to use the parasol to shelter from little rain showers

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 We visited the park in town, where Isla enjoyed the toddler climbing frame, a flower telephone, and a toy 'tractor' (a jeep) as well as sampling her second ever Mr Whippy ice cream.

New words of the day: 'quack' and 'cup'!!!!  New joke of the day: burping and then saying it was daddy even though he was still at work.