Princess Bedroom..

Well its been a long time coming but i have finally given Emily a bedroom to be proud of!

She has spent the last 4 years in a magnolia bedroom with wall stickers dotted about to try and make it a little more girly but after snapping up a bargain at the carpet shop and a gorgeous pink carpet it just had to be done!

I painted her walls pink, bought her a new duvet cover, some gorgeous blossom wall stickers and a new lampshade and Emily loves it!

 (I snook in to take these pictures while she was in bed asleep hehe)

Bored!

Emily doesnt feel like she has done much this weekend so working on the indoor paddling pool concept i decided to bring the sandpit indoors hehe

I love these little girls so much

I dont care if my house is all mismatched and i have the odd stain on the carpet and hand prints on the walls.  I will save up for nice new things when my girls are grown up, things arnt important to me, memories are priceless!

Emilyloved it when i put the beads and glitter in! 

Fersificate!

Today when i dropped Emily at school Mrs Dainton asked me if i could try and make it to mentions assembly at 3pm to see Emily.  I had never heard of it before but apparently every Friday afternoon the children hold an assembly and any children who have earned a certificate during the week are presented with it in front of the entire school who then give them a big round of applause and parents are welcome to attend.

So me and Nanna went up at 3pm and sat at the back and watched the children file in.  Emily had no idea we was at the back of the room.  The kids all sing "walking on sunshine" together which is just adorable and Emily was called to the front with some other children out of her class.

Mr Waft presented Emily with her Certificate for working so hard and settling in so well with the other children it is as if she has been there since September.  She stood there beaming as Mr Waft asked the other children "shall we keep her?" and the children all shouted "Yes!" he then asked Emily if she would like to stay and she laughed and nodded so he asked her if she wanted to sleep there and all the kids started laughing as she shook her head and giggled.  As she was taking her seat again she noticed us as the back and gave us a beaming smile and waved.

It was just so lovely to see the difference in her at this school.  She was so relaxed and happy and comfortable which made me so happy i moved her schools!

Emilys 5th Birthday

This year Emilys birthday fell on a Wednesday so the poor little love had to get up and go to school.  We made an early start so she could open a few presents before she had to be whisked off to school and when she got home we did the rest of her presents and just had a few sandwiches and the usual visitors and booked a real party for her on the Saturday.

 I booked an inflatable assault course at Lightwaves Leisure Centre and to be honest i wasnt expecting it to be up to much, maybe a small bouncy castle with a slide attached or something so imagine our delight when we arrived to set up and saw the caretaker inflating this beauty!!

It took over half of the sports hall and was amazing fun!  I was so pleased that all Emilys friends turned up that had been invited.  There was a good mix of kids from The Mount and Kirkhamgate and Alisha and Rhianna came too.  Everyone got on famously, the mums were kicking their shoes off and joining in, as were the big lads who also helped out the little ones if they got stuck. 

 Emily had an amazing time.  Everyone commented on what a great idea it was and by the time the kids had an hour on it they were worn out and ready for refreshments.

 Andrea made a beautiful cake which was huge and more than enough to go round the horde of kids.  Mum, Marie, Shell, Auntie Sylvia, Andrea and Celia all mucked in and helped to set out the buffett while i entertained everyone in the sports hall.  We had provided enough food for all the parents to eat and taken tea and coffee makings whcih went down a storm.

 Everyone had something to eat and there was just a good amount left over to know that everyone was full. It was a perfect day from start to finish, i couldnt have pulled it off without my amazing family!

A great triumph!

Happy New Year!

This year we had a bit of a more laid back party.  Emily and Hannah love getting dressed up and having a dance and took over the living room dance floor.

 Hannah was break dancing and forcing the grown ups to join in the fun.

They both really enjoyed themselves and managed to keep going till just before midnight. Emily was so tired bless her, she had just dropped off on the setee just before the bells and was woken up by all the commotion and managed to join in for old lang syne.

We played Bingo and Pictionary and had a quiz game. Emily helped Nan & Grandad with a few questions on cartoon characters and was really pleased to be helpful and she also joined in on the girls team for pictionary and played Bingo with the grown ups and managed to find most of her own numbers and kept up and she even won a prize for 2 lines!!

After we sang the new year in we went to join the neighbours out on the street for the customary hugs kisses and to watch the fireworks go up.  I had bought the kids some fire snaps to throw on the paths and walls which kept them all happy, even the big kids.

Happy New Year!!