How smart am I?

Granny ironed it for me specially

Do you like Pops' hat?

If you're happy and you know it..........

that has been the theme for the weekend.  Rufus has been staying with us this weekend while his parents had a well earned rest; actually they went to a wedding in Cumbria and we had the pleasure of our young man. We had forgotten just how exhausting a 13 month old child can be, but so much fun too. 

The weekend started on Friday when it was my usual week for looking after him.  I picked him up and dropped his mum off at work.  We drove home, a new experience for me, as first time alone in the car, luckily he dropped off to sleep, so you tend to forget they are there.  First stop before home was to do the weekly shop in Tesco where he charmed all the assistants, he was very good, no fuss just sat happily in the shopping cart. We did the usual things when we got in, unpacked, went to the park, made lunch, sat and looked at some books, the day passed.  Aunty Rachel came for dinner and Pops was very pleased to be clapped in by Rufus - its his new trick, he claps at everything.

Bath time and bed went well and he slept until 6:15am on Saturday - we had been awake since 4:30!!

Watching Cbeebies on the laptop with Pops

The boys were reduced to my magazines - well you have to get them interested in crafts at an early age

It rained for most of Saturday. Aunty Rachel came to stay over so there was plenty of help amusing the small boy. The garden room came into its own, it makes being indoors so much more fun and not like being in the house. We did manage to get to the park for a while - the child is fearless, Pops is not used to this!!

Another bath and bedtime went fine, can you believe that 3 adults could feel so shattered! Nothing a large drink didn't put right.

And so to Sunday. An earlier start 5:20am - how tired do we look?  We took him home at lunchtime. I admit to feeling very sad as I packed his little bag.  We were pleased that we handed him back in one piece, the responsibility of someone elses child is immense and I don't think we would ever take that for granted. We enjoyed our time with Rufus, I think he enjoyed it too. 

We've had lots of cuddles and that little face just breaks your heart no matter how tired you are 

Lets do lunch

Rufus came today, his mum went to meet friends for lunch in Grantchester and Rufus and I spent some time together.

Read a new book

Discussed the route to France and looked through the guide book

Played with my toys

Pops came home and I had a shoulder ride

Mum came back.............. get off

Mummy went to work

I teased Penny or Aggy as I call her

Read a couple of books

Played in my tent

Played hide and seek and put lots of finger marks on Mummy's windows

Did a bit of carpentry

Found the hose and played with my squeeky chicks

Weekend round up

Another busy weekend, though not quite over yet.

Friday evening we helped our friend Colin celebrate his 60th birthday, dinner at Old Fire Engine House at Ely.

Saturday - we spent the day working on the garden room.  The rest of the outside painting has been completed and the new guttering is on. The brickwork has been painted with black bitumous paint.  All the new wood on the replaced base plate has been painted inside, so a productive day.  Again, Rachel helped us out, she comes in real handy for the high bits, being so tall.  Saturday evening we went up to Stamford to babysit Rufus while his mum and dad had a well earned evening out with their friends, we had curry takeway which was very good.

Sunday - up early listening to Rufus chatting in his cot!  We spent the morning playing, amazing what fun you can have with a garden trug and some plastic balls.  He really is getting about now, starting to walk along the furniture, crawling all over the place though he gets around much quicker with his trousers off.  His hair is growing too, and is coming through the same lovely strawberry blonde as his mum, he really is our Rufus the Red.

We came home just before lunch to get on with some work, but to be honest I can't get up any enthusiasm for it now. Maybe later, or then again I may just curl up on the sofa with my knitting.

Rufus comes to Granny's house..... again

Rufus and his mum are staying for a few days.  We had a lovely day - been shopping, out for lunch, walk in  the sunshine, to the swings.  Mummy and Aunty Rachel are out for the evening - cinema and dinner. We got to do tea/bath and bedtime, its went like a dream, tea eaten well, bathtime fun, and into bed, can't believe it went so well especially as I had to give him a bottle, maybe the fact that he didn't sleep too much during the day, but no grizzles, so I'm really chuffed.

we cleaned the floor

he even got to beat Pops up

Babysitting......

last night I got to babysit our little man.  He was very good, went to bed, slept the whole evening.  Then kept his Mum awake all night. I took ear plugs!!  Anyway I got to spend the day today with him.  We did some jobs for his Mum, then we went to the market.  Lots of old ladies stopped to admire him, I was very proud, especially when 2 ladies thought he was mine!!!!!  I guess their eye sight wasn't so good.  Anyway he was in a very good mood so I got loads to pictures of him, 40 actually, but I won't show you them all!!

I can't believe he is now 6 weeks old.  He's starting to really take interest, we even played peek a boo, hence the smiling face.  His Daddy had his 30th birthday yesterday, hence the reason for the babysit.