Pirate and Lego Crazy

Last really warm day I am sure so a bit of backyard football.

Sorry about the crazy font changing last post. I wasn't yelling the last part of it, I thought I got the right one and didn't have time to change it. Started off the weekend with a grown up dinner on Friday night where we got the kids to bed early then friends from Australia the lovely Miss F and Mr M brought some great fresh wine and we ate, drank and chatted the night away. The deep rain hole that was forecast for us on the weekend didn't come until yesterday (when I decided to do the gocery shopping on the bike...but that is another story) so we enjoyed the sun and went into town and to the zoo. Even though it wasn't raining it was cold and we were underdressed so have offically embarked on "take a parka everywhere" month.

The trip to town was to let the kids spend their pocket money at the most wonderful toy shop in the world (will take camera next time). The Monkey wanted a pirate eye patch (as it is the only pirate thing really hard to make from paper) and the Bear whose toy tastes are increasing had his eye on some robot lego. The Mouse was just happy to come along for the ride in the toy tram. After the obligatory toilet stops whilst in the toy shop (this is a paternal family trait) and the loss of the Monkey whilst I was taking the Bear to the loo which resulted in a very flustered father and a very upset girl for the couple of minutes she was alone we got all the requirements and just enjoyed the lovely shop, except the Monkey who was so shaken up she just kept saying "can we go home now". Then of course there was the much more boring search of trousers and winter shoes.

Matt now to be know as Herr Fitz as it is much more dignified and better suited to someone who received a excellent book review has become "the outdoor type". In the beginning he faked a liking of the outdoors to get the girl but after a Sunday where he voluntarily took the Bear to the pool as he has started swimming alone and really wanted to practice then met the Monkey, Mouse and myself at the zoo he has regained the title. Somehow the Monkey has turned into a princess loving horsey girl (with a good dose of pirate still there) and has been quite desperate to ride her bike to the zoo. So we combined all her likes and went to the zoo and saw a Baroque horse show ie two girls in princess dresses riding around the ring. She loved it and was tapping her foot to the music whilst the Bear was stating it was a bit "girlish". The Mouse just loves climbing the rock stairs at the zoo and running around after the big kids. A very relaxing day that of course included a large serve of hot chips and mayonaise.

Now to much more mundane things like sweeping the pencil shavings off the floor and washing up. Hoping all our lovely folk had a good weekend too.