Another Nature Walk!

Little 'C' did so well on our last nature walk we thought we would go out again but without a buggy for him! Baby 'A' was with us today too.

Off we go!!

First up a bit of tree climbing!!

ooooo there is something in the sky!!

hummm whats over there...??

oh prickly grass

Caught you!!!!!

Lots of different grasses

...and bugs!!

A little bug!!

hay hang on, it went up my shorts!!!

Little 'C' hitched a ride on the way home, it was a very big walk for little legs!

Happy Birthday Baby!!

Baby 'A' turns one today!!

We had a lovely birthday lunch joined by http://wormseye-view.blogspot.co.uk/, I do love little 'C's bib/cape!!

A birthday lunch fit for a prince!

And don't forget Popcorn who enjoyed clearing up after us all!!

mmmmmm little 'L' enjoyed her food

Time for birthday cake!

Little 'C' most definitely enjoyed that chocolate cake!

Time for some prezzies!! What a lucky boy

Everyone having a nice play!

Nature Walks and Bugs!!

Today I've had a bit of 1:1 time with little 'C', he doesn't often get me to himself so I thought we would do his favorite thing....go out for a walk!

At just 15 months it's amazing how much he wants to walk.

We went out to a local field where I often go to walk the dog but it's hard when I have both boys as it's a bit too off the road for my double but just little 'C' and I packed a bag of drinks and snacks and went off for an adventure!

he had a little break for a drink and snack looking at the flowers around us

When we got back home little 'C' went off for a quick nap to recharge while I set up a little playscape for him to explore!

We were so busy playing with it I forgot to get any pictures! But we had a lovely time walking the bugs up and down the logs and over stones, definitely one I will bring out again in the future!

Chasing Trains!!!

Little baby 'A' is getting more and more mobile it's so exciting!!

He's 'commando crawling' and can get up on all fours but not quite yet getting together the co-ordination to properly crawl, so I'm providing lots of opportunities to get those limbs all working together!

Placing toys in 'hard to reach' spots to encourage some climbing

enticing him with things just out of reach

Both boys just LOVE my dog J and she's so good with them too, it's always an incentive to go see what she's up to! (The above picture is little 'C')

Then we have the always popular CHASE THE TRAIN!

it's going....

oh nearly caught it!!

haha GOT IT!!

umm yea....not so interesting now...until....

we're off again!!!

We did have lots of giggles this morning with this game!!

Planting Seeds

It's gotten to the time of year that seeds need planting and the garden needs preparing!

I've been working on my veg bed for a while now, the raspberrys are in (although a little late so I'm not sure we'll get much success from them), carrots and onions are sown and the strawberries are getting stronger!

I planted some Sunflowers on behalf of my 2 boys about a month ago and they are going strong

But I thought it would be nice to have something they could take home so I had a little rummage in my *overflowing*seed box and thought some cucumbers might be quite nice!

Baby 'A' had a lovely time exploring the mud

...giving it a taste

...didn't quite get the idea of putting it in the pot hehe

...but very interesting texture to explore!

Then it was little 'C's turn!!

He understood a little bit more about putting it in the pot

...and then promptly poured it out again!

He just couldn't resist giving it a little taste either....and then thought it was very funny to tip it all over the floor!

We had a lovely morning exploring this new brown stuff, it's smell, taste and texture, next month we need to some gourds and pumpkins so we can explore it all over again!!