Will's words

2008-09-03T20:45:00.003+01:00

This may well be the last post! However, Dad has set up another one for both me and Catrin, and there are lots of pictures of me and my little sister over there.

2008-08-31T22:57:00.003+01:00

It's been a rather special week as Catrin, my baby sister, arrived on Friday evening. her full name is Catrin Grace, but I like to call her "Kitty". She weighs just 2.1kg (that's 4lb 13 oz). I think she's lovely.

Ma and Pa have been staying for a few days (of which more later), and I've loved having them around. They took me to the Big Shop on Saturday morning, and then they dropped me off at the Hosptial so I could meet Kitty. She was hiding in an Incubator when I arrived because she was a bit cold:

She's a very sleepy baby:

Ma and Pa had to go home when we got back from visiting Mum. I was a bit sad to see them go. I played with Dad and Aunty Jenny in the afternoon (we washed the car and played Ball on the Road), and then Aunty Ceri and Nana turned up (Aunty Ceri is very funny). It was all very exciting!

Dad went to see Mum again this morning, so I helped Aunty Ceri and Nana at the Big Shop. I found the perfect present for Kitty: a Bear with a Muggy Square. I originally thought she might like a Digger, but as soon as I saw the Bear with a Muggy Square I knew that was the right thing to get her. Dad took me in again just before lunch so I could give it to her:

We all played Trains on Mum's bed:

Later on in the afternoon, I went Swimming with Dad while Nana and Aunty Ceri went to see Catrin again. I'm looking forward to seeing her again tomorrow.

Earlier this week...

We went to Funtastic with Ben, Bella and Jamie on Tuesday morning. I had a lovely time charging about and playing with all my friends. And in the afternoon, Ma and Pa arrived! It was great to see them again, and we played all afternoon.

I helped take the Car to the Garage on Wednesday morning. We started by using the NooNoo on the inside, because it was Boggin. Then we went in Ma and Pa's car to Penarth, where we played for a bit on the beach (Ma was very surprised to find sand there). Me and Pa threw stones into the Sea; Pa can make stones jump and bounce when they hit the water. Even better was that we ended up going to a Pub for lunch. In the afternoon, Mum stayed home for a rest while I took Ma and Pa to Aunty Cheryl's house to play.

Mum had to go to the Hospital on Thursday morning, so me, Ma and Pa went on an Expedition on the Trains. We took the Train all the way to the Central Station, and then we stayed there for a bit to look at all the Trains. I saw lots of small trains but there were a few Gordan Trains too (Gordan pulls the Express Train). Then we went to get some Cake from the Cafe, and after that we found a Digger moving some Stones into a Lorry. It was all very exciting.

In the afternoon, Becca came to play at my house for a bit. Then Dad came home early because the Hospital wouldn't let Mum come home, on account of the Baby being ready to come out. We all went in to see her before me, Ma and Pa came home for tea. Dad stayed to look after Mum, so Ma and Pa had to put me to bed.

Dad was here on Friday morning, but Mum was still in the Hospital. Dad went off to the Hospital after breakfast to see Mum, so I spent most of the day with Ma and Pa again. We went to the Train Park, where one of the Trains beeped at me! Mum was still in Hospital and after lunch we went to see her for a bit. Dad took me to the Park on the way back, and then we all went home for tea. Dad had to rush off back to the Hospital to see Mum just after tea, so Ma and Pa ended up putting me to bed. It's been great to have them around these last few days.

2008-08-25T20:09:00.002+01:00

Thursday was very exciting, because Aunty Cheryl took us out to buy my Skateboard for the Pushchair. It's blue, and I'm very pleased with it. We also went out for Lunch at an Italian Cafe (and for once I had Pizza instead of Pasta, and it was so yummy I ate it all!) We also saw a whole load of Diggers at a building site, and we watched then for at least 20 minutes.

Friday was pretty quiet, but we had a lot of fun when we went out for a Picnic with George and Lewis at the park near Ewans house.

Me and Dad went to Dad's Work on Saturday morning, because he wanted to pick up his Computer. While he was sorting things out, I played with the Ball and drew some Diagrams on the board. Then we went off to the Big Shop, where I had some yummy Toast. The Big Shop was a bit boring, but there was just time to go to the Park when we were done. After lunch, we played in the house for a bit, and then we all went Swimming. I've not been for ages, but it was great fun (especially the the Wave Machine).

We got up early on Sunday and went down the Bay with Aunty Aimee and Bella. There were loads of things going on and lots of things to see and it was great. We ran around a lot, then we stopped for a drink and some Cake, and after that we played in a big Sand Pit for a bit before Bella and Aunty Aimee had to go home. We had a Cheesey Pancake for lunch, and after that some people did some Sky Diving (one of them had the Olympic Flag). Then I took Dad on a Pirate Ship for an explore and then we had to go home. I was a bit tired after all the excitement and fell asleep on the way home. We spent the rest of the day playing in the garden.

Mum went to the Hospital again on Monday morning, but it was a Bank Holiday and Dad wasn't at Work. However, after we'd dropped Mum off at the Hospital, we went back to Dad's Work to drop off his Computer. I saw three trains while we were there, and one of them saw me waving and beeped at me! Then we went off to Roath Park, and as it was a bit wet we were the only people in the Playground for ages! We stopped off at the Cafe on the way back, and then we headed home to get some Lunch. Mum was ages at the Hospital, and we'd finished lunch and were busy playing with Lego when she called to ask us to come and get her.

After we'd got Mum, we went to Heath Park to go on the Little Trains. The were fantastic! I went on three different trains, including two Steam Trains. I also stood and watched the trains go round the track for a long time. The people who work there are very lucky! We were all a bit tired when we got back, and we spent the rest of the day watching Cars. Neeeeowmmm!

2008-08-20T19:40:00.001+01:00

I went over to Ewan's house on Monday, while Mum went to the Hospital again. We had a lovely time playing, and after a while we went out to the Library and then we went to the Big Shop to get Ewan some Wellies. After lunch Aunty Clair drove me back to my house to find Mum, and we all played some more.

We went to Funtastic on Tuesday morning and it was great. All my friends were there, and it was very busy and I got so hot I needed a change of clothes when we got home. In the afternoon, we went to my Childminder's house with Mum. It was great to see her again, and I had fun throwing blocks at her Big Boys. Even more excitingly, Ewan and Ellie came over to play too, as my Childminder used to look after Ellie when she was younger. We all had lots of fun.

Mum had to go back to the Hosptial today, so Aunty Cheryl came over to look after me. We had a great time playing Ball in the Kitchen ("Gooooaaallll!"), and doing Jigsaws and reading Stories. We watched some Olympics over lunch (I nearly did the great Horrocks tradition of falling asleep in front of Sport), and then we went to Jessica's house to meet some of my friends.

2008-08-17T20:06:00.001+01:00

Mum had to go see the Doctor at the Hospital on Thursday morning, so I went to play with my friend Lewis at his house. His mum is very nice, and we had lots of fun (my favourite was the Play-Doh ball throwing game we invented). Mum was ages at the Hospital, and it was Lunchtime by the time she came to collect me, so we ended up staying for Lunch. When we got back, we played in the Garden for a bit and then Aunty Jenny came round and I chased her round and round until she was quite worn out!

We went to the Library on Friday morning. I found a found a really good book about Bulldozers, and then we went off to the Village to do some more jobs. When we were we went to the Train Park, where we saw a train three times! Mum was a bit tired after all the running about, so we ended up watching the Olympics on the Sofa. Before we knew it, we were both fast asleep! When we woke up we went to the Farm Shop where we met Jamie and Morgan. Just before tea, I went round to play with Aunty Jenny for a bit just before tea, and I found this!

It was a bit wet on Saturday. I helped Dad at the Big Shop in the morning (we stopped for some yummy Toast on the way in), and then when we got home we took The Mog to the Vee Eee Tee for her injections. She was very brave, and hardly complained at all, but I made sure she was alright the whole way there. On the way back, Mum dropped me and Dad off at the Park, where we spent a happy (but soggy hour) playing on the Swings. It was very wet in the afternoon, so we spent the rest of the day watching the Olympics and doing housework.

We had fun on Sunday. We went to Cardiff Castle on the Bus! When we arrived, we found that there were some Events on: we went to a funny Puppet Show about Sir Gawain (Hurrah!) and the Green Knight (Booo!). Mum and Dad did lots of shouting at the puppets, and at the end we were allowed to play with the Puppets (I liked the Horsey the best).

We went to see some people shooting some Arrows after that, and then Mum had a Rest while me and Dad ran to the top of the Castle (you can see a long way from up there). Then we went to get some Lunch at China China (I had some yummy Pasta... Only kidding! I had lots of yummy Noodles). We went back home on the Bus after that. I like riding on the Bus. When we got home, I played in the Garden with Dad for a bit, and then we all collapsed in front of the TV until it was time for tea. I was very tired!

2008-08-13T20:10:00.000+01:00

Nana drove Mum to the Hospital on Monday morning, and then she took me to Gym Tots using a Clever Computer to tell her were to go. We had a great time at Gym Tots, and then afterwards we went to Ikea for Lunch (I had pasta!). Nana used the Clever Computer on the way back to tell her how to get back to the Hospital so we could pick Mum up; I fell asleep in the car but I woke up when we got home. I took Nana down the village to get some bits and pieces while Mum had a rest, and on the way back we went to the Park!

We went to Funtastic on Tuesday morning and met all of my friends there. It was great; but I got really hot from all the running around. After lunch, Mum had a sleep and I played with Nana. Later on, we went to the Doctors but not for Mum: I had to go and get some Injections. The Nurses were very kind and said I was very brave, but the last one hurt quite a lot. We had to wait at the Doctors for a bit afterwards, so Nana went off to the Shop and brought me back some yummy Sweets. We went to the Park after that and then we had to go and drop Nana off at the Station (I saw lots of trains). I was sad to see her go but I'm pretty sure she'll be back soon. On the way home we collected Dad from his Work. I helped Dad draw some technical diagrams in the Board Room while Mum chatted to the people in the office.

We had a quiet day today, because I was feeling a bit hot and funny after my Injections and Mum was also a bit tired. We had to go back to the Doctors in the morning to drop off my Red Book. The afternoon was a bit more exciting because Aunty Jenny came round to play (I showed her my new bedroom), and then we went to Jamie's house to play. All my friends were there and we all had a great time.

2008-08-10T20:17:00.003+01:00

It's been a week of many Grandparents! Mum had to go to Hospital on Monday morning, so I went to Gym Tots with Aunty Cheryl with Aunty Aimee and Bella. We all had a great time. We came home for lunch, and we played in the house waiting for Mum to come back. She took ages! She got back a really long time later (the Hospital was very busy). We played in the house with Aunty Cheryl for the rest of the afternoon.

On Tuesday morning, we went to Boots with Aunty Jenny from Next Door to get some things for the Baby. Later on, Aunty Libby came round for a quick chat (well, it was actually quite a long chat) and then we went to Jamie's Party. It was at the place we normally do Tots and there was a Bouncy Castle and lots of Party Food. It was great!

When I woke up on Wednesday morning, Grandma and Grandad were here! I was very excited to see them. Mum had to go to the hospital, so Grandma and Grandad took me to Cafe Junior for the morning. We also managed to get into Monkey Music, which was great. Me and Mum had a snooze after lunch, and while we were asleep Grandma and Grandad were Magic Pixies and had cleaned the Front Room (Mum was very pleased: she doesn't like cleaning).

We went to the Train Park on Thursday morning, and this time we actually saw some trains! When we got back, one of Grandma's friends came to see us and I showed them all my toys. We ended up going to the Farm Shop for Lunch (I had some yummy Pasta), and after lunch me and Mum went to play at Ewan's house. When we got back, Grandma and Grandad had been Cleaning again (they'd done a really good job).

Mum had to the Hospital again on Friday, so Grandma and Grandad took me to Roath Park. We went on the Big Boat, which was great! We collected Mum on the way home, and then Grandma and Grandad had to go home after Lunch. I was a bit sad to see them go: I've really enjoyed having them around to play with me! After they'd gone, we watched some of the Olympic Opening Ceremony (I liked the Fireworks and the Tai Chi), and then we went to Jamie's house for the rest of the afternoon.

It was very wet on Saturday, so we did some jobs around the house. I was a bit bored: Mum and Dad aren't as much fun as Grandma and Grandad, especially when there are jobs to do! We went to the Big Shop in the morning (I had Toast!), and then in the afternoon we played in the house until Dad took me to the Wacky Warehouse. It was really hot there, and quite busy, but I had a great time dragging Dad around.

Dad took me to the Train park on the Bike again on Sunday morning. It was very windy, and we got a bit wet when it rained, but we had a great time anyway. After we got back, we watched the Gymnastics on the Olympics for a bit (it's just like Gym Tots; I reckon I could do it). Then I helped Mum make some Biscuits, and after we'd cooked and decorated them we went to the Station to collect Nana! She was a bit late, but I didn't mind because I got to see lots of trains. I was very excited to see Nana: we're going to have lots of fun over the next few days.

2008-08-03T20:29:00.000+01:00

I went to the hospital with Aunty Cheryl and Mum on Monday morning. There was a bit of waiting around, but I got to see the Baby on the Special TV! I was very pleased because the Baby waved at me. Mum had to stay for some more tests after that, me and Aunty Cheryl went to Heath Park for a bit until Mum was finished. We ended up having lunch at Snails, where I had an enormous Toasty.

When we got home, Nana arrived! It was very exciting! We played in the Garden after that, and as it was very hot we decided to get the Paddling Pool out. However just as it was ready, it started to rain! I was very upset.

On Tuesday we went to the farm shop with Nana, Aunty Aimee and Bella. Lots of my friends were there, had a lovely time eating Cake and playing with all the Toys. In the afternoon, I took Nana to the library and then I helped Nana paint the Cardboard Rocket in my New Room. Nana said I was a very good helper.

Mum had to go to the Hosptial again on Wednesday, so Nana was very brave and drove me in Mum's car to Cafe Junior. Nana didn't know about the importance of having Cake at Cafe Junior, but I soon showed her how it should be done. I had a lovely time playing, and I even managed to get into Monkey Music too! In the afternoon. we did some sorting through some boxes and I found some very exciting Technical Lego that used to belong to Uncle Dave! I could hardly wait until Dad got home so we could play with it.

We went to the Big MotherCare on Thursday morning. It used to be really boring at MotherCare, but now they have lots of toys you can play with so it wasn't too bad. Mum and Nana too ages though, and it was lunchtime by the time we were done (we shopped for lunch at a Big Shop). After that, we went to the Park for a bit and we were having so much fun that Nana nearly missed her train! It's been great having Nana around: I've really enjoyed playing with her and she's done lots of useful jobs for Mum and Dad too. I like playing with Nana.

Me and Mum were all a bit tired in the afternoon, and it was all wet and rainy so we watched Monsters Inc.

Mum had to go to the Hospital again on Friday, so Dad came home from Work early to look after me. We took Mum to the Hospital and then he took me for a Haircut. I quite liked having my hair cut, and I sat very still for the Hairdresser (she gave me a sweet for being such a good boy). We went to Heath Park after that, and it turned out that some of the Nurses from the Unit were having a Teddy Bears Picnic! It was good to see some of my Nurses again.

We picked Mum up after Lunch, and shortly after that Mum's friend Angela arrived (she liked my new room). And a little while later, Aunty Cheryl arrived too! Then they all left in Aunty Cheryl's Car: they were going to see a Play (I thought it sounds like fun). Dad said that they would be back on Saturday. Me and Dad also left at the same time, as we were going to the Cinema to see Wall-E. The film was great, but there were loads of Adverts before the Film and I got really bored waiting for it to start.

I went with Dad to the Big Shop for some Toast on Saturday morning. Once we'd done the shopping, we went to the Park for a bit and then we went home to wait for Mum to come back. Mum and Aunty Cheryl had had a lovely time at the Play, and I was very pleased to see Mum again. We played in the house for the rest of the day.

Dad took me out on the Bike to the Train Park this morning. It started to rain when we got there, so we had a bit of a Picnic underneath the play house until it stopped, but otherwise I had a lovely time playing on everything (especially the Swings). In the afternoon, we went to Naimh's Christening party, and Rowan and Ella and Mabli where there too. After the Church, we all went back to Rowan's house for a bit of a Party Tea (I played with Rowan's Digger a lot). We all had a great tine, particularly when Rowan's Mum got out the Bubble Machine.

2008-07-27T20:19:00.001+01:00

We went over to Jamie's house on Friday morning to play. There were lots of his friends from his Tumble Tots class, and I was a bit shy to start with, but I soon got to know them. Ellie and Ewan came over to play in the afternoon: we all had a great time playing in my new bedroom, and everyone thought my Rocket Picture was fantastic.

I went with Dad to the Big Shop on Saturday morning: we had Toast in the Cafe! And then on the way home we went to the Park where I went on the Swings a lot. After lunch, we went out in the Car to do a few jobs: we stopped off at a Pram Shop to get a Mattress for the Baby, and then we dropped some spare bits from my Wardrobes at Ikea, and then we ended up going to Victoria Park! It was a bit busy, but it was great! We weren't really expecting to go so I had not swimming trunks, but Mum found an old pair of Shorts that did just as well. I had a lovely time splashing about with Dad:

When I got a bit cold, we went to play on the Swings. They've got some really good climbing things there, and I showed Dad how to do them all. We all had a lovely time, but I was very tired by the time we got home.

Sunday morning turned out to be very exciting: we went to the International Pool! It was great, although I was a bit worried by all the things that could spray and squirt you (I don't like getting water in my eyes). My favourite bit was the Rapids thing that pushed you round and round: I thought it was fantastic. I also wanted to go on the Big Slide, but I was a bit small (Dad went on the Blue one and said it was great). On the way out we all went in a big Hairdryer thing that blew warm air at us until we were all dry. This is great and I hope we can go again soon.

When we got home, the sun was still shining so we played in the Garden for the whole afternoon. Me and Mum had a bit of a Waterfight:

2008-07-27T20:08:00.002+01:00

Here are some pictures from when Ma and Pa came to stay:

2008-07-24T19:59:00.002+01:00

As Mum was in Hospital, I went to my Childminder's on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday last week. I had a lovely time as usual, but it was a bit sad on Friday because it was the last time I'll be going there (I'll be going to Nursery in September). I got a fantastic set of Noisy Trucks from her though; she knows me very well!

Mum came out of Hospital on Thursday; she was waiting for me when we got home and I was very pleased to see her. Both Mum and the Baby are fine now.

We had a quiet weekend, at least until Sunday afternoon when Ma and Pa arrived. I was very pleased to see them! It's been great having them here, as I think I've managed to have Cake every day.

Mum had to go into Hospital for a check on Monday morning, so I took Ma and Pa to two different Parks while we were waiting. We went to Heath Park first where I went on the Swings and the Curly Slide, and then we went over to Roath Park for a Cake and I did some more playing on the Swings and the Big Slide. I like going to the Park.

Went to pick Mum up, bit unusual because Mum was coming out rather than staying
Had a snooze, Ma and Pa bought some new Curtains for my room (it's been very light in the mornings and I've been getting up very early)

Mum took me to help clean the toys at Tots on Tuesday morning. I think this is better than normal Tots because it's a lot quieter (just me and some of my friends), and you can get the good toys all to yourself. The other Mums made Mum sit down on a chair for the whole things, but we were all a bit excited and were charging around the place being Giddy Kippers. However, it all ended in tears when I landed badly after jumping off the Stage with Ben and my nose hit the ground first (OK, I probably shouldn't have been playinbg on the Stage anyway, but it was fun while it lasted). It hurt alot and there was quite a bit of blood as I also managed to bite my lip. I felt very sorry for myself, and I think I'm going to have a big bruise for a while.

I didn't eat much at lunchtime because my mouth hurt, but I did manage a Cake when I took Ma and Pa the Farm Shop later in the afternoon. I also spent a lot of time playing Ball with Pa in the Garden. I like playing Ball.

We potted around the house on Wednesday morning. I played with Ma in the house while Pa dn Mum went out to do some jobs. We had a lovely time making Jigsaws and reading Stories. In the afternoon, I went back to Roath Park with Ma and Pa and we went on a Rowing Boat! Pa rowed us all over the lake and right round the Lighthouse. I trailed my fingers in the water, and we nearly got stuck in the Weeds. We went to the Swings afterwards, and I had a lovely time until I managed to hurt my tummy on the slide (it was a bit hot and I went down on my front).

Mum had to go back to the Hospital again on Thursday for a check, so I took Ma and Pa to the Park by the Trains. We stopped off at the Snail Cafe on the way home (for some Cake) and then we had to go and collect Mum. Ma and Pa had to go home after lunch: it's been great to have them here and we all want to say a big thank you for looking after me and Mum so well and for doing loads of things around the house.

It turned into a lovely day, so we spent the rest of the afternoon in the Garden with three of my favourite things: the Paddling Pool, The Hosepipe and the Squirt-Squirt. Aunty Aimee came round to talk to Mum but I was very happy playing. I had a lovely time!.

2008-07-15T20:31:00.001+01:00

It's been another set of exciting days! Mum had to stay home on Thursday and Friday, so Dad took me to my Childminders. I had a lovely time as normal.

Saturday started out pretty normally: after we got up we went to the Big Shop and bought lots of food. But after that, we went to the Station to meet Aunty Ceri! We got there a bit early, but I didn't mind because I got to watch the trains coming and going. I was very pleased to see Aunty Ceri: she's very funny!

After we'd collected her, we headed down to the Bay to get some food from my favourite restaurant (and yes, I had lots of Pasta again). We went for a bit of a wander around after that: there was a big Food Festival going on and there were lots of people in Tents selling Beer. We went home after that, and then I helped Dad NooNoo the Lawn while Aunty Ceri went to the Shop for some Paint. When she got back, she started Drawing and Painting a Rocket on the wall in my bedroom! It was very exciting! I wanted to help paint too:

I think the finished Rocket looks fantastic. Aunty Ceri is very clever!

We didn't do much on Sunday morning as it was quite late by the time everyone was up and dressed. After lunch, we went to the Pumping Station for a look around. I liked running round all the corridors and up and down the stairs, but there was lots of stuff there and I found it very hard to Look with my Eyes and not with my Hands, like Dad kept on telling me. We went on to Penarth after that, and ended up at the Playground at the top of the Cliffs. There was a Summer Fair going on there which had free Cake and a Bouncy Castle and lots of Pirates, so it was great fun.

When we got home, Aunty Ceri did some more painting on my Rocket and then we moved everything from my old room into the new one. I think it looks great:

I took Aunty Ceri to Gym Tots on Monday morning. We also took Aunty Aimee and Bella too, which was a bit of a squeeze but we all had a great time. Aunty Ceri and Aunty Aimee spent a lot of time on the Jumpaline (it was very funny), and Aunty Ceri got stuck Upside Down on the Parallel Bars! We came home for Lunch because the Midwife wanted to see Mum and the Baby.

In the afternoon, Aunty Ceri read me lots of stories (and I had a little sleep) and then Aunty Cheryl came round to play. We ended up playing in the Garden and we all had lots of fun.

Today was the Tots Party. I woke Aunty Ceri up with a new Squirt-Squirt I got from Grandma (She wasn't very pleased, but I thought it was funny). Mum had to do some Resting so I took Aunty Ceri and it was fab. There was a Bouncy Castle and I had lots of yummy Party Food and we all had a great time. After lunch, we saw the Midwife again and then we had to take Mum to the Hospital so that the Doctors could look at her and the Baby. I wasn't sure about Aunty Ceri driving the car on the way back, but we got home without mishap. Dad arrived shortly after that and then we all set off in the car to take Aunty Ceri to the Station. There were lots of Trains at the Station and it was very exciting. I was a bit sad to see her go though, as I've really enjoyed having her around.

After leaving the Station, Dad took me to my last Swimming Lesson (they start again in September). I had a great time splashing about, but the water was very cold and we didn't stay long to play after the lesson because I started to go blue (the Wave Machine was fun though). After that, we went home briefly to get some things for Mum and then we went to see Mum in Hospital. I spent several happy minutes playing with the bed (it goes Up and Down!) and then Mum found CBeebies on the Little TV by her bed, so I watched that too. I was very tired by the end of the day. I hope Mum comes home tomorrow.

2008-07-09T19:52:00.001+01:00

Aunty Cheryl took me to Gym Tots on Monday morning because Mum and Dad had to go Scan the Baby. We picked up Bella on the way there and we all had a great time. I had a surprise present from Bella: they'd found some DVDs of "Classic Tractors" in a garden centre and had thought of me straight away! (They obviously know me very well). I was watching them with Aunty Cheryl when Dad arrived, but Mum wasn't there! She'd been made to stay in Hospital because her Blood Pressure was too high.

After lunch, Dad took me to see Mum in the Hospital. She had a great bed that went Up and Down when you pressed some buttons (I did a lot of pressing buttons at the Hospital). She seemed fine, and everyone said the Baby was fine too. Dad took me to Heath Park on the way home and we had a great time playing on the swings until it started to rain. We played for a bit longer and then it started to rain even more, so we had to give up and go home. It rained Really Hard when we got back to the car, and it rained so much on the way home that Dad had to stop because he couldn't see to drive!

I was a bit sad without my Mum: I kept asking "Where Mum gone?" and Dad had to keep reminding me that she was in the Hospital. I talked to her on the phone just before bedtime and that made things much better.

I usually jump on Mum and Dad's bed until they get up in the morning. But on Tuesday, I came into their room and then went off to try and find Mum before Dad caught up with me. After that, I showed Dad how to do all the things we normally do on a Tuesday: we went to Tots in the morning, where I had a lovely time playing and eating Toast and doing some colouring for Mum. After lunch we went to see Mum in Hospital for a bit (she liked the picture I made for her) and we stayed until it was time to go to my Swimming Lesson.

I had a lovely time swimming, at least until I ended up swallowing some water and then I got a bit cold. When we got back me and Dad played with my Marble Go Down and it was great.

Dad looked after me again today. We went to Cafe Junior in the morning for Monkey Music, which was lovely (it was very wet through). I had my customary Yummy Cake when we got there, and I really enjoyed Monkey Music (Dad enjoyed it too, although I had to help him with the words and the actions). After lunch, we played in the house for a bit (and I had a little nap) and then we went to pick Mum up: she was coming home! I was very pleased to see her and gave her a big hug when we arrived. I was happy that the Baby was fine too. I talked at her all the way home, and then I played with Mum and Dad for the rest of the afternoon. I like having my Mum back.

2008-07-06T20:07:00.001+01:00

It's been another busy few days! I went to my lovely Childminder's on Thursday, but Mum and Dad came to get me early because we were going to my Nursery. It was great: there were loads of toys and things to play with inside, and there were loads of fun thing outside too. My teacher is lovely as well. I'll be going with my friend Becca in September, and I can't wait!

I went to my lovely Childminder's again on Friday, but Mum had to come and get me early because I had a sore throat and it wouldn't stop hurting. I had some medicine, and by the time Mum arrived I was feeling much better. We went home and watched "Monsters Inc", but I was very busy and I couldn't sit still at all.

In fact, I couldn't sit still for the whole weekend. Mum and Dad couldn't work out if I was very tired or if I was just full of energy; I think they were a bit worn out by the end! I went out with Dad to the Big Shop in the morning, and then me and Mum went to the Rhiwbina Festival. We had lots of fun: I found some toy cars and a really cool Crane with working parts, and then we went on a Roundabout that looked like a Train.

When we got back, Dad had started making the Wardrobes that arrived from Ikea on Tuesday, and we spent the rest of the day helping him. The new Wardrobes are really big: me and Dad can both get inside them! I was very busy while I was helping: I played with Dad's tools and made Robots with all the bits of wood and generally had a great time.

Me and Mum went to Church on Sunday morning which was lots of fun. After lunch, we played in the house for a bit and then we went to the Cinema with Alex and Nate. We saw Kumg Fu Panda and it was fab! I loved it, and I thought it was very funny (even though some of the time I was laughing all by myself). We stopped for a Cake and Drink on the way home. I was very tired, and very busy when we got home.

2008-07-02T19:41:00.001+01:00

Monday was really busy! We went to Gym Tots on Monday morning, and we all had a great time charging around. I did lots of bouncing. Then we were persuaded to go for a Picnic in Victoria Park, which was fabulous. There was loads of things to play on, including lots of climbing walls and things: I'd like to take Dad there sometime!

After that, Mum had to go see the Midwife, where I helped listen to the baby. Then we went to a shop to buy a Rocket Duvet Cover for my new room, and after that we went round to Ewan's house to play! Phew! I was really tired by the end of the day.

Early on Tuesday morning, a Big Lorry arrived:

Some men carried lots of boxes into the house and it was very exciting! After breakfast, we went to Tots where I found out that it's not allowed to take toys from smaller children... We went to my Swimming lesson after lunch and we had a lovely time; I learnt how to swim on my back.

We went to Cafe Junior for one of my favourite activities this morning: Monkey Music!

Afterwards, we stopped at the Big Shop to get a Duvet. After lunch, we went round to Jamie's house to play, but it started to rain really heavily on the way there and Mum got so wet that she had to borrow some of Jamie's Mum's clothes!

2008-06-29T19:35:00.002+01:00

Thursday turned out to be rather exciting. I went to my lovely Childminder's as usual, but when it was time to go home, Dad turned up instead of Mum! I went all the way home on his shoulders. Then just after tea, Mum turned up and then just after that, Uncle Dave turned up too! It was all very exciting!

I showed Uncle Dave all my favourite toys, and then he helped put me to bed. He also brought me a fantastic elephant called "Chang", which I love.

I also went to my Childminder's on Friday. Dad didn't come with us to drop me off because he was staying with Uncle Dave for a bit. Uncle Dave was going to see Nana and Grandpa. I wanted to go too. Things didn't work out too badly as my lovely Childminder took us all on a Rainy Walk. I jumped in lots of puddles, and generally got very muddy. It was great!

We went to the Church Fair on Saturday morning and it was great. I saw my friend Ben, we had some yummy Cakes and we looked at all the exciting things on the stalls. Mum found me a really cool bath toy that looks like a water wheel. I also tuned into a Tiger:

I Raaahhed Dad when he opened the door and he was very scared indeed!

We didn't do much the rest of the day: I helped Dad do the shopping in the afternoon, and then we went to the Park until it was time for tea.

We went to Church on Sunday morning, and I had a lovely time in Creche. Mum was really proud of me on the way home because I walked the whole way! And I held onto her hand or the buggy the whole time!

In the afternoon, we all went to Niamh's party at Rowan house. Mabli and her Mum was there too. Niamh is a very smiley baby and she impressed everyone by doing lots of walking. I had a lovely time playing on Rowan's Digger, which was almost as big as me! We also had a yummy party tea.

When we got home, Dad managed to get Nana and Grandpa on his laptop. It was very exciting, and I brought them lots of my favourite toys to look at, including my new elephant, Chang, from Uncle Dave.

2008-06-22T20:17:00.001+01:00

It's been a fairly quiet but busy weekend. I got up Really Early on Saturday morning: by 9am me and Dad were sitting in the Cafe at the Big Shop having our second breakfast (I managed four slices!) I managed to persuade Dad to take me to the Park on the way home which was great because we were the only people there (it was still quite early) and I got to go on everything I wanted.

After lunch, I helped Dad take the shelves apart in the spare room, and then Mum managed to persuade me to fall asleep for a bit (she had a bit of a snooze too!) It was still raining when we woke up, so we played with my Lego for a bit and then we watched Shrek (I liked the Dragon the best).

Me and Mum were going to go to Church on Sunday morning, but we got a message from Bella and Uncle Mark to say that they were going to Roath Park, so we went there instead. I had a great time playing on the Swings and the Slides, although I got a bit frustrated that I couldn't climb up the Big Rocket on my own (Dad says I'll have to wait until I'm bigger, but I want to do it now!) We stopped off at the Cafe for some yummy Cake and a drink and then we all went home.

After lunch, I helped Dad NooNoo the Lawn, and then we went out to Carys' Birthday Party. She's got lots of fun toys, including a Big Slide and a Jumpaline. I spent a lot of time playing on them both. There was lots of yummy food (I really enjoyed the Pizza) and then there was Cake. I had a great time, and I was really tired by the time we got home.

2008-06-15T18:31:00.001+01:00

I've had a very busy few days!

Dad was out on Saturday morning, and
Me and Mum went to St Fagans to help her School at a Welsh Dancing Festival on Saturday morning. It was great: I had a lovely time playing with all the Big Children, and me and Mum even got to do some Dancing too! We had a lovely Picnic afterwards, and I discovered a really good Digger that you could rotate into the ground (Mum said it was a "Corkscrew").

After that, we went to the Station to collect Nana! I like watching the Trains, and it was good to see Nana again. We went to the Park after that, where I ran around faster and faster until I fell over (I was really rather tired by this point). We went to pick Dad up after that, and then we all went home.

It was Dad's Birthday on Sunday (I said he was "10"; he thought that was funny). I helped him open all his presents: my favourite was a Super Squirter from Ma (I wanted to play with it straight away). After breakfast we went off to Raglan Castle for a run around and a birthday Picnic:

On the way home, we stopped off at the Amphitheatre at Caerleon: it's a really good place for running about and hiding. We all went home after that and I spent the rest of the day playing with Mum and Dad and Nana.

Monday was also a really busy day: We took Nana to Gym Tots on Monday morning. We all had a great time running about and playing on all the exciting equipment. Afterwards, we decided to go down to the Bay for some Lunch, where we ended up in my favourite Restaurant again (and yes, I had some yummy pasta!). After lunch, I somehow managed to persuade Mum and Nana to go on a Boat Trip round the Bay. I've been desperate to go on one of the Boats for ages and I'm really pleased that we did because it was great!

When we got back, we took Nana to the Station. We had to wait on the platform for a bit so Nana decided to go and find a drink. But while she was gone, her Train arrived! I was a bit worried that she might miss it, but she came back just in time. I like watching the trains. I've enjoyed having Nana around to play with.

Mum had to go see the Midwife when we got home. We listened to the Baby for a bit (everything seems fine so far) and then I helped the Midwife do some checks on Mum (she's fine too). I was very tired by the end of the day though.

2008-06-11T20:36:00.001+01:00

We were all a bit tired on Monday. Mum and Dad had to go to the Hospital in the morning to see the about the Baby, so ended up going to Gym Tots with Aunty Clair and Ellie and Ewan. We all had a fantastic time: Ellie is great! We all went back to Ewan's house for Lunch, and just after that Mum and Dad came to collect me. We took Dad to work and then I ended up falling on the way home. I was very tired: Mum had terrible trouble waking me up! She gave up in the end and gave me a cuddle instead, and somehow after that we both ended up going back to sleep! We spent the rest of the day playing in the Garden.

We went to Tots on Tuesday morning and we all had a great time as usual. Then after lunch we went to my Swimming lesson, but we got stuck in some Traffic Jam on the way there and it took ages so we were nearly late! I don't think we've ever got changed so quickly! It was nice and cool in the pool so and stayed in for ages afterwards to play. I invented a good game where I pretended to be the Swimming Instructor and I had to tell Mum what to do. Later in the afternoon we went to Jamie's house to play: he's got lots of great toys.

We went to Monkey Music at Cafe Junior today. It was great, and Mum said I was a very good boy (I even managed to share some toys with some of the other people). We did two of my favourite songs today: one about the three bears and one about a rabbit running from something in the woods (Mum says that this one has all the words wrong, but I don't know what she means). I was a bit tired afterwards though, and ended up falling asleep in the car, and I didn't wake up properly until Aunty Jenny came round to play (Aunty Jenny is very exciting!) When she'd left, I helped Mum do some cleaning until it was time for tea.

2008-06-08T20:06:00.001+01:00

We went to the Shop as soon as I got up on Saturday. When we got back, we went to "Mrs Woodings Splendid Garden Party", which happens every year around this time. We had some yummy Cake, and I ended up playing in a Sandpit with some other children. I had so much fun in the Sandpit that after lunch Mum and Dad decided to got out and get me some Sand to put in my Watertable. I spent the rest of the day.playing happily in it. Sand is fun!

I took Mum to Church on Sunday morning. We couldn't find the key to get into Creche so we ended up with the Big Children instead, but that was OK because I had lots of fun chopping up a piece of paper with some huge scissors.

We spent the rest of the afternoon playing in the Garden. We got the paddling pool out, then I spent a lot of time doing this:

I got very soggy, but it was fantastic!

Later on, me and Dad went to the Shop on the Bike to get some bits and pieces, but I was so tired after all the splashing about that I fell asleep on the way there. I needed three squares of chocolate before I was awake enough to travel back again! Dad fired up the Barbecue when we got back and I helped him cook some Sausages. I was very tired by bedtime!

2008-06-04T20:48:00.001+01:00

We've been back in the normal swing of things this week, and it's been a bit of a change from all the excitement of Half Term and Nana's Party. We went to Tots on Tuesday morning, which was great fun as normal and in the afternoon we went to my Swimming Lesson (Mum says that I'll never get my Duckling Four unless I learn to put my head under the water). Later on in the afternoon, me and Mum played Jig Saws and with my Trick Track.

We went to see Mr Hedgehog the Dentist this morning. Dad went in the Chair first, followed by Mum and then I got to go in. Mr Hedgehog made the Chair go Really High, which I thought was very funny indeed. After we'd taken Dad to Work, me and Mum went to Cafe Junior for Monkey Music, where we all had a lovely time. I was very sleepy by the time we got home, and I fell asleep before I'd had my Lunch. In the afternoon, we went round to Lewis's house to play. It was great because Lewis's Dad is building their house and there's lots of builder stuff to look at.

2008-06-02T20:38:00.001+01:00

We went to "Come and Play" at Tots on Friday morning and it was great. I spent a lot of time on the Bouncy Castle, and we had lots of Cake. I did some Sticking, and I had a lovely time doing some funny painting by blowing Bubbles with a Straw for Nana's Birthday (apart from when I forgot to blow and sucked instead: paint tastes horrid!) When we went home, Aunty Cheryl came round and we went to the Farm Shop for Lunch. We were going to stay to look at the animals, but it was very wet so we went home. Aunty Cheryl read me lots of stories.

Later on, I helped Mum do some Packing and then we all got in the car to go see Nana for her Party. I woke up just before we arrived, and I was very sleepy. Nana's house had all changed! I went to bed soon after, but I woke up in the middle of the night and I got lost! I was a bit frightened when I couldn't find anyone, and it took me a long time to calm down.

Grandad came round on Saturday, and me and Dad went round to Aunty Ceri's house to help lift some Big Stones. Aunty Ceri was very pleased to see me, and I liked her new Garden (particularly the stones). I also got to meet Bertie, her new Mog before he ran away and hid.

The afternoon was Nana's 60th Birthday Party! (She was pleased because I said she was three). It was great fun: there was lots of nice food and I played on the Swings and the Bouncy Castle and the Climbing Frame a lot (even Aunty Ceri played on the Climging frame).

There were lots of people there, including Amirah, Aunty Emma, Granny, Aunty Jean, Grandma and Grandad. I got very tired by the end, and I had to ask Mum and Dad to put me to bed!

We all went to Aunty Ceri's house on Sunday morning, so that Mum could meet Bertie and see her new Garden. We had some yummy Cake and I played with some of Bertie's toys. Afterwards, we went back to Nana's house for Lunch.

Later on, we went to the Park and everyone had great time playing on all the things.

Then after tea it was time to drive home. I was a bit sad to say goodbye, but I really enjoyed seeing everyone. On the way home, Mum and Dad were very surprised by how long I managed to stay awake: I was still not asleep at nearly nine o'clock!

We were all a bit tired on Monday morning and we all got up a bit late so we took Dad to work on the way to Gym Tots. I had a lovely time charging about, and Mum was very pleased because I joined in with everything. We went to Ikea for Lunch with Bella, Jess and George for some yummy Pasta. I got into a bit of bother on the way out: we were waiting at the bottom at the end of the Escalator when I spotted a really interesting red button. Quick as a flash I dashed over to it and pressed it. The Escalator stopped! Mum was very cross, and we all had to go outside very quickly.

In the afternoon, Mum took me to see the Midwife and we listened to the Baby (I thought the Baby sounds a bit like a Fire Engine). On the way home, we stopped off at the School so that we could tell them that I'd like to go there in the Autumn. I can't wait!

2008-05-29T21:39:00.001+01:00

We met up with Bella at Funtastic on Tuesday morning. I had a lovely time charging about and climbing over everything. We did lots of jobs in the afternoon: we went to get some more Mog Biscuits, and then we went to the Library (I got another Noddy DVD). We finished it off by going to Cadelyn Park, where a passing Train scared the life out of me when it went "Toot Toot!"

We met up with some of my friends at Cafe Junior on Wednesday morning. It was a bit odd to go to Cafe Junior and not go to Monkey Music, and I had to keep checking with Mum to make sure that we had it right and it really wasn't on today. It was also very busy; I'm used to having the place pretty much to myself so it was a bit hard to share the best toys with other children. And I got into bother once or twice for trying to steal toys from other people too (Mum was very disappointed).

We met up with Becca at Roath Park this morning. We all had a great time running about, and I had the biggest Ice Lolly I've ever seen! I also managed to walk all the way round the Lake (Mum was very pleased).

Ewan and Ellie came round to play this afternoon, and we even managed to play out in the Garden (it's finally stopped raining!) I did lots of Digging with Ellie in the Pumpkin Patch, and we all played together really nicely. When Dad came home, we took The Mog to the V.E.T (we have to spell it out so she doesn't know), because she had a poorly tummy. I sat next to her in the Car, and I helped calm her down by poking my fingers through the box so that she could lick them. I was very excited at the V.E.T and I couldn't sit still at all, but The Mog was fine. She's not allowed to have any food until the morning though: she's going to be very hungry!

2008-05-26T20:07:00.001+01:00

I went to my lovely Childminder's on Thursday and Friday, and I had lots of fun even though I was a bit tired and grumpy.

Saturday was good fun too: we went to Funtastic with all my friends! It was really sunny afterwards, so we all went to the Ty Mawr for Lunch. We sat outside near the Playground, which made everyone happy: we could all play while our Mums and Dads sat down with their drinks. I was very tired after lunch and everything got a bit beyond when I realised we didn't have a Muggy Square. The only thing that would fix it was a chocolate biscuit! I fell asleep in Mums arms after I'd eaten it.

It was wet on Sunday morning, so me and Mum went to Church. Creche was closed for some reason, so we spent the entire service in the Church, but I was very good (Mum was very proud). The afternoon was very exciting because a Doctor came to see me! He came because I'm part of a medical trial, and they wanted to see how I was doing. We started by playing lots of fun games with blocks, beads and flash cards, and I showed him how well I could count and draw. Then we did some running and jumping games which were great fun too. I was quite sad to see him leave. Mum and Dad said that he'd write to us soon with some results.

It was very wet on Monday, so we ended up going to Techniquest. I had a great time running around all the exhibits and playing with everything I could get my hands on (Dad was just the same). It got really busy at lunchtime, so we left to go get some Lunch at Ikea. I had some yummy pasta, but it was really busy (even my Childminder was there!) and we came home soon after. We spent the rest of the day doing jobs and playing with Lego.

2008-05-21T20:12:00.001+01:00

We met up with Ewan and Aunty Clair at Gym Tots on Monday morning: both of us had a great time chasing each other round. I was very tired when we got back and fell asleep at 12:15! In the afternoon, went to the Village to do jobs. After tea, Dad took me out to a shop to buy some Paper for Work. I tried to help carry it, but it was very heavy. It was quite exciting to be out so late though.

Tuesday was very busy as normal with Tots in the morning and Swimming in the afternoon. I enjoy swimming, but I really don't like putting my face in the water. We went to Jamie's house afterwards, and played with his new Sand Pit. I really enjoyed pouring sand through the water wheel things.

Today was Monkey Music at Cafe Junior, one of my favourite activities. We played for a bit before the lesson, then we had some Cake, and then we had fun at Monkey Music. Today's session was all about Colours, and we all had to wear our favourite colours to the class. I wore a Red T-Shirt.

We stopped off at Dad's Work on the way home to deliver the Paper we bought on Monday, and we ended up going to the little Park over the road for Lunch. Mum and Dad tried to get me to sit down and eat a Sandwich, but I was much more interested in playing on the Climbing Frame. After lunch, we went to play at Jessica's house. Mum pushed me all the way up the big hill, and then when we were done she pushed me all the way home again too! I think she was a bit tired after all of that.

2008-05-18T19:51:00.001+01:00

What a busy few days! My lovely Childminder was on Holiday on Thursday and Friday, but Mum and Dad had to go to Work. So Grandma and Granddad came down to look after me instead. It's been very exciting, and I've loved having them here.

We went on the Brecon Mountain Railway on Thursday. The Train was very noisy, but very exciting, and we even stopped for lunch there.

I took Granddad and Grandma to Cafe Junior on Friday morning. I had a lovely time (Granddad said I was the fastest person there), and I made sure that we all had some Cakes. I took them to Roath Park afterwards, where we all had a lovely time running about and looking at the ducks. I really enjoyed playing on the Big Slide and the Swings. We stopped for Lunch at the Cafe, and then we all went home to play with the Trick Track. I was very tired and had a long sleep in the afternoon, and I was still a bit tired when Mum got home later on.

Dad was out on Saturday, so we went to St Fagans. I ran around everywhere looking for Fires, and I told Grandpa all about the Chimneys (we found one that was big enough for me and Granddad to stand up in!). We went on the Little Train, and we also went on the Horse and Cart. The Horse was called Luke, and he was very well behaved.

Dad and Granddad had to move some furniture on Sunday morning, but we all met up at Heath Park afterwards and I showed everyone how to go down the Curly Slide. Monkey came to the Park too, and nearly got stuck in a tree!

Granddad and Grandma had to leave after Lunch. I was a bit sad and I didn't want them to leave, and I've really enjoyed having them around.

2008-05-14T20:26:00.002+01:00

We went to Gym Tots on Monday morning as usual. I had a lovely time chasing Mum around, and then we went home for Lunch with Aunty Aimee and Bella. They had such a lovely time that they stayed for the afternoon. I had a little nap, and when I woke up the Paddling Pool had been set up in the Garden and Jamie had arrived too! We all had a lovely time splashing about and trying to get our Mums wet.

We went to Tots on Tuesday morning. It was very sunny, so we did lots of playing outside. We had to leave a bit early because Mum had a nasty Cough and we had to got to the Doctors. Mum had to blow into a Tube at the Doctors, and she was very proud of me because I was a very good boy. In the afternoon we went to my Swimming Lesson, which was very exciting. I think I managed to embarrass Mum a bit with my high-pitched squealing; I can be very loud when I want to be.

After Swimming, we went round to George's house for another Pool Party. Me and my friends invented a great game that involved carrying squashy balls from the Paddling Pool across the Garden and back in your mouth. It was very funny, although Becca and Bella didn't seem to think so (they seemed much more interested in playing Tea Parties like our Mums).

Ewan's Mum had to go to Work on Wednesday, so Ewan came round just after breakfast. It was very exciting: we played with the TrickTrack until it was time to go to Monkey Music.

We had a lovely time at Cafe Junior and I showed Ewan what to do at Monkey Music (he was great at banging his drum). After lunch, we took Ewan to Nursery. I thought Nursery looked like great fun: Mum says I will be going to Nursery at the end of the Summer, but I want to go now!

Later on, we went to see the Speech Therapist. The lady we saw was very nice, and said my speach was coming along nicely. She told Mum about some special games that I can play to help me in some areas, and I will go back again in six weeks or so.

2008-05-11T20:17:00.000+01:00

We all had a lovely time at Tots on Tuesday morning. It was really sunny, I spent a lot of time playing outside. In the afternoon, we went to my Swimming Lesson, where I finally managed to put my head in the water to blow bubbles. I also did really well without my armbands: Mum was very proud of me. After swimming, all my friends came round to my house to play. It was still really sunny and we ended up playing in the Garden for ages.

Dad went to Work on his Bike on Wednesday morning. I wanted to go too, and I was very sad when I couldn't. We did however go to Monkey Music at Cafe Junior, which was great as usual. In the afternoon, we went round to Grace's house. She has the best toys: I spent most of the time playing with her Piano and her Washing Machine. After tea, Dad took me out to the Park on the Bike for a short while, and I had a lovely time playing on the Swings in the sun. I was a very happy boy!

I had a lovely time at my Childminder's on Thursday and Friday. We went to BlueBell Forest and had a NicNic and it was great.

Saturday and Sunday were really exciting: Nana was here! She arrived on Friday when I was asleep, and I was very pleased when she appeared at breakfast time. Mum went Shopping in Town with Aunty Clair so me and Dad took Nana down to the Bay on the Train just like last week. The train was very exiting, and the Bay was very exciting too: I ran round everything at top speed. We stopped for Lunch at my favourite restaurant (I had pasta again!), and then we headed home to find Mum.

When we got back, I helped Dad NooNoo the lawn and then we went on the Bike Shop to get some new Tyres while Mum and Nana went to the Big Shop. We came home via the Park, where I had a great time on the Swings.

We took Nana to Cosmeston on Sunday morning. I ran all the way to the Park, and then I ran round all the bits of the Park until it was time for Lunch. We had a NicNic, and then I played Football with Dad until a Doggie ran off with my Ball! We stopped for an ice-cream on the way back to the car, and then we had to take Nana back to the Station. I was hoping to wave her off from the platform, but I was very tired and I fell asleep on the way there.

We were home by the time I woke up, and Nana had gone. I was a bit sad, but I soon cheered up and I helped Dad fit the new Tyres to his bike. then I played in the Garden with Mum, and I ended up playing at watering the plants with the Hose Pipe. I was very tired and grubby by the end of the day: Dad had to clean the bath after I'd been in it!

2008-05-05T19:34:00.001+01:00

What a busy weekend!

We went down to the Bay on Saturday morning. But as an extra bit of excitement, we decided to go on the Train! I loved it, particularly when Mum let me kneel on the seat so I could see out of the window. We got down to the Bay in no time, and then we all had a great time running about. I found a ship that looked like a Lighthouse, and then we found the Little Park where I pretended to rescue Monkey from the top of a tall tower. We ended up staying for Lunch at my favourite eatery too (and yes, I did have Pasta!).

We came back home on the train after Lunch, and we played out in the Garden for a bit. I helped Dad NooNoo the Lawn, and then we went off to the Big Shop to find some things for tea.

It was a bit rainy on Sunday, so Mum took me to Church in the morning. After Lunch, we did something I've never done before: we went to the Cinema! We went to see Horton Hears a Who and I loved it: It was like the TV, but Much Bigger and it was Really Loud. It was all about an Elephant who had to carry a Flower and he had to stop a Dinosaur from eating it. Mum thought the Dinosaur was a bit scary, but I thought he was just a bit funny.

After we'd been to the Cinema, we stopped off at a Park on the way home. It was a good Park, but I came home with an Egg on my head because Dad spun me round and round on a spinny round thing and then I was really dizzy and I fell over while trying to run to Mum (Dad felt very guilty).

And today was very busy too. We went to St.Fagans this morning, but it was really busy by the time we got there and we had to sit in a big queue of traffic for ages. I was really bored by the time we got out of the car. There were loads of people there, but I managed to run around and find all my favourite houses (the ones with the Fires in). We had Pancakes for lunch and then I played on the Park but for a long time until it was time to come home.

I did some Jigsaws with Mum for a bit when we got home, and then I spotted Aunty Jenny getting the hosepipe out: she was going to wash her car! I went outside to help:

And then I got a bit carried away with the Hose Pipe and I ended up trying to wash Mum with it instead:

We all got a bit soggy after that...

2008-04-30T20:32:00.002+01:00

We gave my mate Ewan a lift to Gym Tots on Monday morning, and we both had a lovely time. Mum was very pleased because we joined in with pretty much everything. In the afternoon, we went to the park for some fun in the Sunshine.

We had lots of fun at Tots on Tuesday morning. And then I had lots more fun at Swimming in the afternoon. My Teacher persuaded me to take off my Armbands for most of the lesson; this was fine where I could touch the bottom but it was a bit spluttery when I couldn't! I also went completely under when we had to push off from the side: I'd forgotten I wasn't wearing them any more and I sank right to the bottom! I wasn't very impressed, but Mum and Teacher said I did really well. Bella came round after Swimming, and we both had a lovely time make a big mess in the Front Room.

We went to Monkey Music at Cafe Junior on Wednesday morning. It took us a long time to get in though, as there was a Big Lorry outside lifting a Big Box onto a Lorry and it was very exiting. I got to watch the whole thing: a man tried long ropes to the Big Box by climbing all over it, and then he made a Crane pick it up and put it on a Lorry, and then he crawled all over the Big Box again to take the ropes off. It was great!

I was very tired after Monkey Music and Mum somehow managed to get me to fall asleep on the Sofa for a bit. When I'd woken up, we walked round to Jamie's house to play for a bit in the rain. Jamie's got lots of fun toys to play with and we all had lots of fun.

2008-04-27T20:49:00.001+01:00

I went to my lovely Childminder's on Thursday. Lots of children were off School, and we all had a lovely day playing together. Friday was very exciting indeed: we went to see Lazytown Live! After spending the day at at my Childminder's again, Mum came to pick me up early and then we went off to collect Dad at his Work. I ran around a lot at his Office, and then we walked across town to the Theatre. The show was great: I loved the Robot and Robby Rotten (I kept asking Mum where the Robot was whenever it wasn't on stage). I loved it, and Mum says that we should all go to the Theatre again soon.

I woke up early on Saturday morning, and it was a lovely day so we all went out to Roath Park. I walked all the way round the Lake to the Swings, and then after we'd played on everything, we all went off to the Cafe to get some Lunch. I was very tired after all the running about, but it took a lot of persuading from Mum to get me to fall asleep on the Sofa even though I really needed a rest. We played out in the Garden after my nap: I helped Dad NooNoo the grass and then we dug some big holes for some new plants.

Mum took me to Funtastic on Sunday morning, where we met Bella, Aunty Aimee, Aunty Clair and Ewan and Ellie. We all had a great time, and I played with a Ball with Ellie a lot (she's really good at throwing it through the Basketball Hoop). We stayed for lunch before going home (I had some yummy pasta). When we got back, I helped Dad move the Computer up into the Attic Room while Mum did some sorting out. I was really tired by the end of the day!

2008-04-23T19:57:00.001+01:00

Monday was very exciting indeed: Mum and Dad had to go to the Hospital in the morning so I went to Gym Tots in Bella's Car with Aunty Cheryl! It was fab! Mum and Dad turned up about half way through, which was great because I got to show Dad all things at Gym Tots (he particularly liked jumping in the Big Pit).

Mum and Dad told me that we're going to have a Baby! I told her that the Baby was in her Tummy, and I was quite excited because Mum said I could have a Skateboard to go behind the Pushchair when the baby arrives. They also showed me a picture and said that the baby wouldn't be arriving for ages yet.

After we'd dropped Dad off at his Work, we took Aunty Cheryl for lunch at Snails (I had a huge Toasted Sandwich which was very yummy indeed). Then we went home and played out in the Garden for the rest of the day.

We went to Tots on Tuesday morning as normal, and we all had a lovely time. In the afternoon we went to my Swimming Lesson; I had so much fun that we ended up playing in the pool for over an hour! I was very cold by the time we got out.

On Wednesday morning, we went to Monkey Music at Cafe Junior. Monkey Music is one of my favourite things and I had a lovely time. After lunch, we went to Story Time at the Library, and we got lots of good Story books and a new Noddy DVD to watch. And after that, we went to Grace's house to play. I spent most of the time playing on her Piano and fixing her Washing Machine. It was a lovely day and we ended up walking back to our house. I stole Mum's Sunglasses to wear on the way home:

2008-04-20T20:39:00.000+01:00

I went to my lovely Childminder's as normal on Thursday. But when it was time to come home, Ma and Pa came to collect me instead of Mum! It was very exciting! We went to Roath Park on the way home; I played on the Swings and the Big Slide and then we had some Cake. We went home after that. By the time Mum came home, I was happily showing Ma and Pa my favourite toys.

Ma and Pa left on Friday morning, and I went back to my lovely Childminder's again. It was good to see them though.

I was rather tired and grumpy on Saturday. I took Dad to Softplay in the morning, and had a lovely time charging about and jumping on the Bouncy Castle. I also tried to play with some of the big soft Blocks, but I got a bit cross and frustrated because every time I collected a few Blocks together, someone came along and took some of them away! It wasn't fair!

We went to the Big Shop after that, and then we went home for lunch. In the afternoon, we went round to Jamie's house for a Birthday Party for his new little Sister. I had a nice time playing with Jamie's toys and eating party food, but I was a bit disappointed that there was no Cake with Candles. I was a really rather tired by this point, and ended up on the Step a few times for shouting about things. We went home for tea after that, but I was too tired to eat it and I ended up having Cereal instead.

I was much happier on Sunday, although I was still a bit tired. Me and Mum went to Church in the morning; Mum said I was a very good boy, particularly because the Crèche wasn't open so we had to sit quietly through the whole Service. After lunch, I played outside in the Garden with Dad for a bit. I helped him dig up some Weeds and then we played with the Football on the Road for a bit too. Later on, we all went out on the Bikes to the Park for a bit (I went on the Swings). I was very tired by the time we got home, and fell asleep in front of the TV!

2008-04-16T20:56:00.002+01:00

We went to Gym Tots on Monday morning and I had a great time running about and jumping off things. I can climb up the Horse and jump off into The Pit all by myself! (I'm really not sure why they call it a Horse though: I've never heard it Neigh). We also met Baby Robin who is Lewis's little sister. We went to Bella's house to play in the afternoon. I ended up playing Football with George; Mum was very impressed because we played really nicely for at least ten minutes.

Tots was back on as normal on Tuesday morning. It was very busy, but lots of fun.We met baby Harriet today who is Jamie's little sister. We had to leave a bit early though because I had to go see the Ear Doctor again. The Ear Doctor was very nice, and we played lots of fun games. My favourite one was "Find the Picture", where the Ear Doctor says the name of something while hiding her face and I had to point to the right picture. We also played a game where I had to put some Disks on a Pole when I heard a sound but that wasn't so much fun as I got so caught up with the disks I forgot to listen for the sounds! The Ear Doctor also had to look inside my ears with a computer thing and a thing with a light on. I don't mind at all but it's really tickely! It makes me laugh and laugh!My hearing seems to be OK though.

We went to my Swimming lesson in the afternoon, which was good fun as normal. Jamie's Dad came along too, and I thought it would be funny to try and splash him a bit. Mum was very pleased with me because I was much better behaved in the changing room this time.

Today, we went to Monkey Music! And aside from the usual crowd we met mum's friends Angie and Phil and their little boy Morgan. Mum went to university with Aunty Angie, and although they all live in Bracknell, Morgan's Grandma and Grandad live here in Cardiff so when they visit it's a good chance for us all to catch up!

It's been ages since we went to Monkey Music last, and I've really been looking forward to it. It didn't disappoint: I played at Cafe Junior for a bit first, and then we had some yummy Cake and then we went into Monkey Music and it was great!Morgan enjoyed playing at cafe junior too. I was so tired after all the excitement I ended up falling asleep on the Sofa.

When I'd woken up, we went round to Jessica's house to meet some of my friends. We went in the Buggy because it was a lovely day, and we all had a great time there. On the way home, I raced Mum down the Big Hill and I ended up running nearly all the way home! I was very tired after all the exercise and I was very pleased to get into bed after my tea (well, Mum and Dad seemed pleased that I was going to bed).

2008-04-13T21:07:00.000+01:00

I went to my lovely Childminder's as normal on Thursday and Friday. I was a bit sad to be left there after all the fun I've had with Mum and Dad over the holidays, but I was soon back into the swing of things. I also had a lovely surprise on Friday afternoon: my old Childminder came to say hello! She was very pleased to see me, and we had a lovely time playing together.

We went to Blooms Garden Centre on Saturday morning. I've been here a few times with my Childminder, but Mum and Dad have never been so I had to show them where everything was. I took them to the Coffee Shop first so we stopped for some Cake, and then I showed them were all the fun things were. I particularly liked showing them all the Fishes and Fountains in the "World of Water". We also bought a new plant.

In the afternoon, I helped Dad dig a big hole to plant the new plant, and then we played outside while Mum did some jobs. Dad also took me to the Park on the Bike, and while we were there Becca turned up too!

I went with Mum to Church on Sunday morning, and then after lunch I helped Dad make some Shelves for Mum and Dad's room. Dad said I was very helpful: I sorted out all the Tools and then I played with the Screws (Dad wouldn't let me near the Saw or the Drill of any of the other fun things though). A bit later on, me and Mum went Swimming with Bella, Aunty Aimee and Uncle Mark (Dad stayed to finish the Shelves). We had a great time in the Waves, but when we came home Dad was still working! It must take a long time to make Shelves!

2008-04-09T20:22:00.001+01:00

We went to Gym Tots on Monday. My mate Ewan couldn't come, so I didn't do as much charging about. but I did spend lots of time making Robots out of the Blocks ("I am a Robot! Blast!"). I also did lots of jumping of high things, which worried Mum a bit but I thought it was fun. We went to Ikea for Lunch (I had yummy Pasta), and afterwards me and George played at being Pirates in the little playground they have there. I was so tired after all that I fell asleep on the way home and had to be carried back into the house, where on I continued sleeping on the Sofa for ages!

On Tuesday, I helped Mum clean the Toys at Tots with my friend and some of the other Mums. This is great because we don't have to share the toys with so many children. We also did a lot of running around in circles. We went Swimming in the afternoon; I was a quite excited as we've not been for ages and I got into trouble for being a bit giddy in the changing room (I kept running away from Mum when she wanted to get me changed: she got quite cross in the end!) I had a good lesson though: I did lots of good floating and I even managed to do some swimming with Digger Arms, although I've yet to master doing Digger Arms and Kicky Legs at the same time. When we got out of the shower, Mum had to share my towel because she'd forgotten hers!

We went for a bit of a walk in Roath Park this morning. Mum made me walk all the way to the Cafe, but we fed the ducks on the way so it wasn't too bad. One really huge Swan that wanted to eat all my bread! I went on the Swings and the Big Slide, and I was so tired by the time we got home that I asked to go for a sleep on the Sofa (I tried really had but couldn't go to sleep, but the lie down did me good).

In the afternoon, we went to Story Time the Library. It was great: a nice lady read some great stories, we did some colouring, and then we chose some new books to take home. I like the Library. We played out in the Garden for the rest of the day because the weather was so nice.

2008-04-06T19:45:00.001+01:00

We went to Cosmeston with Ewan, Ellie and Jamie on Friday. It was really cold, but we had a lovely time playing on the Pirate Ship. We had a yummy lunch in the Cafe. I fell asleep on the way home, but I woke up when we got home (Mum was a bit disappointed). In the afternoon, we went to the Corner Shop to get a paper and then we played with some Jigsaws and some Finger Paints (they're really messy! I loved them!).

I went to two parties this weekend! My friend Christian from Tots had a party at Jazzy Jungle on Saturday morning, and it was great: I took Dad round everything! I also ate loads at the party lunch: I was still eating party food when everyone else had left. We went to the Cafe at the Big Shop on the way home as Mum and Dad were hungry; I ended having some Toast so I was a bit full by the time we all got home. We played out in the Garden for the rest of the day.

I went to Church with Mum on Sunday morning, and then we played in the garden for a bit (it was very cold though). Then Dad decided that he needed to get some things from the Hardware store, so I went with him for the ride (I almost fell asleep while he was carrying me). When we got back, Aunty Clair came round with Ewan and Ellie to take us to the second party of the weekend: Baby Josh is 1! I had a lovely time playing with Ewan and Ellie, and we all had some yummy party food too. I was very tired by the time I got home: it's been a very busy weekend!

2008-04-03T20:06:00.001+01:00

It was Rowan and Mabli's Party at Cefn Mably Farm on Sunday. The weather was glorious and we all had a lovely time: I played on the Tractors and the Combine Harvester, and I spent a long time playing in the Sand Pit too (there was a lot of sand in the bath at the end of the day!). Rowan and Mabli seemed to have a good time too.

In the afternoon, we went to buy a Big Boy's Car seat. Mum and Dad spent ages choosing one, but it was fun to drive home in it. I can get out of it all by myself! When we got back, we did some Gardening and we potted some Seeds and things.

We went to Gym Tots with Ellie and Ewan on Monday morning. It was particular exciting because Ellie was there: she helped me go on everything! Afterwards, we ended up going to Ikea for Lunch (I had some yummy Pasta!). And after that, Mum went to see someone called the Midwife. She was very nice, and let me play with her Stethoscope while she tickled Mum's tummy. Then she put a special radio on Mum's tummy so we could hear what was going on inside. We found some very strange noises indeed! But the Midwife said everything was fine.

We didn't have anything special planned for Tuesday morning, so me and Mum went to the Farm Shop. We had some yummy chocolate brownies, and then I played with the Toys and looked at some of the animals. We headed back home after that to mee the Health Visitor: I was due for a looking at. I showed her all my favourite toys and she asked me and Mum lots of questions, but there she was generally very pleased with me.

We went to look at the River in Fforest Fawr with Ewan and Ellie in the afternoon. Looking back, I think Mum tricked me, as it was actually a Walk and I don't like those (I always want to be carried). but Ellie and Ewan were there and there was a Canal and a River and big piles of Mud and some Sticks and it was all very exciting. I got really dirty, but we all had a great time.

I slept til 9:20 on Wednesday morning! (Aunty Ceri was apparently very jealous as she'd had to get up at 5:30!) Dad took the Car to the Garage to be fixed, so we walked into the Village to do some Jobs instead. Aunty Aimee came round in the afternoon and we all went to Jessica's house to play: we all had a great time. We picked the car up on the way back: it's all better now.

We met Rowan and Baby Niamh at Roath Park this morning. Mum somehow managed to trick me into walking all the way round the Lake, but I did get a Cake in the Cafe for my troubles. We went to play on the Swings after that, and me and Rowan had a lovely time playing "Catch You!", "Standing In The Mud" and "Running Away From Mum".

The weather has been beautiful, and we mostly played out in the garden this afternoon (we did have to go to the Big Shop for some things; I didn't want to go and showed my disappointment by promptly falling asleep when we got there). We did lots of fun things in the garden:

2008-03-29T17:39:00.004Z

We went on Holiday on Saturday! Mum went for a Haircut in the morning, so Dad and me went to the Park by the train track. It was really cold, and I didn't help things because I stayed on the Swing for ages. We caught the Train back home, which was very exciting indeed (and I was quite sad when I had to get off).

After lunch, Mum and Dad spent a long time packing things. It was very boring, so I played with Water in the Sink until I got a bit soggy. I was very excited when we set off, but I was so tired I soon fell asleep. We arrived at the cottage first, and I ran around exploring until Aunty Ceri and Ma and Pa arrived. It was great to see them, and I was really excited. We played in the house for the rest of the day, including a new game I haven't played before called hide and seek. It was hilarious!

I must have been very tired on Sunday because I slept til gone nine o'clock! After we'd given everyone our Easter presents, I played with Dad and Aunty Ceri while Mum and Grandma went to Church. Then we went out for Lunch at the Pub just down the road. I played "Sliding On The Benches" with Aunty Ceri and then Aunty Cheryl arrived! We had a lovely lunch (I had some yummy Pasta!)

We went to Hereford Cathedral on Monday morning. I liked running around the Cathedral, although I did get into a spot of bother when I wanted to go somewhere I wasn't supposed to be.

After a short while, we met up with Uncle Jonathan, Aunty Aileen and Baby Joseph (he was very cute) and we all went to get some Cake.

After Cake, we went to the Waterworks Musuem. There were lots of big and noisy Pumping Engines and similar things; I thought it was great. Pa spent a lot of time showing me how everything worked:

We went home after that, and as we arrived back at the cottage, Nana and Grandpa arrived! It was very exciting! I even got to drive their van. Nana had hurt her hand and it was all bandaged up. Dad and Granddad disappeared after a short while, and when they came back they had Monkey! He'd been up to his old tricks again and had managed to get left behind at the Waterworks Museum. Naughty Monkey! Fortunately, I'd not noticed he'd gone by the time they'd found him...

We went to Goodrich Castle on Tuesday morning. It was great: I got to run about everywhere, including up some very steep steps that went round and round and round and when we got to the top we were really high up. I also played Climbing on some bits of broken wall; this was so much fun that I didn't want to stop. I also got a prize at the Shop because I found all the Bunnies (well, Mum and Aunty Ceri looked for the Bunnies but I helped).

After that, we went out for Lunch in a Pub by the river in Symonds Yat. There was no pasta this time, but we did go on a Boat to the other side of the river and back.

And then we went to the Hedge Puzzle! I was very tired and fell asleep on the way and it took Dad a long time to wake me up. But I'm glad I did, because the Hedge Puzzle was great. We got a bit lost on our way round the maze, but we found the centre eventually:

People started leaving on Wednesday. Dad went to Work in the morning, and Aunty Cheryl left a bit later on. Grandpa and Pa went on a long walk, so we went to see some pretty gardens in the morning. As a bonus it turned out that there was a Classic Car Rally there; I loved looking at all the shiny cars:

We went to a Pub for lunch (again), and then we took Aunty Ceri to the Train Station so she could go home. I was sad to see her go, but I really enjoyed looking at the Trains.

We had to do Cleaning and Packing up on Thursday. I helped Nana do the Bins (because of her poorly hand), and I helped Granpa do the NooNooing. We went to another Pub for lunch, and then we drove home. I helped Mum unpack the car when we got home, but we didn't do much because we were both a bit tired, and a bit sad about not being on holiday anymore. Dad was very pleased to see me when he got home.

On Friday, my mate Ewan came round to play and we had an Easter Egg hunt in the garden. Ewan was really good at finding the eggs, but I wasn't so Mum had to help me to find some of mine. Then we went with Ewan to Softplay and we both had a great time running about and jumping on each other. There was a Face-Painting lady there, and I got turned into a Tiger! Rahhh! I was still wearing my Tiger face when Dad got home from Work: I Rahhed him and he was really scared!

We had to go back to Symonds Yat on Saturday, because Mum and Dad somehow managed to leave the Camera in the Hedge Puzzle. We went with Bella and Aunty Aimee, and we ended up going to the Butterfly Farm. It was great: it was really warm in there and we all had a lovely time running about looking for the butterflies. One brave butterfly even came to sit on my hand! I had to stay very still while it sat there:

We stopped for Lunch at the Pub by the river on the way home for some yummy food. I wanted to go on the Boat again, but it wasn't running (I was very sad). I fell asleep on the way home. We spent the rest of the day going to the Big Shop and playing with some of my Toys.

2008-03-19T20:31:00.001Z

We went to Gym Tots on Monday. I didn't join in with many of the activities, but I had a great time because I invented a new game. I've been asking for "Harry and the Robots" a lot recently, so when I found a pile of foam blocks I decided to turn them into some Robots! They even talked like a Robot too!

After Gym Tots, we went to Ikea for Lunch (I had Pasta!) In the afternoon, Bella came to play. We had a lot of fun making a big mess in the playroom.

We went to Tots on Tuesday morning as normal. Everyone got to take home a Chocolate Egg because it was nearly Easter. I kept asking Mum if I could eat it, but she kept telling me to wait until after my tea. In the afternoon, we went to my Swimming Lesson and then we went to George's house to play. Mum had to go to the Doctor's, so Aunty Aimee looked after me for a bit. After tea, Mum lost me for a bit while she was on the phone. When I reappeared, I'd found and eaten half the Chocolate Egg! It was yummy, but Mum wasn't too pleased that I'd found it without asking her about it.

We didn't go to Monkey Music today as it finished last week for Easter. So we went to the Farm Shop instead. It was lovely: we had Cake, I got to do some Shopping with Mum (I bought an Apple, some Onions and some Tomatoes), and we played outside a lot. I like playing with the animals: Mum nearly had her bottom nibbled by a Goat (it was very funny) and my friend Jessica got chased by an angry Cockerel!

In the afternoon, I had to go to the Hospital to see the Eye Doctor. They made me wear some funny glasses that had a dark patch over one eye, and then they asked me to look at some things and say what I could see. I did OK, but they asked me some hard questions. It turns out that I might be a bit long sighted (which is normal for Toddlers like me), but they're not sure how long sighted I am so I have to go back in the Summer for some more tests.

After seeing the Eye Doctor, Mum took me up to the Special Care Baby Unit. It was very warm in there, and I saw lots of small babies. I thought the Incubators were really interesting (they had lots of buttons on them that looked like they needed pushing), and we met some of the people that used to look after me. Everyone thought I'd grown really tall! It was really nice to see everyone again.

2008-03-16T20:37:00.002Z

Mum was poorly on Tuesday, so Dad stayed home from Work to look after us both. I took Dad to Tots in the morning, and I showed him how to get everything ready for everyone. He did alright at getting the Toys out, but he could have tried harder in the Singing (he didn't know any of the actions to "Sleeping Bunnies" or anything). After Tots, we went home and Bella came round to play for a bit. I showed her some of my new toys: she liked my Pirate Tent a lot.

After lunch, I took Dad to my Swimming Lesson. I've not taken Dad swimming for ages, and he was really impressed by how well I can swim now. However, the pool was really cold and by the end of the lesson we were both a bit blue (like father, like son...)

Mum was feeling a bit better on Wednesday, so we dropped Dad off at Work and I took Mum to Monkey Music at Cafe Junior. We had a lovely time as usual, but we were very careful to keep a close eye on Monkey just in case he decided to run off and hide again.

It was very wet on Saturday morning, so Dad took me to Softplay. I had a lovely time running about and chasing Dad around the Bouncy Castle. We went to the Big Shop on the way home to get some nice things for Lunch and we also had to pick up another Parcel for me. It turned out to be a Space Hopper!

After a quick sleep, Mum took me to the Library while Dad went back to the Big Shop to get some Shelves. I helped Dad put the shelves up for the rest of the afternoon: there was lots of chopping and sawing to do! We watched the Match while Dad did the shelves: Mum was very pleased with the result!

Sunday was very exciting because we had my Party with Becca on Sunday! We went to Funtastic and all our friends came and there was Cake and Chips and Presents it was fab!

I was very tired when we got home, but there were lots more presents to open so that kept me going for a bit longer. I helped Dad make some more Shelves after that and then Mum decided I needed some Fresh Air so she wheeled me round to the Corner Shop to get a Paper. Two minutes later I was asleep! Unfortunately, Mum had to wake me up because it was too late for a Nap, but I felt much better for it anyway.

2008-03-10T20:27:00.004Z

What I forgot to tell you on Wednesday was that Monkey went missing! I was very sad when I couldn't find him in the afternoon, and we looked all over the house without any success. We hadn't found him by bedtime, but I was so tired that I forgot to make a fuss about it.

On Thursday morning, the first thing I said when I woke up was "Where Monkey gone?", so Mum and Dad wasted no time and launched "Operation Find The Monkey": Mum rang round frantically trying to find a shop with the same sort toys in it and Dad retraced all our steps. I went to my Childminder's as usual. Luckily, Dad found Monkey at Cafe Junior! He'd been playing there all the time! He's very naughty. I was very pleased to see him when Dad brought him home.

On Saturday, it was my birthday! I am three! I had a lovely birthday. I had some presents with Mum and Dad in the morning, and then Mum did some jobs round the house while I went to the Big Shop with Dad. I got to choose my very own Birthday Cake (I chose one with a Racing Car). When we got back, we all piled into the Car and went to the Station. It was very exciting being at the Station: I like looking at all the trains and then Aunty Ceri and Ma arrived!

Then we went to my favourite restaurant for lunch: Senior Valentino's! We met Aunty Cheryl at the restaurant and I got to eat my favourite meal: yummy Pasta and lots of Garlic bread. After lunch, we all went back home and I had some more presents. Then we all watched the Rugby (Ma was very pleased) and then my mate Ewan and his sister Ellie turned up for my Party Tea!

After tea, I watched some Cartoons and then I went in the bath with some of my new Bath Toys. I'd had a lovely day, and I was very tired but very happy.

We went to the Beach on Sunday morning. We were very lucky because the Sun came out just as we arrived and it was lovely. Dad brought a Kite, and I got to fly it for a bit (until we decided to tie it to Aunty Ceri to see if she could float away). I played in the Sea with Mum and I climbed all over the rocks. It was great!

We all got a bit hungry after a while and we ended up going to a nearby Pub for some food. I had some yummy Pasta and lots of Garlic Bread. On the way home we called in to see Aunty Cheryl again:

I was very pleased to find Aunty Ceri and Ma were still here on Monday morning. It was very wet but we were going to Gym Tots so it didn't matter much. It was great fun: I made Aunty Ceri join in with everything! (It was very funny watching her do the "Grand Old Duke of York"). After that we all went into town so Mum could buy some clothes (it was a bit boring, but Ma and Aunty Ceri found a Water Cool for me to play with). Then we went out for lunch again, and guess what: I had some yummy Pasta and some more Garlic Bread!

I fell asleep on the way home because I was rather tired after all the excitement of the weekend. It took me a long time to wake up. After tea, we went out in the Car to take Ma and Aunty Ceri to their Choo-choo train. It was very exciting being out so late! We met Dad at the station, and then we went to look at the Trains. Ma and Aunty Ceri's train arrived after a short while and then we waved them off. Everyone was a bit sad to seem them go: we've all enjoyed having them here this weekend, but we're going to seem them again soon.

2008-03-05T20:45:00.000Z

We went to Gym Tots as normal on Monday morning. It was great: I went on all the equipment and I joined in with everything. We had to rush back to the house afterwards because Mum had put the washing outside in the morning and by lunchtime it was hailing! (The washing was very soggy!). Then we went straight to Funtastic for running around, playing and lunch: we all had a fabulous time and I ate a whole bowl of pasta on my own. Not surprisingly, I fell asleep in the car on the way home... We had a very quiet afternoon.

On Tuesday we went to Tots in the morning as normal. I helped Mum get all the Toys out as usual (although I did get a distracted by the Piano again), and I ate lots of Toast. In the afternoon we went Swimming and Mum was very proud of me because I did loads of Swimming on my own. Mum had to go to the Doctors later in the afternoon, so Bella and Aunty Aimee came round to look after me. I had a lovely time playing "Catch You!" with Bella: she's very funny!

Wednesday was very exciting indeed. We went to Cafe Junior in the morning to go to Monkey Music, and I had a great time as usual. Mum was very proud of me because I managed to beat my drum in time to the music! We had some yummy Pancakes for lunch (I had two, although I was slightly disappointed that Mum didn't manage to stick the Pancakes to the ceiling like in Pingu).

After lunch, we went round to Jamie's house to play and we had lots of fun. Then things got really exciting: me and Mum got in the Car to go find Dad! We were going to watch some of the children from Mum's School do some Dancing at the Theatre. We called in to Dad's Work to collect Dad, and then we all went out for tea to a lovely Cafe where I had some yummy Beans and lots of Toast. Then we went to the Theatre for the Dancing. It was very busy in the entrance, and we had to wait for a while before we were allowed in, so I ran around a lot and played on the stairs.

When we went in, even my seat was exciting: it went up and down! I soon discovered that if I sat right at the back of the seat, it tried to fold up on me! I thought this was rather funny. After a short while, a lady appeared on the stage and gave a short talk about the event, but I was a bit confused as I thought she might be the Signing Lady from CBeebies. Then it all went Really Dark for a bit (I thought it was very exciting), and then the Dancing started, and I loved it: I shouted "&Hurrahh!quot; after each one (Mum's School was the best, of course). It was very late by the time we got out; I was still very excited, but rather tired and when I got home I went straight to sleep.

2008-03-02T20:09:00.002Z

Mum cleaned the House on Saturday morning, so I took Dad to the Big Shop. We stopped at the Park onm the way home and I had a lvoely time playing on the Swings (Dad tried to get me to go on the other things but I wasn't interested).

After lunch, we went to a Party at Richard's house (one of Dad's friends). It was a good party: I ate lots of Crisps and Biscuits and played with Nate and Alex too. I was a bit confused about the lack of a Cake with Candles on it, but it was all much clearer when Mum explained that it was a House Warming Party and not a Birthday Party. I had a great time.

Today was Mothering Sunday! When I woke up I helped Dad take Mum some Breakfast in Bed and then I gave her some presents. She was very pleased with the Pasta Necklace I made her at my Childminders:

After we'd all had breakfast, I took Mum to Church. Monkey came too, but everyone was very relieved that he was much better behaved this week. After lunch, I played with Dad in the Garden and then we all played with my Trick-Track and we played "Catch you!" until we were all too tired to continue (it was very funny). Later on, Dad took me out for a walk to buy some Wire and to get some Cake: we stopped off on the way to see if the Diggers were playing but they were all asleep.

Aunty Cheryl came round after tea, and it was very exciting. I showed her some of my toys, and then we all watched Lazytown and some cartoons until it was time for bed. I was very tired but I didn't really want to go to bed because I was having such a lovely time, but Aunty Cheryl managed to convince me to go upstairs with some tickly fingers. I was so tired I went straight to sleep after my stories!

2008-02-27T20:32:00.002Z

We took Ewan and Aunty Clair to Gym Tots on Monday morning. We had a great time charging about and playing on all the equipment. After lunch, I told Mum I didn't need a sleep, and although she wasn't totally convinced we popped out to Boots to get some bits and pieces. However, Mum was right and I ended up falling asleep in the trolley! I woke up when Mum put me back in the car, and after that we went to play at Bella's house with Jessica and Ben.

Mum had to go to Stinky Work at short notice on Tuesday morning, so Dad took me to Tots. I had to show him how to get into Tots, and where all the Toys were. I helped him get the Toys out until some of the other Mums arrived to help too. I was a bit sad when Dad had to leave to go to work, but Aunty Aimee did a great job of distracting me and I was soon playing happily again. Mum arrived at just as Tots was finishing to pick me up, but we had a bit of a crisis as Monkey had gotten lost! We looked everywhere for him, and eventually found him hiding in the Dressing Up Box. Naughty Monkey!

In the afternoon, we popped into Boots again to get some Swim Nappies on the way to my Swimming Lesson. Boots is really boring, and before I knew it I was fast asleep again! Mum managed to get me all the way into the Leisure Centre, all undressed and ready for swimming before I woke up! I had lots of fun at Swimming, and Mum was really pleased because I was very brave and did lots of things that normally scare me. After Swimming, Jamie and Bella came to play at my house. We all made a big mess!

Dad took the Car today, so we went with Jamie and his Mum to Cafe Junior for Monkey Music. It was very exciting travelling in Jamie's car: we spent most of the journey looking for Diggers. After Monkey Music, we went to Dad's work to collect the Car, which was also very exciting: I played with the Big Ball and drew on the Whiteboard and played on the Spinny-Round Chairs. After lunch and a short nap (I tried to tell her I didn't need one but she didn't believe me), we to play at Jessica's house with some of my friends. I had a lovely time.

2008-02-24T20:50:00.002Z

I had a great time as usual with my Childminder on Thursday and Friday. Mum has an Inspection this week and had to go to Work on Saturday morning, so me and Dad went to Jump! I took Dad on everything, and we invented a great game involving some of the balls from the Ball Pool and one of the Big Slides. We both had a great time, although Dad was very tired after chasing round after me for two hours.

We came home in time for Lunch, and then played in the house until Mum came back. Then I watched the Match (go Wales!) until I got bored, so Dad took me to the Big Shop. I was very tired by the end of the day.

I took Mum and Monkey to Church on Sunday. Monkey was a bit naughty in Church, and kept jumping up and shouting "Rahh!" at people (including the Vicar). After lunch, Dad decided I needed a haircut, but I wasn't so impressed:

Mum had to do some more Work after that, so Dad took me to the Museum to see the Dinosaurs. I found the Dinosaurs straight away, but I was running so fast that I couldn't stop to look at them for long (I did drag Dad back to see them several times later). We ran round everything: I didn't stop for the whole time I was there. I was so tired I very nearly fell asleep on the way home.

2008-02-20T20:19:00.001Z

I went to Gym Tots with Aunty Clair, Uncle Simon and Ewan on Monday morning. It was great: We played a funny game with Uncle Simon that involved throwing me and Ewan into The Pit! In the afternoon me and Mum went out to the Park and I had a lovely time on the Swings.

We went to Tots on Tuesday morning; I helped Mum get all the Toys out again. In the afternoon, I went to my Swimming Lesson. I've moved up into the next class, so I was the youngest one there. I had a good time, and we did lots of things that were similar to my last class, but they were a bit harder. I've got a lot to learn!

We Went to Cafe Junior and then went to Monkey Music on Wednesday morning. We had a lovely time (and some Cake), but the funniest bit was when the Teacher brought out a Worm at Monkey Music so we could sing "There's a worm at the bottom of the garden". I thought it looked a bit like the characters from Worms, and so I did some of my best Worms impressions. Mum thought it was hilarious!

In the afternoon we tidied up the house a bit and then my friend Jamie came round to play. Mum did a funny thing at tea-time: I found a Balloon and I asked Mum to blow it up. I was a bit worried that it might go Bang, and so I went to hide behind the door. Mum thought I was being silly, and proceeded to blow it up, but then it went Bang! It was very funny.

2008-02-17T19:20:00.001Z

I found out on Thursday that Nana was coming to stay for a few days, and that she would be coming on the train: "Nana on da Choo-Choo train". She didn't arrive until after I was tucked up in bed asleep, but I was still very excited by the prospect. We did lots of jobs during the day which was a bit boring, but things brighten up considerably when Ewan and Ellie came round for lunch.

Nana was here when I got up on Friday morning, and it's all been very exciting! I showed Nana all my toys, and then we went on the Bus to the Museum to see the Dinosaurs. I had a lovely time running about the exhibits until we found them. Nana bought me a cuddly Mammoth! We stayed for lunch in the Cafe where I had some yummy Pasta.

Mum had to do some work in the afternoon, so I took Nana to the Village. We found a funny shop that sells Wool where we got some new Mittens for me (Dad says they're proper ones because they have a piece of string that loops through your sleeves to stop them falling off).

It was all sunny and bright on Saturday morning so after we'd all gotten up we decided to go to St. Fagans for a wander about. It was a bit cold and it took me ages to warm up, and I didn't do much walking, but I did enjoy going into the different houses to look for Fires to get warm by. We had lunch in the Cafe (I had some more Pasta!) and then we played in the Playground for a bit. I fell asleep on the way home.

I took Dad and Nana to the Big Shop in the afternoon

It was still all bright and sunny on Sunday morning, so we decided to go to the Bay to have a walk about and to get some lunch. It was very cold again, and I wasn't very keen to do much walking, but I did enjoy looking at the ducks and the boats. We stopped for Lunch after a while at my favourite restaurant (Senior Valentino's), where I had Pasta yet again (it's my favourite dish).

After lunch, we wandered around a bit more until it was time to take Nana to the Train Station. We went up to the Platform to wave her off; we were all a bit sad to see her go as we've all had a lovely time. I fell asleep on the way home again.

When I woke up, I helped Dad do some stuff in the garden, and then we all played with a ball in the street for a bit (I liked making it roll under the parked cars). After we'd all gotten a bit cold, we came in for a picnic tea by the TV as a special treat - it was great!

2008-02-13T19:37:00.000Z

I was still coughing on Monday, so Dad took me to the Doctors. The Nurse was very nice to me, and kept me entertained while she looked at my ears, down my throat, and listened to chest with a tickly cold thing. It turns out that I've got a Chest Infection too! We got some Medicine and then we took Dad to work on the way to Mum's School. I had lovely time at Mum's School: I got a present from Aunty Libby, some sweeties from Aunty Liz and then I played with the Photocopier (I made it spit out lots of blank sheets of paper and I managed to photocopy my hands!) I also played with the School Bell (it was very loud).

Dad was poorly again on Tuesday morning and stayed home from work. Me and Mum went to "Come and Play" which is where we normally have Tots. We met Becca and her Dad there, and we had a great time playing on the Bouncy Castle and with the toys. I was very tired after all the excitement (and Mum was very tired after pushing the pram into the Village and back), and I fell asleep after lunch while Mum had a sit down. Later on, Mum took me to the Park on my Trike and I went on the Swing a lot. It was great!

This morning, we met up with Ewan and Ellie at the Farm Shop. We had lots of yummy Cake, and I enjoyed looking at the funny animals. However, Mum said I was very trying this morning as I was rather tired and a bit grumpy. Mum told me off a lot, mostly for throwing my toys, and I ended up on the step after I threw Mum's necklace at her after lunch. Fortunately, I went straight to sleep after that. Mum said I was a much nicer boy after my nap. We went round to Jamie's house to play with some of my friends in the afternoon. We all had a lovely time (and there was lots of Cake to eat).

2008-02-10T20:23:00.001Z

Mum says we've been living in a House of Plague this week. Mum had a horrible cold on Thursday and stayed home from School, so she stayed in bed while me and Dad went to my Childminders. However, I started to feel poorly soon after that and my Childminder ended up taking me home at lunchtime. Me and Mum snuggled on the sofa watching DVDs for the afternoon: we watched Toy Story 1 and 2.

We were still poorly on Friday, so me and Mum stayed home again. We did some playing in the morning, but Mum wasn't very good at it (she just sat on the sofa a lot). I was very tired after lunch and ended up sleeping for two hours! She only managed to get me out of bed by promising me a Chocolate Biscuit. Dad came home from Work a bit early and we walked to the Corner Shop to get a CBeebies magazine.

And then on Saturday, Dad was poorly too! I was feeling a bit better and it was a beautiful day, so we went out to the Park for a bit. I had a lovely time on the Swings. After lunch, Dad took me to the Big Shop, and then we all snuggled on the Sofa to watch some more DVDs.

We were all still poorly on Sunday. I slept until nearly nine o'clock! And by the time we'd all gotten up, it was nearly lunchtime! After lunch, we watched Toy Story 2 again (it's my favourite) and we did some more playing. Then Mum went to go see the Doctor, so I helped Dad do some washing and make tea. The Doctor said mum has a music box in her chest and gave her some medicine to help her feel better. I was very tired by bedtime. I'm bored of being poorly: hope we're all better soon!

2008-02-06T19:54:00.000Z

We went to Gym Tots as normal on Monday morning. My mate Ewan was poorly and couldn't come, but I had a great time anyway. Mum was very pleased because I joined in with all the activities. In the afternoon, we walked to the Park near my house, but on the way we bumped into Mabli and Ella! They were also going to the Park, so we all went together. I walked all the way home, and I was so tired by the time we got back that I almost fell asleep when Mum sat me down on the step to take my shoes off.

I helped get all the toys out on Tots on Tuesday morning. We all made Valentine's cards, and I was a very lucky boy because my friend Becca gave me hers! Bella came round for lunch, and we all had a great time playing in the house. Me and Bella managed to sneak upstairs to play while Mum was having a chat with Aunty Aimee, where we invented a great game in the bathroom. Mum says she should have twigged something was up when I brought her a soggy Monkey to look after, but they only came to investigate when they realised we'd been really quiet for ages... I'd managed to fill the bath full of water, and I was busy scooping it out onto the bathroom floor while Bella tried to clean up the mess with some towels she'd found. We were all a bit soggy, and Mum wasn't very pleased.

After we'd all gotten dry again, it was time to go and get wet at my Swimming Lesson. This was my last time that class, as after Half Term I'll be moving up to the next one. I'll miss Jamie and Carys until they get to move up too though. After Swimming, we all went round to Becca's house to play. it was very busy: there were nine Mums, nine Tots, two babies and a doggy! We all had a great time, although I got into a bit of trouble when I decided it would be fun to throw Becca's toys around.

Mum was very pleased with me later on though, as I've learnt how to sing some songs. I can sing "The Wheels On The Bus" and "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" all the way though!

Mum woke up with a nasty cold on Wednesday, so I thought I'd better look after her a bit. We went to Cafe Junior in the morning, where I had a lovely time playing with everything. Then Monkey Music started and I had a great time playing drums and doing singing. We went to Roath Park Cafe for Lunch, and I had a yummy Toasted Sandwich. We went on the swings after that, and then I walked all the way back to the car. I fell asleep on the way home.

After my nap I looked after Mum some more. We played with my Marble Go Down and then I started a Tea Party with Monkey and Scrambler: I used the grill to made Monkey his tea, and then I carried it in with the tea-towel and chopped it up for him to eat. After that, we watched some Pingu while we snuggled on the sofa.

2008-02-03T18:16:00.000Z

I had a lovely time at my Childminder's on Thursday and Friday. Dad came to pick me up again on Thursday because my Childminder had to go to a Open Day, but I was very excited to see him. We didn't see any Fire Engines on the way home like last week, but we did see lots of Buses.

We went for a walk up to Castle Coch on Saturday morning. It was a bit wet and cold, but Mum forced us all out of the house anyway. Mum and Dad were very impressed with me, because I walked all the way up the big hill to the Castle, and then I walked all the way round it too! (I had to be carried back down though). We went to the Big Shop on the way home, but fell asleep just as we arrived. When I woke up, we found that my friend Becca was at the shop too!

I helped Dad clean the car after lunch. However, we didn't clean the outside: we NooNoo'd the inside! It was very exciting:

I even got to drive the car while Dad did the trickier bits. After we'd cleaned the car, I watched the Rugby with Mum (I told her "Rugby! Rugby ball! Kick It! Catch it! Put it down, splat! Hurrah!"). The first half was a bit boring, and I kept asking to watch Pingu instead. Mum gave in at Half Time, but she switched it over while was having my tea. It wwas quiet for a bit, but then Mum started shouting really loudly when I was having my pudding; we won! It was very exciting.

We went to the Farmer's Market on Sunday morning. It was really cold, but I enjoyed looking at all the food and things. I helped buy some yummy cakes and some vegetables. On the way home, we took the car through a Car Wash; I was a bit unsure to start with, but I thought it was fab (despite the aerial ending up a bit crooked).

Later on in the afternoon, we went to Funtastic to meet Bella because we were both bored with being stuck in the house because of the weather. I fell asleep just as we arrived (again!), but I woke up pretty quickly because there were some Diggers in the carpark! We had lots of fun at Funtastic (although I did get into trouble for throwing stuff), but I was really tired afterwards.

2008-01-30T20:07:00.001Z

We went to Gym Tots with Ewan on Monday morning. We had lots of fun charging about, and we were too wrapped up in our own games to join in with the activities. We had great fun though.

Mum had to go to Work in the afternoon, so Aunty Cheryl ("Chairdul") came round to look after me! It was great: we read loads of stories, played with all my toys and then went out to play in the garden. I took my belt off a lot, so my trousers kept falling down, but after a few replacements, resourceful Aunty Cheryl used a peg to pin them up. We ended the day cuddled on the sofa watching Pingu. It was great!

Carys was at Tots on Tuesday; she's my friend from my Childminder's. We got all the toys out as normal, and then I made Mum a necklacs and then I managed to eat eight pieces of toast! I also got into a spot of bother for throwing stones and pulling up flowers outside, but I won't go into that.

We went Swimming after lunch. I'm really good at swimming now, and I might get to move up to the next class soon. After swimming we went to Jamie's house for a cup of tea and some Biscuits.

We went to Cafe Junior for Monkey Music on Wednesday, and it was great as normal. Monkey Music was fun, especially because there was a Thomas that could go on its own, and it and blew bubbles too! We went to Roath Park Cafe for lunch afterwards, and Mum was very pleased because I did loads of walking: I walked all the way to the Cafe, and then after lunch I walked all the way to the Swings, and then I walked all the way back to the car after that! I was very tired after all the walking, and I fell asleep in the car on the way home.

In the afternoon, we went to the Shoe Shop to get my feet checked out (my shoes still fit, so no new shoes for me). We bought a Bob magazine on the way home, and then we did some JigSaws when we got back. It was a good day.

2008-01-27T19:48:00.000Z

Dad came to pick me up from my Childminder's on Thursday afternoon. I'd had a lovely time there: we iced some Cakes and we went to the Park! On the way home, I saw a Fire Engine (the Firemen all waved at me), a Digger making a huge hole (the driver also waved at me) and an Ambulance going to an Emergency (it was going very fast and I don't think they saw me waving). I also had a lovely time with my Childminder on Friday too.

Dad was out for most of Saturday, so Mum and me met up with Aunty Cheryl and we all went off to St. Fagans in her car. Mum was really proud of me because I did lots of walking. We explored lots of houses, and I found lots of Fires in them to get warm by. We stayed at St Fagans for lunch (I had a huge bowl of Pasta and lots of yummy Cake!), and then we went to the playground. I went up really high on the climbing frame and I think I got Aunty Cheryl a bit worried. On the way out, we stopped at the shop, where I ended up witha new hat from Mum and a book about Diggers from Aunty Cheryl! I'm such a lucky boy!

I took Monkey and Mum to Church on Sunday morning. He was pretty well-behaved but, we got into trouble when he wanted to go off exploring while Mum was singing. He did get a Blessing from the Vicar though. After Church, I was waiting outside for Mum when a Dog ran up and stole Monkey from me! Monkey was a bit surprised, but I thought they were playing "Catch You!" and it was very funny. We got Monkey back eventually, and he wasn't too slobbery.

After lunch, I helped Dad fix a new door handle and then we played in the Garden for a bit. I helped Mum and Dad chop some things up and then I helped dig some holes to plant some Bulbs. Then we took the tree that Dad chopped down round to Ewan's house, which was great because Ewan has lots of fun Toys. It was great fun!

2008-01-23T21:28:00.000Z

On Monday, we went to Gym Tots and I had a great time because lots of my friends were there. I did lots of jumping about. Me and Ewan also invented a really funny game where you jump into the Big Pit and then throw blocks at each other. It's hilarious! In the afternoon, me and Mum went to the Library to get some more books. I found a Pingu DVD and a Digger book and I wanted it so much that I refused to let Mum look at the grown-up books until I'd given the Lady the special card and the money!

We went to Tots as normal on Tuesday, and everyone had a great time getting all the Toys out. In the afternoon, we went to my Swimming Lesson, which was great fun as normal. After the lesson, I found a Watering Can in the pool and I had a lovely time playing with it until I realised that I could tip it all over Mum! I thought this was very funny, but she wasn't so sure and she tipped one all over me too! There was a lot of splashing after that, and we were both really cold when we got out, but it was worth it! After swimming, we went round to Jamie's house to play and to have some Cake.

It was "Aaa Ooo Day" today, which I love. I took Monkey to with me to Cafe Junior (he comes with me to a lot of places these days), and we had a great time playing with everything. We also shared a very yummy Chocolate Muffin! In the afternoon, I went round to Grace's house to play because Mum had to go out to Work for a bit. Bella, Jessica and Jamie were there too, and we all had a fab time. I was very excited when it was time to go home because Dad came to pick me as Mum was still at Work. He was very pleased to see me, and I showed him all the fun things I'd been playing with. Bella gave us a lift home, and then we watched my new Pingu DVD until it was time for tea.

2008-01-20T19:53:00.000Z

We went to Gym Tots on Monday morning as usual. I had a great time jumping off some tall things into the Pit (I like it because it worries Mum), and I joined in with everything. In the afternoon, we cycled down to see Bella and some of my other friends at her house. Half way there, it started to rain very heavily, but fortunately Mum makes a great wind break and I didn't get wet at all! Mum was soaked though.

Mum got wet again on Tuesday morning. It was still raining a lot so we decided to walk instead of cycle to Tots. I travelled in the Plastic Bubble and so I was nice and dry, but poor Mum got really soggy again! After Tots things got busy: we went to George's house to meet Bella, Lewis and Jessica for some yummy lunch. Then we went Swimming, which was great fun, and then after Swimming we went back to George's house to carry on playing for a bit! I was really tired by the end of the day.

Dad forgot his lunch on Wednesday morning, so we dropped it off at his Work on the way to Monkey Music. I carried his lunch all the way to the office; Dad was really pleased to see us (I think he was very hungry). Monkey Music was great: I joined in with everything, and I was so tired after lunch that I had to go for a sleep (my first for a week! Mum and Dad are a bit tired too now). Later on, we decided to brave the horrible weather to go find a Magazine from the Corner Shop on my Trike .I chose a Night Garden magazine because it had "Iddul Diddoo" (IgglePiggle) on the front.

I went to my Childminder's again on Thursday and Friday, and had a lovely time as usual. And then it was the Weekend! On Saturday morning, we all went off to Funtastic, which is a bit like Jump. We met some of my friends there and we were the first people to arrive, so we had the place to ourself. I had a great time: they've got lots of cool things to play with, including two Cannons that fire foam rubber balls! Mum and Dad liked it so much that we're going to have a joint birthday party with Becca there: I can't wait!

I took Mum to Church on Sunday morning, and we all had a fab time listening to the singing and playing with the toys. In the afternoon, we played in the house until it stopped raining and then we went out for a walk to look for some Diggers. We saw lots, but they were all asleep, but we did find lots of puddles to jump in. (We also found some yummy Flapjack at the Big Shop). We played in for the rest of the day because it was all horrid again. Mum and Dad said something about me being all horrid too, but I was just a bit bored and I'm sure it wasn't true.

2008-01-13T19:51:00.000Z

I had a lovely time at my Childminder's on Thursday and Friday. My new friend Carys was there again, and we both had a great time playing with each other and with lots of toys.

I took Dad to Softplay on Saturday morning, and he had a great time. I could hardly keep him off the Bouncy Castle, and he loved playing with all the Soft Things: we made a big pile of them and then I showed him how to climb up it so that it all falls down around you. It was very funny! Afterwards, we found that there was a big Toy Fair in the main hall of the Leisure Centre, so I persuaded Dad that I wanted a look around (it wasn't very difficult). There were loads of toy Trains and Cars and things; I was allowed to choose a Train to take home with me (I chose a Gordan).

We played out in the Garden in the afternoon. I helped Mum lay a new Carpet in my Little House (thankyou Aunty Cheryl!) and then I helped Dad cut down a really big Tree. It took him ages to chop through the trunk but we remembered to shout "Timber!" as it came down.

I took Mum to Church this morning, and it was great. I played with all the toys, then I helped Mum do some Singing and I was very good the whole way through so I got a Biscuit from some nice ladies. When we got back, I helped Mum use NooNoo to clean up a bit and then Bella came round with Aunty Aimee and Uncle Mark! We had lots of yummy Crisps and Garlic Bread for lunch (Mum says there was Lasagne too, but I didn't want any of that). After that, me and Bella had lots of fun playing Hiding Behind the Sofa and Climbing on Uncle Mark. I was a bit tired after all that, so when they went home we watched "Toy Story 2" and I didn't move at all while it was on. I thought it was great!

2008-01-09T20:50:00.000Z

We went to Gym Tots with Ewan on Monday. Mum was really pleased with me because I joined in with everything. I also did lots of walking on the Beam and I really enjoyed jumping off the far end into the Big Pit (Mum was a bit worried because it's really high!). After Gym Tots, we went to Ewans for lunch and then in the afternoon Bella came round to play and we had a great time playgin with all my new toys.

We went back to Tots on Tuesday morning to help clean the Toys (us Tots helped by getting the Toys out of their boxes, but I don't think we did much of the cleaning). We had lots of fun though. We also test-drove some new push chairs for the Dolls too. After lunch, we went Swimming! I was so excited to be back at my Swimming lesson that I nearly exploded! Mum was quite embarrased by all the noise I made, but she was very pleased as I joined in with everything. We were also pleased to find that my new playmate at my Childminder's has joined my Swimming class too! After swimming, we went to Jessica's house to play, and all my friends came too.

We went to Monkey Music this morning, and it was great. I took my Monkey too, and he joined in with everything. In fact, Monkey has been doing lots of things with me this week, including eating my breakfast and using the potty! In the afternoon, Mum took me to the Corner shop to get some Milk, and we watched Uncle Tony fix Aunty Jenny's car for a bit too (it was very interesting). We played in the house after that, and I invented a new game that involves tying bits of string to the doors on the Kitchen Cupboards to make a big Spider's Web of string. It was great fun.

2008-01-06T20:42:00.000Z

Happy New Year!

Everything has been much quieter this week, but I think we've all needed and enjoyed the peace. I've certainly enjoyed playing with all my new toys.

We played in the house on Monday morning, because I was still feeling a bit poorly. In the afternoon, we went out on the Bikes to the Park by the train line. I went on Dad's bike (Nana got Dad a special carrier for Christmas), but it was very wobbly and we all fell over just as we left! I was a bit worried after that, and I complained about it all the way there. I enjoyed being at the Park though. Later in the evening, I heard lots of Fireworks (The Mog spent the night under the sofa).

Tuesday was New Year's Day! We went to Bella's house on the Bikes, but I didn't want to go on Dad's bike after we went splat the day before. I complained a lot, and in the end I persuaded them to let me travel on Mum's Bike (it's much safer). We all had a lovely time at Bella's house: I played with all her new toys and we had a yummy lunch. We went home on the Bikes in the dark, which was very exciting indeed.

Dad had to go to Work on Wednesday, so me and Mum went out and met up with my mate Ewan and Ellie at Roath Park. I didn't do much walking, and at the park I went on the Swing for ages. On the way back I got really cold (Mum said I hadn't done enough running around). Dad came home again in the afternoon and we had a great time playing with Duplo and my new Marble Go Down.

Thursday and Friday were JooEt days, as Mum and Dad had to go to work. I had a lovely time as usual, and my Childminder was very pleased by the thankyou letter I wrote her. I also saw my previous Childminder on Thursday, which was very exciting indeed! Mum was pleased because we made her some yummy Cakes that I helped to cover in sticky green icing: they tasted even better after that!

We went to St. Fagans on Saturday morning to meet Bella and Aunty Aimee. I think Mum and Dad were hoping for a bit of a walk, but it started to rain just as we arrived so we hid from the rain in some of the houses for a short while (one had a big Fire in it!) and then we decided to go off to Ikea for Lunch instead. I had lots of yummy Pasta! We stopped at the Big Shop on the way home and it was the mid-afternoon by the time we got back. Mum and Dad decided that I needed a sleep despite me telling them "&I'm not tired!quot; several times (they obviously didn't believe me).

Later on, I helped Mum and Dad take down all the Christmas Decorations. I've really enjoyed them, and our front room looks rather bare without the Christmas Tree to brighten it up. Aunty Libby and her family came round just as we were finishing, and I had lots of fun showing them some of my new toys.

It was bright and sunny on Sunday morning so we went for a walk in the woods by Castle Coch. We saw lots of really interesting scupltures on the walk, including a Giant Spider, a big Treasure Chest, a Cauldron of Potion and a huge Wooden Chair. I did some walking until I got a bit cold, and then we all went home for lunch. After lunch, I helped Mum and Dad tidy the house and then we played with some PlayDoh for a bit:

After that, we all watched Toy Story before tea. It was great! I especially liked the Dinosaur and the bit with the Rocket and the Car. To Infinity and Beyond!

2007-12-30T21:37:00.000Z

Happy Christmas everybody!

Well, what a busy time I've been having. Where shall I start?

I had a lovely time at my childminders on Thursday and Friday (my childminder's big boys were home from school: they're brilliant!) On Saturday I went to softplay with Dad. Bella and her Dad were there too, although not many other people were. It was very quiet which meant we had lots of room to run around and jump up and down. We spent the rest of the day doing jobs and packing up, ready to go away for Christmas.

We set off after tea. It was really dark and very very exciting. So exciting that I spent the first hour of the journey screaming at the top of my voice every so often, just to make sure Mum and Dad knew I was still awake. At the end of the journey, we arrived at Grandma and Grandad's house.I was so tired I had to go straight to bed.

In the morning, I had a super time playing with Grandma and Grandad and some of the toys that had belonged to Mum and Aunty Ceri when they were little. Then Mum and Dad popped me back in the car but we didn't go very far. We went to see Aunty Chris and Uncle Rob and their new Baby Thomas. They live in Brussells, but Baby Thomas had come to see his Granparents for Christmas so they were only about half an hour away. I had a great time: two of baby Thomas's cousins were there and Thomas's Grandma has lots and lots and lots of toys at her house. There were also three lovely doggies to play with. We had a yummy lunch and Mum and Dad and Aunty Chris and uncle Rob had a good chat.

Later on Sunday we went to Nana's house for tea. There were lots of people there, but the most exciting person was Uncle Dave! He had come all the way from Bangok for Christmas! Uncle Dave is very tall.

On Christmas Eve, Mum and Dad took me to the park in Alderley Edge. Me and Dad went on everything while Mum nipped into the village to do some jobs. When we got back to Grandma and Grandads house Aunty Ceri had arrived to stay! She's very funny! Later on in the day, some of Grandma and Grandad's friends came round for Christmas drinks. That didn't stop me from remembering to put some treats out for Father Christmas. Mum and Dad hoped I'd put out a Gin and Tonic, and seemed a bit dissapointed when I said he'd like some blackcurrent squash best of all.

Christmas Day was very exciting! Father Christmas had left me a huge stcking full of lots of lovely presents. Everything I opened made me go "Oh Wow!".

However, poor Aunty Ceri didn't feel very well:

After breakfast, we all exchanged presents. I had such fab things! Dad and Grandad really enjoyed helping me with my marble-go-down:

Later in the morning, Mum, Dad, Grandma and me went to church. It was a fun service, with lots of audience partisipation to help tell the Christmas Story. In the afternoon, we all went to Nanas house for Chrsitmas Dinner. All together there were 16 of us!!! Dad and Uncle Dave did lots of the cooking, and everyone said they did a very good job.

On Boxing Day, Danute and her family came to see us for a nice cup of tea. As they were leaving, Nana, Grandpa and Amirah arrived ready to go for our traditional Boxing Day walk. Amirah and me found lots of interesting animals and birds on the way, as well as some excellent puddles:

In the afternoon, I had a bit of a craft workshop with Aunty Ceri. We did some fab finger painting and modelling with play doh:

It was Mum and Dad's tenth Wedding Anniversary on Thursday (they're really very old). Dad sent Mum and Aunty Ceri to a Spa for the day. Apparently, there's lots of sitting still at the Spa, so I didn't think I'd like to go even though there was a pool there. Dad took me over to Nana's instead, where we went to the Wacky Wharehouse with Amirah. I ran around for three solid hours, and I was very tired afterward!

At teatime, Mum and Dad went out for the evening. Aunty Ceri put me to bed, then Grandma and Grandad looked after me all night. I had a lovely sleep. In fact, I slept so well that Grandma and Granddad had to wake me up at 8:30 the next day!Grandma read me lots of great stories whilst Grandad went to fetch Mum and Dad. They were very jealous to hear about my mammoth sleeping when they got back!

Later on Friday morning, Mum and Dad took me to the viewing park at Manchester Airport. It was brilliant! You couald watch all the planes taking off and lamnding really close up. They were very big and very loud! It was also very cold so we didn't stay too long. Mum said we can go back in the summer and take a picninc.After the planes, we went to Aunty Ceri's house for lunch. Later on Aunty Annie and Aunty Caroline called in too. On the way back from Aunty Ceri's house we called in at Aunty Sally's. She has lots of cool musical instruments to bash. In fact, in her up upstairs room (Jamie's bedroom) I found a real live Drum Kit! Wow! I made a lot of noise with it:

On Saturday, Mum and Dad took me to a great park in Wilmslow. There was one very funny thing that we all went on. It went very high and round and round (Mum did lots of screaming, and I did lots of laughing).

After that we went to Nana's house for Uncle Dave's farewell lunch. Everybody was there again, and we had a lovely time. Everyone was very sad when we had to wave Uncle Dave off to the airport. And then a bit later on it was time for us to go home as well. Mum and Dad packed up the car while I played with Grandad. It had been a very busy week and I slept all the way home.

By the time I woke up this morning I was feeling really poorly. I've spent all day feeling very hot and very snuffly. I havent eaten much: I couldn't even face a chocolate biscuit! Mum and Dad have spent the day looking after me and trying to find space for all my new toys. I was very glad to go to bed!

2007-12-21T21:13:00.000Z

I've had lots of yummy food this week!

On Monday I went to Gym Tots with all of my friends. I did lots of jumping off a really high beam into the pit. It was hilarious! After gym Ewan and Jamie nipped back to my house for a quick play whilst our Mum's had a cuppa. Then we all went to a pub for lunch. All of my friends were there and apparently it was our special "Secret Santa Christmas Lunch". Well, the chips were very yummy and we had cake for pudding. And afterwards we all got to choose a surprise christmas present. I got a brill christmas scrapbook and lots of stickers and things to put in it. In the afternoon we nipped down the village and did a few little jobs, and then we went to the library.

On Tuesday it was the Tots Christmas Party! It was great. We sang christmas songs and had yummy party food. After that we all had to sing Jingle Bells and who should turn up but Father Christmas! He brought presents for everybody! In the afternoon we went swimming. The pool was really quiet so I did lots and lots of jumping in and swam a long long way. After swimming we went to George's house to play. Somehow, some of the party food leftovers had got to George's house too! We all tucked in again. I wasn't really very hungry at tea time.

I woke up on Wednesday with a cold "Oh doh du dose". So I didn't mind too much when Mum and me spent quite a bit of time in the car, driving round Cardiff doing lots of jobs. I actually quite enjoyed sitting quietly for once! At lunchtime we went to mum's school for a party lunch. Yum! I even found some big children to play Boo with round the staffroom door. For some reason, mum said I really shouldn't have told the big children that there were "ditdits in dere". Apparently, the teachers like to pretend they all eat very healthily. I can tell you it's not true! In the afternoon, we went round to Rowan's house to play. Ela and Mabli were there too, as well as baby Niamh. We had a lovely time, and Rowan's Mum had even made us a lovely party tea! (I liked the chocolate log the best). Aunty Del and Aunty Sara took some super photos of us all; hopefully we'll have some copies soon to put on the blog.

Despite my horrible cold, I've had a lovely time at my Childminder's these past couple of days, especially since her two boys have been around the whole time too! We were playing so hard today that I ended up with a big bump on my head; but it didn't slow me down for very long and I was charging about again in no time.

Anyway, Mum and Dad keep saying that it's going to be Christmas soon! I hope you all have a lovely time. I'm looking forward to having lots more yummy food!

2007-12-16T21:10:00.000Z

On Monday Rebecca came to play first thing in the morning. We made up a really good game of hiding from mum, especially when she was trying to get our coats on to go to gym tots. It was hilarious! We also had a good time at gym with all our other friends. After gym we took Rebecca back to our house, and I got to meet her funny doggies again. They are very licky!In the afternoon me and mum went to the libray and the park where you can see the train line (my favourite park at the moment!) After that, we went round to Ewan's house to play and have tea. I had a super time playing, and mum had some nice cups of tea and a chat with Aunty Clair. It was quite late when we got home so I had to go straight to bed (especially as I hadn't had a nap at lunchtime!).

Rebecca came over again after breakfast on Tuesday, and then mum took us both to tots. I think we were very helpful getting all the toys out... After a lovely time at tots, Rebecca came back to our house for lunch, along with Bella and Aunty Aimee. Mum made piles of cheese on taost but we managed to munch through it all! After lunch I had to go swimming so Aunty Aimee and Bella took Rebecca back to their house to play. I did lots and lots of swimming around, and even managed to do a proper star float. Mum was very impressed. After swimming, we all went over to Bella's house to play and do sticking and gluing. It was brilliant! It was also all a bit fraught as out of the five children who were there only one had had a nap that day. The mummies kept muttering something about "House of Tiny Tearaways" but I'm not sure what that was about. Rebecca came home in the car with us, and then her mummy came to pick her up, which was a shame as we'd just worked out that we can both hide in the cupboard under the stairs!

On Wednesday me and mum went to Monkey Music, which was lots of fun. I joined in with lots of songs this week. In the afternoon Mum took me over to her school to see the big children do their carol concert in the local church. I thought they were very good, and gave them lots of claps. At the end of the concert I went for a bit of an explore and found some stairs which went up to a little platform. Up there was a light which I discovered you could turn on and off. Mum had no idea where I was until one of the big children told her. Apparantly small people aren't allowed to play in pulpits...

On Thursday and Friday I went to my childminders. It was a bit of a rush both mornings as mum isn't quite as good at getting up as Dad is. I have to jump up and down a lot and say "up mum-mum up!" very loudly. If that doesn't work, I find lifting her head up is the most effective way to get her out of bed. Either that or say I need a wee! (I must tell Dad about that one). I had a lovely time at my childminder's both days. Friday was espeically good as we went to the farm shop! I had lovely cake and saw lots of animals. One of the naughty goats even tried to eat me: I thought it was very funny! On Friday there was a new little girl at my childminders. She will be starting after Christmas and had come for a practise day. We got on like a house on fire so I'm really looking forward to seeing her in January.

When Mum came to collect me on Friday I had a big surprise: Dad was there too! He had just come back from America in time to come and collect me. I was so pleased to see him (he did look a bit tired though).Even better was the plane that he brought back for me. It has flashing lights and sounds just like the real thing. It's brilliant.

I went to three parties this weekend! We went to the Big Shop on Saturday morning, and when we'd done the Shopping, we got a Christmas Tree! On the way back we went to a party with some of Mum's friends from Choir. I was the smallest person there, but I had a lovely time, especially because someone found me some toy Diggers to play with. I ate a lot of crisps and generally had a great time.

After lunch, we decorated the Christmas Tree:

It was very exciting!

After tea, we all went out to another party, this time at Nate and Alex's house. It was very late by the time we got there and Nate had already gone to bed but I played with Alex for a little while before I went to bed too. It was Really Late by the time we left, and I could see the Moon really clearly.

I took Mum to Church on Sunday morning, and I had lots of fun. Then in the afternoon, we went to Jump to Jessica and joint Ben's party. It was fab: I took Dad everywhere; and I even managed to get Dad on the Death Slide twice! I was really tired by the end of the afternoon, but we'd all had a great time.

Sunday 9th December

2007-12-09T20:08:00.000Z

Its been a very busy week, especially for my editor (Dad) who has had so much to do at work that he forgot to do a blog on Wednesday! I've had to draft in a guest editor (Mum ) to help out today as Dad has gone all the way to America to do even more work (poor Dad!) - I just hope she does a good job!

We took Bella to Gym Tots on Monday, then afterwards lots of my friends came with me to Ikea for lunch. I had lovely pasta for lunch, then afterwards Ewan and me helped our mums with a spot of shopping. In the afternoon Aunty Cheryl came round to play. We went to the new cafe in the village and Aunty Cheryl bought me yummy chocolate cake!

Tuesday was the usual busy run of Tots and swimming (I swam lots and lots and lots), but then in the afternoon Mum took me down to the v illage to see the Victorian Christmas fair. There were lots of stalls and lights to see. I was very tired by bedtime!

We had a much quieter day on Wednesday, although we did go to Monkey Music. I really love it! In the afternoon me and mum went to see the speech therapy lady. She listenend to me doing lots of talking and gave mum some ideas for how to help me say my sounds a bit more clearly.

I had a great time at my childminder's on Thursday and Friday - as always! Friday afternoon was very nice, as my old childminder came round for a cuppa. I had lots of cuddles from both of them.

On Saturday we had to go and pick up a hire car (ready for Dad to drive to the airport today). That was quite interesting but not as exciting as afterwards when Mum and Dad surprised me with a visit to Alphabet Zoo! It was great. I did lots of running around and climbing, and found some brilliant nearly vertical slides. They were very fast! And after that we went to Ikea for lunch again! Yum.

Today we all went to baby Joshua's christening. He was a very good boy and didin't even cry when the vicar gave him a shower. I had a lovley time playing quuietly (ish) with Ellen and Ewan in the toy corner at the church. After the service we nipped home to wave Dad goodbye, then me and mum went to join in the christening party lunch. I had a lovely sleep this afternoon, then me and mum played in the house till bedtime.

2007-12-02T19:54:00.000Z

A Car Transporter came to my lovely Childminder's on Thursday! It came to pick up their car, which was a bit broken, and it was fantastic. The nice man who drove it showed me all around it, and even let me play with bits of it! It was really exciting!

We had a quiet weekend. I took Dad to Softplay on Saturday morning (I did lots of bouncing, and then Ewan turned up so I chased him around for a bit), and then we went to the Big Shop on the way home. In the afternoon, we walked round to the corner shop to get some Ingredients to make some Cakes (they had Mars Bars and Chocolate in them and they were really yummy!)

I took Mum to Church on Sunday morning. She said I was very busy and that I couldn't sit still, but I had a lovely time. Mum had to go Singing in the afternoon, so me and Dad went to the Park. However, it was so cold that I didn't want to go on anything, not even the Swings!

2007-11-28T20:38:00.000Z

We took Becca to Gym Tots on Monday. I talked to her the whole way there, and pointed out all the Diggers and Tractors we passed (I'm not sure she was all that impressed though). We did loads of bouncing out Gym Tots.

In the afternoon, went on the bike to the Park with the Trains. On the way there, we stopped off at the Bike Shop to get some Lights. Mum has a White one and I've got a flashing Red one! We met Bella at the park, and while we were waiting Mum and me fell off the Bike! It was a very slow fall, and I was safely strapped in my seat so it was quite exciting really. Me and Bella had a great time at the park: I went on all the swings!

We went to Tots on the Bike on Tuesday morning. I wasn't tired after lunch, and I ended up having no nap before it was time to go Swimming. After swimming, "Bebba", "Den" and "Aime" came to play at my house. We all had a great time, although poor Mog was a bit worried by all the noise. I was very tired by the end of the day!

We went to Monkey Music this morning ("Aaa-Ooo! Aaa-Ooo!"), and it was fabulous. I was very tired by the time we got home, but I didn't really want to go to sleep and it took me a long time to settle down. In the afternoon, we went to post some parcels and then we took Blue Bear on a special puddle jumping walk. We both got really soggy!

2007-11-25T21:53:00.000Z

Thursday and Friday were "Jooet Day" so I went to my lovely Childminer's. I normally go for the whole day, but on Thursday Mum came to collect me in the early afternoon and we went to the Ear Doctor. This is because I say words in my own special way and they wanted to check I was hearing everything ok.We saw a very nice Nurse who asked lots of questions and took lots of details. Then I had to look at the Nurse and while the Doctor made some funny sounds with a special machine. I was supposed to turn around and point to the sound, but I was much more interested in the box of toys that was under the Doctor's desk. She also had a toy that made a Sssssing sounds; I thought it sounded like a snake ("Duh De Nake!"). She told Mum that I had enough hearing for my speech but that I might be missing a teeny tiny bit. I'm going to go back to see them in four months or so.

We had a quiet day on Saturday. We walked over to the Christmas Fair at Church in the morning. It was very busy but we did find some Cakes and some lollypops. I also met my friend Ben there (I gave him a lollypop). Then we went to pick up a parcel and then we went to the Big Shop to get some food. It was all wet and cold in the afternoon, so we played in the house until teatime.

I slept late this morning (Mum and Dad were very pleased) and when I woke up I was full of beans. I took Mum to Church after breakfast. I had a lovely time charging about, and Mum said I was a very good boy (although she also said I was Very Loud). I wandered about during the service and tidied up all the Hymn Books I could find; even the Vicar remarked on how busy I was! ("...and now we will sing our last hymn to the soothing sounds of the pattering of tiny feet...").

After lunch, I helped Dad do some jobs in the garden, and then Mum tried to put me down for a nap but I wasn't sleepy. I played in my room for a bit, but then I gave up trying to have a nap and I went downstairs to play. I was still very busy, so Dad took me out for a walk to see some diggers! I was very tired after tea, and when I get tired I tend to get very loud and very busy. I was very noisy by bedtime!

2007-11-21T20:10:00.000Z

We met up lots of my friends at Gym Tots on "GeeTot Day". The teacher said I was very good at taking my weight on my arms, and that I was very strong for my size. Went to Ewans to play afterwards, where we had a great time playing in Ewan bedroom (we even sneaked into Ellie's bedroom to play too: Shhh!).

In the afternoon, we cycled down to Bella's house to play. We were having such a lovely time that it was "Really Dark" and raining by the time we needed to leave, so we came home on the Pavement. It was very bumpy, and I thought it was very funny! For some reason, Mum got a lot wetter than me on the way home.

The next day was "KickKick Day": we went to Tots on the Bike in the morning, and then we went home for lunch and an early nap. However, after about half an hour, Mum realised I was still awake (I was playing Phoning Edda), because I was too excited to go to sleep on account of it being Swimming later. We all had a great time at Swimming. Afterwards, we went round to Ben's house to play (where we met Bella again). Ben lent me his Piano to play with; I think it's fantastic:

I was very tired by the evening, as I didn't have a nap all day...

Today was "Aaa-Ooo Day". We went down to the library in the morning to return a Balamory DVD that didn't work (I told the Libary Ladies all about it). I was very happy because I got a new Bob The Builder DVD for free instead! Then we went to Cafe Junior for Monkey Music ("Aaa-Ooo"), where I had a great time joining in with the songs and playing the instruments. The only downside was that Mum persuaded me to have a Flapjack instead of some Cake.

I helped Mum put some petrol in the Car on the way home, and then in the afternoon I helped her NooNoo the house. It was a lovely day.

2007-11-18T19:50:00.000Z

We had a bit of disaster on Thursday morning. We all have to get up early on Thursdays because Mum goes to Work and I go to my Childminders. We all rushed about as normal, and then we all piled out of the house to get into the car. But the car wouldn't start! Dad said that it looked like the lights had been on all night, and then Mum remembered that I'd been playing in the car when we came home on Wednesday. Then suddenly they were both looking at me... I said "Oh oh!" and they agreed.

Dad called the AA, but they took a long time so we knocked on Next Door and Tony came out with his Jumping Leads and tied them to the Engine and then the car started. We were all very relieved, but we were all very late! I had a lovely time with my Childminder the rest of the day though.

We had a lovely time on Saturday: We went out on a trip to Roath Park on the Bikes! It was quite a long way and my hands got really cold on the way there, but I enjoyed the trip anyway (I pretended to be a Digger for most of the ride). We met Bella, Aunty Aimee and Uncle Mark there, and we started off by having Cafe in the Cafe! (I had an enormous Chocolate Muffin that I grudingly shared with Mum and Bella). Then we went to play on the Swings for a bit until Bella had to go home. We were all a bit cold, so we had some Lunch in the Cafe and then we all rode home again. There was a Really Big Hill on the way home, and I pushed Mum all the way to the top!

We all had a lovely time today too: I took Mum to Church this morning, and then after my nap we all went swimming with Bella and Aunty Aimee and Uncle Mark! We all had a great time, and I showed Dad all my Swimming tricks (he was very impressed). I loved the Wave Machine. It was dark when we got out, and I was very tired and very hungry!

2007-11-14T20:59:00.001Z

We took Bella and her Grandma to Gym Tots on Monday morning. All my friends were there, and we all had a great time. Mum was very pleased because I joined in with everything! I also played Follow The Leader a lot with Ewan (he goes running off and I chase after him). Afterwards, Ewan and Aunty Clair came for lunch, and we all had some yummy Cheese on Toast. Then me and Ewan played out in the Garden on our own! (Mum and Aunty Clair stayed in the warm with some Cups of Tea). Ewan chased me with the Squirty Thing and it was very funny.

We didn't go to Tots on the Bike on Tuesday because we took Becca too. Me and Becca went exploring while Mum was putting the Toys out. We found some Hair Driers to play with and we decided to chase each other around shouting "Whooo!" (Mum says that they were actually toy guns, but she wasn't going to tell us that). Mum had both me and Becca on her lap during singing; quite a feat considering we did all the actions to The Wheels on the Bus. We all had a great time, and we were all still very giddy from playing Running Around and Screaming when it was time to put the Toys away. I got to play with Becca's Doggies when we took Becca back home; they're very funny.

Normally we try to have an early Lunch on Tuesday because we go out to my Swimming Lesson in the early afternoon. However, we'd run out of bread so Mum decided to cook some Pasta instead I didn't get to my nap until quite late on. As a result, I was still asleep when it was time to go Swimming and it was all a bit of a rush to get out of the house. To make matters worse, when we got to Swimming we discovered that my Wetsuit was still wet from last week! Mum tried to give me some Sweeties to cheer me up, but I dropped one on the floor and then I threw the rest away because I was cross about dropping one. I wasn't very happy, and I didn't really enjoy my Swimming Lesson as a result. We all had fun at Ben's house afterwards though.

We went to Monkey Music at Cafe Junior on Wednesday morning and it was great. I got to play the Drums and the Cymbals in the bashy bit, and I really enjoyed doing Creeping Through The Forest and Marching and Floating in the movement bit. And we had some yummy Cake to eat too! We went out to the Library on the Bike in the afternoon. Mum's bag got really heavy by the end of it because we got lots of books and then we stopped to get some Potatoes too! Mum took me to the Park on the way home because I'd been such a good boy all day. It was nearly dark by the time we'd finished!

2007-11-11T21:19:00.000Z

On Monday, we took Bella and Aunty Aimee to Gym Tots because their Car was broken and their new car hadn't arrived yet. We played in the house in the afternoon, and then when it got dark it was Bonfire Night! Because we'd been to a big display at the weekend, we didn't go out again but we did go outside to wave some sparklers around and watch the Fireworks (they were "Very loud!" but I loved them anyway):

We went to Tots on Tuesday morning. I was disgusted to find that someone had paved over my favourite pile of stones! I looked for ages, and eventually found some stones in another part of the Garden to throw around but it wasn't the same. I was still cross when I discovered that someone else was riding my favourite Bike and I had wait. I wasn't happy. When I finally got on it, the Bike jumped up and threw me off! I was so cross and embarassed that I just laid on the ground with my eyes shut, and I shouted at Mum when she tried to pick me up. I lay there for 20 minutes:

I felt much better after my lie down.

We went to Monkey Music ("Aaaa-Oooo-Aaaa-Oooo") ;on Wednesday morning. I've really missed it, and I think it's my favourite activity of the week (and we get to have Cake as well!) In the Movement bit we had to do Creeping Through the Forest, but I though this was a bit boring so I decided to be a Dinosaur instead. Everyone was a bit surprised when I said "Rahhhh!". In the afternoon, we went on Mum's Bike to play at Jamie's house. We stayed until it was nearly tea-time, and by then it was really Dark!

I had a lovely time at my Childminder's on Thursday and Friday. We went to Cafe Junior on Friday: I was a bit upset that there was no Monkey Music, but we still had a good time (and some Cake!). And then later on, the Big Boys showed me how to play the Electric Guitar. It made a very loud noise and it was fantastic! I like playing with the Big Boys.

I took Dad to Softplay on Saturday morning, and we both had a great time. I showed Dad how good I was at Jumping by launching myself off the Bridge onto Blocks that were several feet away (he looked a bit worried, but I thought it was funny). My mate Ewan turned up after a while, and then we spent a while chasing each other round the Bouncy Castle. And then Ellie turned up too, so we made some Houses and played Burying Ewan With Blocks. It was great!

After lunch, I helped Dad rake up some leaves in the garden, and then after my sleep we all went out for a Bike Ride. We went to a new Park, which was very exciting because it's right by the Train Track and you can see Trains go by from the Swings. It got later and we had to come home in the Dark, which was very exciting indeed!.

I've had a lovely day today. I took Mum to Church on Sunday morning, where I had a lovely time listening to Mum singing and playing with all the toys. When we got back, I helped Dad change the tyre on Mum's Bike (it's been going flat a lot). I found a Hammer and helped by bashing everything I could find. And after that, we went to Heath Park on the Bikes. It was very exciting! At bedtime, Mum said I'd been a super boy and that I'd been a joy to be with.

2007-11-04T20:25:00.000Z

Tuesday was very exciting indeed. We went to Tots in the morning, but it wasn't a normal Tots session because there were loads of people there and there was a Bouncy Castle! We did Singing and Dancing and my mate Ewan was there as well as all my tots friends. And upstairs there was a Cafe (and yes, we had some Cake). When I woke up from my nap, Dad was home but he was asleep! Mum said he was poorly, and we went out to get some biscuits for The Mog to give him some peace and quiet. When we got back, Mum packed up the car while me and Dad watched the TV and then we all set off in the Dark to go see Nana and Grandpa. It was "Really Dak!" and I was very excited. I woke up when we arrived, but I was very tired and I was soon back in bed again.

I woke up early on Wednesday morning because I wanted to explore Nana and Grandpa's house. After breakfast, Ma and Pa came round to say hello and then we went to the Park to play. Aunty Emma and Amirah came round later on, and then we all went out to the Pub for lunch (it's the Grandparent effect again). In the afternoon, Mum and Nana took me out for a walk to the corner shop.

Ma took us all Swimming on Thursday morning. The pool was really warm, so we stayed in for ages. I went on the Slide a lot (although I was a bit scared because it went straight into the deep end), and we all had a lot of fun with a Ball and a Floating Brick. Afterwards, we met Pa in the Cafe (he'd been in the gym) and I played on some Softplay while everyone else had a drink.

When we got home, Aunty Emma and Amirah came round to see us, and then Aunty Sally arrived too! It was all very exciting. After lunch, me and Amirah played in the Garden for a bit (Nana and Grandpa have lots of good things to play with in their Garden: I particularly liked the Watering Can and the Wheel Barrow. I'll have to get Mum to get one of those). In the afternoon, we went round to Ma and Pa's house; I played in the garden for a bit and then we had some yummy Pasta for tea. Grandma had managed to find mum's marble run from when mumwas a little girl - it was brilliant!We went back to Nana's house after I'd had a bath.

We went to the Museum of Science and Industry on Friday morning. It was great! When we got there, Ma and Pa and Edda (aka "Aunty Ceri") arrived and it was all very exciting, and then we all went inside. We started off in a place where you can play with lots of toys. I ran about a lot. Then we stopped for some Cake and a drink, and then we went off to see some Trains and some Steam Engines. Pa told me all about the Steam Engines.

After we'd seen the Trains, we went to see some Aeroplanes. They were good, but I was a bit tired and had to be carried for a bit.

Then we went off to find some Lunch. Edda took us to a fabulous Tapas restraunt where I had lots of yummy Pasta:

In the afternoon, we went to see Granny in her new apartment. It was all very posh, and there was a Doggy there who came in the lift! Granny was very pleased to see us all, and seemed very pleased by the pictures I'd painted for her.

Mum and Nana took me out to The Edge on Saturday morning. I had a lovely time running about and kicking the leaves, and we found a really big Rock that I did some climbing on (just like Grandpa), and some Mud to stick my fingers in. We also found a Wizard in a Rock. I had a ride on Nana's shoulders, which was very funny because we kept bumping into all the leaves on the trees.

At lunchtime, Ma came over, then Aunty Sally came round with Amirah and we all had lots of yummy food followed by some more playing in the Garden. Aunty Ceri had arrived when I got up from my Nap, and she'd found me a fantastic toy Washing Machine to play with! It's got a Washing Machine, a Tap and and Ironing Board and I think it's fantastic. I said "Dankuu Edda" a lot.

Then, we went out in the Dark with Ma and Nana and Edda to a School. There were lots of children there, and a Big Fire. it was very exciting! We had Burgers for tea, and then there were some Fireworks! They were great; I said "Two...Five...Six... Blastoff!" quite a lot. After that, we had to say goodbye to everyone, which was a bit sad but we'll see them all again at Christmas. We went back in the Car in the Dark and I saw lots more Fireworks before I fell asleep.

Today was a very quiet day. Its was all a bit boring after the excitment of the past few days. Dad took me to the Big Shop to get some food in the morning (we stopped off at the Cafe for some Toast first: I was so hungry I had four slices!). And we stopped off at the Park on the way home (where I went on all the swings). Then we played out in the Garden for a bit (I made Dad NooNoo the grass). In the afternoon, we played with my toys and I showed Mum how to do some JigSaws.

2007-10-29T19:59:00.001Z

I had a lovely time at my Childminders on Thursday and Friday. Friday was particularly exciting because we went to Jump! I spent a lot of time showing a big girl how to climb up everything and how to go down all the curly slides. It was great!

We did lots of jobs on Saturday morning: we went to the Post Office and then we went to the Big Shop, where Mum looked at lots of clothes and me and Dad got some food. Mum said I was a very good boy even though I was really very bored by the end of it! The afternoon was much better because we went round to Bella's house for tea! I had a lovely time playing with her and her toys, and for afters we had some yummy cakes!

I took Mum to Church on Sunday, which was very exciting because they opened up the Creche just for me! I got to play with all the toys on my own! We played outside for a bit in the afternoon (and I ended up taking Dad on a walk around the block), and then Aunty Cheryl came round for her special birthday tea! I made sure that mum made some cakes to put birthday candles on, and then I helped Aunty Cheryl to blow them out.It was very dark by the time I went to bed: Dad said it was because the Clocks had changed, but I think he was pulling my leg because I couldn's see anything different about them.

Today was very energetic: we went to Gym Tots with lots of my friends including my mate Ewan and his sister Ellie. We all had a great time charging about: I chased Ewan all around the place at least ten times! And this afternoon, we went to Cafe Junior to meet Aunty Libby and Aunty Kate who mum work with. Fran, Ollie and me had a lovely time playing and we had Cake and everything! It was great (although I did wonder where the Music Monkey had got to). I was very tired by bedtime: I told Mum I wanted to go straight to bed without going in the bath!

2007-10-24T20:02:00.000+01:00

We went to GymTots as normal on Monday. My mate Ewan couldn't come (he's got Chicken Pox), but we did take my friend Becky from Tots instead. I talked to her all about tractors and diggers all the way there, but for some reason she wasn't very interested. We all had a fantastic time when we got there: running about and playing on everything. And afterwards, we ended up going to Ikea for lunch where we had lots of yummy Pasta.

I helped Mum get all the Toys out at Tots on Tuesday morning. And then in the afternoon we went to my Swimming Lesson, where I did loads of swimming. But we didn't stay to play in the pool afterwards because it was so cold I was going blue! After that, we went round to Ben's house to play.

We had a quiet day today. Me and Mum played in the house in the morning whihc was great fun because Mum found some new things to play with. The first thing she found was a funny game where you have to match a person to a job or a thing (I've really good at the matching bit). This was pretty exciting, but not as much fun as the other thing we found: a Remote-Controlled Racing Car! I knew exactly what to do with it as soon as Mum got it out of the box, and proceeded to drive it all over the house until the batteries ran out. We tried to fix it with some new ones, but they didn't work (we had to wait until Dad got home to fix it properly).

In the afternoon, we went to my friend George's house to play and to see his baby brother ("Wa-Wa Sleep!"). I had such a lovely time that I didn't want to come home!

2007-10-21T19:44:00.000+01:00

I went to my lovely Childminder's again on Thursday and Friday. I had a great time, especially because I got to play Rugby with her big boys for a bit and also because my old Childminder came over to see me on Friday afternoon! We had lots of cuddles.

We went to see Dad's friend Rupert and his little boy Nate on Saturday morning. We all had a lovely time: he's got loads of great toys to play with, and we all had a great time playing with them. I particularly liked playing with the marble-go-down and the pretend oven (I made Cake for everyone). I also was very impressed that he could do a whole 20-piece jigsaw: Nate is very clever!

Mum had to go out in the afternoon, so me and Dad played on our own. Aunty Aimee came for a short while, and then I helped Dad go to the Big Shop. And because I was such a good boy, Dad took me to the park on the way home! I went on all the swings...

On Sunday morning, we all went to my friend Lewis' birthday party, which was at a big Wacky-Warehouse-type place. All my friends from Tots were there, and we all had a fabulous time. I took Dad round everything, including the big curly slide (he was quite worn out by the end of it).

We played in the garden in the afternoon until it got too cold. I helped Dad put things in the Green Bin:

2007-10-17T20:52:00.000+01:00

Some more pictures from the weekend, this time from Edda DitDit (or "Aunty Ceri" as everyone else seems to call her):

Tuesday was very busy. We went to Tots on Mum's Bike in the morning (and we even managed not to get wet!). Then in the afternoon we went to my Swimming Lesson and then we went round to my friend's house to play. We all had a lovely time.

I took Mum to Monkey Music again on Wednesday, and I had a whale of a time. I got to play the Castanets today, which was great. And we had some Cake too (you have to say "Shhh! Don't tell Daddn!" everytime we have some Cake).

In the afternoon, we went to see Mr Hedgehog the Dentist. He was very kind to me, and let me run around the consulting room while Mum was in the chair. Then I got a bit bored, so I spent some time climbing on Mum and sliding down her legs until Mr Hedgehog was all done. Then Mr Hedgehog had a look in my mouth (I decided to open my mouth for once rather than just trying to chew his tools). He said that I had three back teeth coming through all at once! I got a Sticker for being so good.

When we went downstairs to pay, Dad was there too! So we all went back upstairs to see Mr Hedgehog again and this time Dad went in the chair. I got to watch from Mum's lap. It was very interesting.

2007-10-15T19:30:00.000+01:00

I went to my Childminder's on Thursday and Friday, and I had a great time as usual. I love going there, and sometimes I don't want to leave. Friday was extra-special because when Mum came to collect me, Aunty Ceri was there too! It was very exciting!

It took us ages for everyone to get up on Saturday, but when we did we all went out to Cefn Mabli Park Farm. We had a lovely time: I played with the toys and rode on the Tractors, and Aunty Ceri and Mum looked at all the animals. I helped Aunty Ceri feed some Goats (she like Goats), and it was very funny because they tickle your hands when you fed them. We even had some yummy Sausages and Chips for lunch.

In the afternoon, I went to the Library with Dad while Mum and Aunty Ceri went to get some food from the Big Shop. When we were all back at my house again, I showed Aunty Ceri some of my favourite DVDs, including Dance With The Teletubbies, where I try my best to get everyone in the room dancing too.

On Sunday, we all went to Tredegar House for a wander around in the gardens. We had a yummy NicNic on a bench by some trees, then we went to feed the Ducks and play on the Swings:

When we got home, I went for a short nap (I was too excited to sleep for long). Then I helped Aunty Ceri and Dad make some yummy Apple Crumble for tea (I helped by playing with the radio to check that it was working properly, but mostly it was "Verry Louud!"). Because of my short nap, I was very tired by bed time and ended up going to bed without going in the bath.

On Monday, I took Aunty Ceri to Gym Tots. It was very funny: I helped her get through the Big Pit at least three times, and we did lots of rolling around on the Mats. Towards the end, lots of Mummys were very worried about Ewan: he had started to come out in spots, and everyone thought he might have chicken pox! Oh No!

We all went to Ikea for lunch (and this time Mum didn't lose me). I had lots of yummy pasta, and then I helped Aunty Ceri choose some new things for her Bathroom. After my nap, I made some biscuits with Aunty Ceri and played Snap until it was time for tea.

Aunty Ceri had to go home after tea, which was very sad. I've loved having her around to play with. She's lots of fun and I hope we'll see her again soon.

2007-10-10T20:25:00.000+01:00

Everyone was at Gym Tots on Monday, and we all had a great time. We went back to Ewan's house afterwards so that Mum and Aunty Clair could have a cup of tea. Me and Ewan had a lovely time playing on the Jumpaline. And then Mum said we had to go home for lunch. I was very cross because I was having such a lovely time. I made a lot of fuss, and I shouted for a long time.

I was still shouting and making lots of fuss when we got home (Mum wasn't very impressed). In the end, I only calmed down when Mum put me to bed. When I woke up, I was feeling much better, and after I'd given Mum a Big Hug and a Kiss and I ended up having my lunch at 3pm! Later on, we went on my Trike to the Village, and then I walked all the way home.

Tuesday was very busy: we went on Mum's Bike to Tots in the morning (and it was raining, so we both got a bit wet). And then in the afternoon, we went to my Swimming Lesson (it was very cold!), and then we went round to my friend Jamie's house to play. Phew! It was good fun, and Mum said I was super good all day.

This morning, we went to Monkey Music again. I love it: it's so much fun! I got to play the Drums and the Wood Blocks today, which is great when we do "Hickory Dickory Dock". And we had Cake! In the afternoon, Mum dropped me off at Dad's Work where I did some Drawing on the Whiteboard and played with the Giant Ball while Dad tidied up. We went home on the Bus, which was fantastic because I got sit in a seat all by myself, and we went to the Big Shop on the way home to get some milk (and I had a yummy Biscuit!). After that, we went home and played with my Trainset until tea time. It was a great day!

2007-10-07T19:44:00.000+01:00

I had a lovely time at my Childminder's on Thursday and Friday. The best bit was playing Rugby with two Big Boys: they taught me how to catch the ball (although it took a while for them to explain I needed to use two hands...)

I went to two parks on Saturday! I helped Dad with the shopping in the morning, and we went to the park as a reward when we were done. And in the afternoon, we went to the park on our Bikes. It was very exciting, particularly when we got chased down the road by a Bin Lorry. I thought it was going to eat us! I had a lovely time at the park, so much so that I didn't want to go home. I made a lot of fuss about leaving.

We had a quiet day on Sunday. I went to Church with Mum in the morning, where I managed to embarass her in a really quiet bit by running up to see the Vicar while shouting a lot (I was pleased to see him). And in the afternoon, I helped Mum make some yummy Apple Crumble:

We had the Crumble for pudding, and it was very yummy.

2007-10-03T22:10:00.000+01:00

We met up with loads of my friends at GymTots on Monday morning, and it was great. When we got home, the Health Visitor came to see me again. She was very pleased with me, and said that my speech was coming along really well. She also weighed me: I now weigh 11.6 kilos which is well with the normal range for someone of my age.

In the afternoon, we went on a special splashy walk into the Village and back to collect Dad's Suit. I walked all the way there and back all on my own (although Mum swears she had to carry me for some of the way...)

Tuesday was very busy: in the morning, Mum took me to Tots on the Bike and I had loads of fun running about and playing with all the toys. In the afternoon, we went to my Swimming Lesson (I did loads of swimming), and after that six of my friends came round to my house to play! It was very busy indeed, especially because they brought a Cake for us to eat.

And today was Mum's Birthday! I gave my Mum a Lie-In: I didn't wake up until way past 7am! When we were all up, I helped Mum blow out the candles on her birthday cake and then I helped her open a big pile of presents and cards. We had Birthday Cake for Breakfast!

We went to Monkey Music at Cafe Junior again in the morning, and it was just as great as last time. As well as all the dancing and singing, I got to play a Wood Block for a while and then I got to play the Drum again ("two... five... six... Bash! Bash! Bash!"). After Monkey Music, we went to Mum's School for a Party Lunch, where we had loads of yummy food.

And after my nap I went round to my mate Ewan's house to play, all by myself (Mum was having a new haircut). We went to pick Ellie up from her School (she was very pleased to see me), and then we went back to Ewan's house for tea. I had a lovely time.

2007-10-02T21:44:00.000+01:00

Dad has changed the comment thingy: you can now leave comments without needing a blogger account! To leave a comment you click on the "comments" link at the bottom of the post and then follow the instructions in the pop-up window.

PS: tommorrow is Mum's Birthday! It's very exciting!

2007-09-30T20:42:00.000+01:00

I've been feeling much better this week (although I'm still rather tired). I had a lovely time at my Childminder's on Thursday and Friday (we did lots of painting). On Saturday morning, I took Dad to Softplay and it was great. I did a lot of jumping on the Bouncy Castle. And then it got even better because Ewan and Ellie turned up! We had loads of fun chasing round after each other. In the afternoon, we played in the Garden and I helped Mum and Dad pick the Apples from the tree.

I took Mum to Church this morning. It was Harvest, so Church was packed! And after Church, Dad arrvied and we all went to have a Harvest Lunch in the Church Hall. It was great: I had loads of lovely food (I even managed to have two helpings of Chocolate Cake!) and I had a great time running about the Hall and playing with some of the other children. Mum and Dad said they were very proud of me because I was such a good boy.

In the afternoon, I helped Dad NooNoo the Garden and then we went out for a ride on our Bikes!

It was great fun having Dad cycling along behind us; I kept craning my head round to see him. We stopped off at the Park for a bit, and then we had a Race all the way home! Me and Mum won, naturally.

2007-09-26T20:10:00.001+01:00

I was still poorly on Monday, so we didn't do much. Mum decided that we should sort out my Little House so that it wouldn't matter if we didn't play out there too much over the Winter. We cleaned and tidied it all out (I helped by making lots of cups of tea). But we didn't do much else. We were both a bit bored by the end of the day.

I wasn't quite as hot on Tuesday (although I was still quite tired), so Mum decided that we should go to Tots as normal. It was just as well we went: nearly all my friends are poorly with one thing or another, and there was nearly noone to get the toys out! We met George's new baby brother (He's called "Oliver"), and we also met George's Dad (he had a great time apparently). I had a lovely time, although I was exceedingly tired in the afternoon (Mum says I was very grumpy indeed).

Wednesday morning was very exciting though: we went to meet Jamie at Cafe Junior! We played with all the toys for a bit, and then it got even better: we joined Jamie at his Monkey Music lesson! We really enjoyed ourselves: we sang songs, did some actions to music and then we played with some instruments. I got to play some Drums and a Shaker (I spent the rest of the day saying "2.. 5.. 6.. Bang!")

We had another quiet afternoon (I needed it after the excitment of the morning). I spent a lot of time playing with my trainset. Mum bought me a Bridge for it from the Big Shop (I thnk she felt sorry for me because I was poorly), and now I can make some really cool layouts: "Duh Duh!"

Finally, I'd like to say "Hello" to Baby Joseph, who arrived with Uncle Jonathan and Aunty Aileen last week. Congratulations and best wishes to them all!

2007-09-23T19:45:00.000+01:00

I was still feeling a bit poorly on Thursday but I wasn't too bad in the morning and I went to my Childminder's as normal. I had a lovely time playing with the other children in the morning, but I went all hot in the afternoon and by the time Mum came to pick me up I was asleep on the Sofa!

I was still poorly on Friday, and my Tummy was looking a bit spotty, so Dad stayed home to look after me in the morning while Mum went to Work. We went out to the shop on my Trike to get some things for lunch; we saw some Diggers making a big hole in the road and it was very exciting. Mum came back at Lunchtime, and then Dad went to Work and I went to have a long nap. Me and Mum spent the rest of the afternoon watching my favourite DVDs on the sofa:

Dad had to go out on Saturday morning, so I spent the day being looked after by Mum. We played on the Computer for a bit and then we went to the Corner Shop on my Trike to get some stuff for lunch. By the time Dad got back in the afternoon, I was cuddled up on the sofa watching DVDs again. My Tummy was even spottier.

I took Mum to Church on Sunday morning. Mum said she could tell I wasn't feeling well because I didn't want to play with any of the Toys in the Creche. I was very tired by the time we got back: I fell asleep in Mum's arms while we were having lunch! The rash on my Tummy had spread again, so we went to the Doctors after I woke up. The Doctor took one look at me and said that I'd got Scarlet Fever! No wonder I've been feeling a bit rotten! We picked up some funny-tasting Medicine on the way home, and I spent the rest of the day watching DVDs again:

I don't like being poorly!

2007-09-19T20:35:00.000+01:00

We met up with Bella and Ewan at Gym Tots on Monday morning. We all go every week now, and it's lots of fun! In the afternoon, Aunty Cheryl came round to play. We had a lovely time: we went to the Village for a short walk and we ended up having Coffee and Huge Chocolate Brownies in Snails. It was yummy! Then we went to the library to show Aunty Cheryl how to choose books and DVDs. I walked all the way home, and then wen watched a DVD that I got from Aunty Cheryl called "Tractor Tom", which was very exciting indeed.

On Tuesday, we went by Bike to Tots where I helped Mum get all the Toys out. It was very busy at Tots again, but that didn't stop me from getting told off at least twice for throwing things (I think Mum was a bit embarrased). In the afternoon, we went to my Swimming Lesson, which was great but it was very cold indeed! I was very glad of my wetsuit. And after that, we went round to Jamie's house to play for a bit.

I was a bit sad today because I woke with a nasty cold. Mum says it was probably due to the cold pool yesterday, but that doesn't make me feel any better. I don't like having a cold (although it does give me a funny voice), so we had a nice quiet morning playing in the house. The afternoon was much more exciting though: my friends came over and we made Cakes! Everyone played nicely with my Toys, and the Cakes were yummy. A good time was had by all.

2007-09-16T19:43:00.000+01:00

I had a lovely time at my Childminder's on Thursday and Friday. I wore my Pirate T-Shirt, and we ended up making a really cool Pirate hat. When we got home on Friday evening, we went to see Aunty Jenny from Next Door. I had such a lovely time playing there that Mum decided to leave me there while she got tea ready!

When I woke up on Saturday morning, Grandpa was here! It was very exciting! We played with my Toys in the morning, and then we all went to the Big Shop. I went on Mum's Bike, and Grandpa and Dad followed on foot, but it took a while to get there because we found a Digger doing some work and I wanted to watch it.

In the afternoon, Grandpa took Dad to the Rugby (Mum was a bit jealous) and we went to my mate Ewan's Birthday Party. The Party was at Ewan's house, and everyone had a lovely time playing with all Ewan and Ellie's Toys; epescially the Jumpaline and the Tree House. Dad and Grandpa turned up after the Match had finished, and then we all played at the Party until it was very late and we had to go home.

We went to the Brecon Mountain Railway on Sunday morning. It was very exciting indeed!

We got off at the far end and we went and found a Pub where we had some Crisps and then some yummy Sausages and Chips for Lunch. The food took a while to arrive, and I was very tired and I nearly fell asleep in the Pub, but we all had a lovely time.

On the way home, we took Grandpa to the Train Station. I was very sleepy (I'd only just woken up), but I managed to wave goodbye. It was good to see Grandpa, and I was sad to see him go.

2007-09-12T21:16:00.000+01:00

On Monday, we went to Gym Tots. It was really busy, and loads of my friends were there. We all had a great time running about and playing on the equipment. In the afternoon, we went out on Mum's Bike to do some Jobs in the village. Going out on Mum's Bike is great: it goes really fast! The best bit was when we stopped off at the Bike Shop in the Village to buy a Lock for Mum's Bike. I loved looking at all the Bikes.

Tuesday was a very busy day indeed. We started the day by going to Tots on Mum's Bike, which was very exciting indeed. Me and my friends got all the Toys out and we all had a great time playing with everything. In the afternoon, we went Swimming as my Swimming Lessons had started again. I wanted to play like we'd been doing all Summer, but it was a bit of a surprise to be told what to do the whole time. But it was good fun.

Afterwards, we went round Ben's house to play. Me and and Ben got into a bit of bother when we found some Stones to throw about (I ended up on the Naughty Step). But Mum was very proud of me when we reached the end of the day because I made it through the whole day in the same set of clothes!

We had a quieter day on Wednesday. We did NooNooing and Gardening in the morning, and in the afternoon, we went to play at Grace's house. Poor Grace was all spotty because she's had ChickenPox, but she's feeling much better now.

2007-09-09T20:36:00.000+01:00

I went to my new Childminder all day on Thursday and Friday. It was great! On Thursday, we went round to another Childminder's house, and I got to play with lots of other children. And in the afternoon, my old Childminder came round to see how I was getting on! It was really good to see her, and she seemed really pleased to see me. Friday was just as exciting: we went to the Park and had a Picnic!

On Saturday, Bella had her Birthday Party! We had to do lots of boring things in the morning (I took Dad to the Big Shop, and then I helped him NooNoo the Garden), and I couldn't wait for it to be the afternoon so that we could go to the party. It was a Softplay party, and we all had a fantastic time running about and jumoing on things.

The food was yummy too, especially the cake.

We sang Happy Birthday to Aunty Ceri on Sunday morning. I was pleased that she liked the drawings I sent her (I drew a Train and some Snakes in her Birthday Card). Later on, we went round to my mate Ewan's house to play. Everyone had a lovely time: We played on the Jumpaline a lot, and then we played in the Tree House, Dad and Uncle Simon played at fixing the computer and Mum and Aunty Clair sat out in the sunshine. In the afternoon, we went round to Bella's house to play. We played at being Shop Keepers in her Little House, and I got to have some more of her yummy Birthday Cake. It was great!

2007-09-05T20:49:00.000+01:00

We went to GymTots on Monday morning, to meet Ewan and Bella, but unfortunately Ewan was poorly and couldn't come. In the afternoon, we went to St Fagans for a mini-Picnic with Bella. We had a lovely time playing running about and looking at things; my favourite was the Blacksmith ("Fire! Bang! Dark!") We also saw some nice Horses and played on the Swings.

Tuesday was a very busy day indeed! It started off with a short trip on Mum's new Bike down to Tots. It wasn't a normal Tots session though as we were there to clean the toys. However, me and my friends still managed to play with some of the toys while our Mum's were busy cleaning the rest of them. After that, we went on the Bike up to the School that I will eventually go to, to talk to some of the Teachers who all seemed very nice. It all looked quite exciting (especially the toys), although there were a lot of big children around.

After lunch, we went Swimming which was great because the Wave Machine went off twice! I was so impressed that I had to make a special trip to say "Bye Bye!" to it on the way out. Then, we went off to Mabli's house to see Mabli and Rowan, and we all had lots of fun playing together.

We had a bit of a quieter day today. Mum took me to the Big Shop to get some bit and pieces in the morning, and then on the way home we called in at Mabli's house to collect my potty (we left it there by accident yesterday). And this afternoon, we went up to the Farm Shop for some Cake and to meet some of my friends from Tots. We all had a lovely time playing on the toys and looking a the Goats and Sheep.

2007-09-02T21:16:00.000+01:00

I went to my new Childminder's for another practice on Thursday, and I had a lovely time. I'm really looking forward to going to her for a full day next week. We played in the Garden in the afternoon.

On Friday, we went to Ewan and Ellie house for lunch. We had a fantastic time playing on Ewan's early Birthday present: a Jumpaline! I also spent a lot of time playing on Ewan's "Aquadraw Thomas the Tank Engine": it goes "Doo Doo!". In the afternoon, went to see one of Mum's friends from Work, which was great because they had a Jumpaline too! And they had some Bunnies as well. I like Bunnies.

We went to the Big Shop on Saturday morning and then when we got back we finally managed to take The Mog to the Vet. She didn't like it, and meowed the whole way there. I tried to help by patting the top of her box, but she didn't like that either. She didn't want to come out of her box when we got to the Vets, at least not until Dad and the Vet turned it upside down and shook it. It didn't take long for the Vet to look her over though, and she was very pleased to get back home.

In the afternoon, we went to another Big Shop. Mum and Dad wanted to looked at some Bikes, but it was a bit dull so I went to look at a big toy Tractor I'd found instead. It took ages for Mum and Dad to decide what to do (and I was very bored by then), but Mum did come home with a new Bike! When we got it home, I helped Dad put it together (I'm a dab hand with the toolbox). It was very exciting!

On Sunday morning, Dad attached the seat that Grandpa brought to Mum's new Bike and then Mum took me for a ride! We went really fast and it was very exciting! I waved to everyone.

In the afternoon, we went to George's party at the Wacky Warehouse. It was great: All my friends where there, and I took Dad down all the slides, through all the tunnels and in all the ball pools. Then we had some yummy food and sang "Happy Birthday". We all had a fantastic time.

2007-08-29T20:24:00.000+01:00

We went to the Big Shop on Saturday morning, and then we were supposed to take The Mog to the Vet but we couldn't because she was hiding in the Garden and wouldn't come out even when I asked her to. Dad said she must have figured it out somehow: she's a clever moggy! In the afternoon, it was really sunny so we had another barbeque pool party with Bella, Uncle Mark and Aunty Aimee. We all had a great time.

I was very helpful on Sunday morning. I helped Dad do some DIY on my toilet (the one under the stairs) by arranging all his tools for him, and then I held the torch (it was a bit dark under the stairs).

Then in the afternoon, I helped clean a new Tunnel that one of our neighbours gave us (and I helped dry it by crawling through it a lot).

Just before tea, Grandpa (and his van) arrived, and it was very exciting! He'd been on holiday in France and he'd had a great time.

Monday was a Bank Holiday and Dad didn't have to go to work. We took Grandpa to Cardiff Bay to see some of the Cardiff Bay Festival, and it was great. We travelled there in Grandpa's Van! We saw lots of exciting things: people playing live music, people playing Beach Volleyball, and lots of food and drink (we had sime yummy pancakes!). I played in a SandPit and on some Pirate Ships, and then we met my previous Childminder! I was very pleased to see her. After that, we went to my favourite restraunt for lunch. I had yummy pasta!

After lunch, we watched "The Smallest Banjo Band in the World With Circus Skills - Yay!" do some funny tricks and play some music. They were very good, but the best bit was when Dad got asked to help one of them onto a UniCycle:

We went home after that, because I was a bit tired and I needed a sleep. After my nap, we took Grandpa to the Park to show him the swings, and then we all had some yummy tea. It was a great day!

Grandpa had to go home on Tuesday morning; but it was really good to see him. After he'd gone, we went Swimming with Bella, Jamie and Ben. And after that, we had to rush home to prepare lunch for Aunty Clair, Aunty Jemma, Aunty Jan, Ewan, Ellie, Baby Olivia and Baby Josh. It was very busy, but we all had a great time playing and eating in the sunshine.

Wednesday was also great fun: we took Aunty Jenny from next door out on a trip to Cefn Mably Farm! We had a fabulous time: we saw lots of animals and we even got to feed some of them too:

I thought the Goats were very funny because they tickled my hand with their tongues when I fed them. We had some Cake in the shop, and played with lots of the toys, but the best bit was finding some real Tractors that you could play on:

I was so excited by these that I almost burst!

After tea, we tried to take The Mog to the Vet again, but Dad was too slow and she dissapeared off into the Garden again! Clever Moggy!

Finally, Mum was very proud of me today because I made it through the whole day in the same outfit!

2007-08-24T20:12:00.000+01:00

We went to Gym Tots with Ewan and Ellie on Monday morning. It was very busy: Bella was there, as were lots of my friends from Tots. In the afternoon, Bella came round to play without her Mum! She was very brave, and we had a lovely time playing in the garden. Bella's Mum turned up later, and we continued playing out in the garden for the rest of the afternoon.

On Tuesday, I decided that nappies were for babies. I wanted to wear my big boys pants instead! Mum was a bit worried, and said that it was going to be a very busy week, but I said I was sure. It's not been too bad, although I have had one or two spectacular accidents. We went swimming in the morning, and then we went round to Mabli's to see Mablie, Rowan and his baby sister. Mabli's Mum cooked us some yummy lunch. Bella came round all on her own again in the afternoon, and then Ewan and Ellie turned up as well! We all had a lovely time playing in the garden; Mum said that we all played really nicely together.

Wednesday was very exciting, because when I got up, Aunty Louisa and Thomas were here! I've really enjoyed having a big boy to play with. We all went to the Roman Baths at Caerleon in the morning, and it was great. We had a walk around the Old Baths first (they looked a bit dirty), and then we went to the Museum (I was a bit upset because there were no Dinosaurs; all museums should have Dinosaurs!). There were lots of Romans though. I found one who was making Bread and Cake, and she gave me some when I asked nicely (I went back to see her a lot). Thomas got dressed up as a Roman Solider, and then he ended up being drafted into the Roman Army!

The Roman Army did lots of Marching, but I had a Horse:

We had lunch in the cafe, and then we went to the Ampitheatre to have a look around. It's a great place to run around in:

We all had Icecreams on the way home (although I had some chocolate buttons because Icecreams are too cold). It was a great day!

On Thursday, we took Aunty Louisa and Thomas to Roath Park. Ellie and Ewan were there too, and we had a great time playing on the Swings. We had lunch in the cafe afterwards, and then we headed home so I could have a nap. But I never quite managed it because as soon as I got into bed, Aunty Angela and baby Morgan arrived and it was too exciting to sleep! Mum, Aunty Louisa and Aunty Angela all went to University together: they seemed very pleased to see each other. We all went to the Farm Shop to look at the Animals and to have some Cake, and we all had a great time.

Aunty Louisa and Thomas had to go home on Friday morning. I was a bit sad, because I've really enjoyed playing with Thomas this week. But, things soon picked up because I went to my new Childminder's for another practise. We did lots of fun things, including painting with my feet! When we got back, we played with Aunty Jenny and Uncle Tony for a bit. We had a quiet afternoon playing in the garden though which was fine because it's been such a busy week!

2007-08-19T20:14:00.000+01:00

It's been a very busy week! I was very excited to find Ma and Pa were still here on Monday morning. We went to Gym Tots and met lots of my friends there:

When we'd finished running about, we went down to the Bay to get some lunch at Valentinos, my favourite restraunt. I had lots of yummy pasta to eat. And after that, we went off to Southerndown beach! I fell a sleep on the way there, but woke up as soon as we arrvied. I had a great time making sandcastles and exploring the beach with Pa, and then I helped Ma look for Rock Pools. I like going to the beach.

I took Ma and Pa swimming on Tuesday morning. We met lots of my friends there and I had a great time, but I couldn't persuade Pa to go swimming: I think he was put off by the fact that I have to wear a wet-suit in the pool to stop me going blue with the cold. I took Mum and Ma all the way to the deep end of the pool (I said it was "Veree Deep")

After swimming, we went to see Great Great Uncle Bill. He's got a good name! I was a very good boy and Mum was very proud of me:

In the afternoon, I played Trains with Pa and I made some yummy cakes with Ma.

It was very wet on Wednesday and I was a bit tired after the excitment of the last few days so we didn;t rush out anywhere. We ended up going to the Farm Shop to look at the animals and eat some Cake. Pa liked the goats, but Ma was sad that the donkeys couldn't come out to play. However, it was very wet and we all decided that they were probably better off inside in the dry! I had an early sleep, and then we went out to get some lunch at Roath Park Cafe. After lunch, we went to the Park and, Aunty Cheryl arrived and it was all very exciting. Mum was very pleased because I walked nearly all the way back to the car all by my self.

I went to my new Childminder's for a practise on Thursday morning, and had a great time. I played with some children I've not met before who were also having a practise, and we all got on really well. I'm looking forward to going to her for a full day. Mum and Ma and Pa went out for a "Grownup Coffee" while I was there; they all look very relaxed when they got back.

After lunch, I played with Ma and Pa while Mum went to get her hair cut (it looked very nice), and then we all went to Penarth for a walk on the Pier. I discovered that the beach at Penarth is very stoney; I love playing with stones so I thought it was fantastic.

On Friday morning, I looked at my Beebies magazine with Ma for a bit and then I made Pa read all my Dazzling Digger books (he didn't read any of the words, but he did exsplain how all they all worked). And then Ma and Pa had to go home; I was a bit sad because I've really enjoyed playing with them.

However, things didn't stop there because a short while later, Mum and me went off to fetch Nana from the Train Station! We saw lots of trains, and then we found the train with Nana on it. It was very exciting! We took Nana to the Park in the afternoon and I showed her where the Stream was. We played at throwing stones into it and then we came home for some tea. Nana and Mum rushed out straight after tea with Aunty Libby to go and see "Sing along Sound of Music" (Mum said it was good fun).

I played with Nana on Saturday morning, then we took Nana to the airport. Dad tried to show me some Aeroplanes, but they've closed the observation bit and it was really hard to see any of them clearly. We had some yummy lunch and then we waved goodbye to Nana: she was going on holiday. I helped Dad at the Big Shop in the afternoon, and then we went to the Park again on the way home because I'd been such a good boy at the shop. However, we hadn't been at the Park very long when it started to rain and we had to run all the way back to the car!

We met up with Bella at Cosmeston this morning. We had a great time jumping in puddles, and then we played in the playground for a bit (although I was upset to find that someone had taken the swings away). We walked on round the lake after that, found some Ducks to feed and ended up in the Cafe where I had yummy Sausage and Chips for lunch.

This afternoon, Nate and Alex came to see us. I showed them my toys, and then I showed them round my house and then we played in the garden until it started to rain. Then we all watched my favourite TV programme: In the Night Garden. We all had a good time.

2007-08-12T20:37:00.000+01:00

We went to the Beach on Thursday with my mate Ewan, Ellie and my friend Jamie, and it was great. We played in the sand for a bit (although I didn't want to take my socks and shoes off because I wasn't sure about the sand!) and then we had a PicNic. Then we played in the Sea until I got a bit cold (I told Mum that I was "Cold!" and Mum says I was a bit blue). After I got warm, me and Ewan found a Rockpool and we had a lovely time throwing stones into it (and we didn't get into trouble at all!) We had to leave after that because the Sea was coming in and we didn't want to get stuck, but we stopped for an icecream on the way out (I had a Cake: I don't like icecream). We went back to Aunty Clair's house for a cup of tea, but I fell asleep on the way home!

We were all a bit tired on Friday, so we had a quiet day. We went to the shop on my Trike, and then my mate Ewan and Ellen came round to play and we went to the Park. In the afternoon we played in the Garden for a bit.

I woke up early on Saturday morning, but Mum and Dad were very pleased because I played in my bedroom for at least half an hour before I got bored. When we'd all gotten up, I took Dad to the Big Shop and then we played in the garden. I got to push the NooNoo, which was very exciting. And then we did some NooNooing inside the house as well! After my nap, Bella and her Mum and Dad came round and played in the Garden, which was great fun. We got the paddling pool out and we put the slide in it, and then we had a Barbeque. I played a very funny game with Uncle Mark and a ball while the food was cooking, and we had lots of yummy Cake when we'd all finished. It was great!

I woke up early again this morning, but I played in my room again for a bit. However, Mum was a bit cross when she came to get me because she found me sitting cross-legged on the windowsill! I was quite happy looking out at the rain talking to myself, but Mum was a bit worried that I might fall off. Mum took me to the Park in the morning where I went on the swings (I also had quite a few tantrums because I was a bit tired from all the excitment of the day before). After lunch, I helped Mum and Dad clean the house, and then we played in the Garden Then, Ma and Pa arrived! I was very excited to see them. We played in the Garden for a bit, and then I showed Ma and Pa the spare room (I brought them lots of toys so that they would have something to play with when they woke up). They're going to stay for a few days and I'm really looking forward to having them here.

2007-08-08T20:12:00.000+01:00

We met Ewan at Gym Tots on Monday morning again. They'd been on holiday, and they had lots to tell us, particularly because it was also Ellie's Birthday. Afterwards, we went back to their house for some of Ellie's Birthday cake (it was yummy!). I was so tired after all that I fell asleep on the way home and I had to have my lunch after my nap!

Bella came to play in the afternoon and we both had a great time pottering around the Garden. She also told us about her trip to the Hospital in an Ambulance on Friday: apparently, she fell over in the Garden and hurt her mouth really badly! She's seemed to be OK when I saw her, but it must have hurt a lot. I was very jealous to hear that she'd been in an Ambulance (Mum pointed out that it wasn't a competition).

Also after lunch, Mum decided that it would be a good idea if I practised not having my nappy on. I've been telling Mum occasionally when I want to go to the toilet ("Mum Mum! Nap Nap!"). It was a bit tricky: there were lots of false-alarms and I think I managed to go through at least three pairs of pants, not to mention the soggy patch that appeared on the sofa when I was watching TV, but Mum was very proud of me for trying. I'm not sure if we're going to practise again for a while though.

We went Swimming on Tuesday morning with some of my friends from Tots. We were supposed to go and have a Picnic in the park, but it was raining so we ended up having a Picnic at Jamie's house instead. We all had a great time, although I did have to sit on the Naughty Step three times because I wanted to throw things. In the afternoon, I helped Mum NooNoo the entire house! It was great!

We went to the Library this morning. Mum managed to persuade me to take my "Fireman Sam" DVD back, but only because we got a "Bob the Builder" DVD instead. Then we went to the shop where I found a fantastic new magazine: Tractor and Machinery. I found it on the shelf and I wouldn't let it go until Mum promised to buy it for me. It's got loads of pictures of Tractors in it, and I think it's fantastic. When we got back, we made some Cakes; I got a bit cross because they weren't ready as soon as we'd put them in the oven. They were yummy when they done though.

In the afternoon, we went to the Hospital on the Bus because I needed to have an Eye Test. Going on the Bus was very exciting: I love looking out of the window as it goes along. I played with the Toys in the waiting room for a bit, and then we went to see a nice lady who asked me to look at lots of pictures and at a Light that she waved around. Mum was very pleased to know that my eyes seem to be fine, although I do have to go back next year for another check. We went to the Park after that, and then we went back home on the Bus.

2007-08-05T18:19:00.000+01:00

We were supposed to go see Rowan on Thursday morning, but his new little sister was a bit poorly so we couldn't go. So I took Mum out on a Wet Walk instead. Mum was very proud I walked all the way into the Village to go to the library. I jumped in all the puddles I could find; Mum said it was good job I was wearing my Wellies! When we got to the library Mum met someone she used to work with and we ended up having some yummy Cake in the teashop.

I had a very exciting time on Friday morning: I went for a practise stay with my new Childminder! I had a lovely time. I was especially suprised to find some of my favourite toys from my old childminder there too! I also managed to get my new Childminder's Big Boys to let me play with them on their Computer. It was great!

I was a bit tired this weekend, so we had a quiet day on Saturday. I helped Dad with the shopping in the morning, and in the afternoon we all went to my friend Jamie's birthday party. We all had a great time: I loved playing on his swing!

It was very sunny on Sunday, so we played out in the garden all day. I helped Dad NopoNoo the lawn (I'm a dab hand with e extension cable now), and then I helped him wash the car:

It was still really sunny in the afternoon, so we got the Paddling Pool out and then we put the slide in the Pool too! Me and Dad found that you can go down the slide really fast if you tip a bucket of water down the slide at the same time as you go down it. I made a really big splash!

2007-08-01T19:41:00.000+01:00

We met my mate Ewan at GymTots on Monday. It was very exciting, especially because Ellie showed us all the clever things she can do on the equipment. Afterwards, we all went to Ikea with the aim of getting some lunch. We played on the playground when we got there, and then we went inside to have a look around. We played at jumping on the beds (at least until Mum told us to get off!) and it was great fun.

And then I decided to go exploring all on my own. I said "Dai Di!" to Mum and then I took myself down the big stairs. A nice lady helped me down the last few, and then I found another nice lady in a bright red T-Shirt who took me to where the Big Children go to play on their own. I stayed there for about ten minutes until Mum turned up, looking rather flustered. She was very pleased to see me: apparently she hadn't heard me say "Dai Di!" earlier... For some reason I had to sit in a trolley after that, and Ewan was made to sit in his Pushchair.

We went Swimming with lots of my friends from Tots on Tuesday. We had loads of fun: They turned the wave machine on and everything! In the afternoon, loads of my friends came round to my house to play and because the weather was nice we all got to play in the garden. Me and Ben got told off for throwing things once or twice, but otherwise we all had a lovely time.

We had a quiet day on Wednesday, which was just as well because I wasn't feeling very well. We met up with some of my friends in Roath Park in the morning, where we fed the ducks and played on the swings. Mum could tell I was a bit under the weather because I didn't want to go and run around with my friends like normal.

I perked up a bit in the afternoon though, and me and Mum ended up spending the afternoon playing in the garden. Mum found some new toys for me to play with: a tool set and some food to go with my kitchen set! We had to clean them before I could play with them and I had great fun playing in a big bowl of soapy water:

Once they were all clean, I had a lovely time playing at making cups of tea and dinner:

2007-07-29T19:56:00.000+01:00

We saw Rowan and Baby Niamh on Thursday. Rowan's Dad was very popular because he dropped in to say hello and he brought some cakes! Mum was very pleased because she got a cuddle and she even managed to make Baby Niamh burp! (I thought it was very funny).

In the afternoon we went to the library where we found another Fireman Sam DVD! I've already got one out of the library, but I've not let Mum take it back yet because I love watching it so much. I've watched it all the way through many time already, and it's still great. My favourite bits are when they drive the Fire Engine somewhere: it goes "Woo Woo Woo!". I've watched these DVDs so many times that I can narrate quite a few of the episodes off by heart now.

Friday was a busy day: We went Swimming in the morning with some of my friends from Tots, and then in the afternoon we met up with Ewan at Softplay! The Softplay wasn't in the usual room; it was in the Big Hall instead. Ewan's sister Ellie was having a Roller Part next door and there was lots of loud music. I didn't like it because I had a headache, and I was a bit horrid to Mum until she worked out what was wrong and gave me some Pink Medicine.

We had a very exciting weekend. On Saturday morning, we set off in the car to go see some Waterfalls. I fell asleep on the way there, and I didn't really want to wake up when we arrived, especially because it was a bit cold. However, I soon woke up when the Back Carrier appeared. We went on a very exciting walk down a really steep hill in the Forest. It was by a big stream that went down loads of waterfalls. In some places, I had to get out so that we could squeeze under fallen trees! It was very exciting!

After a while, we stopped for a yummy picnic lunch by the side of the stream:

After lunch, we walked on a bit more to a really big waterfall:

We saw some girls there who were swimming. Mum said they were mad, as the water was very cold (it was very noisy!) I played in the stream for a bit and then we walked back to the car up a really steep hill. As we walked up, lots of people on bikes came wizzing down the hill really fast! Dad was very pleased as I walked up the last bit of the hill to the car all by myself. Then on the way home, we stopped off at the Brecon Mountain Railway for a cup of tea and a bit of cake. The train was really exciting: it goes "Duh-Duh!", (except I wasn't ready for it the first time it did it and it made me jump).

We saw some more trains on Sunday. I took Mum to Church in the morning, and then after my nap we all went to Heath Park to see the trains. We met Bella and her Mum and Dad and Nate and Alex and their Mum and Dad too. It was great, and I went on the train three times!

2007-07-26T19:54:00.001+01:00

We took my mate Ewan to Gym Tots on Monday. He came all on his own because his sister Ellie was poorly and Aunty Clair had to look after her. Mum said he was a very good boy, especially because he didn't throw a huge temper-tantrum when he finished his raisins like someone else she knows...
Bella came too: it was her first time and she had a lovely time.

Bella also came round in the afternoon to play. I like playing with Bella (I call her "Bebba"), and at one point I managed to persuade her to chase me all the way up the stairs! When we got there we played Jumping Up and Down and Hiding, two of my favourite games.

We saw a lot of Bella on Tuesday too, starting with meeting her at Tredegar House in the morning. We had a lovely time playing on the Playground, and then we had a lovely Picnic and Bella's Dad turned up because he works nearby. And then in the afternoon we went to meet Bella at the Farm Shop, which was very exciting because we had some yummy cake. We also got to see some of the animals having their food. Two of the Goats escaped and we got to see them being rounded up! (They were in big trouble for eating the flowers in the hanging baskets.)

I helped Mum sort out the cupboard under the stairs on Wednesday morning. It was very exciting because we got to play with NooNoo and I pretended to me MakaPaka with some Squirty Cleaning Stuff and some Cleaning Cloths. When we'd done that, we went to meet Ewan at Cafe Junior for a treat. Me and Ewan had a lovely time playing (and we had some yummy cake too!), and then we went back to Ewan's house for lunch.

I was very tired after all of that, but I managed to stay awake long enough to get home. Mum said I was very tired, but she let me drive the car for a bit anyway. However, I didn't get to drive it for very long because I opened the door and ended up hitting my head on the floor! I was very sad. Mum decided it was time for my nap then...

After my nap, we went to a Big Shop to buy some special toilet seats and step stools. It was very exciting, especially when we got them home and I got to try them out! I can sit on the toilet (without falling down it) like a big boy now! Mum was very proud because I even managed to do a wee! I couldn't wait to show Dad as soon as he got home.

2007-07-22T19:56:00.000+01:00

Friday was a bit of a funny day. Mum was very happy because it was the Last Day Of School, but we were all a bit sad because we had to say goodbye to my lovely Childminder. My last day with her was great: we went to Jump and we had lots of party food and it was great fun. But Mum could tell that I was a bit upset when she came to get me in the afternoon because I didn't want to go home. I normally try to drag Mum out the door when she arrives, but on Friday I wanted to stay and play instead. I was also a bit horrid when we got home... Anyway. I think we'll still see her from time to time when Mum goes back to work, as my new childminder is a good friend of my old one. I think I'll miss her.

It was very wet on Saturday. Dad kept saying that Nana was on her way to see us, but that she was stuck in the floods near Evesham. I think there was some Traffic Jam involved too. We waited in for a bit, then I took Dad out to the Big Shop to get something to eat. When we got back, Nana still wasn't here, so I helped Mum and Dad clean the house (this was very exciting because I got to play with NooNoo!)

Nana still hadn't arrived by lunchtime, so we had lunch and then I had my nap. And she still wasn't here when I woke up, so we all went out to the Park in the rain (going on the swing in the rain is great!) Nana finally arrived after we'd all finished our tea: we were all very pleased to see her. And I was especially pleased to see that she'd brought the Van too!

We all went out to Roath Park on Sunday morning. I fed the ducks for a bit, and then we all went to the Playground. It was really quiet at the Park: at one point, I had the entire playground to myself!

After we'd played in the park for a bit, we went out to a Pub for some lunch. I had some yummy Sausages and Mash, but I mostly ended up helping Nana with her Chips instead. After lunch, Nana put the Van on the the Drive and I helped her tidy it up a bit by pretending to do some driving. Nana showed us a clever roof bit that turns into a bed! It was very exciting:

Sadly, Nana had to go home after tea. I managed to show her most of my favourite episodes of "Fireman Sam" (it goes "WoooWoooWooo!") before she went though. I was very tired after all the excitement and I was very pleased to get into my bath.

2007-07-18T19:51:00.000+01:00

We met up with my mate Ewan on Monday morning. It was very exciting, particularly as we got to ride in Ewan's Car. Ewan was taking lots of people to Gym Tots so Me and Ewan sat right at the back on some special seats Aunty Clair found tucked away: Ewan's car is very big! Gym Tots was fab: loads of our friends from Tots where there. In the afternoon, we met up with Bella in Heath Park and we had great fun playing on the Curly Slide until it started to rain. Then we had to run back to the car as fast as we could! We ended up going round to Bella's house for the rest of the day.

We had a big party at Tots on Tuesday morning. My teeth hurt a lot in the morning (some big ones are trying to break through) and I was a bit wingey and I really wasn't sure about the whole thing at all, particularly because everyone was doing things in the wrong order! I was also a bit concerned when someone I'd not seen before came in with a Big Box and plugged it in and it started to make some funny noises. All of a sudden, it turned into a Bouncy Castle! It was so exciting that I almost forgot about my teeth for a while. After a while, we all marched upstairs while singing "The Grand Old Duke Of York" for a yummy picnic: it was yummy!

We went to my Swimming Lesson in the afternoon. Mum was really proud of me because I did loads of things really well: holding on to the side and pushing off, jumping in, floating like a star, blowing bubbles and even standing on one leg! I like swimming. Afterwards, we all went round to my friend's house to play and to eat the remains of the party food we had in the morning: it was still yummy!

We had a much quieter day today. Mum took me to the Big Shop in the morning to get some presents for her class at school (she has a big grin on her face and she keeps saying it's the End of Term). The Big Shop was actually quiet exciting, because I got to walk up the Escalator! I nearly fell over just as we got on, and one of the Shop People came rushing over to see if I was OK. They were very kind and made sure that I made it to the top without falling over again, but I didn't really need their help. In the afternoon, we met up with Bella and some of my other friends from Tots in the Park and we had a lovely time playing on all the swings. I like swings!