Yesterday, Jon completed his first year at school. I can’t get over how much he has grown up over this time.
When he first started, he was quite shy and very nervous about going into School in the morning. The teachers have been excellent and now he is much more confident in all aspects. His reading and writing have come along very well along with his numeracy. I’m very pleased so far.
Now of course we have six weeks of him kicking around the house…
Last weekend we met up with some friends from the Internet at The Observatory restaurant in Leicester. This is a logical place to meet up as it’s roughly central to where we all live.
The whole point of this entry though is to highlight this picture of Ben swigging his drink like a pro!
This weekend has been very busy for us.
On Friday we went to the Severn Valley Railway with Tim and Ben. This was a good day out, as Ben’s been ill and so Jon and Ben have been cooped up in the house for the last week.
On Saturday we met up with Tangerine Cath and her family. She’s a friend of Georgina’s from *ages* and *ages* ago! We had a good meal and it was great that the kids all go along fine.
Sunday, was our day in the house, and Georgina cooked a lovely roast dinner. I also got a lot of fences painted!We also took down the stair gates as Ben is more than capable of getting up and down himself now.
Today we went to Hanbury Hall for a run around and a picnic lunch. We then came home and I did more fence painting (all finished now!) and also picked up some more sand for the sand pit. You can tell that Summer is coming!
Sping is definitely here! I’ve been mowing lawns and painting fences…
I washed the car today with Jon “helping”. You don’t really notice exactly how dirty it is until you start cleaning it, then it gets a bit embarrassing! Afterwards, I’m not sure you’d say the car is now showroom clean, but it is certainly cleaner :)
Happy Birthday Georgina!
We moved another step closer to finishing the kitchen today with the addition of a blind for the window!
Dad came out of hospital yesterday and is now able to recuperate at home :)
Dad had his operation on Monday – it was a quadruple bypass in the end. Mum, Jen and I went up to see him yesterday and he’s doing fine. With any luck he’ll be discharged by next Monday.
Dad’s operation has been set for Monday. I went down with Jon to see him today and he’s fine. Will go down on Tuesday to see him after the op next.