A perfect afternoon

We were long overdue for a catch up with the Brisbane based aunties and uncles so we all headed down to our favourite park just a few streets from our place for a laid back Sunday evening early dinner. The weather managed to hold out for us so Ollie was able to have the best time tearing around the park with his Aunty Hayley - I'm genuinely not sure who had the best time but judging from the look on Ollie's face in this picture, it might just have been him.

After all the running around that took place we had to carb load (with a fairly hefty dose of fat too) with fish and chips all round, except for Aunty Em who thoroughly enjoyed world's best and biggest burger (Em, you owe me one - I decided against including a pic of you eating it!). Mind you, Obear would have happily just eaten tartare sauce with a spoon. Once home he entertained Hayley and Emma with his antics in the bath and then put both of their reading skills to the test with lots of pre-bedtime stories. Needless to say he was completely tuckered out and slept beautifully.

Earlier in the week we caught up with our old mother's group at the indoor play centre where Ollie impressed/terrified me by climbing to the absolute highest point in the 4+ year old climbing structure. I'm pretty sure he just does it to impress his girlfriend Ruby who seems to have absolutely no fear and is usually leading the charge to the most challenging of obstacles.

Another lovely activity was going to the "little library" which is what we call the local library, as opposed to the "big library" in town. We've been going there a bit lately when we don't have any other activity on. We get to listen to stories, sing songs and do a few craft activities. But this week the best bit was when Ollie got his very own library card!! I'm so proud. We borrowed three books which we have already read about a million times each and I can't wait to work our way through all of the beautiful books they have there. Now I just need to make him a cool library bag to carry them in.

Favourite TV show lately? Amazingly it is Spicks and Specks on the ABC. It comes on after In the night garden, my concession to slummy mothering that I often let him watch during dinner. He only ever gets to see the first few minutes of it but just loves watching the opening credits and when they introduce each of the contestants. He sits there and claps along and has even dubbed it "the clapping show".

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