The Long Weekend

What is a long weekend?

Although it has gone fairly quick!!! (when does it not?) Saturday, Phil went to work and on his way home bought some tops for Dec for Decs birthday and then he came home to do some patio work (grouting between the slabs), he really peed me off because instead of getting on with what he was doing he had to interfere with what me and dec were doing (undoing emily-janes cot bed).

After some lunch, Dec helped me dispose of the pieces of cotbed as EJ had slept on her new mattress the evening before and the cotbed would be in the way for Sunday when Amy came to play upstairs with EJ.Saturday after tea (I made curry), I stayed upstairs 'til bedtime and played scrabulous on Facebook, EJ had had a good sleep Friday night, on her new mattress, but Saturday wasn't to be and she ended up in our bed around 2.30am, on Sunday night we luckily had the bed to ourselves and she slept like a dream *pheww*

Sunday was a long happy day! Amy turned up with her dad (Graham), around 11am, Graham went straight off and Dec and Amy and EJ played their games but within half an hour, Debs and Mike turned up so they stayed for some lunch once Phil had come home and Sheila and Norman had turned up. Norman and Mike had a good chat about trains, Sheila was upstairs entertaining the girls and talking to Dec, and Phil was in the Kitchen preparing lunch, I was in the lounge with Mike, Debs and Norman.

Phil set up Amy's Nintendo Wii later on after lunch so we all had a go on that, doing bowling, golf, mario kart and it was brilliant (especially the sonic tennis which is obviously better on the wii than on something like the nintendo ds as its more of an active thing). We had some walks around the estate, well I did with Sheila and Norman and Dec, Amy and Emily and Phil stayed playing football near ours until the train came in, Luke joined us and I couldnt help but pretend to leg it with his bmx (was like being in the 80s again with a bike I had dreamed of having but never got). Dec wants a bmx when he gets a new bike and i dont blame him, so thats not a problem yet i wonder if he will change his mind by next year? hmmm! I am still waiting for my bike but il wait til i start my childmindering for that me thinks as I will be buying it myself!

My finger is so much better now although still black n purple and it does ache sometimes and it is numb when typing but so much better than Friday and Saturday.


Dec accidentally poked in the eye with a stick (yes the one that ej is holding)

I could not resist making the original to this photo into an antiquated photo image...
Dec Dec sitting amongst the pipe, looking down on what Emily and Amy are up to.

Emily crawling (or at least trying) through the concrete pipe
During a football session with dad, not sure why the girls were walking off and EJ had her nose in the air but although im sure it wasnt a nasty walk-off it looks so funny so i had to add the caption balloon with dec.

blatant showing off by daddy on this one yet well captured on Sheilas panasonic camera.

Anybody remember the spot the ball contests on liverpool pools footy games? yeah well im young enough yet old enough to remember them, they are probably still going to this day them 'pools coupons so I couldnt resist this caption.

Children playing football on the grass, its great to see these cousins playing so well together, shame Tom decided not to attend but we did have a fun day, shame he missed out he was missed though!

EJ wondering what the sudden "chu chu" noise was, at this point norman jumped due to the sudden arrival of the British Railways steam train coming towards us, through the Leekbrook tunnel.

Play time yet again with the cousins, all having fun on the concrete pipe whilst us adults (parents and grandparents), did a bit of anorak style train spotting, photographic sessions.

yet another photo of this day i could not help myself in doing an antique version, 2 cousins happily playing (and getting stuck in a puddle) together

...and she goes in for the kick and boot... (no the boot stayed on surprisingly but what a capture of the ball flying through the air!

Dec showing off his footy tricks

EJ running towards her big brother and cousin amy as she realises they are playing on something that looks remarkably fun (a concrete pipe).We all had a fun day! Hopefully we will get the cousins together (including Tom) to have more fun later on in the year.