Time for a run around!

It's a nice day, so off we go!



In the three-bears-house, the girls share out parts and tell each other what to say, to rein-act the story!



Then they run away to the next bridge, and wave and shout back!



Dancing, climbing and getting ready to play ring-a-roses!



and time for a snack too!

See-Saw Overloaded again!

People still ask if Matty and Daisy are identical twins - what do you think?

Tiger in Radipole Woods!

Really enjoyed making this video! Thanks to Tiger-Tan and my lovely girls!

Chicken run!

it was time to stop squeazing in between the clothes pegs and have a proper chicken run - with a gate! First, we had to free the chickens, and they were all over the grass at once!



the two buff Orpingtons seem to be the gaffers on this project ...



but the black tails are happy to lend a had to Doug too - this one is off to look for a left-handed spanner ...



my camera is something of an attraction too, and i feel a bit wary when those beaks start to loom large in my veiw-finder!



Any work in the garden calls for lots of builders'(TM) tea - just ask Mary!



Looks like all our girls really like to play together! And that keeps the chickens from under Doug's feet - they didn't even quake when he fetched out an axe!



Our cuddliest-Chicken has a nice sit down with Matty and Daisy!



And the work is completed in one day - I just had to pick all the pooh off the lawn the next day, before letting the children out to play!


Thank you Doug xxxx

family ... chickenpants family fun!

the chicken pants family are off to shop chez The Raggy Rat ...



i got this fun trolley off ebay, and cut up a business card to make the advert for the front of it ... it even has the pull out seat for the baby ...



and just like the real thing, you can have a sneaky joy ride round the car park, before you have to go and get your trolley token back!



i am going to have some fun using this for photoshoots ...

Guess What We Got for Christmas?

Mary got lots of this for christmas ...



and some new play-doh tools that everyone wanted to try!



wearing some of their sparkly tattoos of course!



Mary isn't sure about some of the creations ...



and daddy isn't doing play-doh, he is playing with his - what is that exactly?



and, oh dear, matty had almost eaten all of daisy ... oops!



What did you play with on Christmas day? Did the sun shine?

hadn't uploaded from my mobile phone in a while ....

I like to take pics to make daddy gasp, when the children climb up hight and I am not standing right next to them to catch them ... because I would probably fall over if i tried!



I love the bit where the children run off, esp shy Mary!



and the one's where they look pleased!



You wouldn't catch me up there!

taking over the streets ....

daisy concentrating on pedalling ... I love this picture!



look that way Matty, look where you are going!



Matty and Dean have a race!



Daisy goes up and down, really enjoying it ...



taking over the streets - Steve on CAR DUTY at the top of the cul-de-sac ...

day trip .... part two - the trampoline!

Take your shoes off and come on in, the jumping's lovely ...



now, to actually jump, we have to stand up ...



come on guys, stand up!

day trip .... part one - the chickenpants!

we have bananas, sandwiches and CHICKENPANTS!



Bunny Chickenpants gets to swing ...



and so does baby chickenpants, hiding in Mary's pocket, in case swinging might be very scary!



and Bunny chickenpants reaches new heights!



it was ok thought - Matty didn't drop her ...

fab, fun, four!

who is who?

zoom zoom ....

more news about hamster car to follow, in the meantime, my girls have found wheels at portland ymca. these cars are really cool !

slaters, billy-bakers, - what do you call yours?

i think our garden might be missing a few woodlice now, the girls play with them the moment they get outside, and you know how playthings get lost ...

bill over the road calls them billy-bakers, and when i lived in scotland the twins sean and dan called them slaters, and found me some very impressive ones, back when i hated touching them and pretended that i didn't!

the other day daisy saw one that she thought was doing a pooh, and shouted with glee, "he's doing a poooo! he's making compost!"
so, they have been listening when we chat about the garden!

stopping off at the park ...