Mama Who????

Well, Anna and Owen have one and a half days left…sob! Going to miss them so much. We have been having a ball, and as for Finn…………God, I really don’t get a look in. I went to the shops yesterday and Finn declared he was staying at home with Uncle O. From the minute he wakes up, to the minute he goes to bed, he wants to be in Owen and Anna’s company. Justin is in Hong Kong at the mo, so on Saturday when they leave poor Finn will be beside himself as boring Mama just doesn’t cut the mustard anymore!
The weather has been fab so we’ve spent loads of time in the pool. We've had trips to the zoo, the beach, a boatride, a trip to the circus.......just such a fab time. Hangovers have been plentiful (although Owen is a hardman and can drink anyone under the table!!)

But not all evenings were wasted by getting er…wasted! Proud blatant Mummy boast alert coming up for which I apologise…………… Finn cannot sit still for a minute, very rarely watches more than 10 mins of tv before he is distracted. But give him a jigsaw and he is totally engrossed. He can do 50 piece ones without any help and can do 100 piece ones, meant for 6 year olds, with hardly any assistance and has done one a couple of times totally unaided. So having watched the Jigsaw Nerd in action, Anna remembered that when they were out at Christmas she had seen a 150 piece Peapock jigsaw in Toys R Us. Knowing Finn’s obsession with our feathered friends, Anna contemplated getting it but decided it would be far too hard. But not any longer, so off Anna trots and discovers it is actually 750 pieces!! She had to get it though and it became the aim of their holiday to finish it!

And here it is in all its glory! We’ve stuck it together and gonna put it up in Minn’s room. It was funny as when we opened the box and saw the teeny tiny pieces, I said to Finn, “Ok, you put two pieces together and I’ll buy you that pinkie bag” (long story, please don’t ask….but I do worry about my son…he is such a mishmash……..pinkie loving, jigsaw, peapock, digger mad surfer dude!) So Finn merrily has a quick look, picks up 2 pieces and fixes them together…..correctly I may add!! Little bugger!

Next month my big sis and her 3 kids come out for almost a month so not too long to wait for a sister fix, but it really will be sad saying goodbye to A and O. Justin sent me a text from HK to say that we cannot wait till next summer to see them when they get married so we are seriously thinking about a trip to the UK early next year. (Well, we have to win the lottery first!!!!)
Anna and Owen, I know you’ll read this (you’re out at the mo having a rare evening to yourself!) Thanks for such a brilliant holiday and for loving my two kiddies as much as you do. Love you both very much and will miss you huge amounts xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx