Inestimable: Tea Party, Toilet and all round cuteness!

It really is a shame about this weather. Summer where have you gone?

This sorry state of weather means that I have had to embrace 'creative Mum'. Not quite sure if it's worked or not, or just caused me more stress in the process of attempting to have more 'fun'.

Noosh and I had a tea party the other day... we made cupcakes (in the new mixer that Daddy bought Mummy). We iced them pink... (of course!!). I dug through the 'throws' we have in the linen cupboard and managed to find a suitably dignified 'tablecloth'. We had pink 'tea' (aka lemonade with pink food colouring)... have to admit I was a bit heavy handed on the food colouring... whoops!! (Let's just say that Noosh was rather alert for a majority of the day... was it the sugar?... was it the colouring?... hmmmm maybe it was both!!)

We had fun toasting and 'cheers-ing' each other. Noosh spilt her 'tea' all over herself and the floor... fortunately I had the foresight to have laid down a waterproof sheet under the table... so I was calm and dignified as I mopped up the pink puddles. But for many moments, it was just delicious spending those precious moments with my wee one... I inwardly congratulated myself on stealing someone elses idea, and wondered why we don't do more pretending and being girls together. (She is only 2 however... maybe my expectations are too high).

But I think we'll do this again... maybe with a different theme next time.... look out for what happens next...

Hubby and I have also been toying with the idea of toilet training... (with Noosh, in case there was any confusion!!) We're not doing the hard core thing, just talking with Noosh about going to the toilet, getting her to tell us the difference between dry and wet, sitting her on the toilet when she wants to sit on the toilet - even though she never goes!! But this morning, Hubby sat her on the toilet and we heard that magical sound... tinkle tinkle tinkle!! So we did what every parent (we think) would have done in that situation... we did Hi-5's, cuddles, hoorays, cartwheels, kisses, whoop whoops (feel like I should say actually there were no actual cartwheels... not sure I could actually pull out one of those at the moment - but I now really want to try)... and then sought out a new 'inside' playground due to the weather and as a 'reward'. (Maybe a bit overkill but we want this to continue - even though it didn't for the rest of the day... hmmmm).

So we went to an indoor playground. You know, I've heard of Lollipops and Chipmunks etc but I really am a very naive parent who has never frequented one of these playgrounds before, so my eyes were opened. How awesome are these playgrounds??!!! Noosh was just super excited... she loved the long slide (slides and swings are her favourite). Daddy accompanied her around the playground and I sat with my Tad while having a cup of coffee. It was so nice.