Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

Today Chipmunk and I had a great impromptu experience.

We saw and held baby chicks!

I had just popped over to school,Chipmunk wanted to come with me to 'big school' but I felt him gripping my hand very tightly as we walked across the school hall.Its only less than a year that he was a pupil at this school but time away and being at a different school made him incredibly shy again.

We got to the F1 classroom and it wasn't long before something caught my eye.

Moving around in a container where several baby ducks!

I called Chipmunk over and we both oohed and ahhed at the cute little yellow bundles of fluff.

Then the teacher took us to a incubator and inside were about a dozen eggs with ducks ready to hatch!

You could hear them cheering inside the actual eggs!It was fascinating!

One duck was beginning to break through its shell and you could just see its beak pecking away at the shell.

The teacher showed Chipmunk how to keep the shell wet with a water spray so it was easier for the ducks to peck through and then Chipmunk held one of the bigger baby ducks!

He held it beautifully and was so thrilled to have such a unexpected treat!

As I held his hand across the school hall I felt very lucky to have had such a nice start to the day and the smiles form Chipmunk to me that he felt the same too!A wonderful start to a Wednesday morning.

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Last Day Of Half Term

We have had a really nice half term hols.

Not gone too far and had rubbish weather but still enjoyed being off and managed to get in plenty of walks and fun.

This morning started with just a tiny bit of blue sky

I really wanted to get out and so kept my fingers crossed that I'd didn't rain and luckily it didn't!

Chipmunk did a great job of washing his muddy scooter!

After breakfast we went for a walk to the park

Chipmunk bounced his tennis ball all the way down the street.

Shadows on the pavement

We passed a horse on the field

And pretty yellow wild flowers

Then we reached the entrance to the park

On the park we played catch and then went to do some climbing on the equipment.

Chipmunk learning to swing.

Climbing up the climbing frame

Getting ready to jump.

We had a fun time,there were quite a few people on the park making the most of the decent weather.

We had a fab go on the seesaw!Chipmunk laughed and laughed as he bumped up and down.

"I'm at my level" he kept squealing as he slipped down off the seat.

As we walked home I saw poppies growing

and this reminded me of last summer when we were walking together.

The poppies seem to grow anywhere

A solitary poppy in the pavement.

Tonight we measured all the rain that had fell during the week

It filled this jar up which was 750grams.That's a lot of water!

And our last job was to rub the jubilee tattoos off.Bye little tattoos you have been with us all holidays and now we won't forget you as you have been on all the photos!

Sticky,Squelchy Adventure!

After 3 days of rain Chipmunk was getting very stir crazy ( even if he didn't know it ) so it was time to get wrapped up and get some fresh air.

I decided on a scooter ride to the comp and although he protested like mad, once Chipmunk was out he scootered happily along.

It was a bumpy old day and Chipmunk came off his scooter at least three times,each time though he got back up albeit it with a few groans and ouches.

We tried to get down to the river but it was just too steep and slippery today.

It was so pretty down by the river bank.Lots of tall buttercups making a bright yellow statement against the green grassy banks.

I got totally stuck in some yukky,sticky mud down near the river.

Chipmunk said I had been caught in lava,which made me smile.

The yukky,sticky lava!

And then Chipmunk spotted something moving across the path.

It was a really big frog hopping across to the river.I tried to get it on camera but it moved fast and was well camouflaged.

The frog is at the top of the photo,you may have to look very closely!

The frog fascinated Chipmunk and me as well!

It was a great walk,pretty scenery,fresh air and plenty of giggles ~ Chipmunk really belly laughed when I got stuck in the mud!

pretty,grassy riverbank

Wow,its Mr Blue Sky!

Sleeves rolled up,ready for action

Linking to Country Kids

Six Word Saturday

You lead and I will follow

It seems these days that you are leading me Chipmunk and Iam following

Through grassy nettles

Along forest paths

Down to school

Scootering along

Yep you lead and I will follow

Linking up with Cate at

Six Word Saturday

Catching Smiles

Dear boys,

Today we were supposed to go out to Nottingham with your Mamma and Grandad but when we woke up it was raining.

The rain got steadily worse and I began to think that this was a bad idea.

Trouble was I had already told you Chipmunk about the trip and we were all looking forward to a day out.

After much discussion we decided to abandon the idea of Nottingham and go bowling instead and I'm so glad we did!

We booked in for two games and began to play.

And how competitive were we!

Tiger and I had a contest going but in the end Sharky piped us at the post!

And talk about swagger!Yes Sharky I did see the 'winner' walk you did at the end!

Chipmunk you did really well and you were a lot stronger this time,carrying the ball really well and swinging it with confidence.

You kept saying,

"I'm gonna smoke you boys"

Well you didn't quite smoke them but judging from your big smiles I think you had a good time.

Knock em down T,coz I'm not far behind you and ready to give you some competition.Us girls have got some pride you kno!

We did have such fun and I loved seeing you all at play.These days life is so busy,very computerised and we can go days without all of us being together.

It's a treat to be together as a family and to just play,something we should do more often I feel,just the age old problem of money stopping us I guess.

You are all growing up fast!I stood watching you all,trying to catch those smiles and trying to commit them to memory!

When you were younger I saw you smile much more,these days it's rarer to see you really smile so I guess it's really precious when I do glimpse it.

Today I saw plenty of smiles and I appreciated every one.

We must do this bowling lark again!

Wordless Wednesday

Climbing up

Coming down

Balancing

Swinging

Ready

Steady

Up

Playing in the forest is fun 

Linking up at My Little Drummer Boys for Wordless Wednesday

Down in the woods

Today there were lots of different things in the forest.

First we glimpsed this

And then this

and when we saw these characters we knew something special was happening!

At first Chipmunk was very wary and wouldn't go near any of the camps but after a bit of gentle persuasion he really got into it and although he stuck like glue to my side he wanted to see more.

I think our favourite one was this one

The lady showed us how to keep the fire going by blowing onto it and there was real meat cooking!

Smoke was billowing everywhere but I thought it was great to see real fire and smell the smoke.

Chipmunk has never had that experience before and to actually smell something is so different to just seeing it in television.

Down by Robin Hoods tree there were archers

Chipmunk loved these guys!There were two sides ~ good guys and then the baddies boo who worked for the sheriff of Nottingham.

When the good guys won the archery contest the baddies had a scuffle with them

Luckily a woman shock horror came and sorted the ruffians out!

We then saw some soldiers

but at this point Chipmunk was more interested in two small puppy dogs stood next to us!

The man in the black is the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham,Chipmunk does not like him at all!Boo!Hiss!

After all this fun we carried on walking through the forest.

We took a different route and went off the beaten track,Chipmunk was the leader

We passed under leafy canopies

Found lots of wild flowers

And Chipmunk did lead us out into safety!We didn't get lost this time!

Chipmunk had a climb on the park

and a game of bat and ball.Then it was home again to get warm as it was chillybo!

Linking up at Coombe Mill for Country Kids