Thursday we met a friend to feed the ducks. It was great although a little drizzly so we ate lunch in friends car.
Friday we met our Friday friends at (yet another) indoor play area.
Saturday Daddy was off work, he got up before me to breakfast the Rs. Ms R played a computer game for a bit but abandoned that after a short while in preference of writing. She’s asked for a Nintendo DS for her birthday which she won’t be getting just yet. I’ve said we might consider it for Christmas but I’m hoping she’ll have forgotton about it by then. At the moment she fills gaps by counting things, writing words or trying to work out what things say.
Master R fell asleep with Daddy so Ms R and I took the opportunity to go for a cycle on my new (to me) bike. She loved sitting on the back and my confidence grew as we went. She pointed lots of things out and asked lots of questions relating to things like house numbers and rules of the road, answering wasn’t easy in my state of breathlessness but it was nice to have new conversation matter. She never mentioned the hedgehog but I asked if she was alright after cycling round it and she yes in a remorseful kind of way. I liked feeling the wind in my hair even though that was due more to weather conditions than peddle power.
Sunday I was woken up at lunchtime by excited children bearing cards and gifts. Master R wished me a "Happy Mothers Birthday" and they both helped to open the cards and gifts at far greater speeds than I could have managed on my own.