Space Saver.

The parental units have gone on a jolly to Spain and Spike is with his Dad for the weekend.  I'm taking the opportunity to get on top of some organising of the kiddos stuff.  Even though my folks place is pretty roomy kids have a wonderful ability to fill every square inch with their stuff.

I got some great Curver storage baskets from Morrisons. Four fit perfectly side by side in the bottom of the Welsh dresser in the conservatory, the end of which had kind of been designated kids stuff space.

 My next job was to organise the stuff in and on the dresser to try create a less cluttered look and some room in the drawers for more kids stuff.

I've got a kid size table and chairs coming for the boys so I needed somewhere for the paper, pens, crayons and the various other materials needed for kid type crap art making.  

I then gave the whole dresser a good rub over with some wood polish/balm type stuff and started my paint pump dispenser type things.  I've been collecting hand soap bottles, washed them out, got the labels off (thanks Cath) and filled them up with paint yay!

Much less waste and mess, HOORAY!

Well, in theory.

Spud and I had a great day today, I had planned to take him swimming but the rain was so absurdly heavy I didn't even want to drive in it, let alone drag a child through a car park in it. 

Luckily Spud loves hanging out. 

I broke out the new blocks I got him from Morrisons the other day.  He had loads of fun with them, we built towers and did some counting.  He gets the concept of counting although every number is "Tee".  

We also sang nursery rhymes, hilariously he continues his approach to counting with singing.  So "Baa Baa Black Sheep" is "Baa Baa Baa Baa Baa Baa WOOOOOOL!"  And "Row Row Row The Boat" is "Row Row Row Row Row Row STEEEEEEAM, Row Row Row AHHHHH!"

And of course we did painting using our new paint pumps..

I save the really long lengths of paper that come in Amazon parcels for painting and colouring type activities.

Concentration.

"Look Spud you did an awesome tree!"
"Nuh, quack quack!"

"righto"

Both of the boys are over their Dad's house tomorrow.  Don't know what I'm going to do with myself, how strange.  I've got about a thousand sewing projects started that need finishing, might have a bash at getting on top of some of those.

xoxo

Favorite Places

Mwnt

This is our obligatory seaside escape. My parents have a static caravan here and we don't get out here as often as we should. The views are absolutely breathtaking, it's the most beautiful

 part of the Welsh coastline (in my humble opinion).  The wildlife is abundant, Cardigan bay has

 Europe's largest population of bottle nose dolphins and there are fantastic boat trips to see them and quite possibly the cheekiest Seals in the UK.

 This is Poppit sands. Dog friendly and close to the beautiful little town of St Dogmaels. 

Spike in the Autumn sea at Aberaeron. Makes me chilly just looking at it.

Just before Granny turned up with the Fish and Chips Mmmmm...

Spud doesn't find pebble beaches the easiest to toddle on.

But dozing in the Mei Tai is a win!

Bellevue

I spent most weekends here when my grandparents lived here. I later moved here with my 

parents when they bought it off my grandparents nearly 10 years ago and am back here now. It's almost worth it just for the views!

 Spring is beautiful when the blue bells are out.

In the snow

View from the top

spike and his cousin out for a walk.

I have so many excellent memories attached to Bellevue. All the family gathered around one of my grandmother's buffets. Sarcasm turned up to 11 and the knob snapped off. My Grampy berating BT for making a customer service call during an international rugby match. "Don't you know there's a game on?!" Were his actual words. I kid you not, it was brilliant.

More favourite places to some soon...