Day One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Nine

Sunday 27th August 2017 - Mummy and Daddy did a lot of party planning today while we played. Then we went to the Owl Pub for a drink and a play in the sunshine  

Day One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Eight

 Saturday 26th August 2017 - We stayed over at Grandma and Grandads and after a lazy morning, we went to Old Leigh 

 Aunt Julie came too and I showed her my new binoculars 

And took a great photo of all the grown ups on the sea wall 

Day One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Seven

Friday 25th August 2017 - Today was my fifth birthday

I woke up to glowing balloons and breakfast in bed. I had pancakes with sprinkles and melon and juice

I went downstairs to find a big pile of presents and cards on the table

Mummy And Daddy bought me a rainbow unicorn dress and a rainbow satchel for school...

...which I wanted to try out straight away

And a crocheted Elsa doll, like the Napoleon one Mummy got made for Grandad Mel!

Ira bought me a big lollypop and Daddy got me a pink polaroid camera, which he said I could take with me today

We went back to Southend, where we met Grandad Mel and Grandma Kay in the Kursaal...

...and went ten pin bowling, which was my choice of what to do today. 

Daddy won the bowling and I came second.. at least that's what Mummy told me!

We went for a play in the arcades to win some sweeties and then went for fish and chips on the sea wall. Luckily Grandad Mel had brought lots of hats with him as it was very sunny

Ira and I ate our arcade sweets and had a dance on the sea wall in the sunshine

We went back to Grandma and Grandad's house, where I opened even more presents - my very own pair of binoculars from Grandma Kay and a pink watch from Grandad Mel. We went to play on the allotment. We hunted for giant pumpkins and chased cabbage white butterflies...

...and blew dandelion clocks

How does it feel being five?

We helped Grandad pick the tomatoes and sweetcorn and then went back inside to eat some. It was delicious

And after tea, I had a rainbow birthday cake with sprinkles. Everyone sang Happy Birthday and then after stories with Grandma and Grandad and kisses for everyone, I went to bed after a very happy birthday 

Day One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Six

 Thursday 24th August 2017 - What did I do with my last day of being four? Met cousin Lois at London Zoo of course

 For a port-hole into the penguin pool

 Lemurs so close we could touch them (though weren't allowed)

And meeting my Daddy for tea on the way home 

Day One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Five

Wednesday 23rd August 2017 - Trampolining with Daddy.. and looking like a teenager 

Day One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Four

Tuesday 22nd August 2017 - We went with Grandma and Grandad to Lea Valley farm. Grandad had the bird experience Mummy bought him for Father's Day. He thought it was fabulous, I did too

Day One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Three

Monday 21st August 2017 - Today I helped Mummy with the party planning.. party bags for all my friends! 

Day One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Two

 Sunday 20th August 2017 - Today we went to Willows Farm. It was brilliant...

...and far too hot for a bobble hat!

I especially loved holding a guinea pig 

Day One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-One

 Saturday 19th August 2017 - Today we went to Juni's Grandma's house for her birthday party. There was an amazing princess bouncy castle in the garden...

...and it was great to see all my friends again 

Day One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty

 Friday 18th August 2017 - This morning we said goodbye to our lovely holiday home

We stopped off at Warmwell Holiday park where we swam and had lunch and played in the arcades

Day One Thousand Eight Hundred and Nineteen

Thursday 17th August 2017 - Today was Isabella's 5th Birthday and she wanted to go to the beach so we went to Lyme Regis

Mummy bought some chocolate fossils and hid them in the rocks by the sea

We spent a while hunting for them while Mummy escaped up the beach to hunt for real fossils

We had to wait for her to come back before going to get some fish and chips for lunch 

When we got back, we had another pool party and a birthday tea for Isabella 

Day One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen

 Wednesday 16th August 2017 - Our friends hadn't been to Weymouth and they wanted to play on a sandy beach so we went back there for the afternoon. We lost them after a while because the carnival was on and there were lots of people. We found a spot on the beach and Mummy and Daddy let us have some candy floss

 It was sunny and warm so we changed into our swimming costumes...

...and I danced on the beach with Mummy while Daddy played near the sea with Ira 

We went back for a play in the arcades

And we each chose a ride to go on. Mine went high into the sky

We watched the red arrows fly across the sky and make a heart shape in the clouds before it was time to go

Day One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventeen

Tuesday 15th August 2017 - Today was Juni's 5th Birthday and she wanted a pool party. Luckily the sun came out and so we spent the day relaxing and playing in the sunshine 

Juni, Liv, Isabella and I played on the inflatables and practised our jumping in the pool

Juni's mum Suzanne had lots of water bombs so we had a water fight on the lawn

And when they ran out, we sprayed each other with the hose 

I got all warm and snuggly in my towel...

...and after we were all dressed, we went inside for a party tea and to sing Happy Birthday to Juni

Before bed, I asked Mummy if we could write to the tooth fairy and ask what she was doing with my tooth so that's what we did and put it under my pillow before I went to sleep. I wonder if she'll write back in the night? 

Day One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixteen

Monday 14th August 2017 - This morning I woke up and the tooth fairy had left a note and a shiny pound coin under my pillow. I was very excited and showed everyone 

Sadly Eddie, Nancy, Poppy and Riley had to go home this morning. So we all posed for this lovely photograph together...

...and we cheered ourselves up with a trip to Weymouth with Juni and Robin, where we went on the rides in the funfair and played in the arcades

We had delicious fish and chips for lunch

And played on the beach until it started to rain and it was time to go

When we got back to the holiday home, new friends had arrived - Livia, baby Ella, Isabella and James. We played it in the garden until it was time for tea