Thank you Immy!!

Today my lovely, wonderful, inspirational and flipping downright marvellous friend Immy sent me some really valuable help for teaching Issy to read after seeing my post bemoaning the fact that we are struggling. It's a system that the government uses to teach children in schools and from what I have seen it should make a huge difference to her - making it a lot more fun and less stress for all involved. In the parcel were some chocolate coins, and the kids wanted to say thanks for them, so here they are doing that.

Thank you Immy - you are a superstar!!

another new nappy...

I know, again not educational, but I am not really up to much at the moment! lol

Here is Sammy in his itti bitti d'lish..
and another so you can see his little furry butt.. I love it!!

I know,I know... it's not educational, but it IS cute...

Look at the itty bitty baby in his new Spidey nappy...

back a-workin!

As of yesterday!

They spent the morning doing their workbooks, I find that if I supervise very closely then they seem to get lots more done, funny that lol. But they worked well in the morning which was nice. the only real bother I am having is with Issy and her reading. Her writing is good and she has neat handwriting for a child her age and can form all her letters well. Her Maths is good too. But it seems no matter how much we try she just isn't 'getting' how to read. I am not overly worried as she has only just turned 5, but Callum seemed to 'get it' a lot quicker than she is doing. I know it's unfair to compare but it is hard not to because if she doesn't crack it it's my fault - I can't go and have a word with the teacher because it's ME - argh!! Talk about self induced pressure.. I know that they all get there in the end but I struggle so much to remain patient with her when she reads a page fairly well yet has forgotten it all 3 minutes later - how teachers of reception age kids manage to do it day after day with 25-30 kids is beyond me - big kudos to them. Anyhow I shall perservere, practise is the name of the game right?

Then in the afternoon we decided to look at Space for the next week or so, inspired by Cal and his telescope. We concentrated on Mercury yesterday and I am trying to find a recording of the Planets suite online for them to listen to as well as we do each planet - multi disciplinary ahah!!

Alex and Sam are trying to join in as best they can, Alex likes Planets he says. Sam is good, still refusing to take more than one independant step. Rich says it's because he's been worn for so long he has no reason to learn - the others learned more quickly because they wanted to escape from the buggy lol - Chops has no incentive! Maybe there is something in that. .. If the weather holds then we *might* venture to the park, and I will take him in the buggy for a change, see if the theory holds.

Right no rest for the wicked. I have to go help Cal with some measuring for his Maths work. I just wish I didn't have another flipping migraine. ARGH!!

Rahs xxx

Wow what a busy day! Sam had a great time, lots of lovely presents and a day out to Camelot theme park with Hazel, Tansy and family. The older kids got a lot more out of it than Sam did but he was content to look at the animals in the farm and be carried around all day! :)

Photos then.. morning balloons with his traditional first cup of tea..lol

Opening a few pressies!


Sam's best presents by miles... thanks so much to Hazel and Hazel's very talented Mum... 3 personalised t-shirts..






In the ball pit tent that we got him with Alex..


Looking at the animals on the farm...

Cake....

will put some more on tomorrow...xxx

Sam's birthday cake!

My angel turns one tomorrow! Will do a proper entry for him then but for now I want to show off the cake I made for my baby pirate!