All the small things xxx

Yesterday was pretty much perfect! It started with 7 hours and 55 minutes sleep! I didn’t know myself! I had the energy of Jim Carey in The Mask!

The Twinkles and I sneaked downstairs in our Jimjams and grabbed the dogs on the way. Yes, that’s right, currently the state of play seems to be that Lee sleeps with the dogs and I sleep with the children. Not sure who gets the better end of the deal, but maybe by the time we retire we’ll actually get to share the same bed! Not during a heatwave though, I’m loving starfishing my bed!

We had a delicious breakfast of watermelon, blueberries, strawberries, grapes and banana bread (when I tell you everything was perfect I mean it!) and snuggled up to a film we hadn’t seen before, Sea Monster! It’s brilliant! Of course I cried at the lovely bits and Harry actually got up to get me a tissue! Maybe he was being sweet, maybe he wanted to make the point I was blubbing too loudly!

By the time it had finished Lee was up and about so we shoved him in the bath so he could start his day nicely too.

It was nearly time for lunch by the time I’d finished my bath, we were doing leisurely with a capital L.

We had cooling, crispy salads together sat round the kitchen table. I’d suggested we take the dogs for a walk in the woods, but got outnumbered. I’d seen a post on Facebook about taking dogs for a walk in fur coats and bare feet during a heatwave and seeing how we liked it and felt the walk could be missed. Anyone confused by the above it’s the human who wears the fur coat!

So we settled for some paddling pool and hot tub time. The boys stayed in the pool for about 5 minutes and then decided to join us in the hot tub, Lee ended up getting kicked out but got a pool all to himself. Again, not sure who got the better end of the deal.

The heat had climaxed by then so we retreated to the lounge which is always lovely and cool. We all got treated to a bit of computer time. It’s odd how together it feels when we’re all doing separate things on our devices.

For dinner I made Fajitas. The boys love the freedom of making their own from all the ingredients thrown together in the middle of the table. Ollies first was just a tortilla filled with crunched up tortilla chips and some cheese, but hey he was eating! Ollie would drink his meals if he could and so would I, but that’s something completely different!

I was clearing up after tea and the boys kept calling me to come to the garden. Different silly reasons and lots of giggling. So I armed myself with a water gun I keep stashed in the conservatory. Out I came to the O.K Corral with water guns blazing! It was carnage which ended with all four of us sat in the pool, fully clothed and laughing.

I am so very grateful for my family, may days like these never end!

Love and hugs, kisses and wishes xxx