The Buckingham Blog

This is our first week of the holidays we've not spend travelling somewhere and it's been very nice.  We've had some pyjama mornings, and seen some friends.  Like on Monday we were allowed to be in pyjamas until lunchtime!  Then we had to go shopping for some food.  That was all we did, it was fun. 

On Tuesday I had my friend Emily round to play.  Normally it's Kory's friends who come round, so it was nice to have mine over.  Mummy forgot to ask if it was ok to put a photo here, so I better not until we check.  Afterwards Kory went to boxing, it's been ages since he was there.

Wednesday was chilled again in the morning and then Mummy took us into town in the afternoon to go to the new Baskin' Robbins ice cream shop.  I chose a banana & strawberry one with sprinkles, Kory chose mango tango with mixed berry sauce and Mummy got raspberry sorbet with marshmallow sauce which made her tongue go blue.  I want that one next time!

On Thursday morning we did some craft with paper plates, felt pens and some glitter.  Kory showed me what to do, he found it in a book and copied it.  Mummy just left us to it for the first time ever.  I think she expected a big mess but we didn't make one. 

When we got dressed we went to Burger King for lunch and a play, then to Jessica & Sophie's house as we'd not seen them for 4 weeks with all our travels! 

 And today was a treat day.  First we met Daddy for lunch at Pizza Express and then he went back to work and we went to the theatre to see The Singing Kettle show.  At first I was a bit scared to clap, but I saw Kory and all the other kids doing it and I started to join in and it was fun.  We sang lots of songs and danced in our seats.  We even got the DVD to watch it again. 

We had to wait for Daddy to finish work again and went to the bookshop to look while we waited.  Mummy kept telling us to get off the floor, but it was the best place to read.

I've really enjoyed my week and tomorrow is a Daddy Special morning so I'm looking forward to that too.

Love
Krystal
xxxxxxx

P.S. Here is Daddy and Mummy last week...

Today Mummy helped me make a raincatcher - I saw someone making it on the TV and wanted to put one in our garden to see how much it rains.  Mummy said at least I'm realistic about living in Scotland in the Summer knowing it'll rain. 

First we cut the top off a juice bottle, we then marked the bottom bit with centimetres in waterproof pen.  Next we removed the lid and turned the top upside down so the bit the lid awas on is now inside the bottle. 

We glued that in place.  Lastly we put holes in the top and put through string so we could hang it on a hook in the garden. 

Now I just need to wait for the rain and see how much it collects. 

Love
Kory
xxxx

Krystal mixing the eggs...

Both mixing the gloop...

And eating the finished pancakes...

Julie.xx

We've been doing a craft over a few days which has been good fun.  On Friday, Mummy gave us some pots that were a redish brownish kind of colour and we both chose a colout to paint them.  I chose blue and Krystal chose pink.  We painted and we painted for ages until the pots were covered all over.

Then yesterday we got out the glitter glue pens and we drew on them and Mummy  helped us write our names on them.  We had to leave them to dry overnight.

Then today we got to put in some mud.  That bit was fun and messy! 

Next we put in some tomato seeds and some more mud and water.  Now they are on the kitchen windowsill and they are going to turn into plants that grow tomatoes in the summertime.  Yummy!

Love
Kory
xxxx

Today after nursery and rising 5's, we made Mummy a birthday cake with the new moulds we got with out Christmas money.  Mummy had to help us with some of the measuring bits and the oven but we did lots of it ourselves too!

Breaking Eggs

 Mixing

Licking the Bowl!

Decorating the Butterfly

Caught licking icing off the knife!
(well it was strawberry flavour, yum)

The Pink Twinkly Butterfly Cake

Mummy forgot to tell us to half the amounts in the recipe, so there was lots of the mix left over after the butterfly, so we also made a teddy bear and some little cakes with sprinkles on.  Here's me icing the teddy

The Final Teddy....

...and the little cakes

We had great fun doing this baking.  It's so exciting that it's only one more sleep until Mummy's Birthday!

Love
Kory
xxxx

I knew as the kids got older, we'd get busier at Christmas time.  But I didn't really think it'd be this busy.  I think I'll put in sections of the things we've done!

Nursery Sing-a-Long

Friday was Kory's nursery Christmas concert.  He was as high as a kite about it as soon as he woke up in the morning.  I should add that he had the yellow shirt on as they were asked to wear something bright coloured or sparkly. 

Christmas Lights

Every year we try to make a point of visiting the garden in Aberdeen that has loads of character lights.  The guy makes them himself and puts a box outside for charity.  We went on Saturday after a trip to Costco.  The guy was outside chatting to everyone and was saying some really interesting stuff. 

Christmas Show

On Sunday we took the kids to a show at the Lemon Tree called "The Night Before Christmas" which we'd decided on as an alternative to the panto (at £80 for Cinderella we decided Kory didn't like princesses enough and although Krystal does, she's kind of young for it)

It was a good show, the elf was incredibly camp, but funny.  The kids all got to meet Santa at the end, Kory took Krystal's hand and they went down to wait.  They had their chat with Santa and then went to meet the elf to get their present.  It was a fun day out. 

Puppet Show

On Monday, Kory had a puppet show at nursery.  I spent the whole day running about chasing my tail and getting Kory's hair cut after rising 5's!

Nursery Party

Tuesday was Kory's nursery party, he asked me a few weeks ago when I got Krystal's party dress, if he could have a shirt and tie.  Those of you who got photo Christmas cards will have seen them already!  Otherwise, this was the first time they'd been worn.  He was so funny, acting like a real grown up wee guy prancing about in his outift before we left. 

Santa was arriving at 10:45am so I went back to see the fun.  Kory was very pleased that Santa told him he looked very smart in his shirt and tie!  When we got home it was whipped off ready for the next party!  We went to boxing as usual in the afternoon.

Rising 5's Party

Today was another party, at rising 5's this time.  Again, parents were invited back for Santa's arrival.  Kory really wasn't bothered, I think he's seen enough of them this week

This afternoon we painted some stained glass things.  Below are the artists hard at work and the results.  And yes, despite seeing Santa 3 times this week, he has a blue beard! 

So only one more party on Friday for Krystal to see Santa, an end of term assembly for Kory, the Santa Express and we're done!  I'm exhausted and it's not even Christmas yet! 

Julie.xx

It's been a busy time and I can't remember everything we've done.  One day last week we got to decorate some gingerbread snowmen with some icing.  Krystal did hers all white and I used the blue icing for mine.   We were allowed to eat them after dinner and they were very yummy.

I went to the usual boxing and nursery where we are learning lots of Christmas songs for our concert.  I've been teaching Krystal the songs too and she really likes them. 

We also started opening our advent calendars last week.  Krystal had a Princess one and I had a Transformers one that Grandpa got us. 

We also have a new wooden one this year that Mummy & Daddy got us.  We take turns of opening it.  Each door has a little wooden decoration in it which we hang on one of the hooks round the outside. 

On Saturday we had tickets to go to the cinema to see Planet 51 - it was Krystal's first time going to the cinema, so we got some sweeties.  While we waited to go in we found this board with Alvin and the Chipmunks on it.  We love the first film, so can't wait to see the next one. 

This is a photo of us in the cinema, it's a bit rubbish, because Mummy didn't want to put the flash on inside the cinema.  I had really wanted to see the film, but I didn't like it much, it was a bit scary with the soldiers and the one eyed aliens.  Krystal liked it though.  She's a girl and that makes her tough!

Then on Sunday we went to Union Square to look in the new Marks & Spencers.  It was huge and Mummy loved all the house stuff.  We walked past the new cinema in there too and look what we found, big models of the Chipmunks!  Lots better than the cardboard ones. 

And here are a few of Mummy's photo's that we sometimes stop to get! 

On Saturday, we went to Dobbies (garden centre) to see the Christmas display and get a couple of bits.   After we'd had our dinner, Kory got down to making his card for nursery.  I showed him how to make the snowflakes and he was good at cutting out the bits!  I had to fold them up for him though. 

He sat for ages cutting then gluing them on and lastly came the glitter.  I was told the one I'd made was boring and didn't look like Christmas and that he wanted Christmas coloured glitter.   So he sprinkled and glued some more until he was done!

This was the final result beside my one.  I don't like to be beaten but his *does* look better!

Yesterday (Sunday) being the first Sunday of Advent, we decided to put the tree up.  Yeah it's earlier than we would normally, but the kids are excited and I'm excited and we wanted it there for starting to open advent calendars tomorrow morning.

We had fun decorationg it (I should emphasise the decorating, not building or putting 5 sets of lights on!) and I even managed to keep my OCD in check and not stop them putting same coloured baubles together. 

Krystal got to put the fairy on the top too.  Now I suppose I need to get wrapping and get stuff under it.  The bit I HATE doing. 

Julie.xx

On Wednesday, I decided to have "make your own pizza" for dinner.   I had shop bought bases for easiness and the kids had great fun decorating them.

Of course there was grated cheese absolutely everywhere - but that was ok, I have 2 keen volunteers where brushes are involved!

Today, we went to Katy's in the morning and Krystal played with Matthew.  This afternoon Leanne came round with Jess and Sophie.  We decided to make some Christmas paper chains.  The kids had fun doing them, so we'll put them up somewhere this weekend. 

Kory's nursery have a "only 1 Christmas card" policy - they think it's a waste of paper and time giving cards to all, and they ask that each child makes one card at home and takes it in.  They then use them to decorate the nursery. 

I decided tonight to do a trial run to see if the idea would work before letting Kory loose on it!  This is the result and Kory can't wait to get going on it tomorrow!

Julie.xx

P.S.  Here is today's scenic photo!  Looks like sunrise, but it was about 9:30am!

This morning I didn't go to nursery because I had to go and see the speech therapist.  I got on really well and they are only concerned about one think I don't say correctly which is "th" - so Mummy and Daddy have to help me with that and they'll see me again when I'm 6.

We were home by 10am, so Mummy got out the Christmas stickers and we got going on our letters to Santa.  I told Mummy what I wanted tosay in my letter then she wrote it down for me.  I got my paper and copied it while she helped Krystal write hers.  Mummy was very proud of me for my writing.  I hope Santa likes it too!

Love
Kory
xxxx