Half - term

Tobes is off school for half-term this week. So far we've met up with a new friend, a French lady named Isabelle and her little boy Leo-Paul. Toby and I have been to the dentist. No cavities, lovely clean teeth and two wobbly teeth at the bottom (Toby, not me). Today we went to see Marija and her little boy James for lunch. Marija is a really good cook and today was no exception. We came home stuffed and the children were worn out from playing and painting.

Tomorrow Toby's friends Max and Teddy are coming over to play. I've got some Halloween craft stuff for them so they can make black cat and witch magnets. I'm doing some brownies with jack o'lantern sprinkles (many thanks Nikki for that Halloween package in the past, it's still going!) and Toby chose some big pasta tubes which we're serving with pesto for lunch and calling them witch's fingers.

On Friday we're packing and leaving for Cambridge for the weekend. Jenny's little girl has her birthday party on Saturday and we're having a little party at The Orchard for Rosie's second birthday on Sunday. It's just going to be us, J's parents, J's Nana and Jenny's family but I've got some Dora the Explorer napkins and hats and I've made favour bags for the children. I also ordered a Dora cake topper that says "Happy 2nd Birthday Rosie Rae". It arrived today and Toby read it over my shoulder then his jaw dropped and he said "Mommy, how does Dora know Rosie's name?!" So sweet.

So, busy days ahead and then all back to normal on Monday when Toby goes back to school.