Lipstick NOT Chapstick!

So here is Oliver today after finding my lipstick (somewhere) and putting it on like it was his chapstick !! LOL Isn't he beautiful ?!?!

Give him a few years and if he did this again, he won't want his photo taken - used as evidence against him at his 21st !! HA HA HA. Rob wanted to put him in a tutu, just for that reason! Cruel, but funny.

He is supposed to be in bed, but found a mirror and was talking to himself. That pile of clothes at his feet - I DID NOT PUT THEM THERE!!!!!! Guess what I will be folding up tomorrow.

As I like to post the date we do things and not as I go along, check back for older photos of Oliver I just haven't got around to posting (you will need to scroll back down to see them as these two are today's picture's).

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An Eventful Night

So, after doing some "business" jobs yesterday (newsletter, placing order's) and cleaning the house, I was planning on sitting down and stamping. We had eaten our dinner and Oliver was in bed, but not asleep. You usually hear him wondering about his room and after a few 'get into bed' from us, he lays on his bed talking to his soft toys.

So last night was no different than any other. I heard something he was playing with fall on the floor so I went up to see what it was. To my absolute shock and horror, I found Oliver sitting on the window ledge!!!

This window has a mind of it's own. You can only open it 1-2" otherwise it just opens right up (like the photo). Oliver's room gets quite warm so we leave the window open very slightly to cool it off.

This intelligent boy of ours somehow climbed up to the ledge and was sitting on his knees when I got there. He was retreating backwards behind the curtain (probably because he knew he was in trouble). All I could think of was - "don't frighten him or he might fall out the window". I ran into his room and grabbed him, hugged him and sat on his bed. I had to sit down or otherwise I would have fallen down as my legs were shaking. My heart was pounding! By this time I had yelled out and Rob came running up the stairs to see what was going on. I told him where I found Oliver sitting. I was still hugging Oliver (I didn't want to let go) and Rob was telling him how dangerous that was and what would have happened if he had fallen out (below was concrete!). We told him there would be no more Oliver! Naturally, Oliver then got upset and was crying hysterically. I kept holding him until he settled down.

For the rest of the night, I had images in my head of him falling out the window and I just couldn't shake them. Needless to say, I wasn't going to stamp! Even though we locked the window shut, I had to go and check on him constantly. I even laid down with him (he was still awake) and 5 minutes later, he was sound asleep. I didn't have any dreams about it (thank goodness).

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Watering The Plants

On Sunday (Father's Day in the UK) while I was on the phone to my parents, Rob took Oliver around to his parents house (they are on holiday) to water the plants that Dennis has been growing for the carnival which happens every 2 years. The last carnival, Oliver was part of a group (his Thursday play group) and they went as the 101 Dalmations.

It was quite a long walk around and as Oliver was only very young, he went around in Grandma's buggy.

Anyway, back to watering the plants! Apparently right after this photo was taken, Oliver turned the hose on Rob and soaked him!! ROFLOL (rolling on the floor, laughing out loud!).

As you can probably tell too, daddy dressed Oliver in whatever clothes were the nearest.

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Fete

How about this bouncy castle in your garden?!?! You would never get Oliver off it that's for sure.

We went to a local fete today - it is actually where Rob is working at the moment at a school.

He decided to get off, only to get back on again because he wasn't finished jumping! This lady is one of the teachers.

Oliver just relaxing!

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Thomas Bed

Oliver went to bed with his new Thomas sheets.

Daddy (not quite fitting in the bed) reads him a story. Oliver knows practically every word in his books now so if Rob stops at any point, Oliver continues! It is really funny to hear as it looks like he is actually reading it. We will have to buy some new books when he starts to read so then I know he is just memorising the words but reading for himself!


Had to throw this picture in too. Do you like his yeti slippers?? They are from Disney World Florida when we went there last year. He remembered he had them and has been wearing them all afternoon.

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New Bed

Sorry for not blogging much lately, we really haven't been doing anything worth taking photos of. I am pleased to say that Oliver's eating is going well. He is definitely growing as his clothes are getting short on him so all that goodness from his vegetables is working! LOL

No more news on the visa front. A couple of things to get before the process can officially start. Once it is under way, it should be 8-10 weeks before it is approved.

A trip to IKEA was in order today to buy a new bed for Oliver. His bedroom furniture is white so I really wanted to keep everything white but alas, this particular bed only comes in blue and pink! So, BLUE it was! Oliver started to help us put the bed together but got distracted by his toys (which was a good thing!) so this is where we were up to when he payed us another visit.

This is no trousers Oliver! Yes, while out today in the pouring rain, between the car and the entry doors to IKEA, Oliver found every puddle possible and jumped in it. His trousers were soaked! But first he had to walk around and around and around the shop before we decided on which bed to get.

After buying the bed, we then needed to buy Oliver his very own dooner as his quilt is too small (for the bed). We also bought some covers but they are in the wash as I type so I will post again later when the bed is complete.

Can anyone guess what is on his covers?? I bet you can!


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Funny Photo

Do you like Oliver's new house?? LOL I don't know where the idea came from but he loves to make his house (from a blanket) when he has a sleep. Can you see his little legs sticking out the bottom!

Here he is! Aaawwww! Isn't he cute! And quiet and peaceful.......!


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Thomas Land

Oh yes, there is a Thomas Land!! It is very new and only opened in March. It is part of Drayton Manor Theme Park.

Oliver just loves Thomas so naturally, there had to be a photo with him. We even went on the Thomas train tide with Annie and Clarabel the coaches which Thomas pulls.

This is Knapford station where Thomas pulls in to pick up his passengers. You truly felt you were at a real station.


Oh my!!! THIS is Oliver's first ever roller coaster ride. This one is with the Troublesome Trucks. We all went on it the first time and he didn't seem too keen on going again but just look at him in this photo - he LOVED it! LOL. In the end both Rob and Oliver went on it 4 times.

This ride is Cranky the Crane. That little blop on the right is Oliver! LOL You can hardly see him and he just made the height restrictions. I sooooo did not think he would like this one (this is my kind of ride). I actually took some video footage so if I can, I will upload it so you can see it.

The ride goes up and down and you feel like you will lose your lunch but Oliver was giggling and squealing the whole time. They went on this 3 times in a row. The first time I watched and laughed at Oliver laughing, then the next time I took these shots and the third time I took the video.

Oliver got to shake hands with the Fat Controller (Sir Topam Hat). His wife was also wondering around too.


This is Toby and one of the trains gets out to play with at home.

This train is Mavis. I think Oliver now says her name correctly but he used to pronounce it Mabis. He just couldn't get his tongue around "v's".

This boat is 'Bullstrode'. This ride and the Troublesome Trucks were to two he kept asking to go on later on in the day.

This is Jeremy! Another ride he liked.


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Play Time

It was such a lovely day today that we took Oliver to the park just around the corner from our house.

How grown up does he look on his bike! He LOVES to ride his bike.

Here he is riding in the play ground (we were the only one's there so it was a good opportunity for him to ride his bike). At one point, Rob was chasing after him and Oliver was trying to pedal faster but couldn't because he was laughing so much.

You can see where he parked his bike - he didn't even take off his helmet to play on the play centre.


Here he is getting a push from daddy! He kept saying to Rob 'higher daddy!'




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Where's Oliver?

It is my MIL's birthday tomorrow and it is very difficult to buy something for someone who has everything. We ended up getting a photo frame and putting one of these pictures in it. That is why Oliver has bubbles all over him - plus he loves it! Just look at that face!

If I didn't know any better, I would think that Oliver likes having his photo taken! LOL.


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Cooking Time

It was baking day today! Oliver and I made some some chocolate cup cakes at the beginning of the week (forgot to photograph them) so it was daddy's turn to cook.

As Oliver loves to watch Tom & Jerry, we thought he would like to bake them too! LOL They are strawberry flavoured with, you guessed it - strawberry icing! Talk about OD'ing on strawberry.

Here is Tom up close. It is rice paper with the pictures printed on it.
Here is Jerry! Rob got a bit carried away with the icing and instead of adding tsp of water, he added Tbsp so luckily I had some icing sugar in the cupboard and added that to thicken. It is still too runny (as you can see by how the icing went on) but Oliver didn't care!

This is also what they cooked. They are cheesy bread animals. L-R: turtle, dinosaur & pig. Apparently there was also a car and a smiley face. They ate the smiley face (because they could!) but the car was rubbish so Rob ate that before I could take a photo.


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Good News

For those of you that know my dad, will also know that he has had his business up for sale. He OFFICIALLY sold it a couple of weeks ago! That is a welcomed relief for both my dad and my mum. He will stay on for another 12 months but this time he is the employee and not the employer. Mum will retire so she should be able to put her feet up a bit more.

Dad has a pretty sweet deal with the new owner in terms of his working hours. After his heart attack last year (it is almost 1 year ago!), he needed to slow down and take care of himself.


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Oliver's Spending Money

I completely forgot that Oliver got some money for his birthday and Christmas. I had put it away in my other bag for safe keeping!! LOL

Anyway, we went out today and he finally got his 'Thomas Bridge' and there was enough money left over to buy 3 trains. I don't think that there are too many trains he hasn't got.

Here he is with his cheeky grin! Yes, he just had to be in the photo too!


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