Summer is not far away

The weather has really improved lately and it is certainly getting a lot warmer particularly when the sun is out, already got burnt! We are starting to have our coffees outside which is a good sign. We have been very fortunate with our friends and Tom and Oli got an invite to Chipmunks so Alex got some mummy and daddy time. He was lucky enough to help us choose the fridge, oven and dishwasher for the new kitchen!

We have our awning now which is fantastic so we can get out on the deck more often. We built Alex's Hogwarts castle which took forever out of lots of cards and it was supposed to be fun. Although Alex was very proud and excited about it. We spent an afternoon at MOTAT as it was free to North Shore residents and there was activity to collect stamps which Alex loves doing. Tom and Oli were happy to run around. Great.

Singstar Dance!

Singstar Dance has arrived! I was really surprised as the boys loved it particularly Alex. A lot of the songs they recognise from movies like 'I like to move it' from Madagascar. It is really sensitive and picks up all your moves so you have to be really good so naturally I am winning all the time!

The boys and I went to see 'Legend of the Guardians' about owls and it was pretty amazing in 3D. It was refreshing to see a film which was not trying to be funny all the time and concentrates on the story. The boys really enjoyed it. The Christmas decorations are up and look impressive. Alex is really looking forward to the next Harry Potter movie as he still reads or listens to the books every other night. The other night is Alex Rider.

Gymnastics Competition

The boys have been training hard for about 8 weeks learning their routine and it paid off as they won the whole competition with Tom receiving a gold medal and Oli getting a bronze for their age group. Tom hated the training but his coach said he is by far the best because he is such a perfectionist and gets every move right, but did he moan! Alex has really improved and he really enjoys it especially as many of his friends do it as well.