Skater Dude

Saturday morning was Ben's swimming lesson which is at 8am!!  We had to leave the house at 7.30, don't these people know that us parents need a rest sometimes?  Anyway, Ben did really well.  I was watching him from the cafe (with cappuccino in hand) and I was astonished when I saw him jumping into the deep end!  This is a little boy who hates getting water in his eyes - he was brilliant.  Mark bought Ben and Charlotte some new go-gos (goggles to you and me!) before he had his lesson but they weren't fitting him correctly and Ben had to empty the water out of them each time he got out of the pool!

Charlotte went for a swim with Daddy whilst Ben was having his lesson and after that it was time for her Ballet lesson (thankfully at the same health club).  Whilst Charlotte was doing ballet and Mark had finished in the gym Mark and I had a coffee and a piece of cake (mmmmm - lovely carrot cake). 

So that is our Saturdays - although generally Mark takes them by himself so that I can get the house all sorted and ready for the weekend.  I wanted to go this week to see Ben jumping in the pool :o)

Ben got a skateboard for Christmas so on Sunday we promised him that we would take him up to Central Park so that he could have a go on it.  So we packed up the car with Ben's skateboard and Charlotte's scooter and drove up to the park.

I was really impressed with how well Ben is managing on his scooter - bless him.  He can balance on his own for a little while and Mark is trying to teach him how to jump off properly.  Actually, Mark was returning to his youth and skating down the path, twisting and turning (unfortunately I didn't manage to capture that on camera!).

Charlotte had fun on her scooter (falling off as usual!) and then we headed to the park to let them go mad for a little while.

They had a great time :o)

I have done a little bit of scrapbooking.  I have been using Kylie's acrylic albums from Scrapping Clearly and they are absolutely gorgeous.  I will put a picture here of the album I have finished as soon as I have sent it to Kylie for the DT gallery - I love it.  I am halfway through my second album and they are so much fun to make.

I quickly put a layout together yesterday morning just because I felt the urge and ended up with this one of Ben on the beach building sandcastles with Grandad at Marazion in Cornwall last summer.

I have also been doing a little bit of stitching and I have almost finished the little project I showed a few months ago (I know - but I haven't picked it up again until last night!).  It is Judy Dixon's gorgeous little Fairy Dust project.  I will post a picture tomorrow when it is complete.

On a sad note:  All About Eve has come to an end.  I am sad that we have decided to put an end to the blog as it was great fun but I think some of the girls have gone their own way and the heart was just not there to continue at this time.  So bye, bye to all my fellow Eve's, it was great fun whilst it lasted.

Comments

[TracieH]

Hi Hun.
The Lo is wonderful as are the piccies....sorry to hear about AAE:(
I'll give you a call when I get back from the US...its been manic here. Take it easy.
Hugs.
Love to all.
T.x.x.x.x.

[Terrie Farrell]

Hello hun, missed you at CP, we were up there in the afternoon! Hope alls well. X