My folks came over for lunch today which for C means "play train with Papa!" He gets so excited when he knows Grandpa is coming over as he knows someone will play trains with him (Nana is the other favorite as she spends hours playing trains as well!). I finally remember to capture a photo of them playing in C's room. He has a large Thomas play table which has 2 massive drawers filled with tracks, buildings and trains. I recently bought him a 50 book box set of Thomas and friends books and C somehow knows ALL their names. It's like holding up alphabet flashcards but with trains. Hopefully he'll be as good with his alphabet as well. C definitely has my Dad's piercing bright blue eyes. K has blue eyes as well but they're a bit darker. Hopefully on another visit Grandpa will be captured playing princesses or something with N.
There's a super cute and friendly cat in our neighborhood who does really well with the kids (unlike our cat who is a tad scared of them though she is getting used to N a bit more these days). This little white kitty is called Lala and we see her just about daily. She plays in our garden and sits on our doorstep when it's raining outside and will try and follow us inside for shelter. She does have a home though (I've met her owners) so I won't let her in our house/won't let the kids feed her, etc. N is totally in love with animals in general and C is just thrilled a kitty will let him within petting distance.
Yet another finished project, this time for the family room sofa. It's a very simple circular crocheted pillow cover. It was made using some left over Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran in various colors. The pillow said it's approx 14" in diameter but it's more like 12". It used up approx 375yds/3.5 balls so I had plenty left over for another pillow, a square one this time. I just finished the front of the square pillow today and will start on the back when I finish this blog entry. I'm loving how much stash I'm using up. The teddy bear is N's which she picked out at Cath Kidston yesterday on our way home from a playdate in the park with some kids from her new school. She played for a while with one of the little boys so at least know she'll have 2 familiar faces on her first day at school (another little boy from her nursery).
My next project will be some knitting I think. I want to make the "Peasy" cardigan on Ravelry using up yet more stashed yarn. I've done my swatch for it and managed to just about get gauge once I blocked. It will actually be 1" bigger than if I had hit gauge perfectly but that works out well so I'm pleased.
Good to see the kids again! Ill play trains too We love Thomas!
Posted by: Paula | August 19, 2011 at 12:00 AM