End of Term

More berry picking with Fidget. She really is a good picker, very dedicated to the task. She enjoyed squeezing right into the centre of the bushes and would pick loads. Fidget picked blackcurrants and I picked gooseberries (so strapped teatowels to my arms to limit scratches). We managed to pick pretty much all the fruit between us and it was a pleasure working side by side with her.

11th July
Fidget had been practicing for her end of term play. They class was giving a performance showing all about the things they had done during the year. Fidget was a butterfly from their mini-beasts work.
She had some lines which she delivered (almost) beautifully and sang the welcome song, shaking hands with a classmate. She did seem to enjoy the whole thing and it was very entertaining.

Afterwards their teacher had compiled a slideshow of photos from the year set to heart wrenching music eg Take That’s greatest day. I was in absolute floods of tears and looking around I could see I was not alone. The photos themselves weren’t particularly special; often fuzzy, shots of the kids in dressing up clothes and working on writing or in the water play, or running in the playground. But just seeing them enjoying their reception year together and going from seeming such little things back in 2011 to the children on stage was overwhelming, even writing it now I am welling up.
She has had a really good year, I’m really pleased at how she has got on with reading and writing and she (as I always knew) continues to develop as a most wonderful, caring and thoughtful child.
I love her so much.

Fidget’s Party

Not quite sure of the date of these two pictures, but the girls are berry picking, well Fidget will be berry picking, Squidge berry chomping and berry squidging.

6th July
Fidget’s party was this weekend, Fidget had asked for an Olympic swimming party. So we had booked a pool party and set to preparing the swimming pool cake that Fidget had requested.

making the marzipan party goers…

the unassembled bits: pool, medal podium and 3 marzipan peeps…

Saturday 7th July
Fidget had a beautiful new dress from Granny to wear. One of Fidget’s previous favourite party dresses now fitted Squidge perfectly and together they looked gorgeous. They both loved the dresses and spent ages dancing and twirling round the kitchen…

showing off their ballet moves…

watching some ballet on the internet and trying to keep  it down to a dull roar…

The party was a great success, they had the Yate little pool to themselves. Fidget just loves to be in the water and spent most of the time flipping in and out of hoops and jumping in from the side.
Then it was up to the party room for food…

then the cake…

Medals were given out and then everyone had to go, but it had been a great party.

We then went back home to open some presents and cards.

Fidget got some great presents from her friends and was very appreciative of each one which was nice to see.

Being thrown about by Daddy-o

Sunday 8th July
One of Fidget’s presents was a bubble wand which we went out to the garden to try out.

then back in to try some of the super birthday cake.