Facepainting for Bonfire Night

A pirate (of course) + "Harry Potter" scar


Caroline was missing Fluff...


That's "blood", not lipstick


Flutterby

Halloween

Brave Soldier

Daniel had a fall at nursery. He cut his face on the corner of a wooden step, and it required suturing under general anaesthetic.

Here he is before the operation.

And after, you can just see the row of neat little stitches underneath the steri-strips.

He also had a cannula in the back of his hand, but in our house we have the coolest plasters going!

Magic Chocolate

Last weekend, we were sharing some chocolate after dinner. By sleight of hand, I pretended to Daniel that it had all gone and then made one more piece appear, as if by magic.

With a two-year-old you often say the first thing that comes into your head, and I found myself saying to him, 'Now, are you sure you want to eat this? It isn't just ordinary chocolate, after all. It's magic chocolate and anything could happen. You might turn blue, you could grow feathers, your head might explode! Are you brave enough to eat it?'

Daniel nodded furiously, so I handed it over and with a trembling hand he put it into his mouth. As he chewed, he was inspecting himself to see if anything was happening ... and he suddenly noticed a blue vein in the crook of his elbow. He gasped, looked up at us with great big eyes and with complete conviction exclaimed: IT'S STARTING!

Pics Round Up

Jacob aged six months - taken by Auntie Joan.


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Daniel at the Get Loaded festival in Clapham.


Daniel and Merlin (and Spot the Snake) in Harrogate.


Daniel and Chantal in the park.

Spot the Snake

We visited the Eureka Children's Museum in Halifax on Monday and Daniel got a cuddly toy snake from the gift shop. We called him Spot the Snake, but Daniel often doesn't pronounce the letter s...

Daniel: I love you, Pot.

Daddy: Daniel?

Daniel: Yes?

Daddy: His name is Spot. Can you say Spot?

Daniel: Pot.

Daddy: No. Listen ... Spot.

Daniel: Pot.

Daddy: Say sssss.

Daniel: Sssss.

Daddy: Say pot.

Daniel: Pot.

Daddy: Now say Sssss-pot.

Daniel: Sssss-pot.

Daddy: That's brilliant! Spot.

Daniel: Spot!

Daddy: Well done, matey.

Daniel: (delightedly) He a nake!