Boxes, burritos and other brilliant stuff!

Since the last time I updated you, things have been good fun. It's been hot and on one day a bit cold and rainy, and tonight we are expecting our first thunderstorm since Singapore. Luckily I am a big boy and they don't scare me!

I have been having lots of fun with the new toy I found. It's the box that Daddy sent all my books over in, and I really like it. It is one of my best toys. That and the train set of course!

I have been going to lots of different playgrounds and some of the same ones. But I have realised that even at the old playgrounds there's always new games to play. I watched one of the big boys go down the slide backwards, so I copied him and had a go too! It was fun but my t-shirt kept riding up and my tummy kept getting stuck, so I went back to going down the fast way!

I also found a Mexican place that makes food just for me! Look - its called Little Guy, which is what Mummy and Daddy call me! Of course, once I showed mummy, she agreed I could have one for lunch and it was brilliant, I really enjoyed my first burrito!

We have also started a new game called "potty training". I don't really understand it, but I have got a new chair with a hole in it and if I sit on it for long enough with no nappy on, then mummy gives me a smartie. I like smarties! And I like my new chair!

On the weekend we did lots of unusual stuff, like taking the ferry in the dark, watching laser lights, staying up late and very loud fireworks. It was ok but it wasn't really my thing. I pretended to like it because I know Mummy and Daddy were excited about it, but I was pretty tired!

What I did like were the helicopters that Daddy took me to see on Saturday afternoon! They were flying up and down the river and there were lots and lots of people there to watch them. Once they flew very close to the water and turned round in a very slow circle - and they sprayed up loads of water and the people in the front got wet!

On Sunday we went out to see some animals in the mountains. I didn't recognise them, because they are animals that live in Australia. But it was nice to meet them.

A Park Ranger called Jason came to introduce us to some of the animals. I was a bit scared (and I cried which is why I have my dummy in the picture), when he brought out a blue-tongued skink, but then he brought out a real (bearded) dragon, so I had to touch that. But the coolest thing I met was a carpet python - she was really pretty and kept sticking her tongue out and climbing all over Jason. I got to touch her too, see the picture Daddy took:

Yesterday was good, we went to a new park and I got to ride on a train and go to another playground. I was really brave, I climbed up a ladder and went down the dark (covered) slide! I had so much fun, I fell asleep before I got home and had my nap in the pushchair!

This morning I had a boiled egg for breakfast - I loved it so much that I ate most of Mummy's too! Mummy and Daddy both laughed at me and said I had egg on my face.

Then Mummy and I took the ferry to the library and went to a music group. I cried a bit and sat in Mummy's lap for most of it. There were a lot of kids there and the man had a microphone which made him sound like he had a loud scary voice. He did sing a lot of my favourite songs though and most of the other kids were dancing and having fun. Maybe next time I will join in too. I felt better towards the end and went and fetched my own cushion so I could sit next to Mummy, but I still found it a little bit scary, as you can probably tell from my expression!

I am having a nap now, but later I will probably go for a swim with Daddy. Tomorrow the weather isn't supposed to be too good. It looks like it will be a bit rainy, Mummy says it could be a good day to go to the beach on the South Bank because, even though it is school holidays, it shouldn't be too crowded, and after all we are British - going to the beach in the rain is what we do!