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Sleeping like teenagers

We try ever so hard to get our boys to bed at a half-decent time so that they get a good night’s sleep and wake up refreshed and in time to get ready for school.
Mostly we’re successful.  But what with the excitment of listening to just one more chapter of Harry Potter, or bouncing on [...]

Do you believe a three year old?

Grangela rang this evening.  Tosha answered.  They had a wonderful conversation about who knows what (probably both thought that too – granny is hard of hearing, and Tosha is…well, Tosha).
After a few minutes of quick replies by Tosha, he said this to Grangela, presumably in answer to her asking if she could talk to one [...]

Canadian Ketchup

“If Canadians love ketchup so much, do they put it on their ice cream?” — Tolii asked mummy this yesterday.
(I can only think he asked because he recalled that I had asked Grandpa to bring over some ketchup flavoured potato crisps when he last visited us. I loved them as a kid. I [...]

Our Next Car…Tolii’s Wish

Each weekday morning, I drive Tosha and Tolii up to the nursery. Tolii stays in the car while I walk (run) Tosha inside. I then drive across town, park the car and walk (cycle) along the path that leads to Whitchurch Primary School. I drop Tolii off at the door to his [...]

Tosha’s slice of life

Katya: “Tosha, you can have some crisps if you eat two pieces of that sliced apple.”
Tosha: (bringing one slice to mummy) “Mummy, can you chop it please?”
Katya: (chopped the slice into smaller bits) “There you go.”
Tosha: (eats two of the smaller chopped bits) “I did it, where are my crisps? You said I had to [...]