On Monday, I took Evan and Arlo for a walk along the canal to give them fresh air and me some exercise. The water in the canal was frozen solid:
After our canal walk, we went to the playpark. Evan on the climbing frame:
Evan climbing up the slide:
Arlo on the slide:
The boys on the climbing frame:
Arlo’s first ever time in a swing:
It was a bright, crisp day on Saturday so we took the boys to Crinan to see the boats on the canal. Orin made his own treasure hunt list, drawing it on a piece of kitchen towel:
Evan at Crinan:
Aidan with the treasure hunt list:
Orin finding an anchor, one of the items on the list:
Evan found the lifesaver ring from the list:
Aidan found letters and so got to tick that item:
Aidan found numbers, another item on the treasure hunt list:
The lighthouse was also treasure:
I appreciate it is a bit random, but I really liked the combined textures of the old wood and the ropes:
Arlo looking distinctly unenthusiastic:
All the items found!
Orin:
Aidan:
I loved this old creel:
I love Highland cattle so I had to take a few photos of them:
After our jaunt around Crinan, we took the boys for a walk around Moine Mhor. Evan doing tightrope walking:
You know I cannot resist a photo of lichen. Amusingly, Evan referred to lichen as “Viking”:
Evan found a twig shaped like a gun:
Chris:
Orin is so addicted to drawing that he used blades of grass to create a collage figure:
The artist with his work:
Me:
Evan had fun pushing Arlo in the buggy:
The boys spent ages climbing trees:
Aidan and Orin completed this spooky jigsaw together with no help from me and good team work. They were pleased with themselves and asked me to take a photo of them:
I fed Arlo cauliflower for the first time. This was his reaction. Do you think he likes it?
Evan and Arlo in Arlo’s seat of the buggy together:
Arlo dressed in denim:
I was looking after my friend Mina’s wee boy George on Friday. So to keep a pre-schooler, two toddlers and a baby amused, we made cookies. George had a turn stirring the mixture together:
Then Orin did:
Then Evan did:
Of course, they all had to have a lick of the spoon at the end:
The boys with their finished cookies. They were wonkily shaped but still tasty:
Arlo:
My parents came to stay this weekend and on Sunday, which happened to be Valentines Day, we went out for a stroll around Kilmory Gardens.
Paige the pudgy chihuahua stayed behind in the house:
Arlo happy in the backpack:
Evan insisted on wearing a Spiderman costume:
Snowdrops:
Evan:
Chris and Arlo:
Aidan on his scooter:
Orin:
Dad:
Orin and Evan:
Orin, forever sooking his clothing:
Mum:
Cheeky Evan:
Snowdrops:
Dad doing his Singing in the Rain routine:
More Eric Morecambe than Gene Kelly:
Mum and Dad:
Arlo:
The nursery Orin and Evan attend threw a coffee morning a couple of weekends ago and the boys all had their faces painted. Orin did have a bat on his face but a tear-strewn strop made half of it run before I could get a photo of it, Aidan was a spooky skull and Evan was a tiger:
Aidan and Orin both managed to earn enough stickers to complete their reward charts. Aidan chose a pack of Ice Age Top Trumps and Orin picked a Gollum figure:
Evan encouraging Arlo to crawl one morning:
The boys had fun playing with Knex and got me to take photos of their favourite creations:
Arlo after a bath:
Trying to crawl:
The boys wearing the new jammies that their grandparents bought them:
