Nanny's visit

Pauline's mum came over this week for a visit to catch up with grandchild number 7. Alice enjoyed playing with the bubbles, sitting on Nanny's knee reading stories, doing "horsey horsey", playing football (Nanny was very impressed with Alice's dribbling skills, the ball that is not because she's teething) and generally being doted on.
We also took another trip to Alnwick Gardens. Pauline's mum generally comes over at Christmas when it's dark by about 3pm. So it was a treat to show Nanny some of the beauties this part of the country has to offer. We took a drive through Northumberland to keep Alice asleep and also show Nanny some of the stunning scenery.
Nanny, Pauline and Alice posing for a family portrait at Alnwick Gardens.
We also got Alice this wee kitchen. She follows Pauline around wanting up when she's trying to cook. So we thought getting this kitchen might help. However, Alice has had Nanny to entertain her this week, so we'll see how she goes with it next week. We got it through Freecycle. Don't know if you've heard of it, it's online and is all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. It's free to join up and you join a group in your local area. I was thinking about buying Alice a wee kitchen and then this came up and snapped it up. We also got rid of her old car seat and baby bath. You can't sell car seats on, in case they've been in a crash, so this was ideal. The car seat was as good as new and so it seemed a shame to just throw it in the dump. Really glad someone can use it instead.

We bought her this wee bubble machine. It was a bit windy when we used it, but she really enjoyed chasing the bubbles around and trying to burst them. No doubt much fun will be had on warm sunny days in the garden chasing bubbles.