Monday, August 5, 2013

Jocelyn's Leaver's Assembly

Each year at the end of school the Year 2 classes hold a Leaver's Assembly to say goodbye to the Year 2 children moving up to the junior school.  They are very often a tear-jerking experience, saying goodbye to a lovely school and teachers and the school that they've been at for 3 years. 

This year I sat and watched Jocelyn enjoy her last time in the hall, singing and reading (her favorite time at Merebrook) and looking quite adorable.  I can't believe that she is done with her school and moving up to year 3.  She suddenly seems to be growing faster than what I can keep up.  I can feel my time with her slipping through my fingers.  Soon she'll want nothing to do with me and I will wonder where all that time with her went to.  Makes me a bit sad, truthfully.

But, I'll always have the memories of her singing and laughing and having a good time at her Leaver's Assembly.
I did Joci's hair special for her, to look like a princess.

Joci had to dress up like a princess to be at a banquet.

Joci and her BFF since Foundation.

Joci with her LOVELY teacher.  We couldn't have asked for a better teacher for her.

July 17, 2013

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Milton Keynes Sausage and Cider Festival

A couple of weeks ago we joined our friends at the Milton Keynes Sausage and Cider Festival.  We were really lucky that it was just up the road at our local rugby club and so an easy walk.  Unfortunately, we were a little unprepared wearing shorts and tshirts when we should have been wearing hoodies as it got a bit chilly, but luckily it did not rain.

They had a huge selection of sausages (my favorite was the stilton and grape) and ciders (my favorite was the strawberry).  I drank a bit too much cider, 2 pitchers!  Woo!

The music was pretty good, but the entertainment provided by our kids was fabulous.  A person in our party told our kids that the cider place would pay £1 for returning the good plastic cups that they handed out on premium drinks.  My kids got to work scouring the fields for discarded cups.  Let's just say, I love that my kids were working so hard to make their own money, and they made quite a bit, at least £20, if not more.  They spent most of it on tat and sweets at the donut stand, but they did save some of it.  After awhile, unfortunately, the cider people stopped paying them for the cups, which we thought was a bit unfair, since they would still give it to others...but oh well.  They had a blast, and so did we watching them run up to us with empty cider glasses excited that they made another £1.

July 20, 2013

Saturday, August 3, 2013

A Very Thoughtful Breakfast from Jocelyn

Last Sunday I had a lovely sleep in.  When I finally decided to get up, I walked outside our bedroom to find this lovely little breakfast left from Jocelyn and such a kind note as well.  It made me feel so loved and blessed to have a kind and thoughtful daughter who thinks of and cares for others...especially Mummy.  Joci, you made my day!

July 28, 2013