62. Shoot! (These are the seeds we planted a week ago in our gardening play table. They've really shot up, which means that I now have to find somewhere to move them to so they can acclimatise to the outside temperature. However, look to the back, the middle seed label was written by The Boy.)
63. The Sands of Time (We went for a long walk and cycle along Cardiff Bay Barrage today and played in the pirate play park there. We were the only people in the park for quite some time, which meant that The Boy had free rein over the sandy, sunken, pirate ship.)
64. Lick! (The first ice-cream of the year down the beach! The Boy had an eye-test today and he was meant to have eyedrops to test for a stigmatism, however because he held so still and was compliant during the test, he didn't need the drops which I was very relieved about. As a result it meant we were able to nip down to the beach and enjoy an ice-cream on the pier with nana.)
65. Bed Fellows (The Boy looked so peaceful when I went to check on him at midnight, so calm and serene. Oliver Monkey is never far away, and the week wouldn't be complete without a sleeping photo!)
66. Bubbles at Bathtime! (We had an extra long bathtime tonight where we had the bubble machine out, a pot of bubbles and the underwater light – all to remember a special little girl who loved bubbles.)
67. Catch The Pigeon! (Remember the Wacky Races song? Our weekly cycle ride along the pier was just like a scene from that today. The pier was deserted aside from a few elderly couples having their 'daily constitutional' and one or two brave pigeons. I say brave because once The Boy saw them he was determined to scare them away, something that made the grannies and grandads chuckle at!)
68.Splat! (We've been to Nymans for a National Trust event today as we are helping to promote the 50 Things To Do Before You're 11 and ¾ campaign. More to follow on this, and I've had to add this photo in at the last minute so please forgive any editing errors in this post!)
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Wow, those little seeds have shot up already. Love the ice cream and bubble ones xx
They're massive this week, and the problem is that it's too cold to transfer them outside and I have nowhere to put them!
Love the bubble photo! Looks like another fun week at TBAM household.
It's a bit distorted and weirdy isn't it? I was pleased with the capture.
The pier picture is just lovely – seems so atmospheric
Oh your picture of your shoots has reminded me I must get planting too
Love the way you have captured the bubbles
I must confess that I am fond of our pier photos and walks. I'm quite pleased with the bubbles too.
He's looking so grown up.
Hope you've had a brilliant week.
He does seem to have had another growth spurt lately, and his hair is ridiculously long which makes him look older too.
well done on writing the label, love the mud splashing, and the pigeon chasing would make anybody smile. Bubbles in the bath is a nice gesture.
I was astounded at his clever writing, he copied the letter meticulously.
The pier shot is lovely. Proper oldschool. Seedlings are looking good! I'd be inclined to keep them indoors for a while yet though. I must have been to Cardiff bay many times as a young child as I grew up not far from there.
Splat is a fantastic capture with the water coming up from the puddle x
I really like our walks on the pier with minimal people around, and the boards really help pictures look good.
And thanks for the comment about the mud photo, I was really pleased with my timing.
Ooh, how clever is the bubble shot!
I was pleased with it, it almost distorts his face slightly, but not in a weird way.
How clear are your boys eyes in the bubble photo, they are an amazing colour, don't think I have seen them that clear before.
He has got a beautiful eye colour, they're like a honey hazel with a hint of green. I've got blue-grey-green eyes and my husband's are hazel brown, it makes The Boy's eyes the greeny tint which I love. Thank you 🙂
Well deserved MAD nomination, I love your photos. Helps that you have such a gorgeous and photogenic son!!! xxx
Thank you lovely, and he is quite scrummy isn't he?
An ice cream. Seriously. Are you crazy? Oh what a darling boy and so pleased he didn't have to go the drops. Hope the results of the eye test were what you'd hoped for
Absolutely not, it was positively roasting that day, about 8 degrees C! I was very pleased that the eye test came out well, no sign of the stigmatism that the optician was worried about.
I love the bubbles!
I'm quite pleased with it too 🙂
yay to the first icecream! i love the one of him on his bike on the pier peddling like mad lol thanks for hosting
My pleasure, and I love the pier shot too, the cheeky monkey.
A lovely tribute.
Wonderful photos.
Thank you.
What is it about little boys taking offense to pigeons being anywhere near them? It takes us twice as long as it should to walk to most places as Bud spends his time chasing them away!
This is such a wonderful collection of photos, I couldn't choose a favourite but the action shot in the puddle is fantastic.
I have never encouraged him to chase the pigeons, but I certainly wasn't going to stop him as he was having such fun!
I LOVE that puddle shot, check out the splash on that!! That's our kind of puddle 🙂
I'm really pleased with it too, I went and joined in after I'd taken this one.
a brilliant set of photos! looks like you got out just about every day too 🙂 i like him letting the sand slip through his fingers and the final one in the mud. the NT day sounds like a great day, i look forward to hearing more. x
I love that photo too, I was pleased the sand came out and didn't just look like a blur.
That last shot is brilliant, with the water standing up in the air like that! I also like knowing that I was there 😀
Me too actually, we had a great day and it was wonderful to see you again.
They're so cute asleep aren't they? But, I think my favourite shot is the one riding his bike on the pier. There's something about the shape of the benches and the almost monochrome background against the colourful boy.
I do really like that photo too, it's the lines of the boards as well for me.
Just love the photo of The Boy on the pier! B & w and a splash of colour, very effective!
Thank you, we do like our pier walks.
Even with the rain, it looks lots of fun! Love the shoots growing xx
It was great fun, we ignore the rain.
It looks like The Boy has had a fun filled week. We did bubbles last week and also yesterday went jumping in puddles. that's the best bit when it rains
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We love the puddle jumping, so much fun!
Another very busy week with some great photos – I particularly like the puddle one.
We both had great fun jumping up and down in it while Domestic Goddesque laughed at us.
Love the seeds photo. Looks like another busy week
They're huge now and I have nowhere to put them because it's too cold outside for them!
Looks like you have had a busy week. The bubbles shot is a great capture
The Boy does look peaceful asleep. You're very lucky to cycle on the pier and have the seaside so close.
It's just at the other end of town for us and we do enjoy going and playing down there.
Ahhhh you have shoots!! I am yet to plant my chillies! I love the ice cream shot – I could do with one right now:)
More than shoots, they're huge now and I have nowhere to put them as it's too cold outside for them!
The Boy is so clever. I love that he wrote his own label on the seedlings. Reminds me that I need to plant my own. The ice-cream shot is great.
Ice-cream's got to be done once it gets warmer!
Sorry I thought I had already commented on this.
The pier looks beautiful. I like the way you've set up that shot.
The mud looks like a lot of mucky fun in the final photo! Thank goodness for his waterproof suit 🙂
Thank you for linking up 🙂
It's very easy to take a decent shot on the pier because it's so picturesque and the lines of the boards really help to add to the perspective. I *LOVE* that waterproof suit.