Ninety-one

Great Mama Kitty is Ninety-one today, so we went to visit and take some birthday presents. We have taken a picture like this of Great Mama Kitty and little Kitty sitting together on the sofa every time we have visited since Kitty was born, so have quite a collection now!

Kitty had lots of fun playing with Mama and Grandad. Mama and Kitty especially enjoyed playing police ladies in their pyjamas.

On the way back home, we stopped off at Matlock Bath for a sandwich and an ice cream.

Kitty charmed grandad into letting her have a Bob the Builder ride too.

Raising money and veg

Kitty made me a beautiful daffodil card for mothers day.

For Sport Relief, Kitty took part in a sponsored aerobics class at school. It was run by one of the other parents who is a trained instructor, so she

designed a special half hour session for tots. Kitty raised £14.

Kitty was very pleased with herself and counted her sponsor money about 300 times.

Note grandad Simpson's lovely handmade bowl.

As the weather has improved recently, we have been spending a bit of time outside tidying the garden. Kitty is keen to help.

We dug over last years potato patch and found a few stray spuds.

When she gets bored with gardening, there are always circles to draw.

We won the Premium Bonds. First time, £25, whoa!

I went on a trip to Blackpool for work to look at some public art. It was a lovely day and I wish I had taken Kitty with me. We have decided to take her at Easter, but for now here are some of the bits I liked:

Lighting at the Library.

High Tide Organ.

Doesn't look so good, but this is pretty cool:

Giant disco ball.

War Memorial.

Carved tree stump.

2 x wee stars

Kitty is growing fast and learning new things on a daily basis. She has been obsessing over her little potty for a while now at home (though not actually using it) but this week we asked them to let her have a go at school with the big kids. They said it was a bit early yet, but on the very first day she came home with two 'wee stars'. She proudly helped me stick them up on the cupboard.

Just a few other amazing things Kitty can now do:

Count to 10 (sometimes missing 7 and 8).
Put on and take off her own nappy.
Put on and take off her own shoes and socks.
Put on and take off her pyjamas.
Sing Bob the Builder (and many other songs, but Bob is the current favourite).
Wash and dry her own face.
Several domestic chores like - loading the dish washer, washing machine, hovering and cleaning work surfaces and windows.
Walk upstairs (counting as she goes).
Thread beads on a string.
Every animal noise you can think of.

.......I have also caught her tottering around in my high-heels, but I'm not sure that's a good thing!

She is becoming a bit of a clean freak.....and likes to show me every bit of fluff and muck she finds. Here she was quite unhappy about a biscuit crumb she found on her oven.

She still likes to get grubby outside though, and feeding the smelly goats is always good fun.

Now that the weather is slightly better, we have been able to play out on the swing.