Happy 5th Birthday

Elizabeth had a lovely 5th Birthday on Friday and a great party with some of her friends at the Wishing Well. Her favourite present has been the digital camera we bought her which also records video and on which you can play games . She has been clicking anything that moves ever since. Her birthday seems to have brought us all a taste of spring and we were able to get out in the garden, but I mustn't get carried away out there because experience shows it can often turn cold again and we are stll in March.

East Barnby

What a fantastic week I've had with year six away at East Barnby on the North Yorkshire Moors for an activity holiday. We had great fun Beck scrambling, Skiing, canoeing, and beach combing for fossils and in rockpools. I had a go at everything and it was brilliant , if a little on the cold side especially standing waste deep in the beck to catch children ,with John the instructure,as they came down the shoot and take their pictures. Skiing was also a little chilly as the wind cut across the site on the moors. But I'm looking forward to doing it all again next year if I get the chance to go. We are planning a full week next year and include rock climbing, body boarding and sailing. Can't wait.

Maisy's 2nd Birthday

A lovely tea party was had by all to celebrate Maisy's 2nd birthday. She had her three little friends Holly, Erin and Charlotte to help her celebrate and they all played nicely and enjoyed themselves. Mummy made the birthday cake (hedgehog) though we nick-named it 'the road kill'. Maisy loved it and it tasted great. She loved all her presents and the fact that all her sisters were there to celebrate it with her.

Sadie and Dave seem to be enjoying there stay and are finding life in the conservatory very comfortable(our first offical visitors in our new guest room). The girls all went out on a shopping trip ,it's what they all do best. The Dave's did manly things in the garden like shifting paving slabs for a new wendy- house base and spread some horse poo!! Its all round fun at the Robinsons Who couldn't love us!!!!!

It came from Russia

Great to see this much snow and we all got to enjoy it. We've heard you had it bad in the south this time and we woke up to about 5inch up here with snow continuing to fall all day and snowing heavily again tonight. I took a picture on my way to work this morning and then a few at breaktime of Elizabeth and the other children enjoying the conditions. Denise and Maisy struggled in to toddlers fitting snow plough to the front of pram.

Christmas Day

A 6.30 start and full of excitement. He'd arrived and with hobby horses. From then on it was a non stop roller coaster ride of excitement, chaos and ripping of paper as the mountain of presents was slowly demolished during the course of the day. Father Christmas had done it again -spot on- everybody liked what they'd got. Elizabeth and Maisy didn't know what to tackle first as big sister Eren sat inputting her new mobile phone. Mum and Dad glanced gleefully at the pairs of slippers which had dutifully been exchanged and not forgetting the socks and pants. There were a couple of added extras in the form of a couple of Mariah Carey CD's and Barack Obama book 'The Audacity of Hope'. Dinner was served at 1 o'clock and was consumed -absolutely delicious and great home made Christmas cake that afternoon. Hope you all had a great Christmas day.Some of us were tired out at the end of it!!!!

Nativity-'Whoops A-Daisy Angels

Christmas is upon us again and Elizabeth had her first Christmas at school and Nativity. She thoroughly enjoyed being a 'little star' in the KS1 Nativity and new all the songs and actions having been practising hard in the bath and on the toilet and everywhere else. She also got to meet Father Christmas at the Christmas Fair and yes her face is painted as a rabbit. Maisy missed out on this visit having been ill with another bout of Bronchitis. She met up with him though at her playgroup Christmas party. Both must have been good girls this year as the got gifts.

Merry Christmas Everybody and Happy New Year!!!!!

BY POPULAR DEMAND !!

Its been a little while since I added to the blogg and, YES - believe it or not, I've had requests for it to be added to, so here we go with the latest instalment.
We have been busy enjoying our new conservatory which is now finished, complete with seating ,bookshelves and lighting. We just need to add the radiator now the weather has turned cold,but when the sun is out its a pleasure to sit out their and look at the garden and watch the birds. Its nice to have another room to relax in.
Elizabeth continues to enjoy her school and is really taking off with her reading and writing. We had a very good report at parents evening which was lovely. Maisy has has also joined a new toddler group in Osgodby which she is really enjoying and has been busy bring home her latest works of art. Both the girls have had school photographs done which we are now looking forward to getting and no doubt they will find there way onto the blogg soon when I've got time to scan them in.
Eren is enjoying her new course at York college and doing so well they have condensed what should have been a two year course to a one year course for her. She has her placement at a local nursery in Selby just by the Abbey and is due to start there full time as part of her course placement in February which should lead to a permanent job when she completes her course. She is even now thinking about going onto University to continue her studies and become a Pre-School teacher.
Denise has been given powers of grandeur and that is a worry to us all-she was recently invited by my Headteacher to be a Parent Governor on the Governing body so she is now all set to carry out class inspections at a moments notice and tell all of us teachers that we could be doing better to raise standards. Only joking!!! she's really looking forward to the job and her first meeting -she's got to know Rob (Head) while doing knitting club and has also met the vice chair so she'll know a few people at her first meeting.
We have recently been enjoying the school half term with a trip to Barnby Hall in Pocklington which is a small park with a small pond/lake with the biggest Kio carp I have ever seen. The girls enjoyed feeding them and Elizabeth was even stroking one of the biggest on the top of its head. Maisy loved the ducks and was screaming at the top of her voice DUCKS every time she spotted them.
We also went to Too Hoots children's farm to see the animals and got chased by turkeys on the run from the pens.
We finished the week yesterday evening with a fantastic free fireworks display put on by Selby Council for the local people at the park. A huge bonfire and great display which we all enjoyed. We are now hoping to have a few sparklers of our own and a bonfire in the back garden on the 5th weather permitting.
well that I think brings the blogg up to date -I hope everybody is fit and well and having as much fun as us-but it is back to work on Monday!!!!!!