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Gym Bunny

We’re back in to our weekly gym and Jo Jingles sessions again now.

Mummy loves taking you to gym on Thursdays and Jo Jingles on Wednesday – we have so much fun and you amaze me each week with how much you learn!

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Highway Rats

Mummy and Nana decided we needed some fresh air today so we headed off on a Highway Rat Trail. It had seemed like a good idea but it turned out to be absolutely freezing cold! Jessica enjoyed splashing in puddles and poking icey puddles with a big stick!

The cold didn’t seem to bother Isabelle as much though (as ever) and she loved playing on the outdoor play area even though Nana and Mummy wanted to be in the cafe with hot drinks!

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Christmas Day

So today was Christmas Day – Isabelle came through  first, and half an hour late you had woken up and brought her stocking through too.

Santa had put an orange, chocolate coins, a tamagotchi toy, a soft toy elf, a mermaid pen and a chocolate orange in your stockings!

We went downstairs and discovered Santa had eaten the mince pie and drank his sherry! The carrot had also been eaten and some of Rudolph’s water had been drunk too!

You both opened lots of gifts –  you had a Thomas The Tank Engine Hornby train, set Isabelle has had a keyboard, you’ve both had a Waitrose play shop and an Amazon Alexa as well as lots of other lovely toys too!

We went round to see everyone at Nana’s house before going for lunch at Grandma and Grandad’s house!

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Christmas Chatsworth 18

Today Grandma, Grandad, you and Mummy all went for a festive trip to Chatsworth house. This year they had lots of rooms dressed in Christmas themes based on story books. When we got to the Sleeping Beauty room you were mesmerised and spent ages watching the video that was playing over and over again!

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Christmas Messy Church

Tonight we went to Messy Church and heard the story of Christmas.

You wanted to dress up and play but Isabelle got to decorate a gingerbread man, make a wise man out of a wooden spoon and nativity scene out of a paper envelope!

we also put the Christmas tree up this afternoon – you’re both very impressed with it!

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Stonehurst Christmas

Today it was the Christmas market at Stonehurst farm so we got to look around at the craft stalls as well as the animals!

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Beauty & The Beast Panto

Today we went to the pantomime to watch Beauty and the Beast – you didn’t like the scary witch in the first half but really got in to once the scary bits were over in the second half!

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Day one Of advent

Nana has made her special calendars again for you this year. This morning you opened he first one today and got Christmas gloves!

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Ice Skating

Today we went to a garden centre to try ice skating.

You loved being pushed around on a dolphin and Isabelle has a really good go at skating on her own.

There were some singing penguins which you found very funny!

It was a lovely start to Christmas!

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Rufford Abbey Monster Hunt

Today we went on a spooky trail through the grounds of Rufford Abbey!

They had lots of scary displays and you got a prize at the end of the trail (as well as an ice cream!).

They had a big new play area so you spent time on this and Isabelle enjoyed learning all about Arbella who used to live at the Abbey and was almost Queen!

Isabelle loves reading the board that told visitors all about the ghosts and hauntings that are meant to happen at Rufford!