Day Eight Hundred and Thirteen

Saturday 31st December 2016 - This morning started with a delicious feast at breakfast. It was a buffet breakfast, which meant that I could have as many sausages as I liked. No wonder I'm looking so happy

After breakfast, we set of an explore of the Ickworth estate...

...and a bike ride through the cold and muddy countryside. It was fun at first and then it wasn't fun, it was cold and muddy and Mummy and Daddy got stuck in the mud and Mummy got upset and needed rescuing

I was much happier back in the room in a big bubble bath, all warm and bubbly, with no mud in sight

And after dinner, I put on my pajamas and challenged Clara to a game of table football. I didn't know quite how to play it but I liked collecting the ball when it fell into the goal and I enjoyed climbing on the air hockey table too. Soon it was time for milk and stories back in our room. Mummy and Daddy said goodnight and Happy New Year...

...and we were fast asleep when they crept out and downstairs to the party

Day Eight Hundred and Twelve

Friday 30th December 2016 - Daddy drove us through the freezing fog to a place called Ickworth House, where he said we were staying for three days to celebrate the New Year. I wasn't keen on the car journey or the fog...

...but I was very excited when we arrived and I discovered my own little bed in Mummy and Daddy's room. We played with our teddies, explored the room and jumped on the beds while Mummy and Daddy unpacked. Then there was time for a quick swim before dinner

There was a buffet of hamburgers, chips, pasta and jelly, which made me very happy...

...as did the popcorn and movie about a dog on the big screen before bedtime. I think I'm going to like it here

Day Eight Hundred and Eleven

Thursday 29th December 2016 - We met Penny and her Mummy and Daddy in the Owl pub in High Beech and then went for a walk in the woods

It was frosty and there was a layer of freezing fog across the ground 

I felt much better when Daddy gave me a cuddle and carried me back to the car

Day Eight Hundred and Ten

Wednesday 28th December 2016 - Today we had a quiet day at the library and the park...

...and home to watch Stick man on the big screen

Day Eight Hundred and Nine

Tuesday 27th December 2016 - Today we went to Grandma Kay and Grandad Mel's house in Southend to see Melanie, Laszlo, Levi and Ferdi who were visiting from Budapest. We had a a buffet lunch and played games at home...

...and then everyone started putting on silly hats. I quite liked this turkey one but everyone decided it would look much better on Daddy

We all walked down to the beach, which Melanie explained was a Christmas tradition

We arrived just in time for sunset for our yearly family photo. Everyone looked so silly!

Ed and Amy took me onto the beach for a play

And Levi lifted me up so we could jump together for a photo in front of the sea

We collected stones...

...and threw them into the sea

 Mummy said the sky was so beautiful that we should walk to the end of the stone jetty. I walked all the way to the end of it on my own (with a little bit of help from Grandma Kay). 

It was beautiful but so very cold that we rushed back to Grandma and Grandad's house

For cuddles with Grandad...

...fun and mischief until it was time to go home 

Day Eight Hundred and Eight

Monday 26th December 2016 - Boxing Day morning and I had a lie in...

...and a lazy morning having breakfast and playing with Grandad until it was time for him and Grandma to go home

We made this Happy Birthday video for Phoy and then it was time for us to drive to Kent to see Grandma Catherine and Grandad John

Ed, Amy, Ben, Helen, Issy and James were there and we had a great time playing together...

...and opening even more presents. I got this brilliant dino jumper from Grandma, which I wanted to wear straight away

We had a delicious lunch of cold meat and mash

And we spent the afternoon playing with Issy and James and watching tv

Before it was time to go, I put my jammies on with a Santa hat, said "Ho Ho Ho" and pretending to deliver presents to everyone. I love Christmas.

Day Eight Hundred and Seven

Sunday 25th December 2016 - Today was Christmas Day. Clara and I were very excited to wake up to find that Father Christmas had filled out stockings with toys and treats. I got an Olaf pez, some glow sticks, chocolate teddies, a paw patrol toothbrush and some lights for my scooter. I also got a Duplo house and a toy puppy. How did Father Christmas know exactly what I wanted?

We went downstairs for breakfast and made some Happy Christmas videos for our friends, including Cheryl, Poppy and Riley

Before long Grandma Kay and Grandad Mel arrived and we went in the front room to open the presents under the tree. Grandad bought me a Peppa pig school set and Grandma bought me a new plate and bowl set with dinos on it. I loved them both

Mummy and Daddy got me a dino towel, which I insisted on wearing immediately

I got some wooden blocks too with lines of ants running over them, which I built into a tower

We played until it was time for lunch

Mummy had laid the table with Christmas tree napkins and mini wreaths with our names on them

Daddy prepared the lunch, with a little bit of help from Grandma and Grandad. We had prawns and cucumber and then turkey, ham and beef with potatoes and vegetables, followed by some of Grandma's trifle. It was delicious

After lunch, I had cuddles and played with Grandad...

...and Grandma too

Before bed, Grandma and I watched Strictly. Grandma said I was a very good dancer

What a brilliant day.