Camping weekend

I've had a lovely long weekend. It started on Thursday when Val came over. We all went to Butterfly World which was excellent. I also painted a fish in the 'paint your own pottery' shop. On Friday I went over to see Maya. I wasn't in the best of moods all morning but cheered up after lunch. Maya and I took our bikes to the park and rode them round very fast. I fell off once as I was going so fast!

After we'd got back to our house, we packed the car up with all our camping gear and drove to the south coast. Äiti and Daddy set the tent up whilst I ran round and round and round like nutter! I went to bed quite late as I was so high!

On Saturday we went to an Otter and Owl park. I really enjoyed seeing the different Otters. My favourite animals though were the WildBoar. The Äiti one had had 8 babies and they were very cute. We ate lunch there and then we went back to the campsite for a BBQ. After dinner we went to the marina to look at the boats, I rode my bike there. I went to sleep early that night. On Sunday we had packed up the tent by 10am as it was raining. We went to the nearest town for some lunch. I got some new socks from GAP! We then came home and I played on my computer whilst Äiti and Daddy did various jobs.

Here are a few photos of my weekend...

Here is a little letter I wrote to Granny Val....

It says "To Val. I really want you to come to my house! From Sophie!" I love writing at the moment.

I swam 2 lengths of the pool!

I announced today at the pool that I was going to swim to the other end....so I did! I swam mainly on my back, every so often I would flip onto my tummy and say 'nearly there', then I'd flip back onto my back and carry on. When I got to the other end, I climbed out, jumped back in and headed back down the pool! I then swam from the edge of the pool to the side under water. I was so proud of myself for swimming 50 meters that I even told daddy on the phone! I was very tired after swimming all that way so fell asleep in the car coming home.


Here are a few pictures. The first is of a 'thermoruler' that I made- it measures temperature and spaces! The next photo is of an 'EyePad'- Äiti can wear it when she listens to her iPod...I'm very funny, aren't I?! I drew a few questions for myself the other day, I had to circle the right answer (and X the wrong one). The picture is of a bowl and I had to decide if it was wide or low. I can't remember what the pink line is! The last picture is of a bee collecting nectar from the flower.


I have made a lovely shell collage with all the shells I collected in Scotland but it is drying still!

Lastly- my feet are finally growing! I have been the same size shoe for the last 18months. Äiti takes me every few weeks to check my shoes and today.... my feet were bigger! I am now a size 7E!

My trip to Scotland

On Friday I had to wake up very early as we had to catch an airplane to the north of Scotland. When we got off the airplane we met Auntie Cat and Noel. They drove us 2.5hours further north to Granny and Papa's house. I hadn't been to Granny and Papa's house since I was 9months old, but I have seen them lots since then. After dinner my cousins Gregor (nearly 4yr) and Siena (16ms) arrived with their mummy and daddy (daddy's brother).


On Saturday we went to a lovely beach. We looked in the rock pools for shells and pebbles. It was a good, but long walk! We all went to a French restaurant for lunch where I ate olives, broccoli and chips! After lunch we went for another walk to feed the ducks, we walked home along the cliffs. I looked for stacks! Gregor and I had a great run around in the garden. We looked for treasure. I really liked playing with Gregor, he was a lot of fun. We then all had dinner, played some more and then went to bed very tired.

On Sunday we went swimming. Gregor and I really enjoyed ourselves. After lunch Gregor and I had another play together- I was very tired and in a bad mood so we didn't play long. We then all went to a cafe that had a bouncy castle in it. Gregor and I leaped about for ages and then had an ice-cream. Gregor then had to go and see his other Granny so we said goodbye. I went back to Granny and Papa's and read some books, played with blocks, ate my dinner and went to bed. We got up early on Monday as we had to drive back to the airport and go home. It was a long day.

My day out in London

I had a brilliant day out in London with Tyan and Andrea. We left the house quite early to get the train. Unfortunately we got stuck in traffic and it took us 2 hours to get to the station! Once we were on the train the journey went quickly. After going on the underground train we arrived at the museums. I really wanted to see the big Blue Whale in the Natural History Museum (NHM) so we ran in and had a quick look. I loved seeing how big the Blue Whale was. On the way out I saw loads of other animals. We must go back to the NHM for a longer visit.

We met Andrea and Tyan in the Science Museum. We had lots of fun looking at the exhibits. We went to the Launch Pad area which has loads of hands on experiments to try. After lunch we played a bit more and then went to the shop. I got a book on 'Weather'- I have been after this book for some time. We then all went on a red London bus- I got to sit upstairs. We went to Regent Street, there is a huge toy shop there called Hamleys. It was excellent. Tyan and I played with lots of toys. I found some Schleich models that I hadn't got- a Tiger Shark and a Mako Shark. After Hamleys it was time to get the tube to the station. I had a McDonalds for tea, then we got on our train and came home. It was an excellent day.

Spot the theme!

Can you spot a theme here? These are some of the jigsaws I did tonight in front of the Olympic highlights!

Here is Marmalard wrapped up. I put him to bed with a toy, read him a few cat stories and then he stayed asleep for ages!

The other night I decided to make a bed on the bathroom floor. I used a pillow as a mattress, and some towels for sheets. I had a stack of books and toys too. I asked to sleep the night on the floor but Daddy said 'no'. In the end I slept on a pillow on my bed, I used the towel as my duvet!

I've had a good few days. Yesterday I met a new friend...a boy! His name is Kayne and he is 4. I liked him a lot, I'd like to meet up with him again. We played together really well. He is a great reader and very good at maths.

Today I went to my friend 'As' house. I fell off her trampoline and hurt myself... I even cried which is rare for me. I just bounced through the safety netting and landed a meter down on the floor. I had a nice time apart from falling on my head! In the afternoon I just wanted to play on the computer, so I did....whilst watching the Olympics! I made all my toy animals have a diving competition!

I'm very excited as tomorrow I am off to London to see Tyan again. It is going to be a fun day.

More Olympics!

This weekend I was glued to the Olympics. I love spotting the different countries and working out which positions the countries have finished in. On Saturday we watched the Olympics in the morning and then went out for lunch. After a quick whizz round Sainsburys we came home and watched more Olympics!

On Sunday, Aiti was doing her triathlon. You can read about her race here. I cheered her on in the swim, shouted at her during the transitions and helped her finish the run. I got a big cheer as I ran down the finish line dragging Aiti along! In the afternoon I went to a 4th birthday party. I had a great time on the inflatable slide.

Today I wanted to go swimming so Aiti and I went. I swam for an hour. I loved leaping in, paddling about, floating on the floats and mucking about. We had lunch at the pool and then went to Borders. I read books for 2 hours. We left with a new jigsaw for me and some books for my cousins. I came home and put the 90pc jigsaw together very easily several times (whilst watching the Olympics)!

Here are a few funny stories/quotes from me:

"I know where kittens come from.... they come from their mother's tummy, they pop out and then they drink milk to make them stronger....when they are bigger they can eat cat food like Marmalard can......(pause to eat)... cats are mammals aren't they? That means they drink milk to make them bigger...like whales and dolphins and me, then I ate soup...please can I have some more ketchup?"

On seeing a sign for Cowdrove Farm "One day a cow woke up and decided to go for a drive, so he drove to Cowdrove Farm"

On hot-dogs "One day there was a dog called Marmalade. He wasn't wearing any suntan cream so he got very hot and turned into a hot-dog"

I am so so funny!

My new best friend!

I have a brilliant last few days. Andrea and Tyan came to stay with us. Andrea is Äiti's friend, they have known each other since school. Tyan is nearly 7.5yrs and she is my new best friend. As soon as Tyan got to our house we went off together, we played with my animals, did a jigsaw together, chased the cats and bounced on the beds. I even slept in the same bed as Tyan. On Wednesday we all went to Bournemouth to see the sea. The weather was cold, windy and rainy- typical British summer! Tyan and I chatted the whole way down. We had lunch and then went to the aquarium there. I had so much fun looking at the fish. We then went to the beach where Tyan went in the sea. I fed the pigeons some sand! We then went for fish and chips, we both had chocolate ice-cream for pudding. We had to drive 1.5hrs home, we chatted, sang, made up silly stories and had fun on the journey home. I slept in Tyan's bed again that night.

On Thursday we went to the toy shop, then for some lunch. I then had a swimming lesson where I swam well. We then went to Borders where Tyan and I shared some books. I was just so happy. I am going to miss Tyan a lot. Here are some photos of us.







I had a playdate today, I had a lovely time but I hardly spoke! This weekend, Äiti is doing her triathlon, I am going to help her finish. Aiti says she needs all the help she can get!

The Olympics

I love the Olympics! I watched the opening ceremony with my atlas and my Europe/flag jigsaw. I loved looking at where the countries were on the map. So far, I have watched some gymnastics, I joined in with the gymnastics. I've also watched rowing, sailing, badminton, swimming, diving, cycling and archery. It has all been very exciting. I have even made score cards for everyone in the house!

Apart from watching the Olympics I had a good weekend. I went swimming on Sunday. I can swim a bit further than last week without my woggle. My confidence is improving all the time in the water. I went to our village pub for lunch after swimming, I ate fish-fingers, chips and beans. I even asked for the ketchup myself.

Today I watched 'Olympic Breakfast' on the TV, we won some medals in the swimming. After an early lunch I went to a gymnastic class. It was excellent so I am going back tomorrow. Äiti said she might sign me up for a weekly class if I want to. The gym was very much like my old one in Finland. I got to go on the beam, the bars, the vault and play in the big cheeses (foam pit). It was good fun. I think I might like a purple leotard with sparkly bits on...a bit like the GB gymnasts' leotards.

On the way home we stopped at HobbyCraft where I got some more Hama beads. I spent the afternoon making a mobile. Äiti made the trees and put the mobile together but I did the rest. It took ages as the beads were tiny. Here it is....

Some new pictures

I went to my friend's house yesterday. Whilst I was there I drew these pictures. I had a lovely time at A's house, I bounced on the trampoline, ate loads of lunch, went for a walk and had lots of fun.

My first picture is an elephant's head. The next is a seal.


Here is a shark's head and a Moray Eel.


This is a cat!


This morning I was playing on my whiteboard, Äiti found me doing this.....

All my sums were right because I worked them out! I wanted a 'Times Table' poster the other day but Äiti wouldn't buy it for me!

A bit of story telling!

Here is a video of me telling a few stories. I will play like this for hours. Äiti caught a snippet...not a wonderful snippet but still fun! The translation is underneath!

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Daddy’s ride. They didn’t all go under the bridge, so they went high over the top of the mummy and daddys’ ride. And then, it stopped, they got off and they stomped off.” Ha ha ha ha”. Off they went. “by the way, we’ll see you next week”. So off the Fox and Camel escaped from the Lion. The Lion was very very sad.
So, one day there was a little sea horse called Hippicampe and he was darting about in the sea. And then one day he met a Black Bear and then he said “oh hello you’re new”. “I’m Black Bear” he said. Then so the Black Bear and Hippicampe said, “What is the Hippicampes name was?” “Hippicampe, What is your other name called?” “Um...Hippicampe Knocksie” said the Hippicampe.
“Oh, hello Cow Mcditly” and Cow Mcdilty went off to find another animal. He went to the animal zoo and found a deer. And off they went. “Ahh, there we are, you are back” and then they all had to go to bed as it was night time and the next morning they all had to sleep again. They couldn’t sleep as they were too tired. The next morning they woke up . “Ha ha, wake up badger”.
So, and shut their eyes. By now it was Tuesday for them and so they woke up but the Sea Horse was still asleep. So the next morning deer went and got another animal. “Oh Fox, I’d better not get Fox as Fox is tired. So I’ll get the Tigers”. And so Deer came back with the Tigers. They all padded towards... “Oh who is that, what is your other name, Deer?” “ Deer (who knows what)!” Oh!

Swim, swim, swim

I have had a great weekend. It all started on Friday when I went swimming with Äiti. I suddenly had this new found confidence. I was leaping in, going under the water, paddling about, chasing floats and balls and generally having a whole lot of fun...and all without my woggle (noodle) or arm bands. I can nearly swim on my own!


On Saturday I wanted to show Daddy my swimming, so we went to another pool and I showed him how good I was. He was really surprised as the last time he saw me swim I was lacking confidence and using a woggle. I then had a birthday party to go to. My school friend was turning 4, it was fun as they had a bouncy castle- I lept around and joined in with some of the games. We then went for pizza on the way home... I just ate the contents of my lovely party bag.


On Sunday I decided to go swimming again, so off we all went! I was a bit tired but I still had lots of fun. After swimming we went for lunch at Waitrose, then to the recycling tip to drop off our paper and plastics. I then went to Borders where I chose a new jigsaw. I decided that a map of Europe would be a great jigsaw. I put it togther in 10minutes! We had a Chinese takeaway for dinner, I don't think we'll have one of those again, everyone was a bit disappointed. I then played on a brilliant new website called talkingpets.org , you can make cats and dogs talk on it. I thought it was hilarious! I then read a few books to daddy and was asleep just after 9pm.