My New Leotard!

Do you like it? I love it! I wore it all round Borders and all the way home and I'm still wearing it! Last week, after gymnastics I went to see the lady who makes the leotards for the gymnasts. I wanted a purple leotard with a cat on it. This week I picked up my leotard, I am so pleased with it. The lady who makes them has a website (click here) if you want one like mine...though mine is unique and the only one in the whole wide world!

Thoughts on Father Christmas

This year, I have been told about Father Christmas. I wrote him a letter about the things I'd like for Christmas. I decorated the tree with lots of silver tinsel and I put all my small cats in the tree! Daddy bought me a small tree for my bedroom- I covered it in lights and baubles and then the real cats knocked everything off! I have an advent calendar which I can open once I've eaten my breakfast- I normally have to wait until after dinner! I went to Emily's Christmas party at the weekend, it was fun!

Father Christmas came to our village a few nights ago. He handed out some presents. I got a box from him. I said "why has Father Christmas used the same wrapping paper that I chose in Tescos the other day?". Äiti muttered something about being an observant little madam!

I have had a few questions about Father Christmas like... Why isn't he black from all the dirt in the chimney? How is he going to get the new TV down the chimney? How do his reindeer run in the air? How will he get into the houses that don't have chimneys?

Äiti has answered 'MAGIC' to all my questions! I have been Christmas shopping and I am quite excited about giving presents to everyone.

It's the holidays!

Today was the last day of the school term. I now have just over 3 weeks off. I have been doing 3 mornings a week, after the holidays I want to go 5 mornings a week as I love it there so much. I will still spend most of the morning in Nursery, but I will get my hour in Year 1. Äiti and Daddy had parents evening earlier this week, they spoke with my Nursery teacher and my Year 1 teacher. I am well liked and am doing really well. I need a bit more confidence but that is coming slowly.

Yesterday I had a swimming lesson with Mrs Hippicampi, I swam a whole length on my back doing near proper back stroke. I just need to get my arms a bit straighter! I had a great lesson and then afterwards I had a play with my swimming friend, Jessica. We then had tea together after swimming. We both had pasta without any sauce or vegetables! Yummy!

I've been getting back into jigsaws this week. I've done 2 easy 100pc jigsaws and several smaller ones. Daddy finished off reading me 'Martin's Mice' tonight, I am really enjoying books by Dick King Smith...as is Daddy!

Tomorrow we are going to start making our house look a bit more Christmassy- I'd like a luminous reindeer with bright lights on it to sit in our front garden. I'd also like some sparkly lights to go on our house, Äiti said "we'll see".

Here is a funny picture of me. I am wearing my sun hat even though it is winter. I wanted to wear it to school but I had to wear my school hat instead! I love eating chocolate croissants whilst checking my blog!

My new scooter and a letter to FC!

Actually it isn't new, I am using Äiti's old scooter. I am getting faster and more confident. Here is a short video of me on my scooter.

I am very tired right now, Äiti says I am suffering from 'End-of-term-itis'. I am sleeping quite well at night times and for the past two nights I haven't woken once, this is unheard of! I went to my school Christmas Fair on Friday night, I guessed the name of the shark and picked a few tickets in the tombola. I was too tired to do anything else.

Next week is my last week of school until the new term in January. Father Christmas is coming to school, I wrote him a letter. It says "To FC, Please can I have Tabby, Farm, 4 real cats, 100 Schleich, Maths Book Love Sophie". Tabby is my imaginary baby sister, 4 real cats- I'd like a Tonkinese, a Burmese, a MaineCoon and a Mog, Schleich are model animals and the maths book I want has to be a sticker book on multiplication!

An Angel!

Today it was my school's nativity play. I was an Angel. I had to do a dance on the stage with 2 other Angels. It wasn't really a dance, more a waggling of a few bits of tinsel! I quite enjoyed myself, I especially liked making faces at Daddy and Äiti who were in the audience! We had some song to sing, I knew the words but only sang the songs in my head. I had to wear an Angel outfit. Äiti spend a long time (grumbling) and sewing loads of tinsel onto my costume. It looked good though. I even had tinsel hair bobbles in.

Afterwards my whole class got some chocolate from our teachers for doing so well in our play. There was a man there recording the play...expect to see me in action fairly soon!

Swimming news

Today I had a brilliant swim lesson. My swim teacher taught me how to do proper back stroke today, I did really well. I do need to keep my arms a bit straighter apparently. I also got 2 new swim badges today because I have made such quick progression over the last few weeks. My swim teacher says I am very close to getting the next level and maybe some distance badges. Äiti isn't overly excited about the thought of sewing on lots of badges.

After swimming today, I played a bit with my new friend Jessica. She is an excellent swimmer too. I then came home and ate loads of dinner as I was so hungry. I then wrote my other blog, then daddy read me the last chapter in my Sophie book.

Philosophy

Äiti borrowed/stole this idea from my friend Amelia's blog! It was fun answering these questions.

1. If there were not clocks or watches in the world, would time still exist?
WHAT? Huh? No one would know what time it was because there would be nothing to tell them. The owls and foxes would still come out at night so we know it is night time. The sun shines in the day so it is day time.

2. If a tree fell in the forest, would it make a sound?
Yes...because it fell very loudly because it is a very big tree and went CRACK!

3. Do you think there are colors in the world that humans can't see, and that there are objects made out of those colors?
Some animals are camoflaged and cant be seen but I know they are there.

4. If you were trying to boil some water in a pot, would it take longer if you watched it?
No, just put the lid on, it is quite quick.

5. If you met a kid from Germany who only spoke German and you only spoke English but you both had learned how to read Japanese (but not speak it), would you be able to communicate?
No, but I could learn German.

The Cat Show

This weekend I went to The National Cat Club Show. There were over 500 cats to look at. All the cats were being judged and some even won rosettes. I loved looking at the Bengals, the Maine-Coons, Burmese, Persians, Tonkinese and Russian Blues. I even got to see a Turkish Van cat. I took my Turkish Van to see his mummy and daddy! Daddy liked the Norwegian Forest Cats, they weren't as big as the Maine-Coons though. After looking at all the cats we looked at all the things you could buy for them. We spent nearly 3 hours looking at the cats and talking to their owners. I came away wanting a Tonkinese, Daddy would quite like a Maine Coon and Äiti would like a Burmese!

When we got home we played a few games, I have discovered Jenga- it is a lot of fun! After dinner I went on my scooter. I am trying out Äiti's old one, it has two wheels and goes fast. It was my first try on it today so I was a bit slow to begin with. After an hour I was quite speedy and great!

My New Maths Interest

I have a new interest, it is multiplication! I know my 10 times tables inside out, my 1 times table (which is very easy) and some 2, 3, 4 and 5 times. I also know a few random other sums. I only got interested last weekend. I like firing random sums at Äiti or Daddy in the car or at home. I also ask for sums on a daily basis.
Here is a video of me doing some basic multiplication.

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Ill

I'm not very well at the moment. I am now on anti-biotics for an eye infection and a mild ear and chest infection. I'm also back on a huge dose of lactolose. I really did not want to go to the doctors today, I even had to be carried to the car and then into the doctors, I was not happy!

I spent the afternoon watching Madagascar on the sofa, I would like to go to the cinema to see Madagascar 2 when it comes out next month.

The only other exciting bit of news is that we now have a cat flap for the cats to go in and out. Äiti spent a long time today drilling a cat sized hole into the back door. The cats are not very sure of it yet so we are bribing them with ham to come back in. I spent long time this afternoon coaxing them in and out!

A new bedroom!

This weekend was very exciting as I got a new bedroom! I swapped my little bedroom with daddy's office. I had already chosen a bright colour for one of my walls. I choose 'Azure Blue 2' as my colour. I even got to watch the paint being made in Homebase. Äiti painted my wall and it looked really good. It took a long time to move everything between the two rooms. I now have a huge, empty bedroom but I am going to share with Tabby when she gets here. After moving my bedroom around we all went out for some very yummy Thai food. I had already had my dinner, but I did eat rather a lot of prawn crackers, rice and carrots! I was also very polite to everyone in the restaurant.

Last week was busy. I had 3 mornings of school, gymnastics, swimming and 2 playdates. I went to see my friend Kayne, we had to leave early as I wasn't very well behaved. On Friday I saw Emily who lives round the corner. I enjoyed myself there. I also went to the library and got out even more books. I wanted a book on foetal development, but there wasn't one. We looked in Borders today and couldn't find one either. I went to Mothercare to get new school shirts, I then spent rather a long time looking at baby toys, push chairs and baby clothes for Tabby.

Äiti's note: Tabby is very much an imaginary sister that Sophie thinks she is getting....very imaginary!

A biology lesson

I made this the other day...

It doesn't look very impressive, any guesses as to what I made?

An umbilical cord with food and air in it (white straight with yellow blocks)
An egg (green circle)
Sperm (green squares)
Boobies (red quares)
Tummy Button- where the umbilical cord joins (blue)

Lorraine and Me!

Lorraine came to visit us all the way from America! We had so much fun playing and chatting together. I first met Lorraine last March when we went on holiday to Seattle, since then she and Äiti have kept in contact and become great friends. I showed Lorraine around the house, then we all took her out for a curry. It was then quite late so I had to go to bed, but Lorraine, Daddy and Äiti stayed up very late, they looked very tired the next morning. We really enjoyed having Lorraine here and I hope we can see her again soon.

Here is a video of Lorraine and I playing together.

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More maths

Here is a video of me doing some big sums.

2 + 1 is 3 isn’t it? cough cough, that was the hoover again, 2+3 is 5 isn’t it, there we go, 6+2, a hard one, 6+2, got 6 in my head, 6, 7, oh i know what it is... 8! I’ve got a butterfly – 8!
3+2 is like 2+3 and 3+2, 3+2 has to be 5, now 2+2 is 4, 1+2 is 3
2, 4, 4..... oh yes!

All I want for Christmas is ....

a baby sister! Yep, that's right, not a kitten or a new toy, but a baby sister!

I am going to teach her how to talk and read, and to learn her colours, letters and numbers. I have this all planned. Tabby (my name for her) can sleep in my old cot though I will let her sleep in my bed sometimes. She can drink milk as we have lots in the fridge and then she can eat soup when she is bigger. I can help change her nappy but I'd want to use lots of baby wipes. I want to take her swimming, she'll have to use a baby seat though as she wont be able to swim like me- they have orange baby seats at Cannons. We need to buy Tabby a few more baby books that I will read to her, we can go to Borders to get those. I'll let her use my old buggy and car seat as she needs to face backwards. I saw some tiny baby clothes in Tescos that I thought she might like, they were very soft with polar bears on.

I'm very excited about my new baby sister. I was talking to Äiti's tummy and told Tabby to "move out of the ovary room and into the uterus". Tabby will then hatch out the egg and start to grow and grow and grow. She'll need the umbilical hosepipe to get air and food and drinks. Then, when she is bigger she will push her way out of Äiti and I will then have my new baby sister.

Äiti says she'll see what she can do, but I may have to wait a very long while.

My Weekend

I've had a busy weekend. On Saturday I went to a new country called Wales- I only went for an hour but I still walked on Welsh ground! We then went to IKEA to buy some new bedroom furniture for me as I am swapping rooms with daddy's office. We came away with nothing except a big crab (bought with my sticker reward chart points) and some fish mats!

On Saturday evening it was Bonfire Night so we went to a display to watch the fireworks. I was very excited as I'd seen some fireworks out of the window earlier in the week. It was raining hard but I was quite dry until someone spilt a whole pint of beer into the hood of my new jacket. The beer ran down my neck and back, it was horrible and I cried. Then the fireworks started and I screamed. We watched them from the car, they were very pretty but I didn't like the noise.

On Sunday we all went swimming at a pool near my school. I wore my goggles again and tried to dive down to the bottom of the pool to get my 'sinking seals'. I managed a forward roll in the water which is a new thing for me. I also swam two lengths (50meters) of the pool because daddy did! In the afternoon Äiti went to meet her friend Lorraine who was over from Seattle, she got back very late! I went to the Rainforest with daddy and saw all the plants and animals. Daddy and I made a butterfly mosaic in the evening.

Last week I went to my new school 3 times, I am having a lot of fun and really enjoying it. I like both my Nursery and Year 1 class. I have been getting reading books to read at home and sometimes I get some maths to do. I love getting work to do.

Marmalade's birthday

Today it was Marmalade's birthday. He is now 1. I have been preparing for his birthday for a while now. Today at dinner time Marmalade had a party. I had made a poster telling all the toys and animals where the party was going to be and at what time. I had bought him some presents, a card and made him a large chocolate cake. I added a lot of candles and some model cats to his cake. I picked out some party cups and plates for him too.

We ate our dinner (which I got to choose and helped cook), then we had some cake with candles and then Marmalade got to open his presents. He got a box of cat biscuits and some new toy balls. He was very happy. The cake was very very yummy!

Here are some pictures of Marmalade's 1st birthday.

My new school

On Monday I started my new school. I have named my school 'Fish School' on account of it having a lovely big ocean mural painted outside my classroom.

I was quite excited about starting my new school so wasn't nervous. Daddy dropped me off and then Aiti picked me up. I skipped out of school shouting 'Fish school is fishtastic'. On my first day I started off in Nursery and then after assembly I went to Year 1 and did some Literacy. I wrote about what I did in the holidays. I then read to my teacher and then we all went to the library. I then went back to Nursery as it was time for French class. I then played a lot and then Äiti picked me up. I had some maths work to do at home, I was meant to do a few pages but I did the whole book!

Today I went back to Fish School (I only go 3 mornings a week). I started off again in Nursery and then after assembly I went to Year 1 again for some maths. I read again to my teacher, did some work and then went back to Nursery. I made a rocket today with lots of glue and sparkles! I stayed for lunch today and then Aiti picked me up after I'd had a good play outside.

I am making lots of friends, I am known by quite a lot of the other children and I really like my teachers. Äiti and Daddy are really happy that I am enjoying it and doing well.

Kayne and me

Here is a video of Kayne and me having fun at the park. I like Kayne a lot.

Natural History Museum

I had a very long day out at the Natural History Museum today. We got the train and then the tube to the museum. We started off looking at all the birds and then we moved onto the mammals. I saw all the animals I wanted to see- manatees, red pandas, polar bears, dolphins and fish! We then had some lunch which I didn't eat. Äiti got cross with me for not eating quickly...and then she tried some of my food. I didn't have to eat anymore after that!

We then went back to the mammals section, the sea creatures and the primates. I loved looking at the skulls of people. Daddy then went to the dinosaur exhibition which I didn't want to go to so I went and looked in the Human Body section. I was very interested in the baby section and I now know a whole lot more about how babies develop. I even got to stand in a giant uterus! I then went to the shop and tried to spend some money. We then walked back to the tube and came home.

Here are some photos of me on the tube with my newly acquired Burmese Python. Burmese Pythons are very good at swimming!