Bullocks or Bollards or just plain Bollocks!

After Gymnastics today, I was getting myself back into my normal clothes...

Me: I have a large bollock in my sock
A: You have a what?
Me: A large bollock, look
A: Oh, I think you mean a bollard
Me: no, a bollock, B-O-L-L-O-C-K
A: Ahh, a bullock
Me: No, a B-O-L-L-O-C-K bollock
A: um, ok. I think you are saying the wrong word, I think you mean something else, do you even know what a bollock is?
Me: Yes, un bollock, it is French for lump or bump, Poisson told me!

Aiti, by this point was trying very hard not to laugh at me. All the other gymnastic mothers commented on how good my spelling was!

Bike Riding

It has been a long time since I last sat on my bike...at least 6 months so I was very rusty. On Monday I tried it out and rode like a sloth. Last night (Tuesday) my confidence returned. I even tried riding down the slope backwards a few times until Aiti said no!

Here I am on my bike, there is a also a short clip at the end of me climbing.

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

I hate surprises!

Seeing as I already knew about my Easter Egg, I just imagined it would magically appear from it's hiding place (which I never did find) and it would be mine! Alas, no!

Aiti and Daddy sprung a surprise on me. I had to find the egg myself by following some clues...an egg hunt they called it. I was not impressed at all and completely refused to co-operate. The clues were so easy to read and work out but I was not going to get egg-cited. I answered the first clue but did not move, I had to be dragged to the answer. I then refused to touch the boiled egg with another clue attached to it...where was my big chocolate egg?

Eventually Aiti had had un-oeurf and had a few select words with me. I then co-operated a little bit, but not enough to smile. Once I'd found all 6 boiled eggs I had to re-arrange them all (they had letters written on them) and the letters spelled out where my big egg was. I pretended to not be able to do this which made Aiti and Daddy bang their heads together. I think I heard Aiti screaming quietly! Eventually I gave in and found my egg- it was a Smarties one.

Aiti went for a lie down to recover from the ordeal of the egg hunt and I had a good shout and whinge at both her and Daddy. Finally I calmed down when I realised that I needed help opening my egg. I then cheered up a lot and ate my egg. I then tried to think of as many egg-cellent egg words as possible! What an egg-traordinary day!

Cracking the Easter Egg code

I've never had an Easter Egg before, but I know I am getting one on Sunday. I had this conversation with Äiti earlier.

Me: Where is the Easter Egg you bought me for Sunday?
Ä: What Easter Egg?
Me: The one you text Daddy about, you asked him to buy me one
Ä: um...no, I didn't
Me: Yes you did, here...
I then show Äiti the text message she sent to Daddy on her phone, it was in the 'sent' folder!
Me: See, you asked Daddy to get me an Easter Egg
Ä: How long have you known about this?
Me: Since Monday
Ä: and why has it taken you so long to ask me about it?
Me: I've been looking for where you hid it
Ä (now exasperated): and how do you know you'll get it on Sunday?
Me: I saw in Tescos that it said Sunday 12th April and that is on Sunday

Some art work!

It has been a long time since I posted some art work. So here are a few pictures.

In order... an Okapi, a parrot fish talking to a parrot, my toy giraffe head on, a leopard (I was trying to get the ears to look like they were behind each other), an Angler Fish in the midnight zone, a tree by the beach/sea/midnight zone.

Poxxy Pox!

I am a spotty beast! I started the afternoon with 12 spots and now I have 25, I think they are doubling!
Yes, I finally have Chicken Pox! I somehow avoided it when we lived in Finland, there were lots of kids catching it and I never did. I think I got my spots from one of my friends at school.

Not much other news really. It was Äiti's birthday at the weekend, I went shopping with Daddy and bought her a cake, a new top and a card. She also got several hours to herself without Daddy or ,e being around. We all went out for dinner on Friday night. We went to the Thai restaurant near my school. I ate prawn crackers and rice and Äiti had a fish that kept looking at me in a funny way!
On Sunday we went swimming and then out for lunch. We also had our first barbecue of the year, in fact we had one on Saturday night and then again on Sunday night!

A day in the life of me...written by Äiti

Aiti wrote this on her board, so I thought I share how I spent my day yesterday.

A day in the life of Sophie!

According to Sophie she woke at 6 something, she stayed in her room drawing shapes (why? no idea) and proudly brought us a few sheets of ovals, diamonds, hexagons etc at 7.10am. After breakfast she watched a bit of TV (Bob the Builder, Numberjacks) before we got dressed. We had to go into town today for some bits, neither of us like shopping so we promised each other we'd be quick. Over breakfast she asked her first ever 'deep' question, "how old do you have to be to die?" I answered truthfully.
In town we managed to get everything we wanted surprisingly easily. I got Sophie a new Nintendo DS game, she picked 'Dolphin Island', we then went to the camping shop and got an airbed for our upcoming camping trip...I am not sleeping on a therma-rest! We then went to a charity shop (Oxfam) and found some more 'Mr Men' books. We then went to Starbucks for a 'babyccino' (aka warm milk with chocolate sprinkles) and a cup of tea so that Sophie could start her new game. After I'd caught up on email via my phone and Sophie was done playing the DS we went to the supermarket where Sophie sat inside the shopping trolley and continued to play the DS. This made for a quick trip round and I wasn't badgered for gingerbread!

Back at home she ate all her lunch (cheese sandwich and some apple and cucumber) in record slow time. She then got out her 'bits and pieces' box and proceeded to make a variety of things including a flag. The flag poles were the wooden stirrers you get from Starbucks (she'd pinched a few, read handful). She also made a car and some paper food. This involved lots of pots and pans and several wine glasses! Once she was done making things she pulled out a few musical instruments and she made a um, noise! This then led her to ask for her piano keyboard so we went upstairs and she pretended to play the piano. She then put the piano on 'demo' mode and leaped about on her bed counting in 2s, 5s and 10s. I thought it was a perfect teaching moment so gave her some sums...she turned the music up, thus ending my teachable moment! lol
She then found a yellow blanket, changed into a pair of shorts (just shorts), picked up a computer mouse and a Playstation controller and ran round the house being controlled! Daddy then came home and she made him walk like all the symbols on the controller!
We then had a game of Snakes and Ladders, which she won by cheating. "I just have to win" she declared and moved her piece on when I wasn't looking.

We then went into the garden where she became a tuna fish and later a salmon! I had to catch her with the yellow blanket (now a net) and put her in a tin can! She spent some time practising leaping off the top of her slide wearing her blanket, she played football with the cat until he got the ball, bit it, punctured it and then tried to drag it through the cat flap! She also played in her sand tray, lobbed a hoop round the garden and ran away from flies!

It was then time for me to do dinner. Thursdays tend to be 'Sophie can pick night', so she'd picked pizza. She hates pizza so this was a surprise! She played with her vet surgery and on the DS whilst I sorted dinner. I lovingly cut her pizza into the shape of a cat knowing full well she wouldn't eat it...olives for eyes,nose etc! I called her to the table to which she shouted 'I don't like pizza, I'm not going to eat it'. "Fine" Daddy said, "bed then". She came to the table and with the help of some tomato ketchup she demolished the entire pizza for the first time ever! After dinner, DH cleared away, loaded the dishwasher etc whilst I check my site. Sophie decided to draw glasses- eye glasses not wine glasses! We'd taken Great Granny to the opticians a few days ago and she was quite interested in the racks of glasses. She drew square ones, oval ones, hexagon ones etc.

We then all went to the play park, Sophie scooted there to burn off some extra energy. She practised sliding down the 30ft slide on her front, standing on a swing and leaping off anything. Back at home we fed the ants (we have an ant farm), fed the cats and she had a drink. She then turned her beaker into a 'fart machine' and made interesting noises by suctioning her face into the beaker!
Then we headed upstairs where I supervised her getting ready for bed. She picked a new book to read (a Mr Men book) and read that to Daddy. He then read her a few chapters of an Animal Ark book. He left her room at about 8pm and she read herself to sleep by about 9pm. We didn't need to go back up to see her.
So a busyish day. She was in a great mood all day which was just what we needed after a horrendous day yesterday. She was full of a lot of energy and spent the entire afternoon in constant motion.

Do you like my ribs?

I love dancing. Here I am looking like Iggy Pop dancing around. Who knows what I say at the end of the video but it is something to do with snot coming out my nose and needing a tissue!

Iris and Me!

Opa was over in the UK this week so he came to visit us. Today, we drove down to see my Great Granny who is called Iris. We ate lunch and then Iris and I went for a walk. She bought me two new books. On the way back in the car I showed Iris how to play Catz on the Nintendo! Here is a silly picture of me chasing my shadow round a post box!

For those car seat spotters, yes, Äiti removed my coat before we drove off!

The end of term!

On Friday it was the last day of school for a few weeks. It has been a really busy term and I am quite exhausted. I had a 2 hour nap on Saturday and then went to bed at my normal time!

So what did I do this term at school?
We celebrated Chinese New Year, we all dressed in red, did exercises in the playground, made a dragon and ate Chinese food for lunch. I took my toy panda in that day!
I had my class assembly. I stood up in front up in the whole school and all the parents and said "my favourite books are about cats and kittens", then I said a whole poem with my class.
I made lots of new friends and have been to a few birthday parties. I even had my own birthday party and invited all my friends.
I've made lots of cakes, painted lots, played in the home corner every day, made models, made cards, tried new foods and discovered a liking for chocolate milk.
I held my own in Year 1 though it was a busy term I didn't go very often.
I went to school dressed as a cat, I've never dressed up before. It was for World Book Day.
I went to school when it snowed and played outside in the playground all morning!
I have gained so much confidence that I can now collect my certificates from my HeadTeacher up on the stage.

It has been a great term, but I need a few weeks off now to recover!

Boys, boys, boys and maths!

My obsession with the Form (grade) 6 boys continues! As soon as I wake up in the morning I have to be D and Aiti has to be A. After school, I want to play schools all the time. I like to do year 6 maths, science and art and I like to read 11yr old books! I have even started putting my hand up in assembly because that is what the older boys do!
Today, I wanted to do year 6 maths. Äiti made some maths up for me and this is what I did.

A very busy weekend

I started the weekend by going to Sainsburys with Daddy as I needed to get a few things for Mothers' Day. After lunch, I met with Kayne and Sylvie at the local indoor play centre. We played for a few hours and then we all went to McDonalds for dinner. I got a snow leopard in my Happy Meal, I've called him Snowy. Kayne and Sylvie then came back to my house for a sleepover. We played out in the dark in the garden with our torches, it was fun looking for cats!We then played a few games, ate supper and then it was time for bed. Daddy read us a story each and then we read to ourselves. We were all asleep quite early this time- 9.10pm!

Sylvie woke up first at 6.15am, followed very quickly by Kayne and then me at 6.16am! We played in my bedroom until 7.30am which is when Äiti decided to get up and feed us. We ate our breakfast and played some more games. We also got out the marble run again. After getting dressed we took Tiger the cat to the play park and we played there until it was time to meet Kayne and Sylvie's parents at Borders.

Back at home I gave Äiti her Mothers Day presents. I had made a card at school and some chocolate fudge, I also got her some flowers and a card that I signed from 'Tabby'. She also got a jar of pickles from me! Äiti was rather pleased!

I then went to my friend's party. I got very very scared of the magic show and had to be taken out the room as I was screaming too loudly. I don't like magic, it confuses me.

I then had an early dinner, did my homework and went to bed earlier than normal as I was so tired.

Me, competitive....perhaps!

Last time I saw Lorraine we had a lot of fun doing maths (click here to see last time). Last night Lorraine and Mary came over. They were here because Lorraine has been working in the UK this week. I was so excited about having another maths competition that I made Äiti write out some sums for me yesterday to practice with, I needed to be as fast as Kayne is with his maths. I then asked Äiti to write some new sums out for Lorraine and I to complete. This morning I am still gloating over the score of 11 points to 1! I had great fun with Lorraine doing the sums. I think Äiti and Daddy enjoyed their curry and beer with Lorraine and Mary too!

A wee trip to Scotland!

I had a great weekend in Scotland. We flew up on Thursday evening and went to our apartment which was on the Royal Mile. Our friends, Harri and Kata from Finland were also staying with us, it was fun to see them again. On Friday we had breakfast in a little tea shop under our apartment, then we started walking! 6 miles later we had seen loads and were exhausted! I saw the whole of the Royal Mile, the castle, Princes Street, Rose Street, the Grassmarket, Cowgate, a park and lots of kilts! I bought a purple kilt because I wanted to look like daddy!

Granny and Papa arrived late afternoon so we had dinner with them. I slept very well that night. Auntie Cathryn and Noel arrived that evening but I didn't see them as I was already asleep.

On Saturday, after we put on our kilts, we went to the tea shop again and had another big breakfast. Harri and Kata went to walk up Arthur's Seat whilst daddy marched into town to pick up some rugby tickets. I met daddy in Starbucks. I then had lunch with Granny and Papa, Cathryn and Noel, Daddy and Aiti and Mike (Papa's friend). We then all walked back to the apartment where everyone watched the Welsh rugby game. Daddy and all his family, and Harri and Kata then all went to Murray field to watch Scotland get beaten by Ireland. I couldn't see Daddy in the stands. Granny and Papa then babysat me whilst everyone went out for dinner.

On Sunday we went to a different place for another huge breakfast, then we walked into town. I went to the National Portrait Gallery with Aiti and Kata. It was then time for Harri and Kata to fly back to Finland. I then walked back to our apartment to watch England play France on the TV. After that we went to a Turkish restaurant for dinner.

On Monday, everyone went home, but we had a while to wait as our flight was in the afternoon. We tidied the apartment, had another breakfast and then went back to town. I read a lot of books in Waterstones, then it was lunch and then we got the bus to the airport.

We walked miles and miles over the weekend and saw lots. It was a lot of fun.

Form 6 boys, hello!

I am suddenly very taken by the Form 6 boys, they are all 11 years old! There are only 6 boys in that class so I know them all. I am pretending to be Dan all the time right now, Daddy has to be Max and Äiti has to be one of the others. Last night at story time, Matthew joined us. I was pretending to let him sleep in my bed. I didn't want him to fall out of my bed though! In the morning he helped me feed the cats their biscuits, he ate his breakfast sitting in daddy's seat and then he came to school with us!
I have made registers for Form 6 and have even started behaving like an 11year old! With all my Playmobil people, I created a classroom for my boys and have played with that quite a bit!

Look at my t-shirt!

Look carefully!
My friend Sylvie's mum made it for me! She got the pictures from my ceta-cheetah blog and then did something special which meant I now have my cats on a t-shirt! The writing underneath says 'Marmalade and Tiger'. I love it!

My Birthday Party!

I had my birthday party yesterday! I had 21 of my friends come to my party! I had a lot of fun. My party was at an indoor playcentre. There was a big play structure with ball pools, slides, slopes, climbing things and lots of padding! After we'd played for an hour we had some food. Everyone sang 'Happy Birthday' to me which I wasn't keen on. Then we played some more until it was time to go home!


I got some fantastic presents from my friends including some Playmobil, lots of art and crafts stuff and some games. I am very lucky. Äiti couldn't take many pictures of my party as it was a bit chaotic but here is a picture of me in my party gear! My dress (that Sylvie gave me) has big grey Cattys all over it!

World Book Day

Today it was World Book Day. I went to school dressed as my favourite book character- Mog! It was also my class' assembly so Äiti and Daddy came and watched me. I stood on the stage and said my line very clearly and loudly- Äiti nearly cried! We had a fun Story-Teller in school today. He played a ukelele and told some fun stories. It was a good day!

Here I am in my costume.

Happy Birthday to Me!

On Tuesday it was my birthday, I am now 4!

I started the day by opening my present from Äiti and Daddy- I got a Vet's Clinic (Playmobil). I then went to school where my class and Form 1 sang Happy Birthday to me. I took in some cakes which I shared with both my class and Form 1. After school, Daddy took the afternoon off work and came with me to swimming. I had a good swimming lesson where I learnt how to do the butterfly stroke. After swimming, my friend Jessica came to Pizza Hut with me- we had a lot of fun even though I was very tired. Back at home I opened the rest of my presents from my relatives- lots of games like Trivial Pursuits, Blokus, Qwirkle, Safari Rush Hour, some art books, a maths sticker book, a computer game and some more Schleich animals. I played Blokus and beat Daddy by 1pt and Aiti by lots of points.

On Wednesday I went to school, in assembly the whole school sang Happy Birthday to me and I got a card from all the teachers. After school, Val and Michael came over. I opened their present which was a Playmobil Zoo Feeding Station. We then went to the park where I made Val chase me up and down the field! Val and Michael then played with me and my Vet Clinic whilst Äiti cooked dinner. I had requested a roast dinner with cake and Vienetta ice cream! I had some very funny candles on my cake- every time I blew them out they re-lit themselves! It was then time for bed.

This weekend I am having my party. I have 20 of my friends coming so am very excited!

Birthday videos!

Thank you all for my birthday wishes. So far I have only opened a few presents as I had to go to school. I will update later.
In the meantime here are my video montages of my life! This one is from when I was 2yrs old through to now so you may have seen some of this montage already.

Just in case you want to sit through the first 2 years of my life agin, here is the montage..