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The Little Lilypad is a lifestyle blog mostly written by a mum to two beautiful, cheeky and entertaining daughters. It is sometimes written by the Man on the Pad or by one of our baby bloggers. Occasionally we accept guest posts too. There is frequently talk of sustainable living, saving money, lifestyle and travel. It is hopefully helpful, sometimes funny and always honest.
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Category: The Toddler Years

  1. Country Kids : Finding some fresh air

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    This week we have been ravaged by a sickness bug. 

    We went into hibernation for a while. Every single one of us caught it.

    I began to feel a little like I had cabin fever.

    I wanted to go outside.

    The girls wanted to go outside.

    We missed my nephews first birthday party, I was gutted. The girls were gutted.

    But we didn't want to pass the bug onto anyone that hadn't already had it. So we sat inside and waited for it to pass.

    Then today, we braved it outside and went to Nanny & Grandad's house.

    A place that is always home.

    A place you can go when you are happy, sad, excited, scared ..... or in this case, poorly.

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    It is also a place that the little one can go outside and feed the fish, when she needs a little fresh air too (with a little help from Grandad).

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    Country Kids from Coombe Mill Family Farm Holidays Cornwall

  2. Wot So Funee : The drama

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    This weeks Wot So Funee is back at its natural home with Actually Mummy :  here is the link if you need it;

    Wot So Funee?

    The little one provides us with endless one liners but today she has been a little grouchy and we were travelling back from the shops yesterday, where she was moaning and crying in the back of the car about nothing in particular. To be fair she had had to ensure school shoe shopping with her big sister but I told her not to be silly and through her tears, she looked at me and said

    "Mommy, shall I stop being so dramatic?"

    She is two years old!

    Sometimes, there are no words. (aside from her possibly repeating mine).

  3. Country Kids : Exploring the water park

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    Yesterday was a PJ day. A whole day in the house, not getting dressed, just doing nothing and enjoying every minute of it. I cannot remember the last time we literally did nothing. It was bliss.

    However, that meant we needed some fresh air today, so we threw together a picnic and went to our local water park. It is so easy forget the fabulous things that are on our doorstep and it was good to prise the girls away from the technology and back to nature.

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    I think I lost a whole loaf of bread to the ducks, geese and swans today. Although the tween also lost a little bit of her bravery when she was surrounded by geese!!

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    We went exploring .......

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    The tween tested the water to see how cold it was and needless to say, we didn't go on the pedal boats today.

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     And then of course, we were in the woods so we "had" to go on a bear hunt!

    What a beautiful day!

    Country Kids from Coombe Mill Family Farm Holidays Cornwall

  4. Wot So Funee : The poo saga

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    Wot So Funee?

    Wot is not so funee is the little one having a nasty water infection.

    Wot is not so funee is me enduring salmonella poisoning. I can categorically say that trying to put a "sample" into a pot was in no way funny).

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    But the toddler never ceases to amaze me with her continually expanding vocabulary (and current position of family entertainments manager) but we were all sitting round the dining table when she looked at me and said "Mommy, if you have finished go and put your plate in the sink and wash up!"

    We all burst into laughter, with the tween smirking as she knows that phrase is usually saved for her but then the toddler jumps off her seat exclaiming that she needs a poo. "I need a poo, I need a poo, I need a poo", needless to say we didn't make her finish her meal and off she toddled to the toilet.

    A few moments later, she is back with a proud look on her face ....... "Mommy, I have just done the HUGEST (said: hoojist) poo EVER".

    I think it is a fair to say that while we may have been feeling a little "poo" this week, we can always rely on her to cheer the mood!

    What have your little ones said this week to make you smile? If you have written a post, I would love you to link up!

     

     

    Next weeks Wot So Funee will be hosted by Actually Mummy.