It would seem that at this moment in time I may be Leo's most favourite person ever (well apart from his mum, dad and sister!) and it's because of something that was completely out of my control! I didn't want to go over the top with Easter eggs this year as the kids will get more than enough chocolate so I just bought them one small one, and put it in a colour yourself canvas bag with a little gift. Olive had a egg shaped stacking toy, Max had a Spiderman in a car, Rosie had a Polly Pocket and Leo had a couple of packs of Pokemon cards.
At 7 o'clock on Sunday I had a WhatsApp video call from an over the top excited Leo because in one of the packs was a very rare collectable card - what were the chances? He was so happy! Apparently they are so rare that they sell on eBay for about £350 - not that he will be parting with it any time soon, but what a lucky pack that was.
We had our Easter family day on Friday which was absolutely lovely, the sun was shining and we spent the whole afternoon outside in the garden with all the cousins playing so well together.
So what does this week hold? Well, after we have our routine childminding days out of the way we are venturing away for a couple of days - shh don't tell Coco she is off on a little holiday to stay with my niece! We aren't going that far from home but will be using the hotel voucher that J&S gave us for Christmas. I'll share more next week but the weather forecast is looking good, there's a good restaurant attached to the hotel and hopefully we will discover some interesting places to visit in an area that we haven't explored much before. It's been over six months since we had some time away from home so I need to dust down our overnight bags. Having been made to stay at home for so long means that even a couple of days away feels like a big deal!
Your get to wear the best Grandma Crown for a few years now! Well done with the cards.
ReplyDeleteYour cake looks so yummy. Oh how exciting, an adventure away from home ... Coco will have her own adventure :)
Isn't it fun to see the little ones delight in little treasures. Your Easter sounds lovely; and the cake looks yummy. Enjoy your time away; we are working on doing more of that as well.
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ReplyDeleteLove that photo of Coco in the bunny ears!
Hope you are enjoying the loveliest of getaways!! And that Coco is on her best behavior! She might still be sore about those bunny ears! Boy does that cake look yummy!!
ReplyDeleteWell, I have to comment on Leo and his Pokemon cards. Although I don't exactly remember his age, I have a granddaughter who still loves Pokemon and she's 27!! She still has her original card collection from when she was little, so she might have a few rare ones. I doubt she would part with them either. In addition, she has assorted Pokemon items, stuffed, cups, games, knick knacks, key chains--just all varieties of things. I'm pretty sure her bed sheets are gone--only because she no longer has a twin bed!! It will be interesting to see how long Leo sticks it.
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