Dear Elsie

I love you very VERY much. 

You are beyond hilarious, gloriously energetic and feverishly enthusiastic. You are superbly (and quite frankly scarily) independent, confident and sensitive and I hope you will always be this way despite how bloody tough it is for your parents!

You are the loudest happiest and certainly the most flirtatious of any toddler I've met. Equally, the most hard work, demanding, and not to mention stubborn. 

With you, motherhood is less 'Cath Kidston and cupcakes' and more 'double gin and tonic'. Now please PLEASE start sleeping through the night. Because although I am only 28. I feel 108. And grumpy. 

Love you lots little darling girl

Your mum x

I heart Imogen

Imogen and auntie Ruth came to stay for a couple of days. We had such a lovely time. Apart from the time that I pushed Imogen off the toilet. I'm starting to feel bad about that.

I miss her so much I wish I could see her everyday.

Mum and Ruth drank beer in the sun and Ruth turned red. I wonder if that would happen to me if I drank beer!

Imogen calls me Edie. And I call Imogen Edie. We were clearly missing witch no 3.

Big love

Elsie Beyre xx

Outdoor pursuits

This weekend I went for a cycle ride with Mummy and Daddy and also Granma and Grampa - also known as 'wa waa' collectively.

We had a pic nic which is my favourite type of cuisine. I made everyone happy by saying their names - especially auntie 'maimy'. She was very chuffed indeed.

Today Tamara took me swimming in her parents pool down the road. I feel very lucky to have a heated outdoor pool that I can use when I like. This is the kind of thing that happens in Slurry. I mean Surrey. I had a super time on the sunshine wearing my armbands.

Chat soon

Elsie xx

Elsie in motion...

Soft Play with Auntie Jo

On Friday Mummy took me to see Auntie Jo. I love Auntie Jo. And I even said her name 'Jo'.

We met at a soft play area in a garden centre of all places! I had a lovely time teaching all the kids how to climb up the slide the wrong way. I caused mayhem. And Mummy pretended that I wasn't hers when the other mums looked over whilst tutting.

Yesterday Daddy and me had a lovely day out. We went swimming and loved going on the big slide, then we went for a coffee and finished it off with a spot of shoe shopping. I now have some fancy new shoes. Mummy wishes my feet would not grow quite so fast!

Today we are off to see baby Bea and I am VERY excited!

Lots of love

Elsie xx

Ps check out my 'smile for the camera' face

Home from Holidays...

Mummy and Daddy took me on an airplane to a magical land called Greece.

Mummy says that the hotel was like a slice of heaven. None of us wanted to come home.

The first few days were a bit rocky. The nice Greek doctor told me I had tonsillitis and bronchitis. I pretty much slept and screamed for 3 days. I also decided that I wouldn't eat anything except for cheese. Oh and that I as petrified of sand and water. And also I didn't like being outside much either.

Taking this all on board, Mummy and Daddy had to adapt the holiday slightly - given that we had come to see these three wonders of the world - sun sea and sand.

In the end I got into the swing of things and I just loved it. Mummy and Daddy ate (and drank) like Kings (and Queens), and baked their bodies until they blistered. We swam in the indoor pool in the morning, ate mountains for lunch, slept all afternoon (Mummy and Daddy caught some rays on our gigantic balcony), then ate another mountain for dinner. We weren't even hungry. But we ate anyway!

I also learnt to swim with arm bands. And I let go of Mummy and Daddy and swam (floated) by myself. It was scary at first, but I will get there.

We will never forgot such a wonderful holiday

Elsie Beyre xx

(For my first holiday they have set the bar pretty high. I will expect nothing less than 5* in future)

Today

I played with one of my boyfriend's Elijah.

He took me to the fire station. I was clearly impressed...

Shouldn't have...

had that curry last night.

Proper 'bum burner' as Grampa would say...

Toddler Tango

Today mummy took me to Toddler Tango with EJ and his Mummy Sarah.

We danced and sang and banged our instruments together. I was very good at copying the lady with her expressions and putting the instruments back. But I mainly liked to move the furniture around whilst the other children sang songs.

Big love

Elsie Beyre

Ps how's our Noons? I haven't heard from her in a while...

Virginia Water

Today mummy and daddy took me for a bike ride to a big lake about 7 miles away. It was LOVELY. We had a picnic with humous and strawberries. What a treat!

I also 'shared' an ice cream with Mummy. She's getting a bit more relaxed about that kinda thing... Daddy says mum is WILD!

Corny

It's true. I ate corn. Tamara said if I dipped it in ketchup I might like it...

Can't wait to see Granma tomorrow and have a good old catch up...

Farmtastic Videos...

Farmtastic...

Today Mummy and Daddy took me to a farm to ride on tractors and feed the animals.

We watched the goats being fed, saw brand new lambs, had a tractor ride, went on lots of slides, fed sheep llamas and cows. And want on a trampoline and the swings and a wobbly bridge. Oh AND saw lots of rabbits and chickens.

It was WICKED! I didn't want to leave.....

Hello sun. Oh how I have missed you...

Yesterday the sun came out so we played outside at Tamaras which I loved. She has a lovely garden with lots of toys. I also played with play dough at toddler group. But as you can see from the photo I am way too cool for that kind of kiddy play.

This morning I went to the dentist. I have 16 teeth and 4 more to go! Yippee... I was very good at the dentist even though he had a big beard and put his gloved finger in my mouth. It wasn't half as bad as what the other kids say it is. Pussy's.

Today I am playing with my new water table toy on the roof terrace. It's lovely being outside.

Lots of love

Elsie Beyre xx

Ps I loved seeing he picture of Noonie drinking wine bed bound. That's my girl! Xx

Run Daddy Run!

Today Daddy ran a hell of a long way! We stationed ourselves at two points in the race and we gave him a big cheer! We were so proud of him and we had a lovely day...

He ran 26 miles in 3hrs 44 minutes with fairly limited training I must add. What a complete maniac!

He got a big shiny medal and we got big sloppy sweaty kisses as a result!

Hurray!!!!