Happy christmas to every one....

Its christmas morning, im wishing i was with pickle opening her presents and getting a big kiss and cuddle, im waiting for her to call me and tell me all about what santa brought her, ill be heading up to sheffield this afternoon and spending the night in a hotel ready to pick issy up in the morning and head back, we should get to nannys in time for dinner with all the family, and pickle can open all her presents and give her cousins there presents, i cant wait to see my princess, i would give anything to be with you right now pickle, DADDY LOVES YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Time flies by so fast... Friday before last i took nanny up to Sheffield to see pickle in her school play, we got there nice and early so we got to sit at the front by the stage, pickle looked so beautiful in the angel costume i got for her, the play was performed by 4 and 5 year old and it was fantastic they all did really well, it was great to watch, i filmed it but it was difficult because all i wanted to do was keep the camera on pickle lol, nanny and i bought some raffle tickets from one of pickles teachers and after the play they had the draw and we won a Christmas cake, when Issy had changed out of her costume nanny and i took her for tea at pizza express in meadowhall but all to quickly it was time to say by by and for nanny and me to head back to London. early in the week pickles mum let me know pickle was poorly she had to take some medicine and would not be going back to school until after Christmas, so i arranged to pick her up a day early, that day makes such a difference, though we couldn't go out much as pickle needed to rest in the warm but we did visit Santa's grotto. pickle enjoyed that, and we did some fun things indoors, pickle is getting very good on the computer she was designing party invitations and printing them and we made a princess crown with sparkly beads, glitter and pipe cleaners, it was so nice chilling with pickle for a long weekend, its only 6 days until Christmas and i wont get to see pickle on Christmas day, though i am hoping to talk with her on the phone, i will then pick her up on boxing day and hope to get back to London in time for dinner at nanny's with all the family, and pickle will be staying with me for a week, i cant wait.......

Its Monday and iv just had another great weekend with pickle, and what could have been a disaster turned out to be fun...
i hired a mini bus to take pickle and her friends to winter wonderland the traffic was bad on the way there, when we arrived i dropped every one at the entrance and went to park the van, while i was looking for a parking space i got a call from uncle Richie to say they where still at the entrance and there was a 2 hour wait to get in, so it was decided that we would all go out to eat instead so i drove back to pick them up, when i got there i noticed pickles cream tights where dirty pickle told me that her Belle Grace Jacob Maya Isla Sophie and Ellie had all been playing in a huge pile of leaves over 2 feet deep and it was a lot of fun.. anyway we all got back on the mini bus and headed to pizza express while we where waiting for our order to be taken the oven in the restaurant blew up and the manager apologised and said they where unable to cook anymore food that night, so we all piled back onto the bus and went in search of another place to eat finally we managed to get fed and what could have been a disaster wasn't because the kids all had fun even though we didn't get into winter wonderland, during the week i found an angel costume for pickle to wear in her school Nativity play, and Friday nanny and i are going to pickles school to watch her in the play then take her out for tea, i cant wait :)

After the great day at chessington we went back to nanny's for tea then Jacob came back with pickle and me for another sleep over and of course that meant making more pop corn and movies but it wasn't long before pickle and Jacob were asleep, worn out from running round at chessington, so i left them in the big bed in the living room and got into my own bed, they were both excited in the morning when they woke because we were going to London to see the lion king so after we washed dressed and had breakfast we went back to nanny's for a bit then headed into London we got to the theatre just in time to get a drink and some snacks before taking our seats, when the show started pickle and Jacob were mesmerised by the great costumes, it was a great show and we all really enjoyed it after it finished i let pickle and Jacob buy something from the souvenir shop pickle chose a cuddle toy and Jacob chose a book, then we had to head straight back as Jacob was going to his dads for a couple of days, its been a while since i started this post and a couple of weeks have passed, the weekend after we went to see the lion king pickle came to stay with me again and we had more sleep over pop corn nights and pickle Jacob and me went swimming at there favourite bathes, it was children in need weekend so pickle wore her pudsy ears all weekend, we had a great time...

It was a brilliant week, all my worrying about not getting to speak with pickle on the phone was laid to rest the moment we met at the station, the smile on pickles face, the hugs & kisses she gave me, made my heart sing, we made good time to London and headed straight round to Nanny's, there was a few birthday cards waiting to be opened and nanny read each one out as pickle opened them, i told pickle about some of the things i had planed for the week including a little party for Saturday and asked if pickle would like to help write out the invitations, i was amazed at how good pickles writing was, she has only been going to school for a couple of months but the improvements are great, pickle loves it there, pickle wanted to give Jamie_lee her invite so we went next door to see her, Jamie_lee told us that she was going on holiday in the morning and wouldn't get back in time for the party, so she gave pickle a card and present, pickle was a bit upset that her friend was going away, Issy played at nanny's for a bit while i did some shopping then we went home got in our Pj's and made popcorn and watched a movie in bed before going to sleep. in the morning i asked pickle what she would like to do and told her that her bike was fixed, she asked if we could go to the park on our bikes so we set off it was so great just me and pickle riding our bikes and feeding the ducks and squirrels, that afternoon Sarah dropped Jacob round nanny's and pickle asked if he could have a sleep over with us, so when Issy and Jake finished playing at nanny's we went home and made a huge bed in the living room made loads of pop corn and put on a movie, in the morning we went back to nanny's and waited for Sarah Spencer to arrive with Maya and isla then we all headed off to chessington, the girls and Jake had a great time on the rides and looking at the fish in sea life , we all tucked into pizza for lunch then went on a couple more rides and took some pictures of the gang in a giant pumpkin, before heading home, there is still a lot more to tell about the week so ill post again soon......

Happy birthday picklelilly xxxx

Its pickles birthday, my beautiful princess is 5 years old, I've been trying all day but unfortunately i have been unable to speak with her, being apart is so difficult but especially at times like this, i can only hope that things will change in the near future and we will get to share time on pickles birthdays and Christmas's. i hope pickle has had a terrific day and i look forward to hearing all about it when i pick her up on Monday, i have organised some great days out for next week including going to see the lion king in London with pickle and Jacob, i cant wait to see her face when i tell her, HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCESS, I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART XXXX DADDY

its pickles birthday in 2 days, my princess will be 5 years old, i can hardly believe it, it feels like yesterday when i watched her come into the world, cutting the cord and holding her in my arms, i felt so blessed when she was born and still feel the same now, i wish i could be with pickle on her birthday but sadly thats not possible but i will be picking her up on monday and we will get to spend a week together, its going to be so much fun :) off to post pickles birthday card now.....

Madame Tussauds

Had a really great day out in London with Pickle, nanny & Liz on Saturday we went to Madame Tussuad's, cant believe how life like some of the wax works are, had a great picture done of pickle jumping into my arms, made to look like a Warhol picture, and took pics with Cheryl Cole and jack sparrow, there was a great taxi ride that took you through much of the history of London pickle rode with nanny, i got a taxi with Liz, near the end of the tour we went to see a 3D super hero movie and it was great not only was it 3D but the chairs moved and vibrated and air and water jets mad you feel like you were really in the movie, pickle loved it she said the movie and the taxi ride were her favourite bits, after Madame Tussuad's we went to the south bank to eat, it was such a lovely day, after tea me and pickle got in our Pj's and watched a movie and ate pop corn, pickle loves pop corn, then we got into bed and i read her story's from the books she bought from school, Sunday morning pickle asked if she could ride her bike to the park so we got it out of the garage and she put her safety helmet on and we went to the park, pickle asked if i thought it would be long before she could take the stabilizers off, i said i didn't think it would be long and then we could go riding together, after the park it was time to get the train so we said bye bye to nanny and set off.

Daddy is so proud of you pickle x

Its Thursday night and I'm feeling so happy, because tomorrow i see pickle, in the morning i head to Sheffield on the train ill have some lunch then make my way to Issy's school, i cant wait to see her and tell her how proud i am of her, pickles teacher has said how well she is doing in her lessons and this week pickle was awarded a star, pickle is looking forward to the weekend especially Saturday night as she is having a sleep over with Jake and Annabelle, she asked if i could get pop corn and a movie for them, oh and i have a little surprise for pickle, in her room is a new pink TV I've been promising her for quite a while, i hope she likes it, well I'm going to get some sleep got a long day ahead, will post again soon my gorgeous girl,x

What do we say when we have a nice day? HOORAH Pickles face was a picture when she came out of school Friday and saw nanny waiting for her, she ran to nanny and gave her a big kiss and cuddle,pickle loves her nanny steph so much, we headed for the train station and got the train home, when we got to nanny's Jacob was waiting for us, nanny looked exhausted from traveling to Sheffield and back in one day, so i suggested Jacob have a sleep over at mine with Issy. pickle and Jake liked the sound of that so we went home all got in our PJ's, made some pop corn and put a movie on after we had stuffed our faces and watched the movie i put pickle and Jake to bed, but before they would sleep they wanted to know what we would be doing the next day, so i suggested we head to London go on a duck tour (its an amphibious bus that takes you round London then drives into the river and becomes a boat) pickle and Jake were very excited about doing that, so in the morning we got ready and headed to the train station, on the way we stopped at nanny's to tell her what we had planned, when we got to London we walked towards the EYE and we saw the the duck tour vehicles Issy and Jake wanted to get straight on one but we had to go buy tickets first, we got on our tour bus it was called Mistress quickly and set of round London sight seeing, then after about an hour we drove down a ramp straight into the river Thames with a big splash Issy and Jake thought it was so cool, after the tour finished we went to eat on the south bank at a place called giraffe Issy and Jake got a balloon each and let them go half way across the millennium bridge, as we walked across the bridge we spotted a load of broken skate boards below it was cemetery where kids chucked there boards when they were broken, we carried on walking to covent garden and look at all the street performers, time was getting on and i had to get Jake back, to go to his dads so we hired a rickshaw to take us pickle and Jake liked that as much as the tour, we all had such a great time and all shouted HOORAH

Had a big smile all day, thinking about picking Issy up tomorrow, i cant wait to see her and get one of her super big hugs and a kiss, I've got a surprise for her tomorrow cant wait to see her face when she See's it, ill try and get a picture and post it on here,i love you princess and i cant wait to have you with me for the weekend, big kisses daddy XXXXXXXX

Had a few drama's with the trains but i made it with 30 mins to spare, as i walked up to the school fence i could see children playing in the play ground the i hear pickles voice call out daddy, i walked up to the fence and saw pickle playing with her friends the teacher saw me and walked over so i introduced myself and explained it was my first time collecting Issy and i had arrived to early, she told me her name was Mrs macavoy, and said she was pleased to meet me, she told me what a good girl pickle was, i felt so proud, pickle had come to the fence to see me and asked when i was picking her up, i said 30 mins pickle said yay, and told me she had missed me, Mrs macavoy told me i could wait inside the visitor center until it was time, the school was very nice and the staff were friendly and im sure pickle will be happy there, after 20 mins i went to stand with the other parents i could see pickle waving at me through the window, when she came out pickle ran straight into my arm and gave me a big squeeze, then we set off to London, when we got to Nanny's there was cards and flowers and balloons and lots off people, Issy's aunts uncles and cousins and of course nanny, pickle gave nanny a hug and a kiss and wished her happy birthday, nanny gave pickle belle and Jake a balloon each and a present, every one tucked into the food before giving nanny her cake pickle belle and Jake helped nanny blow the candles out, pickle asked if she could have a sleep over at Nanny's with Jake, and nanny said of course you can, after i gave pickle a kiss good night i went straight to bed it had been a long day but a lovely day... in the morning i went to get pickle and asked what she would like to do she said give nanny her present as we hadn't had a chance to wrap it and write a card so pickle gave nanny her present, a picture frame with a beautiful picture of nanny and pickle having a hug in a lavender field, nanny loved it. we all went and got something to eat then i took pickle shopping, i said i would get her a little present because her teacher said she was a very good girl, so we went to the Disney shop a pickle chose a puzzle of Rapunzel, Issy couldn't wait to get back and make her puzzle, we have so much fun together that the time flys by, when i put Issy to bed i read her the book the school had given her it was called copy cat, pickle liked it and asked if i could read it again straight away so i did then we kissed good night, in the morning after breakfast i took pickle to the park to meet auntie Karen, belle and grace, i took pickles kite and the girls all took turns trying to fly it, before we knew it, it was time to head back to Sheffield, so pickle said by by to every one and we headed off.....

I'v had a big smile on my face all day, tomorrow i get to pick issy up from her new school for the first time, i cant wait to hear all about it, and see her in her uniform for the first time, i'm so proud of my little princess, also so its nannys birthday tomorrow so pickle and i will wrap her present and write a card for her on the train on the way to london, iv missed you so much picklelilly se you after school tomorrow xxxxxx

Time is flying by so fast cant believe pickle starts school in a couple of days, I'm driving up so i can see her in her uniform walking into school for the first time, I'm so proud of my little princess, i know I'm bias but pickle really is a dream, always happy and we always have lots of fun.
Spending 3 and a half weeks together this summer was amazing, pickle, Jake, Sarah and i went to Haven caravan park for 5 days. it was the first time i had stayed at a caravan park and i thought it was great, each day we all went to the beach in the morning, crabbing and catching lots of shrimp and fish as well, it was great fun pickle and Jake absolutely loved it, it was magic to see them laughing especially when Jake went to pick up a shrimp and it started flapping around, he let out a big squeal and we all laughed, pickle was picking up fish and shrimps not scared at all, then before heading back to the site pickle and Jake would put the fish and shrimps back in the water then they would let the crabs go on the beach and watch them race to the sea, one day they had more than 20 crabs to set free it was so funny watching the kids laughing as the crabs all scurried back the the water. when we were back at the site we spent most of our time in the pools one indoor and one out door, pickle and Jake love swimming and its great to see how well they get around the pool with there floats they can get all the way from one end to the other without any help, in the evenings we would all play bingo then Issy and Jake would join in the kids play time and dance at the disco. it was great Issy and Jake asked if we could go there again next summer.

The summer holidays started and i have pickle with me for 3 whole weeks :) the first few days have flown by had a terrific time at chessington yesterday with pickle and Jacob we managed to go on lots of rides even though the park was busy the Que times weren't so bad. pickle had a sleep over with Jacob last night and Jacob stayed with pickle and me the night before. they are both excited about going on holiday Monday, we are going to a caravan park on the south coast it will be the first time i have stayed in a van and I'm really looking forward to it, will add a post with pictures when we get back, we have lots of exciting things planned for the time pickle is here like the anamatronic dinosaurs at the o2 and we will try and get tickets for the lion king show, i am so lucky my little princess loves being with me as much as i love being with her weather we are doing something as exciting as going to a show or just feeding the ducks at the park we always have a great time.....

Just dropped pickle off at Sheffield stn, she has a little ritual of throwing a coin into the fountain and making a wish, I hope her wish comes true :) its been a lovely weekend, auntie Sarah got tickets for pickle and I to see a production of beauty and the beast, It was great pickle was mesmerised, she told me after that the bit with the wolves quite scared her but she thought the show was great, I always ask pickle what she would like to do on our weekends together and she nearly always asks to go to chessington, she loves that place, so we took nanny there on Friday and had a great day then we went to Zizzis also one of pickles fav places. Jake came over on Saturday with Sarah and we all went to the park, Izzy and Jake were riding there scooters and flying a kite, playing crazy golf and climbing trees, then Jake had a sleep over and for the first time he didn't get up ridiculously Early witch was a relief as i was exhausted, we all had a lovely roast dinner at nanny's today before heading to Sheffield, Issy and I cant wait till the summer holidays start we can spend three whole weeks together :)

Had a great weekend with pickle, even the crazy weather couldn't spoil it, we went to chessington on Friday, just me and pickle, it was so nice just the 2 of us, we went on all of pickles fav rides like bubble works and the runaway train, tombe blaster, the merry go round and the bouncing berries, pickle won a prize, by rolling ping pong balls in to numbered slots, it was a princess doll, she was so happy that she had won it on her own, when we left we headed round to nanny's, shortly after we got there Jacob and Sarah arrived, Sarah had to go to work so Jake had a sleep over witch mad pickle very happy, in the morning Sarah, Jake, pickle and I headed into London, the weather was crazy one minute glorious sunshine the next there was torrential rain then sunshine again, we went to the south bank there is so much going on there Issy and Jake loved it, we ate at pizza express then Sarah had to leave for work, so after we we had a ride on the merry go round pickle Jake and i went to the aquarium, it was great we saw sharks, crocodiles, penguins, Nemo and Dorie and we had some great pictures taken, on the way home we got tea and Jake came back for another sleep over, Pickle and Jake got into there pj's after tea and watched a dvd before going to sleep, in the morning we went back to nanny's, it was fathers day and pickle gave me a beautiful card and told me how much she loved me :) then pickle and Jake helped nanny clean and feed the rabbits, after we had dinner it was time to head back to Sheffield, not long now till the summer holidays pickle will get to spend 3 whole weeks with me,she cant wait neither can I.........

I'm sitting on the London bound train with pickle beside me :) Issy gave me a great big hug and a kiss when i picked her up at the station, I'v missed my little princess... she is watching Barbie (A fashion fairytale dvd) now as we head home, we are going to see nanny when we get there and help her clean the rabbits and guinipig cage, we have got a few ideas for the weekend but the weather is looking changeable so we'll play it by ear, jacob and sarah are coming out with us on saturday, think we'll go to the south bank, go on the london eye and to the aquarium. i'll post again with pics of the weekend on monday...

Wow time really does fly! its been a lot longer than i realised since i last posted.
Its been a great couple of month's and I've been able to see quite a bit of pickle what with half term hols and all the bank holiday's. I'm on the train heading back home after dropping pickle back to Sheffield, I got to pick her up on my birthday last Wednesday and we've had a terrific time,

We went straight from the train stn to uncle Richie's it was a beautiful sunny day and he had set up the bouncy castle and paddling pool, Annabell was there and so was Gracie they splashed and bounced around all afternoon, next morning we set off for the coast and picked auntie Sarah and Jacob up on the way it was another hot sunny day Sarah bought Issy and Jake an inflatable dolphins each to play in the pool with, a couple of hours after we got there Richie turned up with Belle it was a great day. on the way home Sarah said pickle could come to her house early and help set every thing up for a BBQ and sleep over at Jake's, Issy was excited and talked about it till she fell asleep, I was woken up at 5am by pickle tugging my arm asking if it was time to go and help Sarah, I laughed and pulled her into my bed and we both went back to sleep, after we woke and had breakfast i dropped pickle off she had a great time with Jake and his friends and enjoyed the sleep over, Think auntie Sarah was worn out by the next morning lol.

After i picked Issy up we popped round to nanny for a bit then headed of to Epsom Derby just the 2 of us it was another lovely hot day and we got on a train with loads of people heading there to, when we got there pickle wanted to go straight to the fun fair no surprise there! we went on loads of rides including the ghost train witch Issy insisted she wanted to go on, she told me after that it was a bit to spooky lol, we ate ice creams and candy floss, and watched the horses race it was great just me and pickle.


ill post pictures of the last 2 month's, they can be seen by clicking on the images to the right..........

Not long now ! i'm picking issabelle up tomorrow at 1pm and she can stay with me for about 10 days yay! pickle is looking forward seeing nanny, her cousins, aunts uncles and friends, we have some great days out planned like swimming, chessington and london, oh and we need to go shopping pickle is growing out of her clothes so fast, and pickle just loves to go cloth shopping :) i cant wait x

Had a terrific time with pickle this weekend, The sun was shinning and the journey to london was the quickest so far,when we got to nanny's pickle wanted to change her clothes and go to feed the rabbits and the guinipig and play with floyd and meet maddy floyds sister who is staying with nanny for a while, pickle gave nanny a big hug and a kiss and told her how much she loves and misses her and nanny took her upstairs to get changed, pickle came into the garden and got the water bottles to fill the we got elli the rabbit out and she held and stroked her for a while then nanny told pickle Jacob was comming for a sleep over pickle was so excited she loves spending time with jacob, i went down to tesco to get tea and when i got back jacob was there, then karen and dick popped in with annabelle, pickle looked so happy.
The next morning pickle jacob nanny and i when to chessington world of adventures it was the firs day of the season it was open and the kids have been asking for weeks when they could go, it was another sunny day and although the park was busy it wasn't to busy that we had to wait ages to go on rides, we went to see some of the animals firs, we went in the monkey house where the cutest little monkes came right up to us to see if we had food for them then we saw the penguins and went in to sea life issy and jake put there fingers in thewater and the little shrimps came and cleaned them, tickleing there fingers while they did, then we went on the sky train and saw the lions, gorillas tigers and many others before having dinner, after dinner we went in the haunted house jacob had always refused to go in there before but today pickle and jacob both wanted to go in, and appart from one moment when jacob looked through a little dark window and a goblin jumped up witch mad him jump out of his skin they both thought it was fun. pickle asked me if i could win her a hello kitty toy by nocking down cans with a bean bag i managed to do it after five go's then nanny had a go and did it first time winning a meer cat for jake i dont think ill ever hear the end of that. it was a great day, and we are all looking forward to many more trips there this summer...

Missing pickle so much, only getting to see her every other weekend is so hard, pickle loves spending time with me and i love being with her, its sad that we cannot be together more, i spend a lot of time looking through photo's of fun times pickle and i have spent together remembering those times helps a bit when we are apart, i love you so much my angel X

I spoke to pickle on the phone today, it was so good to hear her voice, pickle is looking forward to friday when i collect her and take her to nanny's, pickle said she would like to go to Chessington and asked if jacob, Annabelle and grace could come, i said i would ask there mummy's, Last weekend was a long weekend because of the school half term so we had time to do lots of fun stuff, we went swimming with jacob Annabelle uncle richi aunty sarah and nanny,it was very busy as its half term, pickle loves swimming and we had a great time, after swimming we all went to the park, then we went back to nanny's and jacob had a sleep over, i didn't get much sleep it was like being in bed with 2 octopus :) next day we went bowling with jacob and sarah i think pickle and jacob scored more than sarah and i did, we went to kids space as well but jacob didn't come he was at his dads, so annabelle grace and karen came wow was it busy in there, the girls loved it, i was worn out by the time we left, only 2 days to go till i see pickle, i cant wait :)

Had another terrific weekend with pickle, it started at meadow hall with a spot of shopping at the Disney store i had been promising pickle a belle dress from beauty and the beast for quite a while so when she spotted one in the store the look on her face said it all, then we went to an amusement park unfortunately the rides weren't open but we still had fun looking at the animals and in the indoor play area then we saw that the merry go round was working so we got on it we pretended to race pickle said her horse was fastest, i took pickle back to the farm where i used to live so she could see sugar her white pony, pickle was so happy to see sugar she told me how much she loves and misses her pony, i hope one day ill be in a position to have sugar with me all the time so pickle can see and ride when ever she wants, then we went to Alton towers pickle was so excited to be going back but just like the other amusement park the rides were closed fortunately the hotel had a terrific swimmimg pool with slides and waterfalls hot tubs and wave machine also the hotel had a pirate theme weekend with party's face painting and dressing up 3 of pickles favourite things, when we got to our room pickle shrieked with delight wen she saw the bunk bed and asked if she could sleep on the top one as she climbed the ladder, of course i said, thank you daddy pickle said, after we unpacked i asked pickle if she wanted to go swimming she asked if i had brought a costume for her and i pulled out a bag with a new costume yay pickle said that's just what i wanted nickers and bra, her way of saying bikini :) so we headed down to the pool in the lift there was pirate music playing so pickle held my hands and we danced until the doors opened, we got changed and pickle put her arm bands on and we headed into the pool i started as i usually do staying close and trying to protect her from splashes wiping her face if she gets water in it, but pickle said, "i can do it on my own self" and i realised it was time to give her space my little pickle is getting more independent lol, it was so good to see and i felt so proud of my angel, we stayed in the pool for hours and when it was time to get out pickle wanted to stay so a little bribery was used, i had seen staff doing face painting for the kids so i asked pickle if she wanted to get her face painted she said yes and got straight out of the pool, we danced in the lift again both laughing as we jumped around we got a few funny looks as the doors opened as we where still dancing lol, pickle chose to get her face painted like a pirate it looked great and she loved it, we went for a walk round the hotel and spotted a shop selling kids pirate costumes so i got pickle one, after we had our tea we went back to our room to get ready for the pirate party pickle put on her costume and we headed in the direction of the music there was loads of kids dressed as pirates and some of the staff were to they were all dancing and jumping around so pickle and i joined in, it wasn't long till i saw pickle rubbing her eyes she was getting tired i asked if she wanted to go to the room but she said not yet, pickle had spotted a Lego pt and she wanted to build a castle, when we went back up to our room pickle was exhausted but still did a dance with me in the lift :) she climbed into bed and was asleep in no time, we spent most of the next day in the pool before heading back to Sheffield we stopped at mc Ds on the way and pickle told me she had a great time and loved me vely vely much, i told her we only had to wait a week and a half till i saw her again and we would have 4 days together as its half term her eyes widened and she gave me a big smile and a hug....

really looking forward to seeing pickle at the weekend iv booked a room at the alton towers resort they have a pirate theme weekend and pickle loves being a pirate, i cant wait to see her face when she see's them, last weekend was great fun jacob slept over friday night and we all went to kids space saturday and annabelle, grace, karen and sam met us there every one had a great time, i'm missing my picklelilly sooo much i need one of her big cuddles and a big kiss :)

MAYA'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

As soon as pickle woke she asked if we could go to Maya's party, i told her we had a few hours before it was party time besides we still had to go get a present for her, yay pickle said, then she asked what are we going to get for Maya, i don't know, lets go to the shop and have a look i said, she gave me a kiss and a hug and went down stairs to nanny, when i came down pickle had finished her breakfast and was making a birthday card using a craft kit i had bought her it was pink and glittery with cute stickers on it, it was much nicer than one we could have got from a shop, i got pickle dressed and we went to the shops pickle chose a fluffy little whit puppy in a bag for Maya, when we got back pickle wanted to put on her party dress so while i changed her nanny wrapped the present, pickle put on a beautiful pink dress she looked like a princess, Liz drove pickle nanny and i to the party as soon as we walked in we spotted Jacob then we saw Maya and Isla and belle auntie Karen uncle Richie, pickle gave Maya her present and said happy birthday then all ov them ran to the play area and they went through the tunnels up the ladders and down the slides they dived in the ball bit with uncle Richie and threw loads of balls at him after a while a loud horn blew and it was time to go and eat the kids all lined up and made there way into another room full of balloons and yummy party food, they all tucked in and then Maya's birthday cake was bought out every one sang happy birthday and Maya blew her candles out, every one had so much fun that the time passed in a flash, it was time for pickle and me to go catch our train back to Sheffield, i thought pickle would sleep on the train but she wanted to watch snow buddies a film about puppies she sat on my lap most of the way back and we talked about the great time we had, I wish every day was like that,....

MUCHO'S FUN WEEKEND

Met pickle at the train station Friday and was greeted with a huge smile and a big hug and a kiss, pickle said bye bye to mummy and we boarded the train, we had the whole carriage to our self's so pickle could watch her DVD with the volume as loud as she wanted,we changed trains it London and had almost reached Nanny's, pickle was a bit restless as its a long journey and was walking round the carriage i decided to hide from her and jump out when she got close, as i ducked down behind the seat i bashed my eye on the window frame just as pickle got back to the seat there was blood running down my face so i quickly made a joke about it so pickle didn't worry i laughed and said silly daddy just bumped his head pickle laughed to and called me silly daddy, I'm so glad the sight of blood didn't upset her, nanny and Liz met us at the station we decided to head straight back to Nanny's so i could clean up and see if it would be necessary to get a stitch put in, when we got there i cleaned up while pickle and nanny when to see the rabbits then pickle got out her painting stuff and did some pictures, then i sat at the table with her and we did puzzles of Disney princesses pickle is getting very good at putting the puzzles together, we had pizza and dough balls for tea then watched Cinderella on TV when it was time for bed i read pickle the storey of Rapunzel and she fell asleep in my arms,
next morning Sarah and Jacob were round early to collect pickle and go to the cimela, nanny and i planned to take pickle to kids space after the cimela and we spoke to auntie Karen and Sam about going and they said they would come and bring Annabelle and grace to pickle was very excited about it, we all met up at kids space and the girls had a great time, its such a popular place there are always loads of kids there the girls were playing on the huge climbing frame while nanny Karen Sam and i had a coffee after a bit we got the girls to come back to the table and we all had lunch then they were off again i went with pickle and grace over to the go karts it was a long Que but they didn't mind waiting pickle and grace where racing some over kids round the track they both started at the back but over took the other kids and ended in front pickle loves rides she gets to drive on and i love seeing her having fun on them, it was getting late so we went back to the table pickle and grace where playing with belle in the toddlers section when it was time to leave we spotted pickle and grace but belle had disappeared we all went in search of her and finally Karen found her, she gave us quite a scare poor Karen was shaking, the girls all enjoyed kids space and I'm sure are looking forward to going again, we all said good by and pickle nanny and i headed back to nanny's, pickle played with her barbie dolls while nanny made tea , after tea pickle put her pj's on and we watched tv for a bit before heading up to bed it was still quite early but pickle wanted to get up in the morning to go and buy a present for Maya's birthday so i read her a story...

pilgrimage to the pilgrim

I have just got back from Boston the place of pickle's birth, ever since pickle was born at the Pilgrim hospital in Boston in 2006 i have said i will return for a visit and this weekend i got invited to stay with friends that live just 5 miles from the hospital so i mad my pilgrimage to the pilgrim, it was quite strange pulling in to the car park looking up at the building nothing had changed and i remembered exactly where the maternity wing was as i walked closer i got a bit emotional it was like it was only yesterday pickle was born, it was the happiest moment of my life when issabelle came into the world, holding her for the first time the bond was instant i was over whelmed by the love i felt for her, i could really ramble on here about my perfect little angel but I'm sure anyone that knows me, knows exactly how i feel about pickle, :) pickle has been to her friend Ellie's birthday party today i cant wait to speak with her and to hear how much fun it was and I'm looking forward to getting some pictures of pickle all dressed up playing with her friends, pickles invite for Maya's party has arrived in the post she has asked if i would buy her the same dress as belle from beauty and the beast to wear to Maya's so on Saturday we are going shopping for Maya's pressie and pickle's dress, i cant wait....

Spoke to pickle yesterday, she was in a chatty mood, that always puts a smile on my face, pickle was watching her tinker belle DVD waiting for her tea, we talked about the weekend, we wont be seeing each other this weekend as pickle has a her friend Ellie's birthday party to go to and next weekend pickle is going to Maya's party, pickle is excited about going to them so we have swapped weekends round so she doesn't miss either party, it means i wont have seen her for 3 weeks :( but ill only have a week to wait after Maya's party to see pickle again :) so it evens its self out, pickle and i where meant to be going to the cinema then kids space this Saturday with Jacob and auntie Sarah, nanny told Sarah about the change in weekends and Sarah said its OK we can all still go the weekend after, so pickle was very happy about that, i have promised pickle she could go to Disney land she would like to go to the one in the USA but it would have to be Paris as daddy cant afford America at the moment, maybe next year it would be great if pickle could meet up with my friend Paula and Chris's little girls, pickle was making me laugh she kept saying "do you know what" in the middle of a conversation and i would say, no, what pickle, then she would say i love you very very much.
I LOVE YOU VERY VERY MUCH TO PICKLE BUM X

Thinking about you always, love you pickle X

Just spoke to pickle , been missing her a lot the last couple of days, it was wonderful having pickle with me last week we had so much fun, so when she goes back i feel a bit lost but chatting to her on the phone has lifted me back up she was happy and chatty and looking forward to coming back down and to Maya's birthday party, we where trying to decide what present to get for Maya pickle has suggested toy story 3 dvd so we are going to go pressie shopping next time pickle is down, nearly forgot she is also going to her friend Ellie's birthday party the week before, pickle loves a party :)

wow the first day 2011....

Pickle and i got to spend the first day of 2011 together :) Jacob stayed last night and he is notorious for getting up early so there was no surprise when he was awake before 7am oh joy.. somehow after breakfast Jacob managed to knock the xmas tree down so nanny decided it was a good time take the decorations down i took the tree into the garden and pickle and Jake helped pack away the lights and balls, then we all cleaned Ellie, Sophie and fizz's cage pickle told Jacob about pepper her favourite ginuipig that died but is OK because pepper is in heaven, i had a lump in my throat listening to pickle tell Jake, after we finished everyone started turning up for dinner i think there was about 12 of us to many to fit round the table so pickle, Annabelle Jacob and i had ours in the living room nanny's dinner was scrumy so was the apple crumble and ice cream for dessert after we cleaned up pickle asked if i could build a camp from cushions and sheets, we haven't done that for ages so i got all the cushions off the sofa and build them a camp then Maya isla and there mummy Sarah came round the kids all wrecked the camp in no time and where just diving on to the pill of cushions they all had a nutty hyper run around then watched toy story 3, every one has gone home now but before Maya left she reminded pickle about her birthday party later this month pickle got excited she loves a party. pickle is fast asleep now its been a great day,