Saturday morning "daddy wake up" whaaaat "daddy wake up" "ok pickle i'm awake" pickle just couldn't wait to put on her costume, so there was no way i was being allowed to lay in bed today, nanny managed to keep pickle occupied for a bit she made breakfast then got Issy to have a bath but pickle was determined to put her pink fairy costume on, so nanny got the bag and dressed pickle up she looked gorgeous like a fairy princess, and only 2 hours to go before the party, as we arrived we saw a bouncy castle in the garden with loads of kids playing on it, Issy wanted to see Jacob to say happy birthday so we went in side Jacob was wrapped in bandages he was a mummy, there was a disco and tables set out with food and a lady doing tattoos Issy picked a tattoo of a horse and asked for it to be pink, after having her tattoo done Issy played on the bouncy castle then played pass the parcel and musicale statues pickle was having so much fun dancing with auntie Sarah she didn't stop in time when the music stopped, all the kids had a great time and when Jacobs birthday cake was bought out they all sang happy birthday, it was a beautiful sunny day so when we got back to Nanny's pickles friend Jamie-lee was playing in the garden next door, Issy asked if she could go over and play with her, later we all went round to uncle Ritchie's to watch the England game I'm not really into football so me and pickle played in the garden on the swings and slide then nanny cooked pizza and dough balls for us and bought them out to us, the football was on quite late so i told nanny i was taking pickle back and she said she would come with us pickle wanted to go straight to bed so did i, she always asks me to look after her that means put my arm around her in bed, i think we were both asleep in minutes and we both slept till gone nine the next morning, pickle played with Jamie-lee for a bit before we headed off on our journey back up north Issy got upset as she didn't want to leave Nanny's so nanny gave her a big kiss and cuddle and told her she would see her soon...

Got to pickles nursery about 20 minutes early she was just finishing her dinner as i walked into her classroom, Issy's face when she saw me melted my heart the smile was huge she got up from her seat and ran to me throwing her arms around my neck we hugged and cuddled, Issy said bye bye to her friends and the teachers and we went out to the car and set off down south, we were making good time until we reached the last 20 miles of the M1 then it slowed all the way to M25 and that was just as bad so pickle watched the aristo cats on the DVD player, when we got there nanny was there to greet us she knew exactly what Issy wanted to see and pulled out a bag with a pink fairy costume in it pickle was so excited she opened the bag and jumped up and down she wanted to put it on straight away but nanny said we have to get ready for auntie Roxanne's birthday meal so nanny gave pickle a bath then pickle chose her pink dress with hearts on it, nanny, Liz, Sarah, Jacob, Joe, James, Keith, Karen, Annabelle, dick, lau, Si, Roxanne, pickle and me all met at the restaurant and had a nice meal we all sang happy birthday to rox when the cake was bought to the table, pickle was pretty tired so was i so we went straight to bed when we got home looking forward to Jacobs birthday fancy dress party..

All packed,getting ready to go get pickle, we are heading straight down to Nanny's, in time to go out for a meal for auntie Roxanne's birthday then Jacobs party Saturday I've made sure the video camera is charged ready for the party :)

Dropping Issy off today has hit me hard, Its been so great having two extended weekends with her it has felt like she lives with me and that is what i would like more than i can say, more than anything in the world, we have so much fun together and the bond we have is so strong but its difficult only having Issy part time, i hope this week goes quickly and i can pick her up from nursery and head back down to Nanny's for Jacobs birthday party on Saturday its going to be a fancy dress party with about 20 kids, Issy has told me what costume she wants so ill get it during the week, there will be face painting and a tattoo artist, not real tattoos just spray on ones, pickle is so looking forward to the party and i cant wait to see her having fun to.

Had a great day with pickle at Epsom Derby, it was the first time she has seen horses racing she loved watching them as they flew by us, we spent most of the day at the fun fair pickle cant get enough of fair rides she often says she wants them to go faster, she had a go on the tea cup ride and a TV presenter wanted to do an interview with someone on the ride at the same time pickle was on it, they asked if i would mind as Issy would probably be in shot and would be up on the big screens around the race track and possibly on TV i said it was OK and Issy waved to the camera each time she passed it, we are back at Nanny's now having tea dough balls and pizza Jacob is here to, I'm thinking pickle will be ready for bed soon she looks tired i am to so early night for me to. its a long drive back tomorrow,

I got to pick Issy up early this weekend, i love the school holidays as i get to spend more time with pickle, on the way home we stumbled across an amusement park near to our house so we stopped and went in side, we only had an hour before it closed but that was enough time to go on several rides and to see that it was a great place to visit when pickle is with me, Friday morning we set of down to Nanny's, i tried a new route that didn't turn out so well luckily pickle slept for a large part of the drive, when we arrived nanny was waiting Issy ran to her giving nanny a big hug and telling nanny she loved her a million pound and had missed her, we dropped off our bags and grabbed pickles swimming costume and towel and went round to Annabelle's and auntie Karen's the girls played in the paddling pool in the garden all afternoon it was such a beautiful sunny day, after we all went to a restaurant and uncle Richie and Roxanne and Si came to, its Derby day at Epsom so I'm taking pickle to see the horses and the fun fair then later Sarah is coming over with Jacob,

its my birthday today and I'm so glad pickle was able to spend the morning with me before i had to drop her off with mummy, we have had such a great time together this weekend and i know i will see her again in a few days but it is so difficult saying bye bye to my princess and i know it wont ever get any easier, it is so quiet now that pickle, nanny, Jacob and Sarah are no longer here i feel a bit lost but i have a lot of jobs to keep me occupied I've got some pony's to view and a few projects around the farm, i get to pick Issy up a day early this week as its school holidays, I'm going to take her to Alton towers before taking her to Nanny's for the weekend she is looking forward to seeing Annabelle, James and Keith and the rest of the family, i love you and miss you pickle, cant wait to see you Thursday,