a poem

that someone wrote for my brother 

kids eh? 

ha ha

fourth of july!

1776 usa...they were fed up with the uk telling them what to do and pay more taxes...so they made a document listing what values they stood for and declared independence from the uk on 4th july

we learnt that the stars and stripes has 50 stars that represent the 50 states and 13 stripes that represent the original 13 colonies

the colours are symbolic...blue for justice, red for valour and white for purity

we learnt the pledge of allegiance

the celebration tree was decorated with stars, cookie cutters, dollar bills, nyc taxis, bald eagles, flags, blueberry tin lids and the statue of liberty

we made straw garlands

and draped the flag over the sofa

and made fireworks from toilet roll tubes

we learnt that the statue of liberty was a gift from the french and she wears a crown of 7 spikes that represent light of liberty on the 7 seas and 7 continents, she has a broken chain of unjust at her feet, a glowing torch and a tablet with the date of the declaration of independence on

the bald eagle is another symbol of the usa representing freedom, long life, great strength and majestic looks. it appears on many seals including the president's and on coins.

we sung the star spangled banner (badly), ate fried chicken/burgers/mac and cheese/fries followed by banana splits with cookie dough ice cream/cherries/white and milk chocolate sauce

we also made lists of how many famous people (fictional and real) we thought were american....incorrect answers: nicole kidman (australian), celine dion (canadian), austin powers (british), rhianna (barbadian), nicki minaj (trinidad) etc etc

what did you do?

a quiet day

ellie had a trip to the dentist for her first filling

but because of her extreme anxiety, she had sedation

this is the result when we got home

(i was expecting hilarious dramatics but 'no'...and the peace and tranquility is bliss)

happy baby

look what came in the post today?

this is in response to lottie's letter and gift sent to lush (see previous post)

the key line here for lottie is "we would very much like to show our appreciation by sending you a few goodies"

child will be beside herself until package arrives

4th july preparations

straw garlands

(look at the concentration!)

hama bead stars

fimo

lottie loves watching youtube tutorials on how to make various fimo miniatures

today's choice 'takeout chinese'

mummy made the box but lottie did the rest and the chopsticks are a cocktail stick snapped in half