Starbucks kinda day... Sprinkle marshmallow shower

So today it is raining and hot what to do with the kids … had planned to go to the park and have a picnic but with weather decided to abort that idea. Breakfast completed and they asked to play playmobil, enough time to fit a run in? Treadmill kind of day 3 miles it is (Boom). Today kids asked to go on the treadmill so Robert did two minutes holding my hand a nice slow walk, Amelia asked to do six minutes slow handing the sides, she said 'mummy do I look like you?' I told her 'no you look better than mummy well done'. (Love that my kids look up to me running, I have never been good at running and since having the kids and being able to run with the buggy with them in and having a treadmill when they don’t want to go in the buggy that they encourage me to keep going and not give it up). Robert in Peppa pig nappy pull ups today pleasssse lets see if we can get through today without having to change and get this Potty training on a role, he will use the toilet but doesn't ask to go (so different to Amelia). 

Plank with Robert on my back, he loves to assist in making it harder for mummy yet making it look easy and Amelia loves to use mummys phone to take pictures.

Both kids asked to go soft play (I hate soft play my idea of hell), some of these places are too big and full and makes me feel I can’t relax, permanently looking for the kids and if they split watching both at the same time is hard in itself. We had our picnic on the livingroom floor whilst watching cloudy with a chance of meatballs hmm random film but not as bad as Emoji so I can live with that LOL.

Met a friend and her two kids similar age to mine, great as Amelia has a friend to run around with and Robert too. Soft play great today two sweaty kids and ran around hopefully be tired and less hyper active (I can dream … right?) Robert is doing well asked to go to the toilet and dry nappy (so far so good), telling him not to get his Peppa pig nappy dirty or the taped ones are coming back on may have worked we will see ...

Bribed kids that if they were good we would walk around the pet shop so they could look at the animals (bad mum I know why not take them to the zoo? Farm park? In this weather I was not feeling it). They were good at Pet shop, only had to tell them to not touch five times or don’t shout at the hamsters or tap on the glass you’ll kill them and Amelia's response what do you mean kill them its glass mum how will they die!? (4 year old clever little sod is what I was thinking).

So went to home bargains told myself we were only getting one toy each (hmmmmm yeah right), walked out with two spiderman toys the same so they don’t fight over them, a wonder woman figurine for Amelia, two random figurines for Robert he carried the whole way round the shop, chocolate for me, pink wafers a treat for the kids but I like too (who am I kidding, I may eat most of them) refills for air freshener at home, bubble bath, anti hesamine cream, (mosquito bites cheers) any way so what should have been a small quick trip turned into £45 later (KIDS 1 – MUMMY

0, but as we got to the till Amelia did say mummy I have been good trying to justify being spoilt).

So I said to Amelia and Robert can mummy get a coffee please and will you be good? and you can play with your new toys, Robert said yes mummy I will, Amelia yes mummy only if I can have a muffin please (I must take my kids to often, she knows which coffee shop I meet Faye at and what she has when she has been good ), I know I spoil my children but only when they are good and I do not get embarrassed to tell them off in public although a times Robert can test me with crying and no tears (attention all eyes on us this boy knows what to do, will mummy crack and give me what I want and stop everyone from looking).

So order a cold coffee with a shot of white chocolate yummm, I buckle and lemon muffin for me, carrot cake for Faye and sprinkle marshmallow thing each for the kids as now they are choosing sprinkles are more appealing and look better Amelia tells me and Robert shouting sprinkles mummy. Sit down enjoying muffin and Robert shouting, ‘mummy, cake some’ I love cake, do I like to share not really but when kids persistently ask I will give in, Robert asks for more and Amelia has cottoned on Robert has had some and she hasn’t, seriously these kids may as well have the muffin. Amelia asks to go to the toilet, Robert says yes toilet me too, there is nothing these kids don’t want to do at the same time, take them both (Robert nappy still dry woohoo, day going well). Five minutes later Robert is shouting poo mummy, what Robert you want a poo or you have done one, poo he shouting, so I ask him put your toys on the table and I’ll take you to the toilet he puts one down and the other he has hidden behind his back, put that back too I asked him he says nooooo, Amelia is now saying mummy I need to go too, right lets go I am holding it together (JUST) and grunting and Robert is copying me. Get to the toilet and Amelia is already jumping on it, Robert shouting move Amelia and decides to flush while she is sat on it, I move Robert away from the toilet trying to keep him away from the door so he doesn’t open the door (he has a tendency of doing this when I am on the loo and can’t reach to shut it, thanks buddy!!), Amelia is asking me to wipe her bum (glorious when is she going to do it herself I asked her who will do this when you start school Amelia and she said I’ll ask a teacher, my kid has an answer for everything) Robert decides to turn the taps on full whack (breathe). This starbucks trip is going to be short I’m feeling the kids want to go. So go back to the table and I am trying to persuade Robert to finish his sprinkles (hate buying things if they don’t eat it) he puts it all in his mouth and I sit there talking to Faye I look at him he has a cheeky grin on him and I know he is going to do something but what I don’t know, he decides to laugh and in the process spit sprinkles at me, I see Faye she is trying not to laugh and I can see others looking and pointing and I am trying to hold it together, he then sees people laughing and the whole marshmallow is out, Sprinkle marshmallow shower at mummy cheers Robert, trying to look nice and not covered in food or dog hair is impossible maybe one day ayy…

(Robert nappy still dry an achievement today)

Decided call it a day there KIDS 2 – MUMMY 0

Walk in the Meadows ... Sticks

Quick run on the treadmill (or so I thought it would be) kids are sat up the table eating breakfast can I fit in three miles or will it be a mile and a half, kids eat weetabix and fruit then asked to colour in after breakfast so I pushed it to three miles woohoo!!!

Abs app work out completed (kids like to join in for this) not bad if your struggling on time, the app counts you down for the timed exercises like plank, but also if you are doing 30 cross armed sit ups it counts you so if your keeping an eye on your kids or trying to do more than this at once its great so you don't lose count on how many your doing or even how many left you have to do, even has a pause button and can skip the rest between (when borrowed for time like I am) LOL

So I decided taking the kids to see their Great Grandparents (husbands side) pack up check, toys check, games charged for in the car check, sweets (bribery) check, money for toll road check. We are good to go.

Car journey kids were great I didn't have to tell them off not even once thats a first!!!

Kids sat up the table and ate their dinner, ate it all YES!!!!! well behaved!! WOOHOOO times like this I am so proud family and my children are everything to me and I believe that the memories we make stay with us and I hope my children have memories of all of their Great Grandparents.

After they ate cake, well wore most of it but enjoyed it so was funny to watch and nice to see them enjoy it Victoria sponge with jam Amelia liked and Robert had apple filling and cream was nice too, Robert was wearing more than he ate :)

My kids are outdoor kids no matter what the weather they want to be outside so purchasing, snowcoats and raincoats and wellies are an essential, so after their dinner took them for a walk where my hubby used to go as a kid and though he wasn't with us it felt nice reliving a memory that he has with our children :) We walked the meadows and the kids enjoyed, throwing sticks in the river off the bridge and looking over the other side of the bridge and watching them float past and see whose went the furthest.

Walking back we picked up wild flowers and made an arrangement and Amelia was very chuffed we didn't get stung which was an achievement in itself.

Flowers we picked on our walk :) Days like this, kids tell me they had fun and remember the walk and what we did, who with no money needed or spent is what life is all about.

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I'm Katie a 31 year old mum of a 4 year old Amelia and a 2 year old going on 22 boy Robert, we have a pug called Geoffrey and soon to be a female french bulldog puppy (if any idea on a cool name please comment). We are currently in the process of house moving (stressful is not the word) from Lincoln to Telford to be closer to my family as my husband works away a lot with work which can be hard at times but we get on with it, (I like to moan about it that he away more than when we were both in the forces lol but i'm a woman so I can right?)

Well Amelia starts school in September is anyone else scared of their kids growing up too quick, it is now starting to hit me... I'm feeling old, how do I know I have tried to chose the best school for her? Will she settle in ok?

I have always worked but we sold the house end of January and two days prior to completion the house sale fell through (upset, stressed and angry at the time) but now what will be will be i'm telling myself so with the spare time I have between the kids, running and sorting the house ready for the move decided a blog might be fun :S

December 2016 I purchased a double buggy I run with both of the kids and invested in a treadmill which I have ran 18 miles on (sad, boring ... yes very but getting training in when I can) I completed my first 30 km this year. I am not a fast runner, but I enjoy it sometimes I like to think I can eat more cake and not worry about it as a mum with sleepless nights cake is needed!!!!

July 2017 if only they were like this now heavier harder to push but both still enjoy it, even on holiday in Lanzarote took them out and became part of the routine listening to Moana (sorry anyone we ran past, feel lucky they enjoy it)