Picnicing in the car

half an hour into our mammoth 6 hour journey home, Tilly has been singing all the way so far ETA home by 5pm (allowing for stops)

Travelling back home from Mum's all the way home through deep snow and closed motorways. As always, was very hard to say goodbye to mum. I did the usual bye and look away as tears filled my eyes. Why do I do that?

Anyway, Tilly was an absolute angel the whole way back. I sat in the back with her. Richard had to drive through terrible snow as the M8 was closed, we were diverted the scenic route via Biggar. It was deep there and the roads small and untreated.

We got almost to Gretna Green when Tilly started to shout for a poo & her potty so we took the opportunity to stop for lunch too. We had a picnic in the car.

We had a quick mooch around and then we set off. We spent a further 4 or 5 hours in the car, arriving home just before 6pm. Poor Tilly. When we got in she was delighted to see Shoomi.

Happy New Year

Things Tilly Says - 31st December 2009

*on spotting the homemade Christmas card we sent to DeeDee*

"OH MINE, Tilda made that!"

Things Tilly Says - all over Christmas

(Said as if for the 20th time, everytime Tilly wants you to go with her)

"HUM ON Daddy! HUM ON Daddy!"

Things Tilly Says - 29 December 2009

(repeating what Mummy just asked Daddy)

"Do you want a drink BABE?"

Repeating baby

(repeating what Mummy just asked Daddy) Do you want a drink BABE?

Two puddings Tilly

Tilly pogging out on chocolate ice cream AND a Bambinocino

Whoops, slippy

(Stumbling along a pitch-black path through the woods, with solid ice...everywhere) Slippy...WHOOPS...cold...WHOOPS (ad infinitum)

Things Tilly Says - 27 December 2009

(Stumbling along a pitch-black path through the woods, with solid ice...everywhere)

"Slippy...WHOOPS...cold...WHOOPS" (ad infinitum)

Where's the sun?

(Look Tilly it's still dark, maybe it is still night) OH NO where the sun?

Kisses for the stool

(Tilly was climbing up on a plastic step and it tipped over) OH DEAR (then picked it up & gave it a kiss for being broken)

Things Tilly Says - 27 December 2009

(Look Tilly it's still dark, maybe it is still night)

"OH NO where the sun?"

Things Tilly Says - 26 December 2009

(Tilly was climbing up on a plastic step and it tipped over)

"OH DEAR"

(then picked it up & gave it a kiss for being broken)

Hum on Daddy

(Said as if for the 20th time, everytime Tilly wants you to go with her) HUM ON Daddy! HUM ON Daddy!

More white hairs

I've obviously had a stressful Christmas, I've just found a white hair

Cheerios first. . .THEN Christmas presents . . .

Father Christmas has been but Tilly is more interested in having her Cheerios first.

Things Tilly says - 24 December 2009

How many toes have you got?

"Two, Three, LICKLE!"

Two, Three, LICKLE!

(How many toes have you got?) Two, Three, LICKLE!

Balloons - a harsh reality . . .

Tilda in Mummy's boots