Four go Gorilla Hunting

This weeks gallery theme is 'Street Art.'
In the summer of 2011 Bristol Zoo celebrated it's 125th anniversary by placing 60 life size gorilla statues all over Bristol...and Bristol went mad for them!
We had some great (free!) days out hunting for gorillas - the kids wanted to have their picture taken with all of them. The only one we didn't manage was Tourist Gorilla - he was based at Birmingham coach station (to encourage people to visit Bristol!)
We had such fun doing it and the kids still talk about them! The gorillas were auctioned off afterwards for charity but there are still a couple dotted around the city - the kids always shout 'Gorilla!' whenever they see one!
My favourite?
Spiderman Gorilla!

At War

Right now my house feels like war and peace. Without the peace.

The kids are constantly at war with one another - they wind each other up, they whine, they bicker, they tell tales about each other, they generally do not get on WHATSOEVER. And quite frankly I'm exhausted by it all.

I seem to spend what precious time I do have with the children counting to 10, telling them off, breaking up arguments, sending them to the naughty steps, giving them warning....I'm sure you get the picture.

Remember those parents you used to see on Super Nanny who had no control over their kids? Who used to shout at them to stop shouting?

Yep...I've morphed into one of them and I just don't know what to do :(

I feel like I'm partly to blame...'oh mummy's never here, she's always working, at least when I'm naughty she gives me attention.' 'If I didn't work so many hours I wouldn't be so irritable & short tempered all the time.'

Right now I feel like a bit of a failure as a mum and just I hope this moment of self pity passes me by very soon.....

Making Memories

A couple of weeks ago myself and 3 old uni friends had a fabulous weekend in the place where we met and sealed our friendship 15 years ago!
We had a fabulous time - lots of reminiscing, a whole lot of eating/drinking/laughing (all in equal measures!) and lots of memories made!

Tea-leaf

Hands

This weeks gallery theme is hands.

What I love about them...

• Holding
• Exploring
• Creating
• Touching
• Feeling
• Writing
• Soothing
• Playing


Oh and finally...
• Teeny tiny newborn hands

What I'm not so keen on....

• PICKING NOSES! Aaarghh! Children, please use your hands to get a tissue - DO NOT wipe your findings on my walls!!!!

• When small hands discover nail varnish and decide to paint themselves in it....