Ballet Performance...

Pictures from my ballet performance last evening.

So Here It Is....

.... Merry Christmas, everybody's having fun....
Some of the Christmas art done by the children at my school.

A Couple More For The Year...

An award for "wonderful writing" and one for "lovely labelling and drawing." Must be doing something right at school, then!

Super Hero!

We have been having a "Superhero" theme during the school term. Not sure whose bright idea it was to cast me as superman/woman but one has to play along with the wishes of the teachers!

Art...

This is a picture I did of a dog and my favourite soft toy, pink bunny.

King Of Limbs...

Went walking in Savernake Forest a few weekends ago. We saw the famous tree named "The King Of Limbs." It is thought to be 1,000 years old - older in fact than England. Here I am with Wilf and Billy and Eddie Seymour and Eve and Dan Wilson. Eve and Wilf are in my class at school.

When The Saints Go Marching In....

As the summer drew to a close I went to my first football match at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton. I saw Southampton's U21 team play Chelsea U21s. I think the Saints lost but it was good to go and see what all the fuss about football is. I am a bit undecided about how serious to be about this game. I think I prefer gym and ballet at the moment or just working on some art project but you never know, things might change. My mum can always live in hope!

Endless Summer!

Had a wonderful time under a French mid-Atlantic sun. We were joined by aunt Linda and friends from Iceland. Surfing is a lifestyle I could get used to!

Birthday Number Five!

And a beautiful day it was too! Sun shone, good fun, games and laughter and best of all, plenty of presents.

School's Out!

Last day of school and Eve and I are mucking about on the Story Chair at our school, Vernham Dean Primary. It was hot and about to get hotter as a few days later I went to France with my mum and dad and aunt Linda.

Paulton's Park...

This is my friends Dan and Eve Wilson. My dad and their dad took us to Paulton's Park - an amusement park that also hosts Peppa Pig World. It was very hot, fun-packed day while our mummies were hundreds of miles away struggling with their heavy backpacks hiking the Landmannlaugar trail in Iceland. Good luck to that! I know where I would rather be!!

Britain's Got Talent!

Actually, Willow class - my class at school. I got this "Talent Certificate" for creating and explaining pictures that I made during lessons.

And It Was All Yellow..

At the same time the Bluebells are in bloom the Rapeseed flowers and blesses us with its bright yellow show. Again, it doesn't flower for long so you have to enjoy it while it lasts.

Bluebell Belle!

There's a certain time of the year, at the tail end of spring and just before the dawn of summer that the woods bloom with a blanket of bowing bluebells. This awesome display doesn't last long before they seem to disappear as quickly as they came. But while they are out they are a joy to see.

Just Another of Many!

This time for looking after a younger child that was visiting the school as a prelude to starting in the Autumn. I think they just about summed up my personality pretty well with this award!

Twins!

My twin cousins Adalbjorg and Sigrun from Iceland came to stay with us late spring/beginning of summer as part of their trip around Europe by rail. Here they are visiting Stonehenge, which is just a few miles from where I live.

Winter Beach!

Sometimes my mum and dad take me to the beach - even in winter! I don't mind though. It's fun to play on the sand and fill buckets of water even if it means my feet do turn blue!

The Little Ballerina!

As the year progressed I continued to attend ballet class. More about that later.

Pippi Longstocking!

We were allowed to go to school dressed as a our favourite character from literature. Naturally, I went as Pippi Longstocking!

My Turn!

So, I found this new way of communicating back in February 2013. Actually, the 23rd of that month if we are going to be precise. Dad and Granddad were watching television and I wanted to watch my programs on tv. Dad said that I had to wait while they finished watching what they were watching. But I didn't want to wait so I went and wrote them this note and thrust it at my dad. He was so flabbergasted that I would think to communicate in this manner and more so that he didn't know I could write a sentence like this. So I got a few words wrong but I was only 4 and a half when I did this. Dad let me watch my program!

The Living Rainforest!

My mum and dad took me to the Living Rainforest centre near Newbury during my spring half-term break. It was fun to experience the rainforest environment and look at all the exotic plants and creatures that live there. I am looking forward to going back after March when all the butterflys will be flying about.
I saw this quote and thought it rather appropriate:
"We don't inherit the earth from our ancestors; We borrow it from our children."

Another Year Another Award!

Perfect Problem-Solving and Perseverance!

Amma and Afi and Depil

Sparkling New Year!

Amma and I welcomed in 2013 with a small firework display on the balcolny.

Noah's Lark!

We went to Grythyttan to visit Linda, Chris and Noah. Grythyttan is situated in Hällefors Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden. It is chiefly known in Sweden for the Grythyttan Gästgivargård (restaurant), made famous by its proprietor Carl Jan Granqvist in the late 1970s, and patronised by the pop group ABBA in the 1980s. 
We had a great time skiing and sledging and just playing amongst the snow-laden pines and frozen lake. 

Cousins!

Amanda, Jakob, me and Emma. Christmas 2012.

Gingerbread Tradition!

I always make a Gingerbread House when I stay at Amma and Afi's place at Christmas. I think I eat as many candy pieces as I use to decorate it!

Snow Joke!

Dad and I share a joke in the Christmas snow!

Sweetie goes to Sweden!

As usual we went to Sweden to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. We flew to Gothenburg and stayed with Amma and Afi (and Depil) in Boras, about 35 minutes drive from Landvetter airport. This year, I had to take a school project with me - Sweetie the Teddy Bear. Each of my classmates have to look after Sweetie for a week and write and photograph our time with him. My aunt Linda joined us and we also drove north to visit my cousins Amanda, Emma and Jakob and my friend Noah and his mum and dad, Chris and Linda.

Little Angel!

Last day of school in 2012 and we put on our nativity play at the church in Vernham Dean. Willow class, the name of my class, were chosen to portray the nativity scene. I was cast as a little angel. Naturally!

Turkey Time!

My school Christmas play in 2012, and first at Vernham Dean Gillum's School was entitled "Robin Hood Saves Christmas." My classmates and I were cast as Turkeys. We put on two performances and brought the house down! It was so much fun.

Victorian Day!

December 11 last year was Victorian Day at my school. We all had to dress like children dressed in the Victorian era, which was was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. Apparently, it was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence for Britain. But a quite a bit before my time!

Achiever Again!

Confident, Careful Risk-Taking in PE!

Ballet Belles!

Here is Eve and I dancing in our annual ballet performance just before Christmas last year.

3D Magic!

Archie and I went to the cinema back in December last year. We went to the premiere of the new Tinkerbell movie called Tinkerbell and the Secret of the Wings. We saw it in 3D. It was magic! This is me and Archie with my Daddy.