This year Father's Day started on Friday afternoon.

 

I went to Katie's nursery for a 4pm Father's Day tea.

 

Together we ate sausage rolls, sandwiches and various biscuits.

 

Katie gave me a card and a biscuit she had made.

 

 

 

On Sunday Katie gave me a book to help me draw pet animals better. I am currently rubbish at this activity if judged by the standards of the world's great artists (or anyone who can hold a pencil) but brilliant if judged by whether Katie can recognise what I've drawn no matter how badly I've drawn it. It wil be good to practise so that my efforts are more fish-like, cat-like, rabbit-like, dog-like and so on but I wouldn't expect an exhibition any time soon. You'll get the idea if I tell you that the book is aimed at key stage one, which is better known as ages to five to seven.

 

I also received a pile of 'new' children's books. They're new to us but have all been read before because I had bought them from charity shops this week. The point being that I had the time this week to buy them and wanted some different things to read with Katie. She has loads of books but she knows them all so well. And so do I.

 

We then went to a local soft play area and Katie knackered herself out playing. She was already quite tired as she is a bit off-colour at the moment and has a bit of a temperature.

 

After a lunchtime nap she came with us shopping and then we went to the local park.

 

A nice end to a nice day.

 

The previous day we had gone to a wedding celebration party hosted by two friends of ours. A couple of pics:

 

 

While at home today with her mum Katie took a mobile phone-shaped magnet off the fridge and spoke into it as though she was calling me.

 

"Hello daddy. You coming home later? Bye."

 

How sweet is that?

 

Happy dad.

We're back from a week's holiday in Cornwall.

 

We stayed at a converted farm (Glynn Barton) which had great facilities for children under five.

 

A soft play area:

...where you can get covered in balls:

 

Katie loved the pigs:


She fed the donkey:


And the sheep:

 

And we took trips to the beach:

 

And the aquarium: