This day I love.......: sunshine

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Both girls have their own money boxes which they love to put pennies in. Their current trick is to visit their Grandparents and empty the small change jar into their pockets, come home and put the money into their money box. It certainly is an interesting way to save.

Last week we noticed that their money boxes were becoming a little full, so I sat down with both girls to count and empty them. First this started out as a sorting game, which my youngest at 2 really enjoyed. Having the girls find the same colour and size coins and place in a pile kept them amused for some time.

Part of my eldest homework at school at the moment is talking about coins, their denominations and value. We began doing simple calculations with the coins, which then prompted both girls to ask if they had enough to visit Minnie Mouse boat again. The girls then listened as I talked to them about saving up their pennies so they had enough to do nice things, like Minnie Mouse Boat.

The girls helped me count the pennies up and place them into bags ready to go to the bank. My eldest then got a little upset as she wanted to know why her money was going to the bank. I explained that the bank would look after her money so she could save up more, and that Mummy and Daddy put their money into the bank.

The sun was shining the next morning and I decided to take a trip to the bank and make a day of it. The girls watched with amazement as the lady counted their money very quickly and asked them what they were saving up for. Both replied 'Minnie Mouse boat' [a Disney holiday or cruise].

After the bank the sun was still shining so we decided to make the most of the day. The girls enjoyed the sunshine and needed to cool down. It was time to make use of one of their favourite free activities, the fountains.

The girls had a wonderful day playing in the sunshine and visiting the bank for the first time. They both want to go on a Disney cruise again and have decided to save their pennies, even refusing a ginger bread man from the bakers and opting to put the money in their money boxes. Shhhh don't tell them put we are saving up to take them next year.

This day I love Counting Pennies.

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This bank holiday weekend has been pretty good so far, the first for the weather it could not have been better. I think that is our summer heat wave over now though. The second it was Star Wars day and May the fourth will always be with me, for the third reason. It was my youngest first birthday. A whole year! I cannot believe she is 1 already, it really has flown by.

I decided to do things a little different with this post and group 3 days into one because the weekend was spent in party mode, getting ready and celebrating. Our celebrations began with my youngest opening presents just before her swimming lesson

She enjoyed her swimming, and was ever so tired so she had a power nap

Before we began the cleaning and tidying ready for the party on Monday

My youngest enjoyed playing dress up and playing on her percussion table which was her birthday present from Mummy and Daddy. I think this is possibly the coolest looking 1 year old

On Sunday I had the enormous task of making a ladybird cake for our ladybird party, first job was to bake 2 black cakes. I used a Madeira cake recipe and gel food colouring to dye the cake black. Whilst it was cooking the girls and I had some fun in the garden.

The girls helped me to crumble the cake into a bowl and add heaped spoons of chocolate butter cream to the mixture until we had a fudge like consistency. I wrapped this in ball in cling-film and placed in the fridge, whilst I prepared the Madeira cake mixture but this time with red food colouring.

Once the red cake mixture was complete, I used the black dough from the fridge and rolled out different shaped balls. I placed these black balls into a greased cake tin and then covered them in the red cake mixture. I placed the cake mixture in the oven and crossed my fingers the cake would work.

After the girls went to bed I then iced and decorated the cake and was rather pleased, I just hoped the inside had worked too. My Mum helped me to set up the decorations ready for tomorrow.

On Bank holiday Monday the weather was perfect. Our bouncy castle arrived nice and earlier and our guests all seemed to enjoy the sunshine, a beautiful ladybird party.

Oh and the inside of the cake worked out quite well too

This day I love May the forth, fifth and Sith.

I purchased the ladybird party decorations from Party pieces, the girls dresses are from a wonderful and very talented lady at wild things funky little dresses,the bouncy castle company I could not recommend high enough. Our invites were from Simply to impress and I would not hesitate to use them again, as they were simply stunning and came beautifully presented.

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