Oliver and Emily Jozwiak: June 2012

We've had a lot of outdoor time since I last blogged: playgrounds, lakes, the zoo, friend's houses, splash pad......so much fun to be had when the weather is nice!

Oliver finished preschool and very excitedly began summer camp last Thursday. He is there right now and is very enthusiastic to go every Tuesday and Thursday. He seemed a little apprehensive when I left him on the first day but that wasn't surprising to me. However, when I picked him up at the end of the day he couldn't stop talking about how much fun he had - phew! He didn't have any concept of how long he had been there as he thought we were heading home for Emily's nap. He was shocked when I explained it was nearly dinner time :) All good signs that we don't need to worry about him going to all day kindergarten.

We also took the training wheels off Oliver's bike last week. To be honest, they weren't really doing much as they had got so bent from Oliver pretending to fall off so many times! Most of the time he was balancing on three wheels. So we took them off and within about 5 minutes he was riding around the back garden with very few problems. He will be getting a new bike for his birthday as his current one is very small for him and it doesn't have proper brakes. Then we will be able to let him loose on the trails rather than just the grass.

Emily is still getting used to Oliver not being at the same school as her. She stops at Oliver's old room every time expecting to see him! But she is getting on great in her own room although I did find her in a time out there one day last week - apparently she tried to go outside! She is getting more vocal with her teachers and her vocabulary is increasing day by day. It is still difficult for people who don't see her a lot to understand what she says but we generally get it!

The time came for Emily to get a big girl bed so I found a cheapish second hand one which we picked up at the weekend. She took to it straight away although we have had to put the security device on the door like we did with Oliver as she got out the other evening while Jon was in the basement! We had it up against the wall but last night at around 2am she woke up and decided that kicking the wall was a fun game - right next to our bedroom! So I have moved the bed today to the centre of the room. I was a little nervous about her having no wall either side but she didn't fall out last night when Jon moved her bed away from the wall so hopefully it will be fine. Now our crib will be going to a friend who is expecting a baby in a couple of months :)

Here are the latest pictures for you!