Thursday, May 31, 2012
Sunday, May 27, 2012
East Lothian in the Sun
It's been sunny all week and with nothing already planned for a beautiful Saturday, Mum and Dad decided a trip to East Lothian would be a good idea. First we headed to Tantallon Castle, just in time for lunch and a wee picnic Mum had prepared.
Then Dad got the swords and we explored and fought our way around the castle - lots of fun on a beautiful day.
Tantallon is right on the coast and the nearby beach and water looked amazing so afterwards we headed down to Seacliff beach. It was pretty busy as it's a really nice beach. The tide was on its way out so there were plenty of rock pools for us to explore. We saw fish, shrimp, shore crabs, hermit crabs and even a few tiny flat fish. I caught a hermit crab and had a shrimp run over my hand! This is actually a couple of the 50 things I need to do before I'm 11 and 3/4!
We also climbed a little hill and found a secret little harbour and explored the rocky area beyond where Dad took a bunch of pictures of me looking reflectively out at Bass Rock. And jumping!
After that, it was time to get in the sea. No one could believe I hadn't been in yet, although I had managed to get my new trainers pretty soaked in the rock pools! A quick strip and into my trunks then I waded into the sea. And actually did some swimming! This is another of the 50 things to do before I'm 11 and 3/4! It was pretty difficult and I didn't do many strokes. Having been taught to swim correctly, I put my face in the water - there's none of this head up nonsense with me! But no one had brought my goggles so it was fairly uncomfortable. I did it though! Very pleased myself and so are Mum and Dad.
Then Dad got the swords and we explored and fought our way around the castle - lots of fun on a beautiful day.
Tantallon is right on the coast and the nearby beach and water looked amazing so afterwards we headed down to Seacliff beach. It was pretty busy as it's a really nice beach. The tide was on its way out so there were plenty of rock pools for us to explore. We saw fish, shrimp, shore crabs, hermit crabs and even a few tiny flat fish. I caught a hermit crab and had a shrimp run over my hand! This is actually a couple of the 50 things I need to do before I'm 11 and 3/4!
We also climbed a little hill and found a secret little harbour and explored the rocky area beyond where Dad took a bunch of pictures of me looking reflectively out at Bass Rock. And jumping!
After that, it was time to get in the sea. No one could believe I hadn't been in yet, although I had managed to get my new trainers pretty soaked in the rock pools! A quick strip and into my trunks then I waded into the sea. And actually did some swimming! This is another of the 50 things to do before I'm 11 and 3/4! It was pretty difficult and I didn't do many strokes. Having been taught to swim correctly, I put my face in the water - there's none of this head up nonsense with me! But no one had brought my goggles so it was fairly uncomfortable. I did it though! Very pleased myself and so are Mum and Dad.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
A Night without Mum and Dad
This week, our class at school spent a night away at the Low Port Centre in Linlithgow. It's a real event and the school do it as part of our maturing from the infants section (P1 to P3) to the seniors. I've been excited about it for ages and Mum's been worried about it almost as long!
We packed one of Dad's old gym bags (I say 'old' but it looked like it had never been used to me. He must have really looked after it while attending the gym for all that time he paid his membership). Once packed it was really stuffed and heavy. Mum said I should get a suitcase with wheels but Dad insisted his son wasn't going away for 1 night with one of those. Mum had to carry it to school for me because it was so heavy and then she complained about her sore shoulder all day afterwards.
We went to school as normal and left on the bus at lunch time. Mum had a physio appointment (about her shoulder!) so wasn't going to be able to see me off but Dad snuck out of work for a long lunch to come see. As usual, I was last to leave the school. All of my classmates left to get on the bus before me. All of them, every single one of them, pulling a suitcase on wheels. And then I stomped out with this really heavy bad on my back!
I was with my friend, George, who I'd be sharing a room with. He had a trunki with wheels but was insisting on carrying it. George is noticeably bigger than me and he was moaning about the weight so I had a go. I still had my bag over one shoulder and took a grip of his in my free hand, only to report "I don't know what you're complaining about, you should feel mine!"
Mum arrived just in time to see the bus pull away and that was it until after school the next day. I had an amazing time, it was gorgeous weather, punctuated by a bit of thunder and lightening. We went out in a boat on Linlithgow Loch; did some stuff with the rangers; played games on the peel; had a Low Port's Got Talent contest (I didn't win) and went to Beecraigs park.
I'm already looking forward to P7 when we get to go away for a week. And Mum's already worried about it!
We packed one of Dad's old gym bags (I say 'old' but it looked like it had never been used to me. He must have really looked after it while attending the gym for all that time he paid his membership). Once packed it was really stuffed and heavy. Mum said I should get a suitcase with wheels but Dad insisted his son wasn't going away for 1 night with one of those. Mum had to carry it to school for me because it was so heavy and then she complained about her sore shoulder all day afterwards.
We went to school as normal and left on the bus at lunch time. Mum had a physio appointment (about her shoulder!) so wasn't going to be able to see me off but Dad snuck out of work for a long lunch to come see. As usual, I was last to leave the school. All of my classmates left to get on the bus before me. All of them, every single one of them, pulling a suitcase on wheels. And then I stomped out with this really heavy bad on my back!
I was with my friend, George, who I'd be sharing a room with. He had a trunki with wheels but was insisting on carrying it. George is noticeably bigger than me and he was moaning about the weight so I had a go. I still had my bag over one shoulder and took a grip of his in my free hand, only to report "I don't know what you're complaining about, you should feel mine!"
Mum arrived just in time to see the bus pull away and that was it until after school the next day. I had an amazing time, it was gorgeous weather, punctuated by a bit of thunder and lightening. We went out in a boat on Linlithgow Loch; did some stuff with the rangers; played games on the peel; had a Low Port's Got Talent contest (I didn't win) and went to Beecraigs park.
I'm already looking forward to P7 when we get to go away for a week. And Mum's already worried about it!
Monday, May 21, 2012
Slow Cartwheel
Just back from gymnastics. It's a beautiful evening, I'm still wearing my gymnastics gear and Dad's cut the grass. So here's a one handed cartwheel filmed using Dad's new slow motion camera app...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Bazoolets
While playing a zombie game on the iPad...
Dad: What's that big gun there? Get that gun.
Me: It's a bazooka. I have five bazoolets.
Dad: What's that big gun there? Get that gun.
Me: It's a bazooka. I have five bazoolets.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
The Park
Been to the park with Dad today. We took a long cycle to a park we've not been to for a while and then went out to where the new gymnastics studio is going to be. After the summer we won't be training in the college gym any more and will have our own gym for the first time. This means a properly sprung floor and apparatus permanently available - it's going to be so much better! It's also a little closer and I might be able to cycle there, it all depends on how much the new training time clash with my other activities! Doesn't help Dad any though, it's too far away from his work for him to meet Mum there when she drops me off - he'll need to start cycling to work himself!
Friday, May 11, 2012
My Timeline
We had to produce a timeline for school showing major landmarks in our life since we were born. Daddy suggested I just write http://pocuter.blogspot.com on mine and hand it in but since he didn't start this until after I was two I didn't think it would be good enough so I made my own! I was grateful that this blog was here for me to get accurate dates of when lots of things happened, however.
Here's a picture of what I produced - I hope you can see it OK. I think my drawings are better than Dad's photography!
Here's a picture of what I produced - I hope you can see it OK. I think my drawings are better than Dad's photography!
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Sunday, May 06, 2012
I'm The King Of The World!
We went to help a friend of Dad's get his engine on his boat today. His boat was at a boat yard nearby and once we navigated the bumpy road in (which was like a rough sea itself!) there were all these boats on trailers looking a bit sad and lonely.
We got to climb onto the boat and explore the cabin. I looked very hard but couldn't find the telly anywhere and eventually had to ask. You'll never believe this, but they didn't have one! They plan to spend nights away on this thing and it doesn't have a telly. Daddy has some very weird friends!
Daddy insisted on a photo, as he would, and I got to go right to the front of the boat for this photo:
As I said "I'm the king of the world!", Daddy asked where I knew it from. He should have known - it's Phineas and Ferb! He said something about a film with a boat that sunk... Apparently it is quite famous!
We got to climb onto the boat and explore the cabin. I looked very hard but couldn't find the telly anywhere and eventually had to ask. You'll never believe this, but they didn't have one! They plan to spend nights away on this thing and it doesn't have a telly. Daddy has some very weird friends!
Daddy insisted on a photo, as he would, and I got to go right to the front of the boat for this photo:
As I said "I'm the king of the world!", Daddy asked where I knew it from. He should have known - it's Phineas and Ferb! He said something about a film with a boat that sunk... Apparently it is quite famous!
Saturday, May 05, 2012
Must be time for St Andrews again?
I had nothing organised for this weekend and Mum and Dad hadn't made any plans either. It was a great shock to wake on Saturday morning and find it not raining and great news when Dad suggested we take a trip to St Andrews!
So off we went. First stop, 1 Gold Place for lunch where as usual, fish and chips were consumed! After that, we had a wee wander down to the West Sands where lots of people were playing beach volleyball on what was left of the beach. Mum and Dad commented on how far in the tide was, with Dad saying he'd never seen it so far in. It wasn't until the next day that we discovered it was a supermoon that night and that had contributed to the high tide. I tried to take part in the volleyball but the university girls seemed much more interested in Dad. At least that's what he wishes!
Then we went for a walk up the town with Dad trying to get us lost in an effort to find a geocache he thought would be good. This geocache was in a beautiful quad behind the chapel and as we arrived a wedding party were just leaving the chapel so there were a good number of guests about. The description of the geocache says the inside of the chapel is amazing with the light coming through the stained glass windows but the wedding meant we couldn't see so we'll need to return. We did get the geocache though after a bit of searching! The quad was pretty cool even without access to the chapel.
Mum had left the Historic Scotland cards in the car so we couldn't go into the castle this time but Dad did tell me where the end of the tunnel was in the street outside. I shouted "hello" through the grate and was a little shocked when someone below shouted "hello" back to me! It was a wee bit exciting though!
And after a wee play at the cathedral we were set for an ice cream from Luvians and a wander back to the car for the a longsleep drive home.
Just for fun, here's a wee pic we took of ourselves while waiting for lunch.
So off we went. First stop, 1 Gold Place for lunch where as usual, fish and chips were consumed! After that, we had a wee wander down to the West Sands where lots of people were playing beach volleyball on what was left of the beach. Mum and Dad commented on how far in the tide was, with Dad saying he'd never seen it so far in. It wasn't until the next day that we discovered it was a supermoon that night and that had contributed to the high tide. I tried to take part in the volleyball but the university girls seemed much more interested in Dad. At least that's what he wishes!
Then we went for a walk up the town with Dad trying to get us lost in an effort to find a geocache he thought would be good. This geocache was in a beautiful quad behind the chapel and as we arrived a wedding party were just leaving the chapel so there were a good number of guests about. The description of the geocache says the inside of the chapel is amazing with the light coming through the stained glass windows but the wedding meant we couldn't see so we'll need to return. We did get the geocache though after a bit of searching! The quad was pretty cool even without access to the chapel.
Mum had left the Historic Scotland cards in the car so we couldn't go into the castle this time but Dad did tell me where the end of the tunnel was in the street outside. I shouted "hello" through the grate and was a little shocked when someone below shouted "hello" back to me! It was a wee bit exciting though!
And after a wee play at the cathedral we were set for an ice cream from Luvians and a wander back to the car for the a long
Just for fun, here's a wee pic we took of ourselves while waiting for lunch.
Friday, May 04, 2012
Stairs
This is the only way it's possible to get from upstairs to downstairs in our house at the moment...
And sometimes it's the way for getting from downstairs to upstairs, too!
And sometimes it's the way for getting from downstairs to upstairs, too!
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