Family

It's my Brother's Birthday today - So I went to my Brother's for the afternoon & Evening to spend time with the Family.
I had an absolutely wonderful time.
My 2 Niece's are absolutely beautiful - I played with them the whole time I was there.
My eldest Niece, 8 years old is stunning - she cute, pretty and very, very smart - she was telling me all about Ancient Greece and other History facts, I forget she is only 8 sometimes.
My youngest Niece (She just turned 2) stuck to me like glue - she wouldn't leave my side, which was surprising because usually she runs wild through the house like a mini-tornado!
But today, we played for hours and she wanted me there all the time, so firstly we had a little chat - she has a new friend who she has named 'Emily' - Emily is their new Catfish. She kept telling me about Emily and how the thing escaped from the fish tank and hid under the stairs! Very funny.

Then I had my dinner - which, as always, she shared with me (She like's Auntie's dinner alot!) - even though she had just had a roast dinner, she wanted some of my Chinese, of course! But I don't mind, I love sharing with her - she also had to have some of my Lemonade.

Once 'We' finished my dinner, she had an Ice lolly or two and was so sticky - it was Bath time!
She wanted me to bath her - so I threw her sticky self into the Bath!
Then it was her big sister's turn for the bath - so I ran her a bath too and left her to it, she is 8 years old now and told her she is a big girl now and should bath on her own.

Then we went and played for another half an hour - including 20 minutes of having my hair brushed and styled - Have you ever had your hair brushed and styled by an 8 and 2 year old?? Well, their opinions of 'Styling' differ significantly - when they had finished, I came out looking like i'd been dragged through a hedge backwards!

Then it was bed time - Chaos ensues!!
Normally, they are easy to put to bed - but not tonight! The 2 year old didn't want to miss out on anything, so I sat with her for a little while and then put a film on the TV for her to sleep to - she continuously called out for me for half an hour until her Mum told her I'd gone home, then the tears started. She was over tired, and when she is over tired, she gets very naughty. Eventually - 3 hours after her normal bed time, she went to sleep.

Despite how tiring the day was - I loved every single minute of it!!
The buzz you get from playing with Children beats any shopping trip any day!!