Below are some photos from the last few days.

On Friday the girls decided they wanted to get outside and do some skating. Here they are posing:

And inevitably, this is what happened moments later LOL! Ooo I'm mean, snapping them before I ran in to pick them up, arent I? Well, I could see they weren't really hurt, despite the NOISE!

Sophie decided she had had enough and went and sat by the newly planted up pots. Here she is telling me she likes the pansies best.

DH is having to work quite a lot of Saturday mornings at the moment, so this time I thought I had it sussed - take them to the Movies for Juniors at the local cinema for £1 each to see Ice Age 3. Sadly by the time we arrived, not only had the screening started (onloy adverts, no worries) but they had sold out - noooooooo! I didnt dare risk it with the Spiderwick Chronicals as it is a PG and both of mine are easily scared (Emma decided she couldnt cope with Sleeping Beauty for the first time today and had to be distracted til the Bad Fairy had gone away). So we milled about the town centre, had a drink, bought some pens and books, and promised ourselves we would try again next Saturday if it's on!

In the afternoon, I asked Emma if she wanted painting ready for the Alernative Halloween Party at church that evening. She chose a "Fairy" out of my book, with some additions of her own. Sophie, who was too young to go, overheard and asked to be a Lion Cub, again! I had no lion cub in my book, but this Tiger Cub sufficed!

Below you can not only see Daddy being more scary than the Tiger Cub, but also a line of "Sophie Growing Up" photos along the top of the picture rail behind him. Sophie loves to see these in chronological order.

Above and below is Princess Emma, all ready for the party! The high heels are a size 2 (she is still just size 1 on her big foot, barely) and it is the first time she has been allowed out in them. We were passed them by her cousin, and they went in the dressing up box. Now they nearly fit for real! Oh, the wings are because she was a Fairy Princess! She had a great time at the party, and I stayed and helped out too.