April as usual was a month of inconsistent weather from really heavy rain and wind to really hot sunny days. Here were some of this month's highlights...
- Jake and Lily packing the car by themselves when we emptied Jenny's loft of the girl guide things.
- Jake and Lily continue to go to the swimming pool by themselves on a Saturday.
- Jake taking Lily to the park on the way home from swimming (arranging it by text to his mum - so grown up)
- Lily's trip to Applesham farm and her stories of the Black Sheep.
- Lily doing the warm up at school karate.
- Lily coming up with her own list of things to do to get ready for her grading at the end of the month,
- Helping Paul to sort a few things in his house - the children got to play with Paul's kids all day.
- Lily getting excited about Shoreham Academy after the visit to her school.
- Going out for the Baby Ducks 10 year Birthday Meal at Seasons
- Going out for dinner with Sharon and Phil in Shoreham.
- Jake and Lily getting so excited about going to Legoland with Sharon, Ben, Daniel and Emma.
- Seeing Samatha, Ross and Katherine, Auntie Ann and David for a family meal at Jenny's
- The Grand National - Lily won £100
- Lily's ability to deal with the pressure on the way to her black belt.
- Lily was doing some home work, when I said to her that she could not achieve what she was trying to do and should come up with another plan, she said 'I should be more positve and nothing was impossible' - then she went ahead and did it.
- Lily had some negative feedback from her teacher at school about her karate which could have knocked her off track but she chose to ask her sempai and it made her more determined!
- LILY GOT HER BLACK BELT!!!
- Jake spent the evening by himself - he made his own dinner again showing real maturity.
- Going to Shoreham Fort to celebrate the Queen's Birthday.
- Jake looking after new people at Pokemon.