Nedster's World now featuring Ellis!

Tuesday
We had to transfer my butterflies from their tub to their net enclosure thingy:

It was quite a delicate operation as we also had to remove the sticky silk they had produced as well as get the lid attachex to it's stand.

Once that was dealt with we took a spontaneous trip to the outdoor pool.  It wasnt a scorching hot day or anything but it was certainly nice to go for a splash about.

Thursday

We had to make a vey quick trip to the retail park to buy birthday presents for my two upcoming parties....the clock was ticking as Dad and Ned wanted to go to the bikepark.

Mum and I got the presents wrapped after a lovely civilised tea.

Friday
Ned was back at my school for what must be his final John Rankin commitment, the year 7's against the current year 7's netball match.  There was only him and Tilly in Park House uniforms.

It was quite funny to watch, him, Tom and Joe hadn't played for a year so they were a little rusty to begin with but he was soon back in the swing of things:

They had a lot of fun by the looks of it and he certainly seemed to enjoy his reunion with the coaching ladies and some of the old team that had gone to St Barts.

Straight on to Gymnastics afterwards, im loving Fridays at gymnastics.

It was also Amy's party....out for food and then a sleepover.  I got dropped off at the cricket club, met up with Jess and waited for tilly and Amy to finish their cricket before heading into town for a meal at Bella Italia.  Very nice it was too, Amy and I shared a big pizza that was very much like a proper Italian one.  We decided to skip pudding in favour of the chocolate fountain back at Amy's house. Nwe loved dipping marsh mallows in it.  Although it was billed as a sleepover it was in actual fact anything but.  We watched five films, made up various dance routines and didn't get to sleep until 5:30 am......

Meanwhile Ned got to have some quality time with Nate:

Well it's not my fault he likes me the most is it?

Saturday
We werent up particularly late.....8:30 I think? We had a nice breakfast and hung out some more doing each others make up until we all got picked up at 11.

We picked up some provisions from Waitrose before heading home.  Ned went straight out to the Falkland School summer fete, we joked that he was going to covet their trophy cabinet!

We had a bit of a quite five minutes before Mum got restless and we went to town for a quick shopping trip.  

Next up, another party for me, this time Evie's wobsticle! I had a new cossie to wear as well that!um had ordered me, excellent!

We rounded the day off with Catchphrase on telly.

Sunday
One of my butterflies had hatched!  I was so excited I was charging round the house like it was Christmas!

We all had a rather lazy morning, before we finally ventured out with the bikes loaded in the car.  We headed for the Gorge cafe in Caversham for a fry up brunch.  It was such a cool place, funny little tables and a low bumpy shaped cieling painted pink!

We ate our own weight in pork products and grease, it was lovely!

We saddled up and rode along the River Thames, it was really rather pleasant too on the whole, bar the few grumpy old walking types.  One of which Dad decided to have a 'discussion' with, which was out of character enough, nevermind the fact that he pulled the old codger up on his use of foul language in front of Ned....ha ha, he reckons its down to Mum's positive influence on him.

It was tiring work even if we did only get as far as Sonning:

But there was so e exploring to do:

And it was all really rather pleasant as it goes:

After that massive onslaught of indulgence for brunch, this was a most welcome drink with tea:

We made sure my new butterfly friend had suitable provisions:

Monday 

I scored a Wondergoal on the field after school, i went for a kick about with Thomas and Harrison and a year 3 who was already in goal.  Harrison took a shot, the goalie knocked it back out and I waded in, chipped it over the keeper with the ball just dipping under the crossbar! Unlike the boys who seem to really overdo the goal celebrations I cadually sauntered iff the pitch and went home with Mum and Dad, leaving them all slack jawed.

I've been really into sewing lately, my latest project.....a skirt:

Mum and I went out for a walk after tea to find sone wild flowers for my butterflies, not that all of them have bow hatched!  We need to keep them for a few days before they are released into the wild.....exciting!