Saturday with my boy...

Saturdays are always just the boy and myself. The hubby nearly always works on a saturday and our day always moves a little differently.


Finley like clockwork will always wake just a little too early in the morning, those couple of minutes make such a huge difference in a toddlers behavior and especially in my son. So our morning always tends to be a little trying to say the least and takes at least two cups of tea for me to function properly and handle the situation as the Mama I want to be.


We never have playdates scheduled, Finley's little friends all have their daddy's home and so I never want to impose on their family time, there are no story times at our local library, and our local playground spots are always so busy that little Finley nearly always will end up facedown in sand or held hostage on the jungle gym by an a over enthusiastic 3 year old.


So we always tend to indulge Mama's interests on a saturday...

Thrifting. I do love a good old thrift and rummage, oh the delight of finding a vintage jug or old ornate frame that i can lovingly bring back to life with my trusty can of spray paint. We always tend to get to the stores within an hour of them opening, one reason being my child is banging his head against the front door craving to be released and the crowds haven't filled the aisles and it is so much calmer to wander at your own pace.

This week we found a lovely new creamer....so pretty, when I saw it I was already imagining the posy of flowers I would place in it.

Baking. Now I am NO chef, but I do find so much delight in baking with the boy, I shall be honest that nothing is made from scratch, the most I do is add an egg or vegetable oil, but the process of doing so with Finley is so great. This week, we baked chocolate chip cookies in the shape of stars (keeping along the lines of both being festive and me wanting to teach him about the nativity.)
These cookies were not a huge success and Finley found more enjoyment feeding them to the dog then eating them himself.


Crafting. I have a little Esty shop, yes you guessed it...it's called Fennel and Seed. It indulges my creativity, I love to craft and especially love to re-purpose items...one of my favourite phrases being 'Make do and Mend' another is 'Keep calm and Carry on' (that speaks to the Brit in me.) This week I am focusing on shoe clips, I shall post pictures when they are complete but we both enjoyed sitting surrounded by oddbits of fabric and took delight in cutting bundles upon bundles of felt circles. Finley tends to just watch the proceedings and when my back is turned stealthily hide the glue gun(don't worry...it wasn't hot!)


So that is our Saturday and when you add in all the meals, nap and unpredictable temper breakdowns, it is a pretty busy day.


Oh Daddy we are so happy you are home...