18 Months Old & Both Twins are Walking

At almost 18 months to the day, now boy twin is really walking.  He will go across the room, pick things up and carry them and looks really pleased with himself and his new skill.  His twin sister has been doing this for almost 6 months.

They are also mastering feeding themselves.  They have been playing with food for a long time but just in the past week or two they have bbeen able to clear a bowl of sloppy food, like beens or porridge, with their spoons. 

Well done twins.

Nice Glass of Red Wine, with my beans on toast, at 5.30pm - it helps!

Delighted to read that a longitudinal study has found that women who drink wine gain less weight than the teetotaller and the beer drinkers.  It seeems something is happening in the metabolic process so that calories in wine do not so easily turn into fat around the tummy!  It must be true, I read it in the Times this Sunday. My personal guess is that the no-alcohol women were seeking comfort in extra cake and chocolate!

I'm sure I'm not the only mum who longs for a glass of wine - by lunch time, infact, a pint of lager sounds good, too.  "Never before 5," is my motto, and I resisted until about 5,30 tonight when I sat down with the 3 kids to my beans and hash browns.  Actually, I had my first glass whilst doing the cooking, not that you can really call it that.  Progromming the microwave for the babies' ready meal, opening a can of Heinz finest, poping Hovis Granary slices in to the toaster.  My, it was delicious though I say it myself.

Helter Skelter

I took the twins to Helter Skelter in Broadstairs, a play centre for children aged 0 - 8, on Monday.
What  a nice surprise when the lady at reception asked if they were twins because they do discount. I think it is two for the price of one and half!

HS in Broadstairs is new, it is in York Street behind the Methodist church hall.  It is quite small, I guess compact.  Well thought out, I think best for children under 5.

So in Thanet we are well provided for by way of children's soft play centres:

• Wallies World has re opened at new premises in Margate, along the sea front. I have not been there.
• Jungle Jims at Birchington, Quex Park.
• Play Bay, in a basement under the amusement arcade, at the seafront in Ramsgate.
• Also Chally Chalk at the Pub (some chain) next to the train station in Margate.