Panthers verses Dads

General 

Elliott was a bit up and down today. At times he was really good, especially when we went to see Alice and Fi Read, but at other times he was a bit testy. He also has a bite on his arm which he was disproportionately upset about just before bed time.  

Activities

In the morning before football Elliott was fine until it was time to get dressed and then he was a bit difficult about getting ready. However once we'd been to football he really enjoyed playing the Dads, although it was a shame there was no peer opposition to play. After football we dropped in to Decathlon on the way home and bought some new shin pads. For lunch we had Roast Pork and he ate quite well, including broccoli, but didn't finish his meat and was a bit sulky when asked to see if he could eat more - even though I tried to be light hearted about it. 

After lunch we went to visit the Reads. When we first got there Jo and Alice were out at a concert so Elliott spent a long time playing with Fi and they got on really well. Fi was making balloon animals and then Elliott showed her Minecraft while Fi showed Elliott a bit of junior programming she was learning on a laptop. They also chased each other around and had a lot of fun. After Jo and Alice got home we had beef burgers for tea and then Elliott showed the girls his street dancing and they showed him their ballet dancing. He also almost sang to them but got a bit bashful at the last minute. After we got home it was bath time and then bed time and he read a bit of his Jack Stalwart book. Unfortunately he also got quite upset about his bite (on his wrist) after spotting it after his bath. Eventually I managed to get some Savlon cream on it and also some moisturiser on his dry shins but it wasn't easy and he was upset for a while. Fortunately by the time he went to bed he was much happier.