After breakfast it was off to Holiday Club in St Crispin's Leisure Centre again with a packed lunch. He said he'd had a good time again and today had played football, trampolining, mini Olympics, dodgeball and badminton. He was playing badminton when I came to pick him up and doing really well. After we got home he had some toast to tide him over and then we headed off to Reading verses Fulham with Andrea, Graham and Jack Jenkins and Tim Chandler. He had a lot of fun at the game and also very much enjoyed a hot dog:
The match was very foggy and at half time they announced that it was being abandoned which led to some complaints from the crowd and Elliott. But we headed home and when we got home it was getting late so it was tooth brushing and then straight to bed.
After breakfast and some time playing with Tracy Island we headed off to Wokingham and I dropped him off at St Crispin's Leisure Centre on my way to work for Holiday Club with a packed lunch. When I picked him up after work he said he'd had lots of fun and they'd played Handball, Cricket, then lunch then Rounders and then Tennis. He also said Charlie was there again and he'd enjoyed seeing him. After Holiday Club we headed to Tescos for some shopping and after we got home he played with Tracy Island and Lego while he watched the iPad. Then we had hot dogs for tea. After tea he wrote a poem about co-operation for his home learning and we talked about how co-operation happens in team sports and then he wrote his first two thank you cards. Then he played with Lego again before bath, bed time squash and reading some of his Star Wars encyclopedia before it was time to go to sleep.
Elliott was very good today and he even tidied his room up without being asked.
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After breakfast at Granny and Grandpa's Elliott did the first half of his Maths homework (colouring in times table sums based on the value of the answer in different colours). He did really well and didn't complain about doing his homework at all. After he'd finished his homework he got his Clarinet out and did some practice and then he played his tune with Grandpa accompanying him on the piano:
After he'd practiced his Clarinet we headed up to Downton skate park with his skateboard and he practiced skateboarding:
He began to get quite confident with his skateboarding towards the end. Then we headed back and he finished his Maths homework before we played Star Wars monopoly with Granny and Andrea which was good fun. Elliott won the monopoly game. After monopoly we had spaghetti bolognese for lunch..
After lunch we drove back home via Tescos and after he got home he made a Minecraft animation video that was really good with his Minecraft Animation kit that Granny and Grandpa gave him for Christmas. Then he had rolls with luncheon meat for tea before he had his bath. After his bath he played with his new Tracy Island and his Thunderbirds vehicles for a bit before watching some iPad. The after his bedtime squash he brushed his teeth, read some more "Horrid Henry meets the Queen" and then it was time for bed.
Elliott was good today. He was a little tired before lunch and then right at the end of the day he got upset when a play fight between him and Harry Higgins got a bit too boisterous, but he accepted Harry's apology and realised that Harry hadn't hurt him deliberately.
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In the morning we travelled down to Salisbury with Andrea where we met Granny and Grandpa for lunch in Pizza Express. Elliott had his normal dough balls, pasta burro and chocolate brownie combination. After lunch we went to Salisbury Playhouse to see Aladdin. The show was really good, had lots of current songs in it and Elliott really enjoyed it. He especially liked Widow Twanky (who he thought was the same Dame as the one in the Reading pantomime) and Aladdin. He joined in with the shouting and the singing and giggled a lot at lots of the jokes. After the pantomime Granny and Grandpa went home and we headed to The Cathedral Hotel where we met up with Matt and Harry Higgins to watch Liverpool verses Stoke City. Harry had bought Elliott some Pokemon cards as a present and when he opened one of the packets Elliott found there was a Mutu EX card which caused a lot of rejoicing. The boys got on really well and played Pokemon and had fun with only a play fight towards the end getting a little out of hand, but they both made up quickly and Elliott was very grown up about forgiving Harry for accidentally hurting him. Then we drove back to Granny and Grandpa's house for tea (Elliott had some toast), bath and teeth brushing. After his bedtime squash Elliott watched some iPad and read some of "Horrid Henry meets the Queen" before it was time to go to sleep.
Elliott was really good today and was very patient waiting to open his presents as he didn't have them all with him at the start of the day. He did get a bit upset right at the end of the day because he broke one of the trees on his new Tracy Island from Father Christmas but when we fixed it with glue he cheered up and it was the end of a long day.
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He woke up quite early and came in to wake me up because it was Christmas. Father Christmas had come in Arborfield so he opened some Pokemon cards that Granny and Grandpa had bought him and was very pleased with them. After breakfast we went for a quick Pokemon hunt in Downton before we headed to the Cathedral for the Christmas morning eucharist. After the service finished we said hello to some people and then headed back to Arborfield where he opened his presents from Father Christmas including a Tracy Island:
After he'd opened his presents we began making his Tracy Island and then headed over to Andrea's Dad's house with Granny and Grandpa for Christmas lunch:
He sat with Harry and Jack Jenkins for his lunch and eat really well, including a large piece of broccoli which he ate wth no fuss at all.
After lunch he opened the rest of his presents which included Lego Star Wars annual, a Lego space shuttle, a Thunderbird figure, the Dangermouse car, some Star Wars pjyamas, a Skillet CD and the CD of the children's mass. Then he had lots of fun playing Christmas games with everyone including lots of Junior Monopoly as Jack Jenkins had got Junior Monopoly as one of his presents. We all had snacks for tea and then we came home in a taxi and finished off building Tracy Island. This was when he got a little upset because he re-organised the trees on the set and one broke, but we fixed it together. Then he changed in to his new Star Wars pyjamas, brushed his teeth and went to bed as it was getting quite late.
Elliott was really good today and even though he was excited he didn't get over excited in a bad way.
Activities After I'd picked him up we went back to Arborfield and left out a chocolate roll and pint of ale for Father Christmas and a carrot and bowl of milk for his reindeer. Then we headed to Downton. On the journey we listened to Cabin Pressure in the car which he enjoyed. After we got to Downton he drew some Star Wars vehicles in his notebook and we watched some Doctor Who and Muppets Christmas Carol. He also played with various toys and when he saw Father Christmas's sleigh on the Norad website he wondered if we should have left out more than one carrot for the reindeer because he could count 9 reindeer. He had chicken nuggets and chips for tea and ate some peas as well with no fuss at all. Then he had his bath and after his bath we watched Father Christmas on the Norad website again. Then he had his bedtime squash, brushed his teeth read some of a Horrid Henry book before bed time and went to sleep nicely and quickly.
Elliott was good after school today and had a great last day at school where the choir sang in assembly and they played games all day (Josh taught him to play chess and he really liked it).
Activities After school we went shopping to Lidl, and popped in to Wokingham for some Christmas shopping before we went to the garage to get my car key fixed. Then we headed home and he watched some Pokemon on his iPad before toast for tea. Then he had his bath, bedtime squash and read his Lego Star Wars magazine before bed time.
Elliott was really good after school. He was really excited there's only one more day of school to go.
Activities After school we headed home and he played Star Wars. He had toast for tea, then a bath, then bedtime squash, then he read his school book and then it was time for bed.
Elliott was very good today and after Rogue One was very happy.
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Hockey this morning was good fun and they had a tournament with mixed teams from different age groups with Elliott playing alongside grown ups and teenagers. He played well and I think it really helped his confidence. After the tournament they all had some party food on paper plates in the clubhouse and he was socialising with some of the boys from his age group (Tom and James) which was really good to say. After hockey we went to ASDA to do some shopping and then went to MacDonalds for lunch (he had a chicken nuggets happy meal). After lunch we came home and he had a bath. Then we watched an episode of Planet Earth 2 about desserts before heading off to Showcase to see Rogue One in 3D. He really liked Rogue One and afterwards was pretending to be a Rebel Alliance soldier. After we got home he read some of his Doctor Who encyclopedia and then had some toast for tea before brushing his teeth and going to bed.
Elliott was good after school and had enjoyed his day at school..
Activities After school we went to ASDA where we bought a small Christmas Tree and some Christmas cards. Then we headed to swimming where they had their last session before Christmas which was a fun session where they played on floats, etc. When we got home he wrote 8 Christmas cards for his school friends and 3 Christmas cards for his teachers. Then he helped decorate the Christmas Tree and had some toast for tea. After tea he played with some Lego before cleaning his teeth, reading some more of his school book Spy Dog and going to sleep (he was already in his pyjamas as he changed in to these after having his shower after swimming).
Elliott was happy after school today as he'd enjoyed hockey club and he'd had more choir practice which he'd also enjoyed. He also had spicy chicken for lunch which he said was one of his favourite lunches.
Activities After school we went straight to his swimming lesson which he said he'd enjoyed. After swimming he had a shower and got changed in to his pyjamas and he had a millionaire shortbread bar as a treat on the way home. After we got home he had toast for tea home and he read some of his Lego Club magazine and Spy Dog. Then he brushed his teeth and it was time for bed.
Elliott was good after school today and was in good spirits because he'd had choir practice all afternoon to get ready for the concerts coming up this weekend.
Activities After school we went home and he watched the iPad for a bit to relax before getting changed for football training and having toast as a snack. Football training was quite cold and there were only six there tonight. he seemed a bit distracted and not concentrating as much as he does for hockey, but he did some good things and it was hard because there were so few of them. After training we drove home and he had a quick bath before brushing his teeth and reading a few pages of his school book Spy Dog to get him ready for sleep.
Elliott was really good today. He was quite excitable after Thomas's party but that was understandable.
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We got up and ready early this morning for the hockey tournament only to find it had been cancelled just before we were about to leave. Elliott didn't seem too upset as he said he thought it would be frozen off again. So we had a lazy time for a few hours instead and he also practiced his clarinet, did another lot of his maths questions and wrote to Father Christmas asking for a Lego Millennium Falcon and a Tracy Island for Christmas. Then we left for Wokingham but we went to Henry Street Garden Centre on the way to post the letter to Father Christmas in a special Christmas post box they have there. When we got to Wokingham we did some more Christmas shopping and Pokemon hunting before it was time to head to Wokingham Megabowl for Thomas's lazerquest party. Elliott really enjoyed the party and had chicken nuggest and chips there for lunch.. After the party we headed home where our friends John, Ruth, Alice and Hetty came to visit and he had fun showing Alice and Hetty his Lego and toys and having lightsaber battles with John. After they left we watched Miracle on 34th Street and he had toast for tea while he was watching it with a slice of Thomas's birthday cake for pudding. Then he did his last set of maths questions before having a bath. After his bath we looked in to Advent for home learning while he had his bed time squash. Then he brushed his teeth, read some more of his Spy Dog school book and then it was time for sleep.
Elliott was good today. He did get a little bored towards the end of shopping but that was understandable.
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Before football he did his homework (plotting a shape with co-ordinates and marking down the co-ordinates) and his first lot of Maths sums. He also watched some Minecraft on the iPad and played with an Enderman toy he got at the Christmas Fayre. I thought he had a really good football game today and deserved his man of the match as he did a lot of defending as well as some great dribbling and passing and his goal was excellent (reminded me of Firmino, beating 2 men on the right and cutting in to the box before scoring). I thought Panthers played really well until they all got changed around though I support the idea of swapping people around and developing them more than some of the other parents. However I do agree the scoreline was very flattering to Maidenhead, who deserved to win, but not 7-1 (or whatever it was). Anyway he enjoyed the game again and seems to be really enjoying football again at them moment and playing with more confidence. After we got home he had a quick bath and a sandwich for lunch. After lunch we caught the bus to Reading and went Christmas shopping and bought a present for Thomas for his party tomorrow. Elliott was pretty good for most of the shopping, although he was visibly getting quite fidgety towards the end. However after we finished shopping we went to Pizza Express for tea where he had his normal (dough balls, pasta burro and chocolate brownie) and it was nice to eat out. Then we caught the bus home and after we got in he brushed his teeth, put his pyjamas on and went to bed.
Activities After school we headed home to get changed and have a snack and then went back to school for the Christmas Fayre. Elliott really enjoyed the Christmas Fayre and spent time going round the stalls with Thomas, Tawfiq, Ishan, Charlie and Isaac. After the Fayre we picked up his football boots and headed home where he brushed his teeth and went straight to bed as it was quite late.
