Things were a bit disrupted in Week 115 - we've both had sore throats and think Joseph has probably had a bit of the same thing, so some interrupted sleeps. But last night was fine - once Joseph got over showing off to Craig and Amy who came over for dinner (Mummy had to go upstairs for Take 2 of setting down) he slept through to 6am and then another hour and a half after his morning bottle.

On Friday night we went round to Jo and Phil's for a couple of drinks and takeaways for dinner. Joseph and Lizzie played really well together.

Joseph was very pleased with stealing a truck book off Lizzie on the way out the door (she'd just gone to bed) so that is now the #1 book (last week's Cars & Trucks library book just another book in the stack now). We ask "Whose book is it?" and Joseph says "Lizzie's book". "Are you going to give it back to Lizzie?" "No." Here he is reading it on the bean bag.

Joseph also grabbed one of Lizzie's birthday presents at her birthday party - a helicopter, which she might not have even got to see so looks like there will be an amnesty going on soon.

Yesterday late afternoon we went for a bit of a neighbourhood patrol by tricycle. We went past the dairy on the way home and Joseph steered his vehicle into the shop asking for an ice cream (this habit was formed by Grandma Millie & Grandad BQ - it's dangerous going past there at slow speed now). Anyway I managed to extricate Joseph from the shop but about 30 seconds later Joseph asked in his sweetest voice for a "special treat". Knowing that Aunty Aida has supplied a stash of chocolate fish I said we could have the treat at home. Apparently my technique for allocating the fish is not optimal - this was all that was left after one bite...

Today we went to the zoo and Joseph even wore his gumboots with no fuss on the promise there would be plenty of puddles to splash in.

Trouble is he also likes lying on the ground and putting his face in those same puddles to drink the water. The crowd seemed to find it entertaining. I would have taken a picture but might have got reported to CYFS if I prioritised that over picking Joseph up and admonishing him - so you'll have to settle for this cute shot instead.