The One Where We Wa-a-a-a-i-t Mr Postman

The One With Marwell 360

The wind knocked out my amazing commentary. I just thought I would do a panoramic view of Marwell. 3 times in 3 months = Annual Pass already paid for. :-D

The One Where We Wait On That Graham Collins

Sat. Waiting for that Graham Collins.

The One With Mighty Ducks

Awesome day. Truly awesome. Have a gander at these vids first - which shows ET looking for that Grufallo (again), with Kelly and Charlie. After that, we went to Marwell. That Annual pass? One of my better ideas. Vids up tomorrow, for the broody amongst you... You know who you are!

Hunter Gatherer Extreme.

This Was Tame. In Two Mins He Jumped In A Massive Puddle...

...And Had Wet Socks For The Rest Of The Day

The Money Shot

Do You Ever Find You're Quoting TLC?

I Do. A Lot.

The One With URGH!

Before there were Annual Zoo passes, there was pet shops. 

And, to be fair, there still is.

Urgh!

The One Where ET Likes Redrum

Maow Nana calls him Damien, (unbelievably). I'm thinking more Danny from The Shining...

The One Where We Storm Porchie Castle

So... Ball Park, Port Solent, Then A Castle...

The One Where Judge Gets Balls In His Face

Then, on Saturday...

And then...

The One With Marwell! (Continued)

These are for ET, so indulge me..

The One With Marwell! (Again)

The One Where There Aren't Enough Daddy Day Cares In A Week* *So We Made More...

OK, so there has been a little change to Daddy Day Care. Only slight, but it's a good one.

For the last three months, I've taken ET swimming on a Friday. That may continue, but as of May 19th, I change my job role. No, I have no idea to what.

Essentially, that will mean a change of rota. Being the sort of person I am, I'm planning ahead so no one misses out.

So from Sunday, Mrs T and ET will come swimming with me, before I go to work. Chances are, on my new rota that would be a day off, but even if I do work, we;ll get a decent time together.

To get him realising this, today is all about a walk with my former Boss, who owes me a "career chat" anyway, (good timing!), and her son, Charlie. Through the woods, probably looking for that Gruffalo. Then feed the ducks, and a cheeky coffee.

Then, onto Marwelll. Our passes came through, and ET and I really want to see some lizards. (Urgh!)

In the mean time, heres last Friday, where Mrs T shows her mean side, by sneaking up on my boy in the pool. Don't worry, ET... we'll splash her Sunday...

x

The One Where ET Is A Caffeine Junkie Too

If ever there was a case of a 3 y/o picking up on what his Parents did, it's with our Coffee fixation.

Here, ET takes it upon himself to refill the swivel unit I got for Xmas.

The Green And Gold effect he goes for gets a thumbs up from me.

The One Where Geordie Came "Home"

A car with no key? ...No... Key?? Fascinating!

This "watch" was actually a cool helicopter. 

We lost it an hour later. 

Damn Spidey...

Beginners luck! 

*looks at floor, looks at ceiling, looks at floor*

The One Where Swimming/McDonalds/Football Are Usurped By... Diggers

Nice nose, Rudolf... tell everyone what you spent the morning doing...

Looking for those rats. "That Mike Cheese" loves those rats apparently. 

Not so... They scared the life out of us, actually.

He has a Berba aura about him on the pitch. Languid.

Freaking freezing. But no, you can't have my snood, Chief.

Coldest day of the year... And all he wants is an ice cream.

*sigh*

The One Where ET Is The (Lion) King Of Foggy London Town

Good things come in small packages

Knackered. And not even there yet.

That Jon McGlashan always says stick to the left... no right... no left...

She's so into me

Robin... Dun, Dun.... The Hooded Man

Gorgeous

He's anyones after Nuggets and Chippies

Perfect

The One Where Ethan Just Can't Wait To Be King

It takes something special for the Manc Derby to be number two on my list of things to do today.

Team Truscott are off to Foggy London Town, though...

The One Where Daddy Day Care Goes To The Zoo, Zoo, Zoo, You Can Come Too, Too, Too

9:30. Bit early. Picnic in the car? Done.

Thanks for the snood, MC. Frickin' freezing out there.

Hippos. I'm a fan. Ethan thinks "they smell".

Two Owls in the background.

"Why don't they talk, Daddy?"

"Umm..." Nice one, Gruffalo.

Look at the size of his horn!

Yes, ET. That one is a buy.

Oblivious to my Son walking on a railway track... All I could see was that Monkeys ass.

Which was red.

And below, so begins the one long park sesh. Well, three parks to be exact. Worth the Annual pass, eh?

And below, two tiny vids. I ran out of memory to film the Giraffes. Oh well, I'd imagine we'll be going back next week!

The second vid is a disappointment. Yeah, I know he's adorable... but it looked a lot higher in real life.

The One Where Ethan Zachs Hits The Big 3.... Oh

I think as a parent you just want the best for your child, and always hope for them to get the most from whatever they do. Mr and Mrs T were Heros today. No question. Ethan Zachary Truscott turned three, and we've never been prouder. What a gorgeous, stunning young man.

I got back from a night out with a few seconds to spare. *phew*

Me. A broken man. HTF can there be so many pieces to a frickin' £20 Playmobil set?

I mean, seriously. WTF?

Zachs looking out for those "dirty fat rats", that that Mike Cheese and Daddy saw t'other day.

Daniel Craig can do one.

Works can't express how beautiful ET looks when swimming. He literally glows.

You know like that alien in that movie...

I think it was called... the alien that glowed.

Caught in the act. You'll get yours, Mrs T.

I have never seen so many kids in one place. Not even a full school, on a school day, with lots of kids at school.

The Ledgers totally need to hire this place out, though.

We had to do it again. True story...

...Then no one else was allowed a piece. True story.

The One With The Car Wash!

Ethan Zachs, sporting plasters on his face... Nelly, Nelly, Nelly... Uh-Oh!

Valet FTW. As soon as I did this yesterday, I knew ET would love it.

I'm thinking of starting a Car Wash appreciation Club... Are you in, @TwoSoups and @FypieFi?

Ethan Zachs definitely is...

**NB THIS VIDEO CONTAINS SCENES IN A CAR WASH THAT THOSE SCARED OF CONFINED SPACES, WATER, OR AIR BLOWERS MAY FIND DISTURBING**

The One Where ET Swims Faster Than A Shark

You know when you crash your car, and are looking for some good news?

Well, today Ethan had me beaming.

We went to the swimming pool, and after what seemed like an eternity of him holding on to my hand, then four fingers... then three... then two... yep, you guessed it... then one... he decided today he wanted to cut loose.