Our busy party weekend

She'd love a car but she's to shy to ask
Originally uploaded by Ella's Ma.

It's nearly Christmas and it's been a funny December. When I last blogged I was starting to feel sick. Then we all got sick one after another - loads of coughing and colds and temperatures. Me, then Ríodhna, Mammy and Daddy, then me again, then Ríodhna again. So we've seen a lot of Mammo and Emma as they took turns with Mammy and Daddy staying at home to look after us. I had to go the the doctor as soon as I was sick to get medicine to make me better because I had to be better to let the other doctor fix my ears in the hospital last Monday.

It was a strange day. Mammy got up early and woke me. We weren't allowed to have breakfast and we went to the hospital. When we got there I went into a room with beds for 4 children and curtains around all the beds. I put my pyjamas and got back into bed. We had to wait while lots of doctors and nurses came to see us and ask me and mammy loads of questions but there was a tiny tv by my bed just for me so I could watch tv all morning. Then a nurse called us and we went down to the operating theatre. I played with some toys outside while I waited to go in and then when we went in there were loads of people there. They were all very friendly and I was very good because Santa's helpers were outside the window - I sat in Mammy's lap with a little pink mask on my face and she cuddled me and I fell asleep. When I woke up a nurse gave me some stickers and a certificate for being so good and Mammy came back and looked after me. The nurse said I couldn't have a drink or eat for ages and we'd seen all the tv programmes already so instead I coloured and we played snap and matching cards until I was allowed to eat. I had milk and a cheese sandwich. I've never eaten a cheese sandwich so fast in my life. It was yum.

After all that I got to have a nice week at home. First with Mammy, then with Emma and with Mammo and I only went back into creche on Friday for our show. I couldn't miss the show. I can hear but I decided not to tell the news in creche - it's a bit of a secret! I was glad I came in because Santa came in too and I got a bright pink mirror and clips and Ríodhna got a blow up snowman.

I'm glad we were all better for the weekend. We had lots to do. On Saturday morning we went to see The Snowman, all of us and Grace and Phoebe with their Mammies. It was really exciting. Santa Claus was at that show too. We had some lunch afterwards too. That night Ross minded us while Mammy and Daddy went out with their friends.

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Today was extra super busy for me. First we all went to the party at Mammy's office. Santa Claus goes too. I got my face painted but Riodhna was too small to get hers done. A clown made balloons for us - I got butterfly wings to match my painted butterfly face and Ríodhna got a dog with sunglasses holding a flower. We watched a magic show and then we went to see Santa Claus. Daddy was standing in just the right place so this year we didn't have to queue at all - we were second in. Santa knew about my operation and that we are back living in my house now and I told him what we want for Christmas so I think we're sorted now.

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After that while Ríodhna had her nap, I had to go to a Christmas party in Gearóid's house. That was fun. Everyone was there. There was an entertainer who painted our faces so it was just as well I had cleaned off the first butterfly. She painted our nails too and we played games and Anna was there too - Anna has gone to work in a different creche now so we were delighted to see her.

And as if that wasn't all enough, the four girls and their mammy and daddy are moving to Switzerland after Christmas so we had to go to see them to say goodbye. So we went to a hotel and talked to them and chased around some more. And ate some yummy food there. Ríodhna played a new game with Mammy which involved going over to a window at the other side of the lounge, sitting there, waiting for Mammy to sit down and then jumping up and running back to our seats again. Bossing her around all the time - she does a lot of talking to tell people what to do now.

We were really ready for bed tonight after all that.