Making Muddy Puddles

Bee loves to bake and always does a lot of baking with her dad. It's kind of their 'thing' on his days off and I always get some yummy cakes out of it! We've been so busy recently that we've not had much chance for baking but for Easter she was bought a Peppa Pig Muddy Puddles cake pack, a perfect opportunity to get back into the habit!

"That one goes there..."

So, funpod, equipment and ingredients at the ready we got going!

We had fun feeling the ingredients before using them, which is a real achievement for Bee. Her tactile defensiveness has often stopped her from fully engaging in some activities we do. Even with painting she doesn't like it being on her hands. For her to handle the flour and 'messy' textures is a big win!

"I'll stick this here..."

We emptied, poured, measured, mixed and filled. She still struggles a little with the fine motor skills of holding a case still while she fills it but overall she did brilliantly. My real challenge is trying to stop her eating everything in sight before it's cooked!

Of course the eating is the best part though!

Smile Bee!

Easter

A very happy belated Easter to everyone reading this. We had a very busy weekend, filled with family, chocolate and Rugby League! Bee, as always was very, very spoilt! I think sometimes family are making up for her first few years when she couldn't eat anything, now she's overwhelmed with chocolate. We're fairly relaxed about it on Easter but afterwards it's rationed. Although her dietician wants her on a high calorie/fat diet I don't think copious amounts of daily chocolate is particularly helpful!

 This year Bee had her first Easter egg hunt. We'd found some lovely small Peppa Pig eggs that were about the size of a Creme Egg but hollow. We bought a bag and the night before Easter I hid them around the living room. I didn't make it too hard, they were all in view if you looked hard enough. Bee still struggles a little with the concept of hiding and can get a little worried/apprehensive when asked to uncover something. I set her off with her little red shopping basket and she got very excited by the whole process. She spent a lot of time turning circles in the center of the room, her arms out asking "where? Where?" She found the first handful on her own but needed some assistance with the last few. We tried to pint her in the direction of the general area rather than pointing out the eggs themselves and she eventually got them all. She was so excited each time she found an egg, she would squeal and bring them to show me and her dad, insisting we noticed that "pi pi" (Peppa Pig) was on them! 

Foz insists that the only time it's acceptable for chocolate to be consumed for breakfast is birthdays, Christmas and Easter and of course after finding so many chocolate eggs there's no way I was getting away with making Bee wait! So, with new Peppa Pig bowl nestled safely on her knee Bee managed to devour 3 of her hollow eggs!

We spent the rest of Easter Sunday visiting various family members starting with my dad, who absolutely showered Bee with gifts: seven eggs, a Minnie Mouse and a Peppa Pig! I don't think the open-mouthed look of thrilled surprise left her face for the entire visit! She consumed yet another egg and was very generous with Minnie and Peppa, insisting that they shared with her by forcing their faces into the bowl. She's so kind!

'Hide and seek' with Bee doing the hiding...

After my dad it was on to Foz's grandma then Foz's parents, where there was more spoiling. Bee stayed the night at her grandparents that night as it was off to the traditional Easter Monday Rugby League fixture for myself and Foz the next day, can't miss Warrington at home! 

Overall we had a lovely day and got to spend some quality time with much of our family with plenty of laughs and treats!

Happy Easter everyone!

Happy Easter!

A big 'HAPPY EASTER' to everyone!

This year has been the first year Bee has been allowed to have easter eggs and we were very excited to buy her one. We decided on something small as we knew (with it being the first time) everyone would buy her some chocolate and we didn't want her to be overwhelmed. We went with a small Minnie & Mickey egg and some little Lindt bunnies, just big enough to have in a single sitting!

Of course spoiltsport Mama said no chocolate for breakfast but Daddy insisted as it's Easter! 

We had a lovely afternoon, spent with Foz's parents and overall a quiet weekend warm at home as the weather turned out to be cold, wet and miserable, boooo! Bee very much enjoyed her chocolate and has plenty to last her for weeks to come!