We're going on a poster hunt!

I'm back! And three shades of green today!! Thought I'd get in the spirit with Halloween on its way!

This week has been a bit chocka with Craig being off we have been cramming loads in. Plus, in the evenings (when I usually sit on my phone for a while)  without the worry of Craig having to get up at silly o clock it's been lovely to just sit and watch TV and enjoy a few glasses of wine together. Hic!
Yesterday we went to Banham zoo. We went with Craig's parents. It was a really chilly but awesome day at the zoo. Connor ran towards one of those face in the hole things and rather dramatically slipped, legs in the air the lot,  splat into the middle of a muddy puddle!  We had only been there 10 minutes! Instead of rushing to help my poor baby I stood in fits of giggles unable to breathe!  Lucky for Connor I always carry spare clothes!! He did get his own back on me later on, by deciding half way round the gated, secure penguin enclosure he desperatly needed a wee. I'm running like a mad woman as the nearest loos were MILES away!  Okay, not quite but not close!! He didn't make it and peed down my coat... Not good. Again,  lucky I carry spare clothes and didn't mind walking about smelling like pee....
All cleaned up after the mud incident we all went to watch the show. We had owls and lorakeets fly over our heads, we watched a bird named Silvia kill a rubber snake by violently banging it against rocks (which was pretty hilarious actually)  and an adorable serval jump stupidly high in the air for the man who had hand reared her from a cub. She licked him all over his head when she saw him, it was so lovely. Imagine having a pet serval! I do miss having a cat....but Alfie would definitely eat it and with two budgies in the house too...wouldn't end well.

The boys thoughally enjoyed themselves and I got to see the Tiger (my most favourite animal ever) so I was very pleased.
After leaving the zoo there's a small little... well, junk shop just  outside which I'm guessing all the proceeds go to the zoo. This really caught my eye.

The picture is naff, but it's a mother and child on a bench with a pot of flowers next to her. The mother is far more glamorous than me, of course. But, I love odd bargains and at 2.00 I needed it! A little dust and a polish and they are looking pretty good!


The boys were up early today (the whole clock change thing sucks!) and we were just chatting about stuff when Danny asked if they could have new posters in their room. They share a room through choice as they would spend the whole time calling to each other and getting in each others beds when they had their own. Plus it's quite nice to sit between their beds and read their bedtime story. I'm happy for them to share, It just leaves a rather empty third room... We use our conservatory as their play room so it's pretty useless. Sure we will fill it one way or another!
Anyways, we went to a few shops around here but it seems Avengers (iron man, hulk, captain America and Thor) are pretty damn popular.  It's actually a huge thing for Danny to actually like a character as he hasn't really done so before. He always just been into dinosaurs (big time)  and animals, he would rather of had a pair of binoculars than any character thing. He has never really got excited about a character before. He liked frozen but he wouldn't ever ask for a toy or top or anything cus he says its for girls. Which we told him was silly but nope. He went through a brief ninja turtles and spiderman phase, but not for long. Connor is the total opposite , he loves bob the builder, fireman sam, cars, paw Patrol, hulk, masha and the bear... He's my easy boy to buy for! Kids stuff is soo character orientated. He is hulk crazy and now Danny has discovered iron man. He thinks he's amazing (and he is a bit geeky...like Danny!) Perfect! I'm really excited about buying him an iron man figure for his birthday or Christmas now. I hope he loves it as much as Connor loves his hulk...seriously that thing sleeps, eats and poops with him (with regular surface washes between of course ha!)

It was honestly like a comedy sketch or something. After giving up on local shops we decided on going all the way to the Range because I knew they sold posters.... and also wanted to sneak a peak at the Christmas bits!!
No luck with the posters.. Sold out of all three marvel posters (I did contemplate taking the display ones out of the case but thought better of it!) We did however come back with a small family of penguins (we need one more chick apparently)  that Danny had fallen in love with.

And this count down to Christmas... Thing. Again, this was Danny's request because he totally loved the fact that the numbers move and well the whole idea of it so it was a must. He even offered to use his pennies to pay!

After no luck in a further 4 shops we were on our way to try our luck at the Disney shop but chanced a small WHSmiths and boom! We got them! Finally! Two happy boys, two knackered parents. A bit like this mini sign I brought the other day!!

Awwh, you can almost see the bit on their wall where mine or Craig's head has rested against many a time...way too many a time! Ooh, they have both done brilliantly at staying in their own beds (it's so weird not having Connor in with us anymore I'm still not used to it!)  and are both only a few stickers away from getting their choice of new duvet sets.... I wonder what they will pick ha!

Totally unrelated point, but on the way to the zoo yesterday I spotted that someone had sprayed "you are beautiful =) " on a post. Now I'm not saying anything about graffiti or whatever, but this really did make me smile, and I thought it was pretty sweet!

I tried to take a video and then take a still from that, this is the best I could do!


I'll leave it here for now, it is zombie night after all!!

Thank you for visiting!  XxxxX