What's your favorite thing about school, do
you think? I always get really nervous with
things like this. We made the mistake of telling
the kids. I'm a bit nervous about how he'll
settle in. He's going to be four years old
and he brought the bar inside.
Please break.
Jackson touch the leaves. Has anyone seen
Caleb? If we ever move.
A day.
Hi guys, welcome back to my channel. Today
I thought I would vlog, but it's already 11:30
in the morning and I haven't actually started,
normally I do my little breakfast montage
and stuff at home. It was just chaos this
morning. We were getting Fraser ready to go
to a football camp that he's gone to now for
the day and the kids were just really intense
today. I was trying to do my workout. They
were all over me asking me questions I just
found I couldn't even pick up the camera.
And now that Fraser has gone off to football,
I feel like it's a bit more manageable. I
don't know if other parents of three children
feel this, but whenever we take just one away,
it doesn't matter which one, Fraser's a really
easy child but whenever you take one away,
you divide them up, it is so much easier.
I don't know why. Let me know if you feel
the same.
[inaudible 00:00:01:23].
I feel bad having just said that but then
the two little ones were actually playing
this morning and now we're off out. We were
going to go to a soft play, but I just called
because I wanted to double check that it was
open because they've only just reopened in
the U.K. and I did call and then they said
they're only doing bookings because of the
track and trace thing and they were fully
booked for today because obviously they can
only take less numbers because of the virus
and everything, so it's a bit frustrating.
But Matt was just saying he really feels for
small businesses because they can't just have
people turn up at the moment, businesses like
that because of the whole track and trace
thing. So we're going to go into town, we're
going to get the kids fed at least and then
see what the weather's doing because it looks
like it might rain, but if it doesn't, we
could go to the park or feed the ducks or
something like that just to entertain the
little ones for the day until Fraser's done
at three.
So yeah, sorry, that was a long, boring intro,
but I'm sure it'll be a more exciting blog
than that. So yeah, let's go. We're not having
much luck today. We decided to go somewhere
else. But again, we called ahead and I'm so
glad that we did because they are also fully
booked. We made the mistake of telling the
kids and then they were devastated that we
weren't going there. But now we're going to
try one more place, which we're pretty sure
should be okay. It's one of our favorite cafes
that has this outdoor play area, so as long
as it doesn't rain, they can have some fun.
Caleb, you got it all to yourself. Careful,
please don't hurt yourself. So we made it
to the farm shop and we got a table no problem.
So the kids are playing in the playground
and look at our view. Oh, look at these little
pumpkin's, it's making me feel like fall.
It's good. [inaudible 00:04:17].
Cute.
What have you got mummy?
A potato. [inaudible 00:04:27] $20 bucks?
You have to find 20 people to [inaudible 00:04:42].
So we're home from the park now and we're
just hanging out in Fraser's room. I just
quickly called my mum and my sister in Canada
to catch up, see how they're doing and now
what are we going to do?
Make a giant tent.
We're going to build a giant tent. So we'll
show you how we do it. Like this.
Here we go. No, put it like that.
Ready? We need all the muscles. There we go.
[inaudible 00:06:00].
For the tent. So, how are you feeling about
going back to school next week?
Good about seeing my friends, good about doing
writing again and coloring.
Are you looking forward to doing your coloring?
Yeah.
A bit more coloring. Caleb.
Sorry. Sorry about the camera.
How are you feeling about going back to school?
[inaudible 00:06:25].
What?
[inaudible 00:06:28].
What does that mean?
[inaudible 00:06:30].
Show them your wiggly teeth or actually make
them go funny, oh, not too much. His two front
teeth are so close to falling out. Oh, those
teeth, they look to small for you. Well, you
got them when you were six months old. Aw.
What have you liked about being at home?
[inaudible 00:06:52].
Look how grown up you look! You've lost all
you're baby fat, haven't you?
Not scared though.
Does anyone think he's starting to look a
bit more like me? I know it looks like Matt,
he's like Matt's double. When he does that
face he looks like me. You've got my chin
I think. Caleb, what's your favorite thing
to do?
Poo.
Okay, so count. Do you remember how many we
had? Look at all of Jackson's toys. Has anyone
seen Caleb? I don't know where he is. All
of these toys are laid out on Jackson's bed
but I can't see Caleb. Oh, this toy's cute.
Look at Caleb. Jackson I have a question.
How you feeling about starting preschool next
week?
Jackson, in one word say how you feel about
going to preschool. No, that's three words.
So I was just upstairs playing with Jackson
and then I thought, oh, I wonder what Caleb's
up to I'll just come and check. And he brought
the bar inside because it's raining outside,
I actually quite like it. I think it was actually
quite a good idea.
Can we always do this mummy?
Can we always? Yeah.
Yeah!
In the new house I wonder if it would fit
in your bedroom.
Yes!
Maybe. That'd be good.
Yeah!
If we ever move. Still waiting, still waiting.
I put the bar inside.
I like it you know, with the soft bit underneath.
Caleb.
Good.
Wee. Can you do the flip over? Wow. I don't
know if I've told you guys as well, but Jackson
is starting preschool because he hasn't been
in nursery for six months now, he's just been
at home obviously we thought wherever he goes,
even if it's back to where he used to be,
he'll have to resettle, so we've decided to
try a preschool. So I'm a bit nervous about
how he'll settle in next week because obviously
six months for a two or three year old is
quite a long time, but I think he'll love
playing with friends if we can just get over
the initial settling in. So I'll come in here
as you can hear me, I am really nervous about
what it's going to be like and also what drop-offs
are going to be like, because I don't think
you'll be allowed in the building and obviously
I'll have to wear a mask and stuff like that.
So it's all going to be a little bit different.
So hopefully he'll be okay and he'll have
fun. I might actually get Matt to do a few
of the drop-offs because I feel like it's
10 times worse when I do it. So sometimes
it's nice if Matt can do the drop offs and
then I can do the pickup and get all the glory,
but yeah, hopefully he'll really enjoy it.
I think he needs it, but I am really sad about
all the boys going back to school. Obviously
it has been hard and full on and chaotic but
I have actually loved having them around and
having them at home for six months and I don't
know, it's been a really special time as well.
It's obviously been a bit difficult, but it
just feels like the end of an era. One of
my friends said it feels like the end of maternity
leave and I think it totally does. But then
I was speaking to my sister about it and she
was like, don't worry because after two weeks
at school, they're going to get a cold or
a runny nose and then they'll have to be at
home for a while anyway because of everything
that's going on. So yeah. Anyway, we'll see.
Jackson, what is it?
Oh, wow!
Yes, so is this your indoors gym?
Yeah.
Yep.
Oh!
I'm fine.
Use the bar.
[inaudible 00:11:02] I'm okay.
I'm okay! I'm okay.
Be careful. That's reenacting.
Just like that.
Like that. It's mummy's turn. Mummy [inaudible
00:11:17] how good you were the other day.
Come on.
I was saying to Matt the other day the kids
were swinging and it looked like so much fun.
I was like, "I'm going to have a go," and
I basically pulled a muscle and stubbed my
toe. And I was like, "I am so old."
Hi.
Oh!
Oh! That's got to hurt.
Only a little bit. I am okay.
Are you ready?
Do you want some chalk?
This may break.
Mom can I go? Momma!
Don't try this at home. Watch out Caleb.
Oh my gosh. Please break.
So I've just been organizing and sorting out
some presents for Jackson's birthday. He is
going to be four years old in just a couple
of weeks, which I cannot believe how quickly
that's gone and I know so many of you have
followed me since my pregnancy with him and
obviously I gave birth to him on this channel
and now he's four, it's just crazy. And because
we're supposed to be moving house, I'm literally
getting so sick of me saying that because
we're still not moving and it's just taking
forever. I hope it still happens but at this
point I feel a bit like, oh, and so many of
you guys have asked me why it's taking so
long, but really it's everything that's going
on in the world. Some people in our chain
have been furloughed and there's so many different
things that would not have been a problem
pre-COVID that is causing a bit of a problem.
And I think just generally it takes it a little
bit longer in the U.K. than in the U.S. or
Canada, so we're still waiting. So I've been
trying to organize things, like I sorted out
all the back to school stuff because I thought,
oh, we're going to be moving and now I'm trying
to sort out Jackson's birthday because I'm
like, oh, we might be moving around then.
So I panic ordered a few presents the other
night and some of them have just arrived,
so I thought I would show you guys. So if
you don't know this about Jackson, he loves
the Trolls movies, always has. The first Trolls
movie was his favorite film from when he was
a baby and he loves the music from Trolls
and he just loves both of the films, so he
has about 10 Troll dolls already, but he wanted
more.
When I asked him what he wanted for his birthday,
he was like "Trolls," obviously more Trolls.
So I found this one on Amazon. I think it's
another version of Poppy. I also got this
one as well on Amazon. I got this one, which
I think is a techno Troll and then I also
got a branch version like this as well. So
I know that he's going to love all of those.
He also said he wanted the cloud guy from
the film and I can't find the cloud guy soft
toy anywhere. So I'm going to keep looking
and hope that I can find it, then he got one
other soft toy. He wanted this, how random,
but the boys have all the Plants Vs. Zombies
teddies and this is one that they don't have
so Jackson and said he wanted this one, even
though he doesn't play the game or anything
I think just for his brothers he wanted that
one. Then I also found this because he loves
Trolls and as you know, he loves Lego I found
some Trolls Lego, so I was like, that is the
perfect present for him.
Yeah so, it's the Caterpillar, what is that?
Caterpillar train? Caterpillar car one? And
I've just realized it's got the cloud guy
in Lego in it as well, so that's quite good.
So I know that he will love this. Then I also
got him randomly some FGTeeV toys. Again,
his brothers love watching FGTeeV and therefore
he sometimes has seen it and they're always
talking about their merch, so he wanted some
FGTeeV toys, so I ordered some of them as
well. These have like three mystery boxes
because you know kids love surprises. And
I also got this, which is an FGTeeV TV and
it has a few different things in it, like
some mini figures, a plush toy, stickers,
a flashlight and stuff like that, so that
is all I've got so far.
It's really difficult because he's the third
child he literally has so many toys where
he has all the hammy downs, like he has every
scooter going, every bike, so I don't know
what else to get him. I might get him some
educational toys or magnetic toys because
he really likes that and also some coloring
because he really loves coloring, but we again,
have so many coloring books already I'm like,
"What should I get?" Maybe some Play-Doh I
don't know, he's quite good with his hands
and stuff, but that is everything that I've
got him so far. Wow. So Matt is just making
dinner for everyone.
Again.
Again. And I was going to show you guys, give
you some meal inspiration and then I realized
it's the same dinner that I showed you in
the last vlog I think, basically we're being
so lazy this week when we were meal planning,
we sat down to write a grocery list and then
we were like, "Should we just use the same
meal plan that we had last week?" So that
is what we've done. We've literally bought
the same ingredients and we're having exact
same meals this week that we did last week.
So again, we're having salmon and actually
the boys are having fish cakes. Well Caleb's
having a fish cake and Fraser's having salmon
with rice and everything and so is Jackson.
And then what are we having? Oh, we're just
having salmon, rice and peas again. But we
do this little marinade, I showed it last
time, but we just mix honey and soya sauce.
I forgot to do that.
Did you?
I'm doing it now.
It's really nice. We put soya sauce and honey,
like equal parts onto the salmon and then
it just makes it that little bit sweeter and
salty. So yeah, we're just going to have that
again.
I'm learning.
So we've all just had dinner and now I've
snuck into the front room to have a work call.
I'm having a conference call with a brand
that I'm going to be working with. It's actually
not from my channel or Instagram or anything,
it's for their website. So I'm going to be
just chatting and answering a few questions
and then I'm going to film that and it'll
be on their website, so it's pretty cool.
And I'm excited, but I always get really nervous
with things like this, so I've just set up
my laptop and I've actually got a little mini
ring light. I don't know if I've shown you
this before.
It's actually so that you can put onto your
phone and it's got this little button and
it just goes like different stages of light,
but it's a really gray and horrible day here
so I thought I might put that onto my laptop
to brighten up my face a little bit, I don't
know, I think it's probably a bit extreme,
but I'm going to do that call now, hopefully
it won't take too long and then I can bath
the boys, put them to bed and all of that.
[inaudible 00:18:57].
Is Caleb in here?
No.
But Caleb sleeps in here.
It's actually nighttime now and now it's going
to be nighttime. [inaudible 00:19:14] pajamas
on now and movie night, it's all early. It's
just six. We can't just go until bedtime.
It's only bedtime.
Do you love him lots and lots?
Yeah. [inaudible 00:19:36] all my heart.
Do you love him with all your heart?
Yeah, because I need his heart.
Jackson just said he loves him with all his
heart.
Yeah. So the two little ones are in bed now
so now I'm just hanging out with my biggest
one on the couch. I've got the hiccups.
I had them upstairs.
I don't know why. They're catching. There
we go. How was football camp today?
Good.
Was it?
Yeah.
You had fun? And you've got one more day tomorrow.
Yeah.
And then that's it, it's back to school next
week.
Yeah.
How are you feeling about back to school?
Not good.
Not good?
No, it's so tough.
Yeah, it's exciting but it's been so long,
so it's a bit tricky.
So sad.
Yeah. I'm going to miss you.
I'm going to miss you.
But it's only for six hours.
A day.
A day. Anyway, I think I'll end the vlog here.
I feel like today was a little bit boring
and we didn't really get up too much, but
I hope you enjoyed it anyway. I felt pressure
to still make a video because I literally
put on Instagram the other night I haven't
missed a video for six months during lockdown,
I'm so proud of that. And then today I didn't
really feel like vlogging, but then I was
like, "Come on Emily, you haven't missed a
video." So yeah, I hoped you liked it. Oh
God, I got to go, these hiccups. Thanks again
and I'll see you soon. Bye.
