Nathan said the hugest sentence today. "Granny come and talk to me, said Minnie the giraffe, I'm not feeling shy any more" This wasn't from a book, and it was relevant to the (surreal) conversation.

We went to see a friend play in a band at Bearwood College Theatre. Nathan fell asleep, but really enjoyed the bits he was awake for. He came home and banged on a pretend drum furiously.

We went shopping for some smart clothes for Nathan to wear at pre-school nativity.

Nathan said "What is that?" about some food. Then dad ate it, so the lad said "What was that?"

Granny came to look after the lad and we also had a visit from one of dad's cousins and her 20 month old son. It was lovely to see them all.

Dad went off to a father's conference so Granny kindly looked after the lad.

He had a great day, especially the part where he removed every item of clothing and bedding from the cupboard in his room.

Hickory Dickory dock today. We're still learning our Christmas songs.

Then on to Snakes and Ladders for a dad's day out. Not many dads there, but enjoyable nonetheless.

Preschool today. He's not particularly forthcoming about what goes on there, but after some clever questioning we discovered a couple of conversations.

1. Nathan to small boy "Can I shout"
   Boy whispers to Nathan "No"

2. Girl to Nathan "Christmas is coming round"
   Nathan to girl "Yes it's coming tomorrow".