I love taking selfies!

My sunny summer holiday

Hi everyone I thought you might like to see some photos of my holiday in Spain. Mummy, Daddy and I were ready for a break as we had just moved house and it was very very busy. We stayed with Paps and Maria and enjoyed the pool and the sunshine. We went to the beach lots, and to a wonderful waterpark which had really big and fast slides. I loved them. We also went on a boat trip for the day to an island called Tabarca. I spent the whole day snorkeling. Daddy and I met a pirate while we were there so I was looking for buried treasure. It was so much fun. I had my hair braided - which is a holiday must when you're eight - but of course it didn't last very long with all my swimming! Lots of love, Charlotte xxx

Spanish swimming style

Buenos dias! I'm in Spain with Paps and Maria at the moment and what am I spending most of my time doing? Yep, I'm swimming. I love that I have the pool to myself. It was night time when we arrived from England but it was still really hot and I was allowed to go in the pool. I've not really been out of it since. I am practicing my diving and I can even do it backwards now. It's a tough life, let me tell you :) Lots of love, Charlotte xxx

My lovely Lego day out

Aunty M and Wren took me to LEGOLAND in Windsor for my birthday this year. Mummy and I went down to London to see them and then we all went together. It was SO much fun. It rained a bit, but we didn't let that stop us from going on as many rides as we could as many times as possible. I even got to drive my own lego car. It was brilliant fun. I loved it. Thanks Aunty M and Wren! I love you! Goodbye! xxx

My brilliant birthday!

Hi everyone, Thanks so much for the birthday wishes and presents. I had a fantastic day and the best party ever. Mummy and Daddy organized for me to take about 15 friends to the movies to see the Muppet movie and then we had our very own party at Pizza Hut. It was lots of fun - we even had the ice cream factory at our disposal. I don't feel that different now I am eight - but I like it! Lots of love Charlotte xxx

The grand old age of EIGHT

Look who is eight years old today!!! Yep, that's right, ME!!! I've no idea what presents I'll be getting. I asked for maths books and a dictionary. I can't wait for my party on Saturday. Stay tuned then for more photos and all the deets. Thanks so much for you cards, presents and birthday wishes. I love you! Goodbye! xxx

Me - October 2013, Egypt

A little bit of winter sun . . .

Hi everyone
To bring you bang up to date, Mummy, Daddy and I have just returned from a couple of weeks in Egypt.
I know! I know! Civil unrest. But we were at Sharm el Sheik which is hundreds of miles away from the trouble and we had a wonderful time.
I met lots of other children and we had our own gang, the Ice Cream gang (we got free ice cream at the hotel). I saw lots, snorkelled lots and saw a leopard fish swim between my legs.
I was up dancing on the stage at the hotel lots and was hardly with Mummy and Daddy.
Oh - and we went to a big water park for a day, too.
I have been emailing my friends since we got home and I still have a tan.
We forgot to take our camera with us so rather than show you the selfies I took on my tablet (there are a LOT), we had some professional family pictures taken.
Here's the best of them. I know! I know! I'm a poser :)
I love you! Goodbye!
Charlotte xxx

A bit of a clever clogs . . .

While all the Summer fun was going on I had to do what every kid does at the end of the school year . . . get my school report.
I never know how these things are going to go. I love school. I love learning and I like playing with my friends. But you never really know how well you're doing. True, I did keep winning awards for being kind last term, but you never know. Thankfully, Mummy and Daddy were very happy with my report.

You can read a couple of excerpts here, but the upshot is that I'm good with computers (hello, I DO have my own tablet), I have a bubbly and infectious personality, I always do my homewaork, I always have a story to share and true to my Jesus Christ Superstar roots, I understand all different religions and like acting out the parables of Jesus!

Silly snaps

Me and lovely Wren on the tube in London

That was the summer that was ... part three

From Blackpool we drove up to Scotland for a few days on another nostalgia trip for Mummy and Aunty Claire. We went to a Haven park which was brilliant for me as it had lots of kids and heaps for me to do. Unfortunately I was really sick while I was in Scotland and did very little other than lie on the sofa and watch TV :( It was Mummy's birthday when were in Scotland and Daddy took us all out for a meal to celebrate. And we had caterpillar cake which was yummy.

When we got home four days later it turned out I'd had a cold sore virus just like my Mummy has and her mummy before her had. So atleast we know I'm not adopted! I was starting to feel better by the end of the week and managed a lovely night with Uncle Lenny, Aunty Michelle, Aunty Claire, Aunty Amy and Mummy and Daddy.

That was the summer that was . . . part two

Hi everyone! I've just been digging out some photos from the summer for you! After we'd been in London Aunty Claire and Aunty Amy came to stay at my house for a few days. I was really excited to show them all my toys and play with them in the garden. I got them both on the trampoline lots which was very funny as they kept getting tired. I told them needed more momentum!

They helped with my school project on the seaside and we had a lovely time before they went off on their travels. I wanted to go to but I was still at school. BUT!!! We went in the car for three hours and met them in Blackpool. I was feeling a little bit tired but Mummy and Aunty Claire were full of stories about how they had spent all their holidays as little girls there and wanted to show me, daddy and Aunty Amy around. We went to this amazing place with lots of roller coasters and rides and we had lots of fun. We walked for miles and had a great day.

That was the Summer that was . . . part one

Hi everyone,
I can't belive how quickly 2013 has gone. I am almost seven and a half and am already making my Christmas list for Santa.
But I've not been very good at keeping you up to date on my news so here's a quick recap . . .
Right after my birthday in June, Mummy, Daddy and I went for a weekend away to Manchester.
Mummy was born there and wanted to show us some of the parks and the places she used to go with Uncle Lenny and Aunty Claire when they were little.
It was brilliant although I did take a massive fall running down a hill at Lyme Park. It was so steep that my feet didn't touch the ground. I ruined my clothes and my shoes but I didn't hurt myself - Mummy broke my fall!

Aunty Claire and Aunty Amy arrived from Australia then too, so we got to hang out with them and go to more places Mummy and Aunty Claire remembered. It was lovely to see them - they brough me some cool skeleton pyjamas and adidas shoes which I needed after my fall - and it was lovely to finally meet Aunty Amy.

We met them again a week or so later in London. Mummy, Daddy and I had gone to London to see Aunty M and little Wren and we all went on the London Eye together. It was SO high up!! All the grown ups seemed really nervous of the height but Wren and I loved it so much. We could see Buckingham Palace from there - but the Queen wasn't home. We played in the sand at South Bank, had pizza and then got the train home on one of the hottest days of the year. We had a blast!