Saturday 14th April 2012

dear daddy

i was very cleva and gud boy this morning becorse wen i got out of bed i asked mummy for a wee and poo on the toilet and i did do a wee and poo and that was even before my brekfast so what do you fink of that and becorse i chose aunty kath insted of ducks yesterday nanna had given mummy all the bred for that was for the ducks so mummy sed that wile it was sunny we wud go to the park and feed the ducks and i thought that was fair enuf becorse i bet they were hungree now and i had a nice time at the park and the ducks were veree hungree and followed me and mummy all around the pond and i can kick and throw my ball and i had lots of gose on the big slide and wen we got bak home traysi and faith was there and it was nice becorsse we all had dinna together but afta dinna i was really tired so i had a nap but mummy had to wake me up to go swimming and wen i went downsteers aunty kate and faith were there but not traysi peepel just come and go in our house anyway aunty kate and faith came swimming and wen i was in my swimming fings i saw lucinda so i ran to her and we had a big hug and kiss and i was brilliant at swimming and i kicked on my back all the way there and back and i catched the sleeping fish undawater and aunty kate and faith were very impressed wiv me and afta swimming oskabah had buyed me more happy burfday presents and i got a book wiv a train on and a book abowt rinos and pancakes and something to make monsters wich i fink aunty kate liked the look of and wen we got home i played wiv faith and then we all had tea togevva and then traysi came back becorse she had to take faith home and i started to do a wee and poo in my big boy pants but it was ok becorse i hold it hold it hold it and i finished it in my toilet so i was a cleva and gud boy agen

lots of love
jack xx

Friday 13th April 2012

dear daddy

well this morning i waked up at nanna and grandads house and gaga asked me if i wanted to feed the ducks or visit aunty kath and uncle duffield and i sed aunty kath and i fink aunty kath was probablee very pleased that she had beat the ducks and i fink i may hav sekured my future as her favorit grate nefew hee hee and wen i got back to nanna and gagas house for dinna mummy arrived and afta my dinna me and mummy and aunty kate went to a windmill and mummy carrid me all the way to the top of the windmill and she sed it wud probably hav been easyer to carry two sacks of weet and it was a shame they cudnt attach me to the pullee chains and oh well becorse once mummy carrid me to the top she had to carry me back down agen and there is a likkel museum there and i liked playing wiv the weelie magnet fing and then we went to play on the park and that was gud fun and there is a really big slide and it is really fast and i went on 3 times wiv mummy so that was even more steps to carry me up and i went on the see saw marjeree door wiv aunty kate and i liked our likkel trip to the windmill and wen we got back to nanna and gagas i had a nap becorse it weared me out and afta i plaid in the garden and we had running races reddy steddy go and i even counted 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 all by myself and everybody gave me a big clap and sed i was a cleva boy and wen we got home mummy had buyed me a new toy for my village and it is a police station and police car and police motabike and policeman and police lady so now all the peepel will be safe

lots of love
jack xx

Thursday 12th April 2012

dear daddy
i had a lovelee time at nurseree this morning i liked playing outside and playing boo wiv lisa and helping lynn to lay the label reddy for dinna time wiv the mats and i always chek that lynn is in the kitchin and hasnt run away anywhere and mummy picked me up from nurseree and i had a likkel drive in mummys car but i let mummy drive us home and wen we got home i plaid crawling under mummy wich is a veree gud game and then i saw you on the computa but sorree daddy i wasnt very talky today becorse i felt quite tired so i had a nice nap this aftanoon and wen i woke up aunty kate was here so i showed her how i can pack my gruffalow case becorse i was going to stay wiv nanna and grandad becorse mummy sed she was going to be a chikin tonight wich is a bit odd i just hope she is back to being mummy tomorrow

lots of love
jack xx

Wednesday 11th April 2012

dear daddy

well nanna and grandad are seeing a lot of me becorse we went to their house agen this morning becorse i had to hav my fotograff taken wiv my tree in the garden becorse even though i carnt remember i hav had my fotograff taken every year wiv my appel tree and i fink grandad wore his blue jumper espeshully and i stood really nicely wiv nanna grandad mummy and the tree for the pikture and afta grandad lit the chiminea and i helped him collect wood in my weelbarrow for the fire to eat and aunty kate wasnt there today but i felt very tired for sum reason so i was reddy for my nap this aftanoon and wen i got up mummy helped me wiv my train track she makes really good tracks for me and mummy has bin trying to teech me how to pedal my bike and i am nearly getting it right but i fink my legs need to be a tiny bit longer anyway not much else happend today

lots of love
jack xx

Tuesday 10th April 2012

dear daddy

ooh wow a new book to rite in becorse i filled the last one up and htis time i have lines agen wich makes it much easyer today i went to nanna and grandads house becorse i thort mummy was going to work but there lies a storee but anyway nanna and grandad tuk me to weelgate and i had a really fun time on the slides and the piret ship and the swings and the cars and it was very bizee but becorse nanna and grandad hav got speshul passes we cud go straight in but it was still bizee inside but it didnt stop me playing and having fun and before we went home we went to see the aminals in the hot house and wen we got back to nanna and grandads house i plaid outside in the garden and helped grandad move all the slate exsept grandad sed he didnt realise it was a quarry and i had my tea and i was just eating my carrot cake and mummy came back wiv aunty kate and it turns out mummy hadnt been to work aftaall but her and aunty kate had just been eating and drinking tea all day and i thort it was funny that mummy wasnt wearing her tinytalk tshirt so now i know

lots of love

jack xx

Jack - 2 years on

I've temporarily taken control of Jack's blog to share with you the following photographs, each taken exactly 1 year apart, on the 11 April each year.  The apple tree that the pictures are taken by was planted in the week Jack was born in his Nanna and Grandad's garden;

8 days old, 11/4/10

1yr 8 days, 11/4/10 with Nanna, Grandad and Aunty Melanie



2yrs, 8 days, 11/4/12



Tuesday 3rd April 2012

dear daddy

happy burfday you happy burfday you happy burfday jack happy burfday you today i am 5 well mummy sed i am 2 but i fink i like 5 better today and nanna and grandad came and i had loads of presents to open and i can open them really quicklee and wow i got a wat and sand pit and a boat and liked singing row row boat and a vakuum cleaner but mummy sed it is a golf caddy and a football and a new coat wich i wore all morning and sum skittel fings that you stand up and hav to nock them down wiv a ball and then we all had sumfing to eat and plaid wiv my new toys and then i saw you on the computa and wow i had sum more presents and i got a tool bench and i was gud at hammering and a train set and nanna helped me build the track and there is a bridge and then i had dinna and then lots of peepel came to say happy burfday to me and there was traysi and dave and faith and i plaid wiv faith and then aunty kath and unkel duffield came and wow agen i had even more presents like my nee nar police van and my cd boom box that i can sing along to and i fink nanna liked that to becorse later wen she was on her own in the front room me and gaga and mummy cud hear her singing along to the musik and then unkel frank came and franki and then we all went into the back roomand i sat on the big chair and everyone sang happy burfday and then mummy bought in a cake wiv 2 not 5 candels on and i blowed them both out in one big blow so all the practising wiv the lite was worth it and everyone clapped and shouted hip hip hooray and i had lots of cake and chokolate and hummus but not together and then i did lots more playing wiv everyone and had my pikture taken wiv everyone before they went home smile and unkel dave and lukas came and lukas like playing wiv my police van to and i really really like my burfday and all my presents and seeing all my family and eating cake and parties are lots of fun and it was a shame you wasnt there but i was so bizee i didnt really notice and becorse you wasnt there i am having another partee so in sum ways it was gud you wasnt there so i can hav 2 partees and mayb wen i am 5 i can have 5 partees

lots of love

jack xx