"Happy Days are Here Again" Reports Matilda the Dog

Lyra has been showing a keen interest in the degustational delights of the non-lactic world, having dipped her tongue into various ice-creams, chocolates and assorted breads, but today saw her attermpting food, at the table, with us, in the shape of poached pear.

Needless to say, as with Eloise, dinner ended up in the dog.

Precrawling Checks Underway

Place Lyra upon the ground and she will wallow, hovercraft-like, before lifting herself up on her arms.

Sometimes, if she is in the mood, she will try to get her bottom up in the air, but usually she will just wave her legs around ineffectually.

But she's definitely thinking about it.

Dancing

In the last week of term it is customary for parents to be allowed to view their beloved offspring in the, as it were, learning context.

In our case, this meant getting the opportunity to see Eloise dance quite nicely, and give her fill-in teacher a lot of lip.