Getting Out In The Garden, Morning Routine & Childrens Book Recommendations
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↠ Alfie's Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=papW8W0q3C4
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↠ *Tonies - https://bit.ly/4iTSG4N
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⇢ Yellow Phoenix Kiwi Sweater - Claude & Co - https://bit.ly/4bS556Y
⇢ *Black and White Gingham Chloe Jacket - Free People - https://bit.ly/3ZGFc5G
⇢ *Canvas Jacket with Contrast Collar - Zara - https://bit.ly/3EQ0kP6
⇢ *Black and White Adidas Sambas - ASOS - https://www.stylink.it/6Zb4lSeV0n9
⇢ Lori Banana Sweater - Claude & Co - https://bit.ly/3Fvp6nM
⇢ *Topshop Stripe Long Sleeve Crew - ASOS - https://www.stylink.it/YQny7cyD3Gb
⇢ *Ridge Heart Charm Necklace - Missoma - https://bit.ly/3AYdKXL
⇢ *Oura Ring - John Lewis - https://bit.ly/4fYFyu6
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⇢ *My LTK Page - http://bit.ly/3xiIltC
⇢ *My Amazon Storefront - https://bit.ly/3K2HFQE
⇢ Magpie Society - Two For Joy: https://bit.ly/30gqlD5
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00:00Good morning, everybody. Welcome back to another vlog.
00:03It's taken me a while to get used to this new hairstyle.
00:08I think it's the, like, the layers that I'm so not used to.
00:13That and also just, like, having braces.
00:15Sometimes I catch myself and I look like-
00:18I feel like I said this in my last video, but I look like when I was about, like, 12, 13,
00:23and I had, like, my first proper haircut.
00:26Back then we would ask for it to be feathered, which is, like, it was very similar to this,
00:30and I had my braces.
00:32So sometimes I catch myself in the mirror and I'm like,
00:35oh my gosh, it's me as a pre-, like, a young teenager.
00:38So it's still taken me a while to get used to it.
00:41But when I wash my hair, I use a, like, hairdryer brush,
00:49and I basically do this, do this, and put rollers in.
00:54I can't remember what Sam said.
00:56She said something like heat-
00:59heat-er style.
01:04Cold to hold?
01:06Is that what she said? I can't remember.
01:08Make them warm, make the hair warm, put these rollers in, let it cool down, and then I take it out,
01:14which I just thought we could do together at the start of this video.
01:17It's always very 50-50 what it looks like.
01:21I am not a hairstylist. I wish I was.
01:24Let's do this together.
01:25I'm feeling very Easter-y today.
01:28I'm feeling very Easter-y.
01:30I also put, like, volumizing spray in my roots this morning, so.
01:34I'm so, like, here for just Easter vibes.
01:39Wow, I do have big hair today.
01:42That volumizing root spray really volumized.
01:48Okay, last one.
01:50This one's my favourite one, obviously.
01:53The middle? I don't think that is the middle.
01:56There we go.
02:01This does drop as well.
02:03It looks quite, like, severe when you first take the rollers out,
02:08but it does drop.
02:10We've had some beautiful weather recently,
02:14and I've been thoroughly enjoying it.
02:16I've been out in the garden,
02:17been trying to sort of tidy up, weed, get it all, like, nice.
02:24I've even got some seeds growing downstairs in the kitchen,
02:26which I'm very excited about.
02:28The fridge was looking a little crazy.
02:29I don't really know what to do with it.
02:31I'm just gonna let it, like, sit for a minute.
02:33If you have seen Alfie's videos,
02:35then you'll see that he's done, like, the veg patch.
02:37And then where the old veg patch used to be,
02:40I have decided to make those two just flower beds.
02:45So I've gone crazy on growing seeds,
02:48and I went to the garden centre yesterday, got loads of bulbs.
02:51So hopefully by the summer, we will have a veg patch
02:54that is full of beautiful veg that we can pick and eat,
02:57and that the flower beds will be full of beautiful flowers
03:00that we can cut and make bouquets with,
03:03and, like, put in the house, or give to friends and family.
03:07So, yeah, that is what I have been up to.
03:09Something very exciting that I'm jumping straight into in today's video
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04:32A little bit of my Collection under my eyes,
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05:52Some days I literally just wear this.
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06:23I'm not shy with the amount of concealer I put on.
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07:50So on some days, this is all I will do, but I am actually gonna finish the rest of my makeup now,
07:54and then we can reconvene, and I can chat you through some of the bits that I bought at the garden centre,
08:01if that's what you're into.
08:02So a little bit later, we are now outside,
08:05and you may hear craziness in the background, because Alfie's got the girls on the swings.
08:11And they are having the best time ever.
08:13Me and mum are about to start putting some of these bulbs into pots.
08:17I was like, what is the word? Pots.
08:20These are some of the bulbs we got. A lot of Dahlias. I love Dahlias.
08:24They're so pretty.
08:26What else did we get? There's some Ranunculus in there.
08:28Anemones.
08:29Anemones.
08:31Gladiolus.
08:33There's a real mixture, but basically anything I thought would be really pretty to cut and make bouquets with.
08:39I can't see. I might have to get a hairband.
08:42My hair is just all over my face.
08:45No, he's like, I can't see.
08:47You've got nothing enough to cover.
08:48Is that enough in these?
08:49Yeah.
08:50Yeah.
08:50Okay.
08:50Yeah.
08:51Are you ready?
08:52Ready!
08:53Whee!
08:57You clever girl.
08:59Oh, what is that?
09:01I think we need to use these.
09:03I'm a happy tea.
09:05Oh, here comes the cat in the hat.
09:07Hello.
09:09Lose it. Lose it. Lose it.
09:13Oh.
09:15So we do that white one.
09:17Lovely.
09:18We could probably put both of them in there, to be honest.
09:20Both of these.
09:23What do you think?
09:28Perfect.
09:29There we go.
09:30Look at Ottie. She's written her name in chalk on here.
09:33So cute.
09:35We've done a few pots.
09:37We've still got some more to do, but it's a good start.
09:39A lot of dahlias so far, which I'm very happy about.
09:43Giving them a little water.
09:45And now we wait.
09:46Good morning, everybody.
09:48We are out on a little walk.
09:51There's mud on my boots.
09:53Oh, that's OK. You've got your wellies on.
09:55Oh, Nala's doing a poo as well.
09:57What a great time to start the video.
09:59Muddy boots and dog poo.
10:01Maybe that's what I'll call the vlog.
10:03What was I saying?
10:04Yes, we're out on a walk.
10:06We are currently going through a bit of a nap transition with Novi.
10:09So we're having to do a lot more to try and keep her awake until her nap time.
10:14And today she is struggling a little bit.
10:17So we're outside. We're getting some fresh air.
10:19We've got Nala.
10:21Ottie's on the scooter.
10:23I'm also wearing Alfie's hat. Stole it.
10:26I figured it says morning person. He can't wear that.
10:29So if you go along and then you press it, like that, it slows you down.
10:33Scooter lessons with Daddy.
10:35It's quite hard, though.
10:37I feel like this is high risk.
10:39She's going to slam my foot.
10:41Yeah, just gently. Yeah, OK.
10:45You all right in there, Novi?
10:50Imagine just being pushed around.
10:52Whilst you're tired.
10:54Just chilling, sitting back.
10:58That's a nice stick you got there.
11:00Ottie would be very upset if this was to be lost.
11:03She was out on her scooter like...
11:08It's OK.
11:11It's half the size.
11:13She might not notice.
11:14Thank you for waiting.
11:19You went over the bump.
11:22I did say in my last video I would show you Alfie's Vegpatch.
11:26It's our Vegpatch. It's not mine.
11:28It's because you did all the work. I don't feel like I can take any credit.
11:31Yeah, it's just the family.
11:33The family Vegpatch.
11:35Have you seen the fence in yours yet?
11:37No.
11:40Whoa, muddy.
11:44Family Vegpatch version 2.0.
11:47Which is an upgrade from, if anyone remembers,
11:49these are the two patches that we said we had last time.
11:52I did actually have a day.
11:54I say a day, it was like two hours with my mum.
11:57Where we cleared this.
11:59And we've just got a tiny bit more to clear over there.
12:01I did actually get a couple of little clips, so I'll insert those now.
12:05Good afternoon.
12:07We are currently in the garden.
12:09As Alfie had his project,
12:12I just thought we can't walk around here to the beautiful Vegpatch.
12:17Walking past this.
12:19Via, it was two of these.
12:21It's a sunny day.
12:23So we decided to get out and pull it all out.
12:27Granted mum has done the majority of the much harder stuff like this.
12:32What are you doing now mum?
12:34I just thought I was going to go in first.
12:36That would have been one for Jeremy Eagle.
12:39It's very satisfying, like pulling it all out.
12:43I'm starting on this one now.
12:45I wish we had a clip half an hour ago of what this one looked like.
12:48It wasn't far off this kind of thing.
12:51Yeah.
12:52So yeah, that is what we're up to.
12:55So the plan is.
12:58These two beds will now just be the flowers.
13:02Which is why I've gone seed and bulb crazy.
13:05Once I've cleared the rest of those weeds out there.
13:09Some of them are already coming through look.
13:11Yeah they're coming through a lot.
13:12Lots of the daffodils are coming through.
13:16So yeah, these are going to be flowers.
13:18And then this is the veg patch.
13:22Obviously we haven't finished it yet.
13:24It's not complete.
13:25We've got more compost.
13:26Look, see those bags over there.
13:27You haven't seen them yet.
13:28Oh yeah, we've got more compost.
13:30We've got more wood chip coming.
13:32But Alfie arranged to have this fence built.
13:36Just to try and keep rabbits out.
13:38I mean they're actually pretty big rabbits.
13:41The fence is pretty overkill.
13:43The one thing that we seem to have in our house.
13:47That eats everything.
13:48We put out bulbs, food, pumpkins.
13:51Is two squirrels.
13:53This ain't squirrel proof.
13:54So we'll see how we go.
13:56They could have a field day in here.
13:58But yeah look.
14:02It's so cool.
14:03Alfie literally designed and ordered all of these.
14:08You can watch Alfie's video to see the process.
14:10But I'm really excited to spend days in the spring and summer.
14:16In here with the girls.
14:18Picking little veggies.
14:19Going to make some lunch.
14:20We're still planning what we want to put in each one aren't we?
14:22Also keen to paint all of these.
14:25And then get the girls involved as well.
14:27Like all the fence around it.
14:28Anyway, just a bit of fun.
14:30Just wanted to.
14:31Just a big step up.
14:32We enjoyed it so much when it was the two veg beds before.
14:35You can insert some little clips.
14:37I've got loads of really nice ones for my vlog.
14:38Yeah you can put in.
14:40So just taking it to another level.
14:42Yeah just a little step up.
14:44Because we enjoyed it so much.
14:46And we just feel like the girls now are at an age where they can get a little bit more involved.
14:49Which is quite nice.
14:51But yeah we're planning what we want to do.
14:53What are the name of these in case anyone's interested?
14:56Can't remember.
14:57Should I link them?
14:58Yeah Amazon link.
14:59Yeah you can put it down below.
15:00Okay I'll link them down below.
15:01And they're actually really affordable.
15:02So I think two of them.
15:04Obviously it depends like these two.
15:05Or the two circular ones.
15:06Or these two.
15:07I think it's two for like £70.
15:09And obviously they vary in like size.
15:12And height.
15:13And yeah.
15:14Height and things like that.
15:15So.
15:16I don't know.
15:17Bit of fun.
15:18Oh you're doing some sweeping.
15:20We've got one chewing mud on the spade.
15:22And the other one trying to sweep with like an eight foot broom.
15:26That's the veg patch.
15:28I'm very excited.
15:29That's moss.
15:32Is it soft?
15:35Oh no.
15:39Oh I know.
15:40You love going out the gate.
15:42We've already been on a walk today.
15:45They look nice.
15:46They look pretty.
15:47You want a sniff?
15:51Oh.
16:01Hi.
16:32Good morning.
16:40Bouncy.
16:44Bouncy.
16:49Hi.
16:59Oh I love that.
17:00What's this one? Lovie, that's you. I love it, thank you.
17:16Good girl, thank you. I can pass it, I can pass it.
17:44Oh, what have you got, tea and toast? Buddy.
18:12You shooting a documentary?
18:15What are they doing?
18:19They're so frowning.
18:22They're so frowning.
18:25Do you want to help me?
18:30Should we do your sweet peas?
18:33shall we do your sweet peas?
18:37those sweet peas grow a long long time
18:41yeah they might take a bit longer
18:43look at these ones
18:45oh look you can see them all under there
18:47yeah look they're like bursting through the soil
18:49chuck is picking up all the soil
18:51woah
18:53did you see that?
18:55did you see that daddy?
18:57it won't be long
18:59you can have a little bunch of flowers in your bedroom that look like that
19:01yeah
19:03it's going to look good isn't it?
19:05we need to text nanny a picture
19:07yeah
19:09shall we send nanny a daily update?
19:11nanny
19:13look
19:15look at you
19:17nanny
19:19nanny
19:21nanny
19:23she was holding her teddy to her ear
19:25going nanny
19:27nanny
19:29wow
19:31that is so
19:33lovely
19:35oh
19:37oh
19:39do you want a cuddle too?
19:41oh
19:43nanny
19:45nanny
19:47oh that's what she's saying Alfie
19:49she's not saying nanny she's saying nana
19:51oh
19:53that's lovely
19:55that's lovely update
19:57oh
19:59do you want some tea?
20:01no I'm ok
20:03I like banana but I don't want banana now
20:05ok
20:07you hold it like this nanny
20:09and you chop it
20:11into little pieces
20:13oh say you didn't have
20:15one of the pieces but I missed the whole one
20:17no no no
20:19we're cutting it up
20:21you have this piece nanny
20:23not anymore
20:25chop it
20:27yeah
20:29well done
20:31chop it nice
20:33that's it
20:35you want this bit
20:37you just want to eat it
20:39yeah not chop it eat it
20:41she loves your boost
20:43doesn't she? she does
20:45maybe you
20:47yeah just eat all of it
20:49now that's enough for me
20:51nanny
20:53nanny
20:55let's give Novie some berries
20:57Novie's just going to eat her whole breakfast
20:59before we even put it out
21:01that's it yes Ottie
21:03look at that well done
21:05chop a little bit up for Novie
21:07here you go Novie
21:09some watermelon
21:11here you go Novie
21:13well done Ottie
21:15there we go
21:17Novie's knife fell
21:19woah
21:29hello
21:31yeah that's incredible
21:33I've never seen you come up that quickly
21:35let's get some pots
21:37oh yes we will I might have to make another trip to the garden centre then
21:39and get little pots
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29:45of you as my phone background but I could definitely do with an update. I thought while
29:50the pizza was cooking we could chat my birthday plans because I'm really excited about it
29:56and I do feel like actually some of your input would be really helpful. I was thinking about
30:02what I wanted to do for my birthday and it's so tricky because I love my birthday so much
30:08and I feel like there's so much pressure around it being like the perfect day sometimes that
30:13it almost feels like a little bit overwhelming on what to do and now I have the girls I feel
30:19like the excitement is channeled through them so like I almost sometimes think let's just
30:24plan a really fun day for the girls because I will get the enjoyment of like seeing them
30:29have a fun day and then I was in the car with Poppy and she was like right what are you
30:33doing for your birthday and I was like I don't know and I sort of listed off all these things
30:37that I loved and I was like it would be so fun to do like a games night but we're just
30:42not in our games era right now there's too many small kids we're all just too tired like
30:50the attention span of the adults is also now far less like for us to sit as a family and
30:56do like I don't know like a game of Monopoly followed by a game of um train game what's
31:03train game actually called because we call it the train game but it's not called that
31:06ticket to ride that's it so I was like oh I just do love a game and I really miss like
31:11I miss playing games I was like what else do I just love and I was like but I kind of
31:18like I want like my friends here I want my family here but I don't want to have a late
31:22night because I want to be in bed I don't want to go out like that's just not my vibe
31:27and I was like wait tell you one thing I would really love to try and do is a traitor's game
31:36I would love to try and kind of replicate as much as you can you know at home not in
31:42a castle in Scotland for like three weeks just at home in one evening a game of the
31:47traitors with friends and family so that is what we're gonna do and I'm really really
31:51excited about it the only thing we do need to try and like nail is the the what do you
31:59call it yeah I need like a list of like rules and like the how the how the evening is gonna
32:07go I've read a lot of forums where people have done like traitors games with their friends
32:12and families a lot of which have been done over like an entire weekend for like a hen
32:17do for example so they've had a lot more time to kind of play the games and to for the traitors
32:23to discuss like who they want to murder and stuff like that I haven't come across too
32:28many people that have just played a game in one evening and there are a few little
32:32hurdles but I'm trying to like work out the first one being how can the traitors so there'll
32:41be about how many people will there be about 14 of us I think 12 to 14 how will the traitors
32:48discuss who they want to murder without other people noticing that's my main one I've seen
32:55a few ways people have done this they've either done like whatsapp chats hidden like
32:59a notebook in the downstairs toilet so that the traitors can like and only the traitors
33:04know where it is so they can like write notes to each other and then another one I've seen
33:10which I think is the one I'm leaning more towards is that when everyone sat around the
33:13table with their eye masks on and possibly some music playing or something the traitors
33:21remove their blindfolds and just kind of point to who they think in that moment so
33:27there's less discussion around who they want to murder but it's like the safest way to
33:31do it so that no one like catches anybody out so if you have done an at-home traitors
33:37game or you have any ideas I would love to hear them below I'm thinking maybe it will
33:42last about 3 to 4 hours yeah I think it will yeah from like 7 to 11 or 7 to half 10 the
33:53same there's got to be some buffer room we all know these things take longer than you
33:57think they're going to take yeah or maybe we should do cocktails that would be fun so
34:03ideally I need to work out how many banishments how many murders how many games slash tasks
34:11I've bought some I've bought cloaks I've bought the chalkboards and the chalk blindfolds
34:20and I've also bought the shields so I've got two shields to be one in like each game that's
34:25about as far as we've got the format that's what I was thinking I need to go through the
34:28format and like the run through of how it will work Joe is going to host it he is going
34:33to be Claudia I have bought him a wig yes I don't know if he's going to wear it I feel
34:38like he's going to stay in character we should we should give it to him beforehand so he
34:42can run and when he turns up at the house it doesn't break character the whole time
34:47he's got like the wig on I feel like Joe would be great at that that's a true test of Joe's
34:52acting skills oh he'd be great at that yeah and I think Joe needs to pick because at first
34:57I was like maybe I should host it you know what I'm like I love to host a game I love
35:01being in charge you being in it will be fun and then I was like it's my birthday I'd quite
35:05like to be in the game so Joe is going to be the one that chooses I'm going to have
35:08no input there at all he can pick who the traitors are I think three traitors is a good
35:14number yeah I think three and then if like two get kicked out then Joe when they take
35:20the blindfold off or however it's done Joe can be like pick another traitor yeah to like
35:25recruit somebody I feel like it's going to be sick it's going to be really fun is there
35:29like a prize I feel like there needs to be a prize for whoever whether it's a traitor
35:33yeah it has to be like a shareable prize in case three faithfuls win it yeah what could
35:40the prize be anyway I'm really excited about it yeah I don't I feel like I'm going to get
35:44really into it it's going to look so like just imagine everyone wearing their cloaks
35:48and also the people that we've got like invited the like people come in is such a mix of like
35:54family friends people that know each other like do you know what I mean like it's going
35:57to be such a also I just want somebody to get like people to go in so hard somebody
36:02can be so adamant that they're faithful and then stand up and be like I'm a traitor I
36:06actually kind of hope I'm not a traitor because I think Joe's going to watch this don't say
36:11that because then he'll pick you no because Joe knows it would be too obvious he's not
36:14picking the he's not picking the birthday girl as a traitor it's a dumb bluff you never
36:18know no I think you take one look at me and you would know I would know I would know you
36:24wouldn't yes I would yes I would I'm going to be active like you've never seen before
36:32I can tell with Alfie all the time no matter what game we're playing yes I can I can it's
36:37one of my one of my strengths is knowing when people are lying once the cloak is on I'm
36:43not Alfie anymore you wait Joe's going to make you a faithful trust me you're too obvious
36:51I'm going to try and read Joe I'm going to try and be like who would he pick I don't
36:55know what we'll do in the day maybe go for a little walk or something just chill I really
37:00hope we get good the thing is March birthday it's a Friday it's a Friday but March birthday
37:05is quite you could either get a 14 degree oh my god I've been talking for 10 minutes
37:10yeah the pizza's nearly done it's three seconds left um yeah with a March birthday you could
37:16either get snow or like a sunny 14 degree day like there is no in between next take
37:26your mortadella honestly this is the most basic thing in the world but delicious it's
37:34delicious but it's basic af a little bit of burrata got the greatest showman stuck in
37:43my head showman you're going to show that what's that the greatest showman showman
37:52it's everything you ever want it's everything you ever need and it's here right in front
38:05of you balsamic glaze pizza perfection anyway I'm going to eat this and I'm going to edit
38:16some of this and then Alfie and I are currently watching adolescence on Netflix which is insane
38:23Alfie's on episode 3 I am on episode 4 so I think Alfie's gonna watch an episode of
38:28that whilst I edit and then we're gonna try and watch episode 4 together if neither of
38:34us actually fall asleep which I think is probably what's most likely to happen um but yeah I
38:40will catch up with you tomorrow bye hello and happy Sunday it's actually the day you're
38:45watching this I love a little last minute live it's not the start it's the end one of
38:56my favorite things which is going through the girl's old clothes and creating a wardrobe
39:02for Dottie I feel like I'm your personal stylist it is we are the luckiest like we are literally
39:07the luckiest you're happy about it baby yeah and also I just feel like the age gets better
39:13now because I feel like the clothes get better the older they get so like there's more like
39:19cute things so I'm basically just holding stuff up to Poppy and Shaun this will fit
39:23her now that's tiny yeah this will fit she's gonna love it she's a little froggy oh my
39:32god see that I want her to see that that's so cute when she gets longer hair she will
39:39say no we never had long hair when she wore this oh that's so cute isn't it and then
39:44Ottie had a matching one but like you had like holiday in the evening like yeah I think
39:49so and then there's this one which I think is my favorite oh my god that's so cute this
39:56little dress oh my god that is so cute no thank you we've got two very different vibes
40:05Shaun wants the black jumper this is nine to twelve yeah but I think by the time she's
40:11that age she'll look cute in that guys I know I'm not in this right now but basically Dottie
40:15doesn't really suit like really girly like lacy fruity things do you know what this is
40:22good for if you're going to a birthday a kid's birthday party yeah you know nine to twelve
40:28yeah let's put it in the holiday party you never know I know you're gonna love this one
40:33oh my god that's so cute you don't like that she's even laughing look at her little sandals
40:41she's not wearing sandals well there's some in there what was she in what about some little
40:47like little joggers and a little oversized jumper yeah what about like four and a half
40:52jumpers oh linen dungarees they're cute imagine those in holiday imagine this little nappy
40:57underneath right big nappy bar daddy pig went to open the front door wait daddy cried pepper
41:05I can use magic to open the door you having a little bit double story time yes one on the
41:11Tony's and one she said she wanted the Tony on and to read five books which five books not how
41:17you caught them all there yes which you listening to mummy or the Tony's
41:21well that's a magic power I wish I had okay what he has tangled both my necklaces together
41:40so that's gonna be fun to sort out later I was like why is my necklace not long oh yeah
41:46she tangled them together as you can see pop and Sean have gone home they've taken lots of
41:52off you know these like little clothes it's actually very cute seeing something being
41:56worn by like three of them it's like my favorite thing ever when poppy and Sean text me a photo of
42:01Dottie in one of the girls outfits I'm like immediately like trying to look for when they
42:05were wearing it it's just so cute as you can see you might hit Auti playing in the background she's
42:11building Willy Wonka's chocolate factory right now we were having some reading and then I thought
42:18it might be a good idea just to go through like Auti's bookshelf because she's got quite a lot
42:22of books she still loves oh she's still got quite a few books that she read or like enjoyed reading
42:33when she was a lot smaller so there's a real like variation of books in her bookshelf right now but
42:38I definitely feel like she's due an influx of like new stories more catered to like the three
42:46to four year olds and then it got me thinking the other day somebody said to me what are you reading
42:51at the moment like what good books have you read I was like I wish I don't get to read anything and
42:58then I was like wait I read a book a day because technically I get to read Auti a story every
43:05night so I actually have read daddy's gonna read tomorrow night that's right I am reading it's just
43:14not anything aimed at my age it's all aimed for a three-year-old so I just thought I would sit
43:20and chat to you about some of my personal favorite stories I think Auti has I mean I haven't asked her
43:26which ones are her favorites but these are some of mummy's favorites to read you the whole family
43:36coming to join us okay so these are a selection of some of the books that I love to read with
43:47Auti that Auti really loves reading with me I just thought it'd be useful if any of you have
43:52kind of three to four year olds and you want to read them something new I do feel like some of
43:58these you probably already know off but you never know you never know I think I'm gonna start with
44:03the most obvious which is the Julia Donaldson I thought I would throw in my two favorites I have
44:11to say the ones I enjoy the most are the smartest giant in town and the smeds and the smooths I
44:17think these two are definitely my favorite stories my favorite ones to read with Auti I love them
44:23basically any Julia Donaldson Auti really really loves you might have to just excuse a lot of
44:28background noise everyone's here nobody's playing with the Tony's will you want cuz chocolate
44:34factory this one is the book with no pictures it is essentially a book that has no pictures but
44:42it's just very fun it makes you read out crazy words and things that don't make sense and I just
44:47feel like if you have a child that loves theatrics and has a good sense of humor and you are willing
44:56to get really into this I feel like your child might really like it it makes it really fun basically
45:01wow that's amazing oh let's see what she does is this your favorite book what's this
45:15thank you Novi oh thanks Auti side note if your child has a Tony box this is great it's called
45:34today with Tony's it's like a mini podcast and every single day oh thank you I really needed
45:42a basket thanks no check it out it's really good oh she really enjoys this it has like fact of the
45:47day joke of the day this one is a really great book I love reading this with Auti girls can do
45:53anything I love this one it's called the biggest bed in the world it's very cute yeah I don't want
46:01to spoil it I feel like if I give you like if I tell you what's in it I'm basically reading you
46:05the story this is one I really love to read with Auti whatever next by Jill Murphy I don't know
46:12what it is about this one I think it feels quite nostalgic to me but I also just really love that
46:16it encourages imagination play and I think that that's the sort of thing that Auti really enjoys
46:23so this is always a fun one to read and then this one is just adorable it's called memory bottles
46:29it's very cute again somebody who loves memories capturing memories and loves nostalgia I enjoy
46:37reading this with Auti I just think it's quite a special story I would probably say up there
46:40with Julia Donaldson our favorite author in this house is Nick Schirratt particularly the ones that
46:48he has written he does a lot of like rhyme and Auti's very into rhyming at the minute I genuinely
46:54think these books have made her understand the whole premise of like rhyming words and she's
47:00like really into it and loves like the flow of a story that rhymes and a lot of his as a couple of
47:09examples we've got don't put your finger in the jelly Nelly which is a firm favorite what's in
47:16the witch's kitchen this one is particularly great this end page so much fun Ness the nurse which
47:26Auti can recite off by heart it's a very good little story my mum and dad make me laugh this
47:34is a great story I love this one and then these are ones with collaborators but we've got never
47:39shake a rattlesnake tasty poems you love and more pants obviously it's Nick Schirratt so the
47:50illustrations are bright and colorful and engaging and they're fun for me to read and you love them
47:56you want me to do those ones do you even know what's in this pile no no I went through and I
48:04just basically picked out any of them that were a little bit young now either for like the memory
48:09box or to go to a charity shop and whoa you're so strong and also just picking some out that we
48:18haven't read yet because I just feel like sometimes some get a bit lost because the favorites get
48:22picked and then I'm like oh we haven't read this one yet but yeah I would love to know if there's
48:26anything that you read with your kids that you're like ah you must try this story it's a favorite
48:31in our house because I love kids but you have got lots of books you're very very yes no be loves
48:39reading as much as you well being read to I think I'm gonna end today's video here it has been such
48:48a Sunday kind of Sunday I've really enjoyed it the weather's been amazing it's been so nice hanging
48:53out with Poppy and Sean and Dottie I hope you have enjoyed the video today and I'll see you again
48:58really soon. Bye!