Tennis madness...

My children have become tennis mad since they started watching Wimbledon!! They are no longer bothered with all the childrens programmes that they beg me to watch ~ they are now addicted to TENNIS!!!

Lauren already thinks that she plays to professional standard, thanks to the wii ~ even though she very rarely hits the ball even on virtual tennis (tee hee).....and after yesterdays conversation with Daniel, she obviously does not understand the concept of sweatbands either ha ha!!

Once her Ballet and Tap rehearsals were over today (Lauren is in a dance show over the weekend of 26th and 27th July ~ she cannot wait to be on stage!!! ~ but the weeks leading up to it are pure madness, rehearsals, dress rehearsals, practicing hair and make up!! ~ the list goes on.....) We had to pop to the local town so I could pay some bills and get a few things for up coming birthday parties (Lauren has so many invites it is mad!!!!). We passed a few sports shops and Lauren and Dan both moaned that they would love a tennis racket ~ but they were all too expensive. We did however visit a great little shop that sells alot of sports items very cheaply and luckily there were 2 rackets there, exactly the same and just perfect for my 2 little stars!! The look on their faces was priceless when I said they could have them!!

Anyway ~ they have both been playing with them this afternoon (luckily we had an old tennis ball knocking around the house!!), and they have now come inside and are both back infront of the TV glued to Andy Murray (Britains Wimbledon hope for this year!!!) ~ which suits me just fine ~ it gives me a chance to write my blog and maybe even jump in the shower ~ without them
noticing and having a moan (ha ha ~ I do love them really!!).......I have promised them that I will take them to a local park tomorrow which has a couple of tennis courts attached and let them have a knock about (anyone have a spare crash helmet hanging about? The way Lauren has been swinging the racket I feel I may need one !!!)......I am off now before the peace ends ~ I think that Wimbledon will be alot less exciting soon ~ as DR WHO starts in a while ~ which they both totally love!!! (even though Lauren watches most of it from behind a pillow ha ha ~ She is definitely taking after her mother !!!!!!!!) XX

PS ~ As you can see from the photo ~ Lauren still does NOT have her bed ~ the latest is that there is a problem with production and I am seriously thinking of cancelling and ordering one with another company!!!!!