Toddler diaries- 'Wee wee wee all the way home'

Decided to drive to the library this morning as it was tipping with rain. As a responsible mother ensured that Joshua did a wee before we left. Parked in the disabled space in the library as it was closest to the door, less responsible and quite scary as librarians tend to be a rather stern breed and sticklers for obeying rules. I felt I had quite a good case, three small children and it was raining! Got to the desk to queue up when Joshua announces he needs a wee. No toilet in library, can't believe he wants another wee, having just done one 15 minutes earlier and not had a drink in between. Dash outside of the library carrying Caleb in his car seat, check no one watching, especially aforementioned scary librarians and let Josh do a wee in the library garden. Go back into library (trying to look casual and not at all like we had just been weeing in the garden) and get out Barney video - my favourite!

As Joshua can't possible need the toilet again for the next while, decide to go to the garden centre to buy a present. Walk into the garden centre; small voice pipes up "I need a wee". Joshua again, and of course no toilet in sight. Caleb in car seat and toddlers in tow, head for remote corner of garden centre so Joshua can do his doings behind an ornamental bush. (Now slightly less ornamental). Get slightly strange look from garden attendent as toddlers and mad women carrying baby emerge from behind bush. Buy purchase and make hasty exit to home and a nearby toilet!

P.m. was rather less eventful. Joshua spent the afternoon at his friend Joel's house reenacting Toy Story 1 & 2. "I'm the real Buzz Lightyear, no I'm the real Buzz Lightyear" and so on. Bethany, Caleb and I went shopping. Bethany tried on every pink pair of shoes in Next and tried to pursuade me to buy her pink shades, a pink bag, a pink dress and a Balamory umbrella. Successfully negotiated my way out of this and ended up with a - guess which colour - pink and white pair of shoes from Clarks, which have the added feature of lights that flash on and off when you jump up and down. [Sorry they're only available in the children's range].

Picked up Buzz Lightyear (alias Joshua) on the way home (Mr Incredible is having a rest day) and fed and bathed two extremely tired children who were in bed by 6:30pm - hooray.

[Daniel's PS - in bed, but not asleep. Bethany continued to wreak havoc for at least another half an hour].