Half-term

Part of me can't believe it is half-term already and part of me can't believe it is only half-term!  Our morning started well with Josh and I practicing a couple of his new tricks ready for him to perform them.  Tim and Ali got Josh a very cool suit jacket from the charity shop for his birthday (I have them well and truly hooked!).  It is lovely, with a beautiful green lining and lots of pockets to secrete things away.
He wanted to do a performance of lots of tricks he knows so far and when I said I wanted to take some photos he suggested I also video it! : )  So I did.  He is doing really well with the magic tricks and I love seeing him apply himself to learning how to do the tricks.  Usually it is something Steve helps him with and they spend hours ensconced in the bedroom learning and practicing.
Simon, Mum and us bought him extra tricks for his birthday so he has plenty to work on.  We got him a hat set as he really wanted a magic hat.  It is Simon we have to thank for this interest of Joshua's as he initially got him a few magic tricks for his "welcome-home" gift box.  At parent's evening Joshua's teacher said, "He really likes his magic doesn't he?  When he did a trick in assembly it did not phase him to be in front of the older children and he did a great job of building it all up to the 'ta-da' moment.  Now I have 11 others in the class all trying to learn magic tricks."
When his friend came over to play after school last week they spent ages trying to figure out their own tricks.  I am glad they choose that rather than sit and play computer games.

Josh with his "assistant"