Zachary's Automatic Lock-In!

We decided to go out in the car last week, so we put Zachary in the car while we packed it and Swith gave him the car keys to play with. We both popped into the house to get items to bring and returned to the car to discover that Zachary had locked himself in the car! After calling to him to press the 'open' button on the car keys, he promptly dropped them! We spent the next 20 minutes attempting to pick the lock of the car with a paper clip, with no success, so we phoned the fire brigade.

Poor Zachary, locked inside

Trying to keep him happy with his toys

The firemen arrived within a few minutes and used a coat hanger to reach inside the car, pick up the keys and press the button. In a matter of minutes, Zachary was out, enjoying lots of cuddles and waving goodbye to the fire engine.

Fireman Sam to the rescue!

Guest Blog: The Perks of Being a Babysitter

Last Saturday morning me (Phoebe) and Vicky had the joy of looking after Zachary, so we took him to one of our favourite places- IKEA. Why take a baby there? Vicky needed a photoframe and we knew the store would provide enough entertainment for an eleven month old (and judging by his smiling face in the photos, he really was entertained). 

Zachary’s reaction when he found out he was going to IKEA!

 One particular highlight- for us adults anyway- was parking in the buggy friendly parking space - what a novelty! Zachary wasn’t fussed as we drove around and around until we found one of the spaces we were entitled to. 

 

What did Zachary get up to? He loved eating lunch in the big cafeteria and, for once, most of his food didn’t end up on the floor. 

“Next time I’ll nab one of those yummy looking meatballs”

Zachary tried out lots of the toys in the kids’ department. He wasn’t so sure about the reindeer rocker but loved the orange chair – perfect for ‘peek-a-boo’ games.

 

 

Zachary enjoys having a taster of a child’s bed

By far, Zachary’s favourite toy was the mirror with foam doors - his ‘lift-the-flap’ books had come alive! Zachary played ‘peek-a-boo’ with himself for ages and seemed upset when we moved on - could this be a possible birthday present?!

Auntie Vickrum helps Zachary play ‘peek-a-boo’

Tired from all the fun in the kids’ department, Zachary fell asleep in his pushchair as we walked around the ground floor. We didn’t mind though as it gave us a chance to have an energy boosting coffee!

Once Zachary stirred we headed home and were back in time for Mummy and Daddy to hear all about Zachary’s exciting adventure. What a lovely trip!