Babies jacket with a ribbon on it!

Elmo jumper with a ribbon on it and one very stoked knitter standing in front.

One won truck

I haven't posted for ages, my son has been keeping me busy. He is going through a particularly feral phase at the moment, he doesn't sit still for a moment, he is like a hurricane.

It's such a cute age though, he is talking heaps and discovering new things and is a very loving and affectionate child. This morning I was trying to sleep and he comes up and opens my eyelid. I was just about to snarl at him and he goes "hello beautiful mummy", so he got a kiss and a cuddle instead, lol, he's so gorgeous. He makes such a mess, he can trash the house in ten minutes and it takes hours to clean it up.

We went to the Easter Show, we stayed there all day. Baden won a truck on the 'put the balls in the clowns mouth' game and went on the merry-go-round. He was more interested in figuring out how it worked than just living in the moment and enjoying the ride, I swear that kid is going to be an engineer.

We went and checked out the knitting display. It was such a thrill to see my work on display. I am definitely entering again next year, I already know what I will make. I noticed the winners of the Childs Pullover all had some kind of cabling work in them, so that must be the secret. I can't resist a bit of intarsia (pictures) on kids' handknits so I have an idea in my head that involves both. As for the babies jacket, well, I didn't expect to get anything in that category so I am still shocked about it. I will keep practising knitting lace and see what I come up with next year.

We had a wonderful day, we saw the cows and the horses. Baden wouldn't pat the cow, he's too scared of them, lol, so funny because he loves animals and reptiles, just not so keen on cows. When we saw the horses I could tell that I was projecting my fear onto him even though I was trying not to. I can't help it, I am scared of horses. I LOVE horses, I love everything about them, I love the way they can be clicker trained, I love their social hierarchy, I love their beautiful eyes and I especially love the smell, but I am still scared of them so prefer them from a distance. I have had a reasonable amount to do with horses in my life but its just been too long and my fear seems to have grown. And of course, knowing they can sense fear doesn't help either! I am scared and they know I am scared and I know that they know that I am scared, and they probably know that as well.

But anyway, we had a lovely day.