Tennis (Anna)

Caroline is a huge tennis fan and I remember her saying, before Emma was born, that she was looking forward to watching tennis with her baby.

Well, it's French Open season so there's been a bit of tennis watchng in our house recently.

Last week, Caroline turned it on for ten minutes before we were due to go out. I asked Emma to come and get dressed and she looked at me very sternly and said, "No Mumma. I not getting dressed now. I need to tuck up with my Mummy and watch the tennis." Which of course left Caroline wth a melting heart.

Then last night, Emma grabbed a round plastic sand toy with a handle and started swishing it around in the air with accompanying sound effects. "I playing tennis," she said. "With my tennis jacket." (she means racquet).

And then this morning, I came down to find Caroline on the couch wrapped in a dressing gown and blanket watching the tennis. On her lap, all snuggled up and warm, hiding underneath the folds of the dressing gown, were Emma, Victoria-the-doll, teddy and kangaroo, looking absolutely adorable. They looked so happy all cuddled up together.