Fluffy white dressing gowns and wellie socks

Fluffy white dressing gowns

Cold rain today, too cold for the wellies so we went swimming. Spiderman and Tigerlily decided to race each other up and down the steps much to the disgust of the week-end spa break ladies. It is amazing how fast a 3 year old can move through the water, like an eel, just as a lady (trying to keep her hair dry and make up intact!) steps into the pool. There is no point going swimming and not getting wet.

Wellie socks

We have tried different wellie socks this winter to keep our toes warm! Tigerlily has a pair from http://www.muddypuddles.com They are made of fleece and quite thin so easy to fit into wellies but not very warm. Spiderman has tried some fleecy socks (lilac!) from tesco and more recently ski socks from Asda. The ski socks are quite thick but will fit into wider wellies. He stayed out in the snow for almost 3 hours last Saturday with no complaints. I have also tried the same fluffy socks as Spiderman and the ski tubes are definitely the warmest. Ian tried wearing leaky boots on Sunday and got very cold feet! Puss in Boots finds that jumping quickly across the snow and then hiding under the table (where there is no snow) is the best way to avoid cold paws.