Grandad's Little Helper

As Little Soldier grows so he is able to do so much more and one thing that he loves is coming out into the garden.  He spends most of his time trotting between the fish pond - safely netted out of his reach - and the Chicken Ranch.


His last visit introduced something new - wellies!  He would have had an all-in-one but we couldn't find any anywhere.

The wellies were accepted without quibble, the pull ups at the side helped Grandma, although there wasn't room for his jeans!  
I changed his jeans for a thinner pair of trousers knowing that his coat was long enough to prevent too much cold going into his body.




Grandad was sorting out the water for the chooks, cleaning it out and then filling it up with fresh water.
Little Soldier loves water so the bucket contained slightly warm water ...... sure enough he was there ....helping to wash out!
Then the feeder had to be filled so he helped Grandad fill it up with fresh food .... lots of work to do on the old homestead!!!!
Soon it began to get cold and I had to persuade him to put his hat on but that was ok as long as I didn't take his stick ..... Little Soldier is big on sticks ....
As it slowly got darker the solar lights came on so that was something different for him to examine and watch as the colours changed but then .....Dinner called to him ..... in a very loud voice .... inside he came ....

After he had gone home we popped into Morrisons for some bread and I wandered into the Children's department .....




Look what I found!!  
It's called a puddle jumper but I know it as an all-in-one - it will keep him dry in this wet weather and give him a bit of a windproof layer over his coat.

 Just what I had been looking for!  He's now kitted out for his further adventures in the garden .......