Football bear

My favourite sport is football. In Peru, football is very popular. My favourite player is Robbie Fowler. He is not from Peru. I like to copy him and wear tape over my nose. It helps my breathing. This is useful in Peru, where we play a lot of football at high altitude where it is harder to breathe.











Daddy Paddington also likes playing football. As he is old, he does not play very often. Daddy Paddington also likes Robbie Fowler. Back in his glory days, Daddy Paddington was a really good player, and he tells me that he once played with Pele, Bobby Moore and Maradona.













I am still a small bear, and football is quite hard when the ball is almost as big as you are! Even so, I try my best, and enjoy the exercise and excitement of playing. One day I might be good enough to play for the Peruvian national team!

Little Paddington's dog

This is Little Paddington's new friend, his little dog. He is a black spaniel, and is just as naughty as Little Paddington!

My new car!

I like my big red car. It's the same colour as my lovely duffel coat. Daddy Paddington thinks I am too little to drive it!

Help!

Oh dear! I got stuck on the door hook! Little Paddington tried to help me down but he wasn't tall enough! I had to wait until Daddy Paddington could set me free.

I think I am scared of heights now!

Perfect bear

I'm a perfect bear!

Bear in a handbag

I was trying to escape the house and go on an outdoors adventure, so I climbed into Mrs Macy's Bear's handbag. As you can see, I got stuck!

Bear Idol

One of my favourite television programs is 'Bear Idol', where a lot of bears sing songs, and the best singer wins a prize. This is my audition for Bear Idol 2009. I hope I get on the show!

Mrs Macy's bear

This is my friend Mrs Macy's bear. We had a lovely lunch together. We shared a salad of grapes and tomatoes.

Me and Mrs Macy's bear then sat down and watched a nice movie together.

Hoovering difficulties

Today I decided to do the hoovering for Daddy Paddington. He finds it harder to hoover in his old age. The problem is, I am a little bear, and the hoover is very big! It took me 3 hours to find a way to just reach the top of the hoover!

I think hoovering is for bigger bears.

Naughty corner

After the 'sellotape incident', Little Paddington was sent to the naughty corner to think about what a naughty little bear he is.

Sellotape bear

Today Little Paddington decided to wrap up a nice present for Daddy Paddington using sellotape. The problem was that sellotape happens to be quite sticky, and he got all wrapped up in it!












Little Paddington was so wrapped up in sellotape that he fell over! He needed me to come and help him get free! What a mischievous bear!

Why bears shouldn't use sewing machines

Cousin Paddington had ripped a hole in his lovely blue coat, so he decided to mend it himself using the sewing machine. It's a good job he did not know how to turn the machine on, because it is very dangerous for little bears to play with sewing machines. They should always let older bears do their sewing for them!

Great Great Grandfather Paddington

This is a picture of Great Great Grandpa Paddington, taken all the way back in 1886. Life was very different for Peruvian immigrant bears back in those days. Isn't the family resemblance striking?

Abseiling bear

Little Paddington has taken up abseiling! As he is a very little bear, he is only allowed to abseil from the hook that usually holds the hanging baskets! When he gets bigger he may be able to abseil from bigger heights, possibly as tall as the washing line. Little Paddington carries his suitcase with him even when abseiling - he needs to keep his favourite marmalade sandwiches close, just in case he gets hungry!

Bird watcher bear

Daddy Paddington is an avid bird watcher, and he often spends his days looking at the lovely birds in our garden. Here he is reading his favourite book about all the different types of birds.

Warming up!

After playing in the snow, both Daddy Paddington and Mr Monkey were freezing cold! The quickest way to get warm was to hug each other.

Daddy Paddington and Mr Monkey play in the snow

Daddy Paddington hadn't seen snow for a long time, so he decided to go outside and play. It was then that he remembered how cold the snow was! Older bears should be especially careful in the snow. Daddy Paddington had his emergency spoon in his pocket just in case he was trapped by an avalanche and needed to dig his way out.





















Mr Monkey decided that he would play in the snow too, but pretty quickly he realised that monkeys aren't equipped for snowy weather! Oh how he wished he could have nice warm wellington boots and a duffel coat like Daddy Paddington. It's too cold for monkeys!

Beefeater Paddington braves the snow

Beefeater Paddington is a very proud bear. He takes his work very seriously. Even snow won't stop him doing his job! It was cold standing still all day long though!

Reading the paper

One of my favourite hobbies is reading. It is important for little bears to read a lot. I like to read the newspaper, even though some of the stories are a bit complicated for me!

Chocolate bear

Little Paddington loves his chocolate. He always eats too much. What a naughty little bear he is!

Little Paddington and Mr Robin

This is Little Paddington's friend, Mr Robin. He likes to fly around our garden. I wish I could fly like him! At this time of year it is cold for robins too. Little Paddington likes to leave nuts and bread out for the birds to eat.

Oh no!

Please DO feed the bears!

Little Paddington's snow adventures

Poor Little Paddington! We had to dig him out of the snow! I don't think he will start any snow fights again!










Little Paddington liked being able to see his footsteps in the snow.

Snowfight

I had a snow fight with Little Paddington, and it seems that he struck the first blow ...













.... but I won in the end! Poor Little Paddington was covered in snow! It's a good job he was wrapped up properly. It took him a long time to get warm afterwards. He had a mug of tea and a marmalade sandwich whilst sitting on the radiator to warm up!

Snow!

Little Paddington had never seen snow before and was very excited when he saw the garden all covered in white! The snow was very cold though and he had to wrap up warm. Little bears should always wear hats and gloves (and big thick blue duffel coats) when they play in the snow.

Little Paddington playing Playstation

When it is cold outside, Little Paddington prefers to stay indoors in the warm and play on his Playstation. He only plays for a short time however, as bears who play computer games too much can get square eyes and we don't want that to happen!

Christmas friends

We had lots of friends over for Christmas, and even Father Christmas popped in for a mince pie!

Little Paddington's present

This is Little Paddington's lovely present from Father Christmas - an iPod shuffle. Now he can listen to his favourite pan pipe music on the train! He's a very lucky bear.

Christmas Crib

This is our little Christmas crib. I wanted to have a real lamb and a real donkey but Daddy Paddington wouldn't let me!

Christmas Bear

This is our lovely Christmas tree. I decided that I would be the angel on top of the tree this year! However it is much higher than it looks, and I am scared of heights!

Stuck!

Oh dear, I think I got stuck in the letter box! I was trying to see if I had any Christmas cards in the post, so I climbed into the letter box to have a better look. Next time I will wait for the postman to come!

My new glasses

Today I got some new glasses. They will help me see better, and maybe I won't go bumping into things as much!

Washing Machine Bear

Today I noticed that my lovely red duffel coat was dirty, so I thought that I would get inside the washing machine to clean it. Little bears shouldn't get into washing machines as they are dangerous, and they should let bigger bears wash their duffel coats for them.

Paddington Family Christmas Portrait

(From left to right) Daddy Paddington, Paddington, Little Paddington, Beefeater Paddington, Cousin Paddington.

It is nice to have the whole family together at Christmas time, and we all share our stories of our adventures from throughout the year!

Internet Bear

One of my favourite hobbies is to use the computer and go online. I often get into trouble buying things on eBay that I cannot afford!

Watching the world go by

Sometimes I like to just sit down and watch the world go by from my favourite park bench. Some days I count the clouds in the sky, or look at the planes, other days I look at all the nice birds that fly by.

Sunbathing bear

When it is hot outside I like to go sunbathing. My lovely duffel coat gets too hot for me in the summertime so I take it off sometimes!

Climbing the stairs

Today Daddy Paddington showed me the safe way to go up and down the stairs. Daddy Paddington is bigger than me so it is easier for him to climb the stairs. I am only little so it was harder for me! Little bears should remember not to run up or down stairs because it is dangerous as they may fall and hurt themselves.

Headphones

Daddy Paddington has some nice headphones. I wish I had headphones like his. One day when I grow up to be a bigger bear, I can have cool headphones too. Bears should always remember to listen to headphones at a reasonable volume, as loud music can hurt a little bear's ears.

Thirsty bear!

Today I was out gardening and I got very thirsty and needed a drink! The tap water was nice and refreshing, but little bears shouldn't drink from outside taps as the water may be dirty and hurt their little tummies.

My ironing adventure

Today I learnt how to iron my clothes. Daddy Paddington showed me how to use the iron, but little bears should be careful when using irons because they are hot and can burn a bear's fur.

My Flowers

This is me smelling some lovely flowers. Bears with allergies should be careful when sniffing some flowers.

New shoes!

Today I got some new shoes. I was very excited, but I think they might be too big for me. Oh dear!

Me and my jigsaw

When it is cold outside, I like to stay indoors and play with my jigsaws. This the biggest jigsaw I have ever had! It has 1000 pieces!