We have found story time at our local library which is great. It is the usual songs and stories however the kids have clicked onto an added bonus that keeps them coming back. They get a sticker each time they come with a prize given when 10 stickers have been collected - never realised Jasmine knew the days of the week so well as I get my reminder that we can't miss our library visit. The rotation of books is at great rates, either that or we just acquire more each week we go! Gotta love the library though and it is the first thing I have joined up to in every new place I have been (with and without kids). Luckily the kids love hearing Daddy read them and reading them to themselves just as much as me reading.
The weekend brought around a chance to be with Liam again, fixing chairs (broken in the shift and not worth enough to claim. I guess that's what you get for owning second hand bits ;) ), riding bikes, reading books and watching the lambs with their mama's. We have quite a collection of lambs now - all sorts of colours and sizes. Two have had 'jackets' put on them as they weren't feeding well and one has gone but luckily with the numbers growing the kid's haven't clicked onto it. Their sheep watching, and patience, was rewarded on Sunday when they actually saw twins being born right in the front paddock. All sorts of questions were flying around I can tell you!!! The most interesting of which was why did I need someone else to help me have them when the sheep could just do it herself, bite through the umbilical cord and eat everything herself. Sadly though the neighbour has moved them into another paddock now so have to be content with other activities.
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| The kids making creatures and boat from walnut shells - got 2 hours of peace from this one! |
One of our mainstay activities is baking on a Monday and this week we found a great little recipe in an old (and I mean old) Alison Holst book - '' Kelly's Carrot Cake' or as I have renamed it in the recipe page 'Quick and Easy Dairy Free Carrot Cake'. Baking with the kids brings back good memories for me of helping my grandmother in the kitchen however with four 'helping' hands the trick is to find recipes that are easy and have an ingredients list divisible by 2 where ever possible. That being said they are getting much better as it is becoming a regular thing and now know the routine of washing hands, aprons, chairs etc. Jasmine informs me though that the best thing, and the only good thing apparently, about baking day is getting to lick the mixture at the end!!
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| Jasmine painting a 'real' butterfly as opposed to my 'pretend'one. |
Aside from that it has been enjoying the sunshine.......Yes you heard correctly. While the East Coast was a wash with rain we were enjoying a fabulous day of sun! Not so sunny now but at least it proves that this coast is nicer than over the hill ;)
Hope this finds you all healthy, happy and dry
Arohanui Y
www.becominghealthy.co.nz
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