Morning time plans

Friday, June 17, 2016

3 years ago today.........

This sweet baby was born.....

He grew far too fast and was soon one



And then two......



But due to a technical clitch aka I can't get my computer to show me my photos only the icon and I need to do a big clean up to move photos around.... so no picture of two, I will update....

Sweet John John.  You are the darling of the family and well you know it.  Big blue eyes a tilt of the head and a quick mmmn mmn and you have us doing as you want. 
I love watching you keep up with the big boys, and still climbing up on my lap for a snuggle with my cardi wrapped round us both.  Your pudgy arms are slimming down, how I wish I could bottle the feeling of them both wrapped round my neck when you give a big bear hug squeeze.
Much love to you sweet boy, Mama loves you.


Sunday, June 5, 2016

Birthday celebrations


 
 

 





 
 

We celebrated  Heidi's birthday quietly on the actual day, the usual breakfast of choc chip pancakes and strawberries, and then later that day we went to the lake with friends and painted for a few hours.

The following Saturday we had the most wonderful day celebrating Swallows and Amazon's style.  That book has captured everyone's imagination, and so I tried to create a celebration where the adventure was all the children's without 'natives' getting in the way.  The lake close to our home is perfect.  It's a lake for a start, kind of important to go with the theme, but also you can see almost all the paths from any given spot so although the kids we on their own we could keep an eye.   I hid clues in the morning and then gave the party goers a couple of back packs with instructions and supplies for the challenge.  Every clue lead to the next clue and a challenge connected with that location.
They had to creek jump and measure the longest jump, rename the map locations to something meaningful to them, catch a minnow, eat their ships rations (homemade iced buns, caramels and cucumbers) and identify and sketch two birds, then back to the pavilion to unscramble the word problem and find their treasure (the take home gifts). 
Then we had lashings of tea, and cake. 

I haven't enjoyed a party more, lots of prep and no actual stress on the day.  In fact I spent the party sitting in the pavilion drinking tea with another Mum. I had planned for an hour perhaps an hour and half, but  two and a half hours later they were finally done having had a wonderful time.  (We did check in with them that they wanted to keep going and were told in no uncertain terms that what was started was going to be finish!)

Swallows and Amazons forever.













Wednesday, June 1, 2016

9 years ago today.....

A tiny girl was born.......


She turned one.....

Then two......


then three......



 
then four.....



then five.....


then six......
 
 
 Then seven.......
 
 
 
 
 Then eight.....................
 
And now nine comes along.  The last year of single digits, the milestone eager to every child's heart and painful to every Mama's. 
Heidi we love having you as our firstborn. You are so capable when asked to do something, you lead the games and plays with increasing skill and the phrase 'I read it in a book' is your standard answer for anything we are surprised you know. 
Keep reading God's word at the start of every day and throughout of course, allow it to mold you and give you perspective to all that you encounter along your life.  As you grow in your knowledge of what God thinks, you can use it to take on or set aside all the things you read and feel in the coming years. Remember some of the lessons we are learning in your read a loud, God wants you to serve Him now, and never wait till you're older. Daddy and I will be praying for you and cheering you along the way.
We love you our Heidi Penne xxx