Getting some love while playing in the garden

Grace and Eli where doing wheelbarrows together, and I’m quite amazed he can actually do it with her holding him by his feet. Hard work for the little man. Oh, and the bump to the head hardly even registered…

Sitting on the couch eating popcorn with Grace reading us a story…and Eli just being Eli.

While Grace was making muffins yesterday she opens the sugar and says, “Oh good! It’s the healthy sugar.” Confused, Donné asks, “What do you mean Grace?” She says, “The white sugar is the healthy sugar, and the brown sugar is bad because it has gone brown.” Kind of like bananas…

Last day of school calls for friends, baking muffins and playing games. After the explosion of learning this term, I think a peaceful holiday is going to be good for Grace. The introvert in her needs time to recharge, and she gets to just be, potter, dance, draw, write and play in her own time and space (with a little assistance from Eli).

Making banana muffins with Ava

Zingo time!

Grace seems to really love her ballet. She is excited to go every week, and she loves dancing at home too. Home is a bit more freestyle, but dancing really seems to be something she loves. We went to watch her ballet class today.

Ready for action

Practising curtsies

Pointy toes

Plié

Having fun making all sorts of exotic things, like sushi and snake, and then taking them to Donné who has to eat them in the very particular way that Eli has decided they should be eaten.

Eli and Grace spent some time with Andrew and Ava this afternoon, and their gardener was there. If there is gardening work to be done….

Donné was lying on the bed next to Eli saying good night to him and he, as usual, was holding her hair. She says, “Do you love my hair Eli?” and he answers, “Yes….pretty hair.”

After the morning party, we joined Rory and Charis to celebrate Rebecca’s birthday. Good food, chill company and happy children.

Happy birthday Rebecca!

Yummy cake which Donné consulted on. Charis did most of the hard work, and Donné helped out with the icing, advice and moral support.

Focusing in to ice some cupcakes

The cupcake icing approval committee doing inspection, and offering assistance to anyone in need

Some of the boys were testing out the dog box for size – Eli decided he would like to check it out too