I must admit that a large part of this school term I have spent introverting. The thought of getting out with 3 kids on my own, anymore than I needed to, just seemed like unnecessary hard work. This was exacerbated by a busy potty training toddler, our already busy schedules and now two weeks of being sick. 

But this afternoon I was reminded again why it is important to connect with friends and how it is good for one’s soul.  So thank you friends for accommodating me and my little man.  For standing out in the windy play park sharing a take away coffee, for chatting and laughing and just being. It was good for my kids and it was good for me. 

4 happy boys swinging in a basket 

Eli and Finn eating chips in the tunnel but insisted on calling it pizza! 

Snack time

Special friends 

Grace decided on a sleep over party this year, and what do parties mean? Cake, friends and dancing….

After starting with pizza the cake requests were coming in thick and fast, so soon it was time to sing and eat cake.

We have made you little cakes! Or made you into little cakes…..so that you can eat yourself

Adam is saying, “Hot, hot.”

After cake it was time to make some rice stuffed socks which can be warmed up in the microwave and used like a hot water bottle. Glow in the dark fabric paint makes an exciting decorating option.

Mix glow in the dark sticks, glow in the dark socks, music and a night time party and you get a Glow in the Dance party

After dancing, sweets, water, more dancing and more sweets it was time for musical nail polish

Only Anna and Nyasha slept over with most of them heading off home at about 21h00. Being the bookworms that they are, nearly everything was being read before bed time.

The three of them (and the rest of us) were sleeping by about 22h30, with no disruptions until 06h00 – so a surprisingly good night’s rest for everyone. In the morning we had the Monametsi’s, van der Zee’s and Fredricks over for a breakfast, brunch, lunch and overall lovely time.