Hair straightened, wings on – all ready for the party

Grace and Donné were getting ready for Catelin’s birthday party and Grace says, “If there are boys at the party, I’m going to be pissed.”

Donné and I look at each other…..did she really just say that? No surely not….and if she did, where would she have picked that up from? It is just not something that we say.

“Grace, what did you just say?”
“I’m going to be pissed!”
……..ummmm……then Donné twigged, “Are you going to be unimpressed?”
“Yes, m-pressed.” Phew.

Grace, Catelin and Emma enjoying the party

While they were out Eli and I went for a walk….and he didn’t make it back. His first sleep in the Ergo.

I had a meeting with a new client this morning, and then spent  fair amount of time with one of the guys that I work with, working through some technical issues and getting better at how we work together.

At the end of the day I was thinking about all the various projects, and the people I work with, and was quite in awe of how blessed I have been in my business. I have a growing business with more work coming in than we can handle, clients who always pay promptly, and great people to work with.

I want to honour God for the blessing that He has given us in the business – it is a wonderful blessing and we are truly grateful for everything that it means for our family.

I’m still a far way off from the goals I plan to achieved, but trust that God will help me walk the path necessary to get there.

Thank you Father God, and may you bless our business.

Num, num, num….the teeth slowly come…

Grace had her baby-chino in hand this morning and was walking to her table when she stumbled and the cup fell over in the saucer, and she says, “Ahhhh! That is the end of the world!” Fortunately it wasn’t, and she didn’t even mess because the foam was so stiff.

At lunch Donné says to me, “I see you brother linked to that Dove ad,” and Grace says, “Can my brother lick the dove?”

At supper the other night we had just finished saying thank you for our food, and Grace says, “Amazing Grace,” (referring to herself that is). And just a few nights ago after I said goodnight she says, “I’m so special.” It’s good to know that she has inherited the awesome gene.

Grace came home in different clothes from school today.

“Grace, what happened that you are wearing different clothes?”
“I slipped, and fell in the water bucket – it was really sore.”
“How did that happen?”
“I wasn’t looking where I was going.”

Seems she also inherited my clumsy gene.

Grace is learning about occupations at school at the moment and at the dinner table she says, “When I grow up I’m going to be a doctor, then an engineer, then an adult, then a teacher!” Seems that I still have some way to go before I’m an adult.

Grace’s sandart

Daddy the jungle gym and Ergo

Grace is sitting on the couch with the tablet, and I say to her, “Grace, what are you doing with the tablet?” She shows me the screen and says, “I’m looking for a jolly jumper for Eli.” Hmmm….looks like we have an internet shopper on our hands.

And in other unrelated news, Eli made his first adult poo today. He is clearly eating enough solids.

At Grace’s 6 month check-up she weighed 8.6kg, was 70cm long, and had a head circumference of 45.5cm.

Eli has his check-up this last week and weighed 8.6kg, was 70cm long, and had a head circumference of 45cm 🙂 Fascinating stuff.

Other than Eli’s teeth bugging him at night (and hence putting the family our of kilter), he has been working on moving his legs and getting up into a crawling position. He is kicking wildly in his chair (managing to scoot it forward), wildly in the bath (encouraging his sister to kick too), and pushing himself up into a sort of supported standing position in his high chair.

First he is down…

Then he is up!

It was an idyllic day in Cape Town today and we headed to Camps Bay to enjoy a morning on the beach. As we we came over the mountain the sea was so calm it looked like a lake, and we said, “Wow, the sea is really calm today.” Grace pipes up, “If you throw someone into the sea, the sea will be calm.” Ummm…no Grace….that was just for Jonah.

Eli was getting his quota of sand eating in

The Drennan girls

Taking over daddy’s office at the end of the day

 He does seem to be fond of dried mango