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Gingerbread houses

On December 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
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Last year was the first year for building gingerbread houses, and in the spirit of creating a tradition today was gingerbread house day again….except the three year olds decided eating the sweets was a much better idea than putting the houses together. Maybe they just needed Caleb to give them some guidance – pity about the pink eye which kept him away.

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Ahzay and other short stories

On December 12, 2012 - Uncategorized

"Ahzay!" that's one of Grace's new words for the last two days."Grace, who taught you that word?" After some back and forwards she eventually answers, "Crystal." Aaah, what she is really trying to say is "Daar's hy").

Grace and Donné were talking about Eli, brothers and sisters this morning when Grace pipes up that she wants a sister. "Grace, you don't have a sister, Eli's a boy." Grace then says, "Let's get an Alice band so that he can be a girl."

We finally have Bob the BMW back after weeks and weeks of panel beaters and service centre's and he seems to be back in good health – super yay! Donné dropped me off to collect the car and on the way home she looks back in her review mirror to see Grace nodding off in her car seat. It was the end of the day, so not a time for naps. Donné says to Grace, "Grace, are you falling asleep back there?" and she says, "Just showing Eli how."

What’s in your hair?

On December 11, 2012 - Uncategorized
Glitter, a whole lot of sand. and vomit – that's what had to come out of Grace's hair tonight…..some people might consider that a good night out.

Last night the strangest thing happened while Grace was sleeping. She vomited while she was sleeping which I discovered when I went to check on her before going to bed. She just kept on sleeping and this morning was totally fine. No signs of anything yesterday, and no signs of anything today.

That's where the vomit came from, the glitter and sand were from holiday school – it seems she decided to take a sand bath today based on the sheer quantity of sand that came out of her hair.

I can’t see you

On December 10, 2012 - Uncategorized

One of our affectionate names for Grace is Noodles. Just before supper tonight her hair was hanging in her face and Donné was trying to get her to fetch an Alice band to keep it out of her face.
Donné says, "Go and get an Alice band to keep your hair out of you face – I can't see you."

Grace responds, "Don't call me Can't See You, call me Noodles!

How to eat an ice cream

On December 9, 2012 - Uncategorized
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If you followed Grace's strategy for eating an ice cream you would always have messy shoes. They had ice cream at holiday care on Friday and Grace came home filthy – the front of her dress, and even her shoes were covered in ice cream. Now we know why.

Grace was having an ice cream for dessert and the first thing she does is to start biting the bottom of the cone off, which resulted in frenzied parents stopping her before things got messy again. It does seem that with the bottom of the cone on, things are not quite so messy….at least it is just her face that needs cleaning then.

A little bit of Eli

On December 8, 2012 - Uncategorized
Mr Smiles taking a chill

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Playing some reindeer games with his sister

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At supper he got totally fixated on my sosatie.

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And then spent some time staring at his reflection in one of the Christmas tree baubles

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Best friends

On December 7, 2012 - Uncategorized

Grace has been quite difficult when we collect her from school for the last while. It's either because the wrong person came to fetch her, or because she doesn't want to go home. The words moaning, screaming and crying come to mind.

Today she gave Donné a hard time and I was chatting to her about it at home.

D: Grace, what's the problem with mommy coming to fetch you?
G: I don't like mommy.
D: that's a very serious thing to say. What makes you say that?
G: mommy gives me smacks.

Not more than 10 minutes later Donné sits down for lunch and Grace says, "Mommy, will you be my best friend? We can be best friends for-ever."

Just talking

On December 6, 2012 - Uncategorized

One of our rules is that there is no singing at the dinner table, so that we can all eat our food without being blasted away by the skeleton song, or at the moment, "Slippery fish."

So Grace is singing and we remind her of the rule….she carries on. We tell her again with some consequence if she does not stop. She stops for a moment and then starts saying, "Slippery fish, slippery fish…" "Grace, stop singing," to which she replies, "I'm not singing, I'm talking." Eish, this one is getting too clever for herself.

The Drennan boys

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Mat work

On December 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
Grace has been wanting to show us things at school. Everyday it’s, “Want to show you something,” then off she scoots to get some work task and we have a demo.

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We went with the school to drop off some presents at a home for abandoned children and Thomas & Grace were having fun with the kids on the jungle gym.

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Beautiful children

On December 4, 2012 - Uncategorized

Eli is a really smiley baby. You just have to talk to him, and he'll give a big gummy grin.

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Grace has been having some ice cream after supper, and with ice cream comes brain freezes. "Sore head! Sore head!" and she holds her hand up against her forehead…resulting in chocolatey-ice-cream face.

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