Grace was very excited to show off her work in class today (which they do at the end of every week). This week she did multiples tables, all the way up to 100. They only officially go up to 10, but Grace just kept going and discovered that after 50 there is only one of them in 100.

It gets quite long if you keep going

As I understand it, the Multiples Tables involve counting out a number (say 5) and then circling the number each time you count 5, i.e. 5, 10, 15, etc. up to 100 would get circled. It seems that once all the multiples are circled, the groups are then circled, which I’m guessing brings out the pattern of the multiples (but I’m not too sure the exact reasons, or what this is building on, or up to).

These “10 commandments” are up on the door of the Senior Primary class at school and when I saw them they really resonated with me. I know I still have a long, long way to go to be able to consistently apply these in my own life, but that is a journey I’m quite willing to take.

When you are sick you can never have too many beverages

Poor Eli has been running a fever since Friday. It seems to have come down properly today, and his eyes are open properly again, so we’re hoping he’s 100% back to himself tomorrow.

Many moons ago we stuck a starfish to Grace’s head, now it was Adam’s turn…

And here is the original starfish on the head with Grace (February 2010 – 8 months)

Now that Adam is starting to sit, it means that it is time to do away with the baby bath thing and upgrade to the ring – now it is going to be hand splashing instead of feet splashing!

https://youtu.be/E8KOvQZQ8lc

It also means that there is enough space for all three of them to fit into the bath comfortably. Grace played with him so nicely, giving him different toys to look at and play with.

Today was a busy party day. We started with Grace’s mock ballet exam at 09h00, then went to Janpaul’s Wizard of Oz party at 10h00 and joined Haig’s paintball party late in the day. Janpaul’s cake was so cleverly made (and I should have gotten a decent photo of it). Each layer was a different character – the base was Dorothy, the bottom layer Scarecrow, with little straw bits sticking out between layers, next was Tin Can Man, with the lion and his curly mane on the top layer. The yellow brick road went all the way up the side to the Emerald City on top of the cake. There was a heart, scroll and bravery medal made out of fondant on the cake too. Beautifully made.

Ah, actually I did manage to get a kind of okay photo (after lots of editing)

It’s good to have a few crazy people in your life….

He ain’t crazy, he’s my brother

With Adam in his upright chair, it is no more baby bouncer on the counter, and a happy little man playing with his toys in the morning.

Monday is swimming, Tuesday is beach sports, Wednesday is kitchen club, and Thursday is ballet – that is Grace’s current extra mural schedule (which she loves).

Beach sports is loads of fun games, like tug of war, running around and catching people, limbo, and more. This past Tuesday they had a beach sports tournament along with Somerstrand College, with lots of different games, like this tossing game.

Grace overthrow entirely in this video, but the next time she managed to get the balls and rope to wrap around the frame and stay.

He is full of little squeaks and squeals at the moment

And at least we got the milestone card photo moment