Adam likes to gather soft toys to himself when going to sleep (or when waking up in the middle of the night). Here he has dog, another dog, penguin, bear and bunny (and possibly more, who knows)

Of course, when you reach a point where things aren’t working out, it’s time to throw the tower.

After supper Grace and Eli both wanted some avo toast and while I was busy making it Grace was talking to me. Recently Eli has been having avo toast for breakfast and Grace has also jumped on this bandwagon and is currently having an egg and two slices of avo toast for breakfast. She says to me, “It’s really good that I’m having a big breakfast in the morning, then it is long before I get hungry in the day.” I’m like, “That’s good,” so she continues, “Then I only need to eat a snack at 09h30.”

Addy has other uses for the cup holder in the trolley – blueberries!

Addy fit perfectly into a trunk at Vergelegen

When I came downstairs this morning Grace had made some muesli for herself and was busy sharing it with Adam.

Adam is learning new words daily and loves to try and copy everything you say, to the delight of us all, but especially to his siblings and their friends. 

I must be honest I think it is the cutest, most warm fuzzy thing, listening to him stringing 2 sometimes 3 words together, copying and learning new words. 

It’s a new experience for me because Grace and Eli didn’t do that as a result of their speech difficulties, so it’s absolutely delightful and at the same time fascinating. 

Adam is really enjoying reading “What the Ladybird Heard” by Julia Donaldson and loves pointing out the various animals.  My favourite part of the video was when I asked him what the dog was and he answered dainty dog (this is how the dog is described in the book) 

Grace is writing a list of all the books she has read this year. The count is currently at 85 with more books from this year’s reading still to add.

We have some free ranging bunnies in our street that all the children love (but I think Adam most of all) and Eli was very chuffed that today his carrot was the chosen one.

We spent some time checking and sorting Lego today. Donné and Grace were ticking off blocks on the last page of the manuals while Eli and I were building to separate what belonged where.