Not much happened this week. The weather has been cold, rainy and miserable, so we didn't get outside for any play time, and we don't have many good photos of the kids. Arley officially entered the "Terrible Twos" - he is grouchy and grizzly and has taken to screaming his awful high pitched scream again when he is mad (which happens about every 5 minutes!) Apparently he is an angel at my mum's house, but for us, he's a little devil boy. He throws himself face down on the floor (Jeff calls it the sprawl: wrestling term) so that you can't pick him up, and then he screams and kicks. Really pleasant. But, he also can be very sweet, and loves to come sit on my lap for a good cuddle. My mother says that he's his own man, and no-one will ever tell him what to do. She's probably right, and it doesn't make parenting him very easy! He had his second week of school this week, just Wednesday and Thursday, but when Carmie went off to school without him on Friday, he howled and cried because he wanted to go too. He seems to like it there (apart from not eating all of Wednesday), so we might start him on three days next week, as we have so much to do now, what with packing for the move, and keeping the business going.
Carmie is generally sweet as pie, but she tries to assert herself by stamping her foot and getting cross. It is all rather comical, and hard not to laugh. She is becoming very independent, and gets great pleasure in using a knife and fork properly, making her own toast and sandwiches, and she has started beading and making necklaces which she is very proud of. She hasn't made one for me yet (she tries, but then she keeps them for herself!), but her dad has a very pretty purple beaded necklace! She is quite creative, and spends a lot of time cutting up paper and colouring in. Arley still mostly spends time with his trains - he is never without them.
Here's a video of Arley and his love for his green train:
Arley's first tattoo
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