On Saturday we invited Carmie's friend Ness over for a tea party and a craft day. Arley was a tough cookie, because he has known Ness since he was two, but doesn't quite fit in or know how to play so that the girls are happy. It turned out to be such hard work, it feels like we should never do home play dates again! But of course, we will. In fact, just yesterday we picked Hannah up from school and had her here with the kids until it was time to take the girls to Scouts.
We decided to go discover Granite Falls this weekend. It was beautiful, but a little disappointing because we couldn't actually touch the waterfall. For one, it was dry! And for two, we could only figure out how to get to the lookout, and not to any paths that could take us closer. It was a nice walk though, not too long for the kids, which is good, because we are trying to build up their hiking stamina, and if the walks are too long, they complain! Baby steps! After our family trip to Granite Falls, we took the kids to Mollymook park for a play, and then out for ice-cream. Yes, we had to bribe them to go hiking.
The kids and I got to the neighbourhood park for a play, and we have started exercising. They go for long scoots while I walk. It is so necessary, and I find them so much calmer and more focused when we do it. I have banned Carmie from reading today, as I really need her to do other things with her time. It sounds so silly to ban a child from reading, but since we went to the library three days ago, she has read ten books. She is insatiable!
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