On Friday we took the kids for a play at Narrawallee park. It was surprisingly crowded for a Friday, and then we figured out it was because there was a mother's group there and the park was crowded with little kids. This made Arley quite unsettled and out of sorts, so we just had a short play, and then I walked the kids to the headland. Once there he calmed right down, watched the ocean, climbed the rocks and collected shells. It is so beautiful out there, I think the angriest person would find peace.
On Saturday the kids went to their friend Dusty's birthday party, which was held at Funland. The kids had a blast, but Funland always gets Arley amped up and overstimulated. He came home out of sorts again, but I think he thought it was worth it because of the fun he had at the party :)
Sunday was the warmest winter day ever, so we took the kids to Collers Beach so Bella could have a run around. All the surfers had come out to play, because the waves were amazing, so we sat and watched them for ages. We then walked across the beach and around the headland to go fossiling, and we found five fossils! We also started collecting ants, because last week the kids and I built an ant house that they got for Christmas. It turns out that collecting ants isn't the easiest thing to do! Jeffrey and I finally got our technique down, and captured seven ants. We actually got more, but I accidentally killed some of them. So now we have a few pet ants. They're not quite the kittens the kids are longing for, but they are pretty fun to watch. We are supposed to have about thirty ants for our ant house, so tomorrow we are going on another 'antventure'.
Monday was a public holiday, so I took the kids bowling with their friend Aska (who used to be a homeschooler but sadly started school this term), and their other friend Yenje. Carmie actually won, which is a huge turn around from the last time we went bowling and she lost. We had horse riding on Tuesday of this week, and the kids were fantastic. They have started jumping, and they are doing so well. Right after horse riding we raced off to meet some friends at the aboriginal cave at Burrill. We had the best day. We had a fire going, the kids roasted apples, painted with ochre paint that they made themselves, and made up all of these amazing imaginary games. They explored the bush and played with fire and reconnected with friends they hadn't seen in a while. Carmie also scared the life out of me by climbing this very high tree trunk. I made her come down quick smart, but not before I got a photo :)
The kids had a joint horse riding lesson this morning, and they left all smiles. We had a great day afterwards, watching tv and a documentary, playing Sushi go with Jeffrey after dinner, and Arley wrapped up presents for all of us and gave them to us. I got a $2 coin, he gave Carmie his toy dagger, and he gave his dad a juggling ball. Today was a calm and happy day which was a great ending to a busy and happy week.
Here is a video of Carmie and Rocky jumping:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDWxuB153tg
And a video that Milea, the kids' horse riding instructor, took of the kids this morning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlGE1vI7Wkk
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