Now that all the birthday drama is over, things are definitely calmer around here. We had Lolo and Dida over on Friday because it was Lolo's birthday, and then the kids happily went off to their after school program they go to twice a week. Winter has well and truly set in, but we still made it to Collers Beach for some fossicking and a run for Bella. We found some awesome fossils, and it seems to be a bit of a new hobby for us. We always have a competition to see who can find the best one, and this time it was Jeffrey. But we all awarded ourselves with prizes, because no one would admit defeat :)
I took the kids over to their friends Willow and Finn's place for a play. The kids had a great time and ended up in swimmers on the trampoline with a hose, despite the weather. Arley completely fell in love with their beautiful hand-reared chickens. Like, so much so that he has asked about them at least five times every day since, and he even asked me if he could work for Kylie in exchange for taking care of them. He wants us to build a 'chicken farm' in the back yard. He is relentless!
We have set up more patio equipment on the back patio, and the kids are loving it. They spend so long out there getting their energy out, Carmie even has serious callouses on her hands. They have both been using the punching bag, and they love their new red swing. The patio is a saving grace for us, I wish it was twice as big.
On Wednesday the kids went to the holiday care program at Ulladulla Public School. They all got to go to the movies, and Carmie and Arley were stoked because their old friends and neighbours Callum and Eligh were there. When I saw Callum at the end of the day, he said to me that in their new neighbourhood they have lots of kids but no place is like ours, so could they please come for a play soon. It was so nice to hear, and I'm really happy the kids reconnected again.
Today the kids went to day 1 of horse riding camp. It was ridiculously windy and cold, but they all braved the weather and had a great time. Carmie and Arley are thoroughly exhausted, but both are really looking forward to tomorrow. Carmie is on Percy and Arley is on Rocky, their favourite horses, so they are super happy. And I'm super happy because I'm finally getting some breathing room! Not that I don't love having the kids around, but how nice is it to get a break? I even had morning tea with a new friend today, and had a real grown up conversation! It was very refreshing! I have two more days of peace ahead of me, and I'm going to make the most of them. I'm going to work, but that's refreshing too :)
A video of Carmie on the patio:
Lolo's birthday
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