We have been blessed so much in our lives,
I would be very ungrateful and undeserving if I did not acknowledge this. This
blessing came when we won a huge pile of the lovely white stones for our
gardens. It was about 2 tonnes worth and the lady wouldn’t even take the $1
from us that we won it for (trade me). I did give her something for her little
girl though as a thank you. It
took us 2 trailer loads – Big trailer loads to get it home. It covered the area next to the path
perfectly and looks so awesome. It was great to see our family working together
to unload. Even Rakai managed to find a small shovel from somewhere and
insisted on helping shovel it out of the trailer. They are not the best photo's but they catch the moment so well.
I like to think I encourage independance in our home. Helping our kids to be confident that they can do many things on their own. making themselves something to eat is one of these things. For the older boys, I have taught how to cook, the younger ones it is making a sandwich, or whipping cream, making cordial drinks (which they are sooo much better than me now) even mixing pancake mixture.. Since we watched the Junior Masterchef competition on TV, our kids have really enjoyed getting in there. Arama has made dinner for almost the last week and a half. It was first a trade off so he wouldn't do the dishes after but he seems to be enjoying it. I am more than happy to accomodate too as they will be able to feed themselves when they get bigger - mission etc. Hikawera has also risen to the challenge or mastering the skill of getting himself something to eat. He often hums when he does it (that means he is happy). This day, I watched him place out the 5 slices of bread and them syst
looks so good. We need some update photos of the inside of the house.
ReplyDeleteI love that Aram is there in his work clothes and gumboots. At least he took off his tie :)
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