Tiny Tales from week 20

As I write it's week 25! I'm just a little behind in these things and it makes it hard to remember- I need to do a bit of a catch-up so I'm posting up to date!

A week (day) isn't complete without some time spent looking at diggers- it's a good thing they have so much to do over the road that we will have this resource for a long while yet!

Tama and I spend most mornings outside. My focus is generally hanging the washing out and his involves balls or sand. Or balls in the sand. 

He is remarkably well co-ordinated. Can hit the ball with a reasonable success rate and can also drop kick his little footy as well.

Aren't these jet trails amazing!?

This guy is pretty amazing too!

Tama skipped his sleep and the wind was in the right direction so we took a drive down to the Airport Lookout- lots of cool stuff to see and talk about.

Practice- 5 times a week- 2 each for Hockey and Soccer and one for netball.

Merenia is way back in the distance in that back right corner- she and Kieran practice at the same place on Tuesdays and Thursdays- he starts at 4:30 and she at 5:30- he finishes at 6 and she at 7- luckily we share the pick-up with each other and one of Merenia's team mates as I'd really start to feel like a taxi if I did all those tips- lucky it's only about 3 minutes drive away.

There are very few days that don't involve sand!

My mother's day loot- they have a stall at school the week before mothers day and the kids take some money and choose a gift. Will chose me a coffee cup, candle and the bath scrub thingee. :-) I'm also getting a present from Les and the kids but I had to wait to order it.

The Ninja spirit is strong in that one.

 

"It's the little things really. The every day things. That's where i'm finding the most joy.‏" 

I read that quote recently and it really resonated with how I try to live my day. Taking time to enjoy the basic stuff- like 3 people enjoying breakfast together.

It was finally pay day so we went shopping at Carousel. Tama needed some more 'winter' clothes as did Will- and some PJ's for Merenia. Kiwi shop stock up as well.

We went and did the balloon order for June and grabbed somne just for fun.

Merenia showed her colours for Neon day.

Will enjoyed Hook into Hockey

The car made it's presence felt. Les and I both got nervous.

New Jamas for Tamas.

And a walk around the neighbour hood with Dad.

A little arting!

A spot of cooking.

And to round out the week Tama helped Les to put out the rubbish...

.... which reminded us of another little boy back in the year 2000.

♥

Mother's Day Show!

Will's class put on a concert for Mother's Day. We got a tour of the classroom to start with.

Will shared his collection box with me. It has 'Science stuff' in it.

He showed me his art. "On the holidays we went to the park".

And he showed me the chart his class made when they were talking about how their mum's smell.

(And I got a bit of a complex and felt a little paranoid and embarrassed)

Then the concert proper began with some cool songs.

Mrs M has a cool take on nursery ryhmes it goes like this....

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a bail of water.

Jack fell down and broke his crown.

So we threw him out the window!

The second story window!

With a heavy and a ho and away we go.

We threw him out the window!

You can do it with pretty much any nursery rhyme where a character comes to grief (most of them do). And if you are Will you can also choose random people (Merenia mostly) and just insert their name into the poem. :-)

They also did a play. Will was a farmer. A VERY enthusiastic farmer. He was totally committed to his roll.

 

Afterwards we enjoyed a lovely morning tea baked by the kids.

It was awesome- we are so fortunate to have found such an amazing school and incredible teachers.

♥