A funny week – part last-week-of-work, and part first-week-of-holidays. Lots of waiting for the kids, but a lot of fun too.
The kids had to queue up for a while in this space – the staff were very impressed with their good behaviour (access to the iPhone didn’t hurt, but they managed to make their own fun just by looking out the window and notice what was going on). Huff is getting better at noticing her surroundings and pointing them out – if she sees a dog, she’ll say “woof” (or “oof”, depending on how tired she is).
Wednesday night was a farewell dinner for a friend. The kids had a very late night, but managed to keep their composure well. These giant pipe cleaners helped.
Thursday the kids came in for a hot chocolate at lunchtime. Huff has taken to pouting sometimes, knowing that it amuses us. We say “duck face”, and she will make this face. Here she is after her babycino (note the chocolate eyebrow). Puff, never one to miss out, pulls the same face at a similar time.
Saturday saw us make a trip down to Wollongong to see Aunty C. With exams over, Dad could finally break out the DSLR camera (though it’s still hard to find time/space to use it). There’s lots of taking pictures of the kids and then showing them the pictures.
After breakfast, Puff and Dad went for a fountain walk down Wollongong mall, and then we all headed to a park at Towradgi. Puff bravely climbed some very tall structures – he’s reached a solid level of confidence that’s encouraging to see.
At church on Sunday, Puff was teaching himself how to ride a scooter (with some tips from the bigger kids).
After church we headed south again, this time to visit some other friends. Everyone was keen to hear Dad read them a story.
Monday was a family day of errands, and today was a mix of meetings, coffee, Scrabble, and visits to Grandma and Doc. Mum and Puff collaborated on the Scrabble game, but it seems that Puff is getting the hang of it (“What’s a word that ends in ‘N’?” Puff: “Pigeon?”).
Huff made Doc lots of pretend cups of tea with a borrowed tea set – she likes him a lot, and has her own word for him (“gock”). There’s still plenty of time for her to switch to pretend coffee.