Dad had a busy week with work, the end of several busy weeks at work; and so had some extra time to spend with the kids this week.
Meanwhile, Mum took Huff shopping, where she spied a Minions poster. Huff is a big fan of the minions, as you can tell.
The kids were blowing bubbles in the morning before school; this week Puff had “historical games” at school, which were (in many cases) just games that Mum and Dad played when they were at school: it’s an easy way to feel old!
Friday morning was parent/teacher interview time, and Friday evening Huff had her first girls-only birthday party to go to (with Mum in tow), so Dad and Puff went out to play Putt Putt golf. We had the whole course to ourselves, and the course allows people to play another game for free. We played 3 games in total. Puff was having multiple attempts at some of the holes, and managed to beat Dad in one of his games. It was good to see his confidence pick up, even if it was probably a bit too long to be playing.
After Putt Putt, it was time to reprise an old photo experience, going back to a previously visited pizza place. Puff was – as you can probably tell – pretty tired, but glad to have some time with Dad.
The next morning we caught up with one of Dad’s old school friends and his family. The girls in particular were fast friends, but all the kids had a great time exploring Fagan park.
Huff and Puff both really liked the ducks (and the eels) and we learned about the amazing hydrophobic properties of nasturtium leaves.
After that, we went to a friend’s house for a 40th birthday party, and so by the end of that, the kids were pretty well exhausted. They both – for once – fell asleep in the car. Puff was probably first to sleep.
Huff managed to stare out the window for a while before giving in.
The next day, after church, we headed into the city to make the most of family fun day. We caught a train and a tram to the fish markets.
The kids wanted to pretend to be on a tram as well. Mum helped.
On the way back, we stopped for ice cream at a place called Aqua S. The kids liked the odd take on ice cream that they have there.
The next day was the first of the holidays. Dad had to head off to work, but the kids walked him to the station.
The kids had their first official visit to the dentist, assisted by Dr Bunny. Puff was excited to have the full cleaning process, and not to suffer any of the queasiness from fluoride that Dad suffers.
Huff assured me in the evening that Dr Bunny was very helpful, but she was “just a toy”. She talked happily about the “buzzy bee” toothbrush that was used to clean her teeth, and the “blue stuff” (fluoride). Overall, a very positive experience.
More next week!