Well Danny's attending a week of intensive swimming lessons. Hopefully, this will prepare him for the weekly swimming lessons he'll be receiving in school from September. So, we've had early starts every day this week. While he splashes about, me and the girls sip water, herbal tea in flask, read books and colour in...and keep an eye on our boy obviously.
Then, this afternoon it was activity day in our local library. Danny was really pleased, as he's read his six books in the holidays, and completed his Space Hop Reading Challenge :-) . He was awarded a certificate, medal and a wrist band. I am so proud of him. With less oxygen in his blood and other (as yet undiagnosed) difficulties, he struggles with reading but he perseveres at it...and most importantly still loves books! As long as that doesn't change...I'm happy.
It was a sunny day, so we were all itching to enjoy the sun. Kids couldn't wait to go for a walk in the woods. However, I realised we had no essentials at home...milk, toilet rolls etc, so explained we'd have to go for quick shop before the woods. They got the message: no shop no tea! So, thankfully cooperated. The two eldest were (unusually!) both on best behaviour but Caitlyn (23 months) was quite a handful. Never mind...we survived!
Got home, quickly put shopping away and rushed down to woods. Of course as soon as we were down there we slowed down to enjoy the view. The thing I love about woods are even if you walk them daily (which some weeks we do) they never look exactly the same from one day to the next. Danny loved climbing trees and banks, jumping across streams and playing with BIG sticks. Rebecca likes to walk along looking at the flowers, stopping and listening to the sounds of the birds and water flowing. Caitlyn, decided to follow the way of her big brother (far more fun and exciting!) she even got quite soaked in the stream and was really muddy, but hey ho, it all comes out in the wash. They had fun. That was the main thing.
And, I got to relax. Which was an excellent bonus. :-)
Right, off to make buns for tomorrow now, which reminds me, Danny caught a glimpse of MasterChef, he asked what the program was about, and I explained. He said with such earnest, "You should be on that show, Mummy." Aw, bless him.
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