Into the mix

Wednesday 31st October

An at home day. These are becoming more frequent Audi am enjoying watching Bean manage his own day and taking up the new vibe of being home more. A lot of the projects that he has started and left half done in various places around the house are being resurrected. Today he varnished/glazed his clay jug he I made at Amberley Museum and has put it aside to dry until tomorrow when he will paint it (that's the plan, anyway)

We had a friend come and play for the day and the weather cleared in the afternoon and we all cycled, scattered and buggied our way round the corner to the park for a stretch of the legs. The three smalls all played together well and Plum and I sat and watched. The dynamics between the boys often changes when another is added into the mix or if we are out with a group but today the added member fitted in effortlessly and the relationship between siblings was not strained or stressed in any way.

Our visitor, age 4 and female, did an excellent job of tidying the kitchen area and also the doll's house. This is not something that happens regularly with the boys and they are both things that are left as the boys leave them. It was a welcome treat to have them tidied.