Sparkle and shine

Today's adventures were full of sparkle. Having returned from FA#1's house yesterday with a few goodies the boys were straight into cog building this morning. Breakfast was quickly followed by a pirate walking the plank game which Pumpkin loved and a pirate puzzle that Pumpkin insisted he wanted to do on his own even though it frustrated him in places and took him over half an hour. 

We have also been tending our sunflower seedlings and mummy tended her seeds too although I didn't get into the garden to plant more as planned but never mind. 

This afternoon's sparkle was brought to us by the craft delivery and we got stuck straight into the hamma beads. These are a new venture for us but having read how popular they are with friends of ours we thought we'd like to try them. Pumpkin and I copied a picture to make the truck and Bean made the sunflower complete with red stem and black roots. After dinner Bean went on to make a fire truck with ladder, he used the truck design to start him off and them altered it to make it look like a fire engine.

Bean also helped prepare dinner tonight by peeling the carrots. He is getting quite excited by the idea of preparing food and is very pleased with himself. 

The boys stayed in their pj's all day today but as the clothes we wear don't hinder or enhance our learning we don't fuss about it!

At home days are becoming much more relaxed somehow and easy to manage (although I wouldn't want to do it every day) It is interesting to me how we have grown and evolved into a much calmer state. much better all round.