We began our week celebrating granddad's birthday with a huge roast beef dinner and an equally huge cake, obviously enjoyed by all. The smalls were busy all day eating and playing lego and enjoying nana's garden with cousinJ and cousinC. It was especially joyful to watch Plum with cousinC (11 months her junior) having a beautiful time interacting together. I can see them forming an alliance against Bean and Pumpkin in the not too distant future.
Tuesday saw us change our existing plans once again as we had a last minute invitation to a play date in the park which we accepted and then we caught the invitation to make cards at the craft shop down the road from us. We got dressed in record time and the boys made these cards with the help of a wonderful lady who wasn't phased at all with them being children (as she was clearly expecting adults, given that it is mid-week term time)
The remainder of Tuesday turned out to be a bit of a dinosaur day. Pumpkin found the sand cast of the dinosaur bones and Plum asked for the dinosaur toys out. We ended up taking a selection with us to the park along with the bucket and spades and spent some time building volcanoes and sand castles in the sand pit as well as practising our writing (Pumpkin)
On Wednesday we finally made it to Polesden Lacey, a National Trust property north of us. It was our fourth attempt at a visit but it was a good day for it. The reason we were so keen to go was to play with the giant chess set on the grass. We had a good game between Pumpkin and Bean mostly revisiting basic rules and piece moves but they are so keen to learn. We have several chess sets at home but none appropriate for using besides, this giant set, suits the boys needs to physically move the pieces and walk the move (kinaesthetic learning.) There is also jenga, naughts and crosses, coits and nine pin bowling.
And then Thursday came around really quickly this week. Our weekly trip to gymnastics saw a few of us mum's chatting with a lady who is interesting in home educating her son and then joined by another lady who overheard us talking from the neighbouring table and joined us too as she is considering it for her, now, 11 month old.
And on the home front I was reminded today of one more reason why I love home ed. Bean took a fall whilst getting dressed this morning and caught his chin, lip, gum and teeth on the corner of the toy box in their bedroom. We sat and cuddled for nearly half an hour, as well as administering first aid but it reminded me that I was glad that it was me who was there when he needed me to be and there was no need to rush through the first aid and miss the emotional comfort needed.
The whole time I spent with Bean, Pumpkin played with Plum and read her stories. Equally a joy to watch.
I had a busy afternoon with the boys making runs with the marble run and reading about pirates and making pirate ships with large boxes. We're not finished yet and are in the process of making flags with plans to make treasure maps too. And this has all come when I was just thinking that we haven't done anything topic based in a long while. Bean has also asked if we can go back to Leed's Castle soon, which will move us forward in his interest in castles. And so, comforting me in my momentary anxiety that we may have stagnated.
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