Happy 8th Birthday Bean

Isaac turned eight in May, you can read his birth story here. It was coincidental that we were on a Home Ed camping event on his actual birthday. We talked a lot about how he wanted to celebrate and he decided that having a birthday whilst camping would be fun and the only thing that he really wanted to do was to have a treasure hunt. Mummy and daddy went prepared with a treasure chest and treasure and a large peice of paper (a roll of lining paper to be exact) and prepared a treasure hunt the night before his birthday ready for the big event. We also decorated the tent with balloons and made a lemon drizzle birthday cake. 

When it came to it Isaac wanted to make the treasure maps and hide treasure for each of his friends. He drew them each an individual map and then followed his own instructions and hid treasure at the end point. He also orchestrated a game that involved balloons, i'm not sure what is was as it was only for his friends but the space on the camping field was great for running around on. 

He got a creeper hat, creeper t-shirt, lego technics, electronics kit, darth vader mask, monopoly and hoodwinked dvd amongst other things for his birthday gifts.

Isaac is showing a growing interest in history, his current favourite being the Romans. He also likes architecture and engineering, building building building with lego, toilet rolls, sticks, cushions, He is also a movie lover which is a huge change as it was only a few years ago that he wouldn't watch a film at all. His current go to movies are Hoodwinked, Indiana Jones, Ice Age and he loves Big Hero 6 but he watches a lot of films and is already planning to see the up and coming Minions movie. He spends lots of time on his tablet. He predominantly uses youtube to watch American cartoons: Johnny Test, Camp Lakebottom. Team Titans are top hits along with Oggy and the cockroaches, and The Daultons. He likes to download new games and try them out, he likes puzzle type games and escape games. HIs current favourite foods are battered fish and chips or fishcakes, pancakes most days for breakfast, pepperoni pizza, prawn cocktail crisps, and meat especially spicy chicken, sausages and burgers, He drinks orange juice by the galloon.

Isaac hugs me every morning, holds my hand when we are out walking and kisses me good night every evening. He hugs me when i'm sad and helps me out if i need a hand. i love being his mummy and i love spending my days with him. 

Moving on up

Does anyone recognise this guy? Bean designed and made him last year after being inspired by a local community scarecrow event. Humpty has been sat in our conservatory ever since but has finally made it out to our vegetable patch and with the addition of some sun catchers is commissioned with scaring away the birds. 

Bean is showing a growing interest in unusual buildings around the globe. We found this construction kit in the pound shop and put together the Leaning Tower of Pisa, it will join The Sydney Opera House which he put together at Christmas.

We had friends over for a playdate this week. There was a lot of watching cartoons and lego animations on you tube punctuated with real life lego, Sylvannians, Peppa Pig and Doll's house. 

We had the fourth and final  monthly rollerdisco. Bean, 8, is doing well and confident now, Plum, 3, had a go at rolling solo and Pumpkin didn't put his on at all...until we were packing up to leave and then he wanted to wear them to the car. Sometimes I just don't understand but holding on to being supportive of his decisions and helping him to achieve.

And a full day out at Leed's Castle with FA#3