Monday, 19 March 2012

mothering sunday

now is that not the most adorable pressie for Mothering Sunday?! Zac goes to my wonderful childminder friend Iveta on a Monday and Friday to start with and he loves it there, i have to say she is one of a kind and she is such a talented and wonderful childminder....when she dropped him off at home he brought these gifts for me. Bless he was so proud as he gane them to me he even made me smell the flower then demanded I sneeze....:))) so much about him knowing his flowers. Zackie you sweety pie!
The brother's work of art. He is such a little monkey Zackie is....copies everything from his brother. Often I feel so sad for Reuben cause it seems he doesnt get anything without his brother getting it too but then I look at Reuben and he really does not mind ....however one little funny story which makes us all laugh these days is Zac denying his own name and having brorrowed R's name. I ask Zac "what is your name Zacky?"...he smiles looks at Reuben and says OUTLOUD "BUBEN" that is just so very funny. Even Reuben gets involved in the game and says "no Zacky your name is Zacky" then Z "no buben" and so on....eventually Z starts crying or getting very upset and so we let him be BUBEN!!!!Toast and painting bunny!!! I have to say this boy eats at all times and has to be busy all the time...!! Things I love about you Zac are: - you are terribly predictable, you are as good as gold, really rarely challange me..., you know your boundaries, you sleep like a LOG and are so good at putting yourself to sleep (cant even compare it to your brother who generally took hours to go to sleep and your daddy spent most of his evenings either watching some sort of tv with reuben or falling asleep with Reuben), you are a CHARACTER...you will be an actor no doubt....your face changes 1000 times in 1 minute and you can mime us all..., you know how to kiss and hug and make my heart melt, you are amazing on scooter and love excersize..., you know whats yours and you share well....rarely make a fuss when having to share toys. You get excited when you see your friends, especially Andrei, Martha, Henry, Blake, Rufus...(although Rufus is a bit of a difficult one as he hangs out loads with your girlfriend Martha so you get terribly jelous)...., every situation we take you into (I mean playgroups, visiting people)...you are straight in....
You recognise and know most of Reuben's school friends and you do like to take your brother to school and collect him. You do not demand anything specifically except us to love you and thats EVER SO EASY!!!yes, on a Saturday morning you get a big treat....coke, we are all addicted but we dont go crazy...we know when to have coke and even you know it!!:) We only have coke morning or day time not in the evening. Yours comes with bubbly water to make it a bit less crazy...Here you are showing off your amazing skills of being a potato head!!! nope, you had too much coke...nope, you just have amazing ways of entertaining us all...YES!When you get tired or upset you need your blanket (your brother never had a comfy thing although God I wish he would have had), you often just wind down and fall asleep while sometimes latley especially you nearly falling over of tiredness and you keep saying NO when asked if you would like to sleep. The above photo is of a day when I fell asleep while waiting for you to come and lay down with me and woke up to find you at the bottom of Reuben;s bed snoring literraly. NO I did not live you there I had put you in Rls bed. thats your special treat when R is at school you have your nap in his bed.My little swimmer....you amaze me...you strip down with Reuben put on your swimming costume and off you go. You seem to be as happy as a fish in the water....well done my gorgeous.Both you and your brother get treats after the swim and you love it...sitting there watching everyone else cry their way into the swimming pool:)))Saturday morning while mummy makes that cooked breakfast you love playing with daddy and Reuben on the wii and also building LEGO houses....here is one that you done recently...with some help. I think daddy is questioning your architectural skills or mine but he has noticed you are fabulastic with your dexterity....clever monkey...
How can I not be happy?! how can I not be content?! I have two wonderful God given boys whom we love and cherrish....always. Keep growing sunshine and bring us all the joy there is and may you beautifuully grow and develop into whom God intended you to be....

Monday, 12 March 2012

Zackie's room final!

The study area....! Hope you like it! it is opposite the picture below with a cute skylight...(why did I hesitate so much in putting boys up there before?)After some reading and writing on the blackboard....there is a comfy chair or two for some training.....and playing and exploring....Opposite Zac's bed (cot bed) is this really cute mirrored wardrobe/storage area...he enjoys waking up and seeing himself....:))) I guess its a funny thing....its kind a cute as well I have the same in my bedroom....nice big mirror wardrobe and I like to know how I look in the morning:)))Seriously this room could not be cooler thats for sure....Plenty room and loads of fun....I say I would be happy there toooo!! Its been a week the boys are at home and have not had any difficulties! I must say I am delighted with results both estethic and emotional and well being....boys are happy= mum very happy.

Sunday, 4 March 2012

London and HOME

Sorry about the bad quality of the photo...Zac's room (yes if you follow R;s blog you will know we had moved boys to the top of the house where two good size rooms were not really made much use of). Zac's room is amazing. Its a very unusual shape and its soooo cosy. I intentionally made it look like a tent....he loved loved it and this is third night he is been sleeping there and seems to be very happy and content. I am chaft with it. More photos soon.Toy Story mad my son....yes...after dinner they make their way up for baths....(well not straight away but after downstairs tidy up) and then they have their baths. After Pjs are put on they have a play upstairs while I get ready things and they choose their books to read. Zac's favourite now its "Just in case you ever wonder" - Max Lucado...its beautifully illustrated and talks about God and how special each child is. Anyway, Zac loves cuddleing Mr. Potato head which was his birth present to his big brother:)))Last Sunday we went to London, and on the South Bank (my favourite) Zac has met with Mickey...and well loads of other characters. I wasnt sure he would know who they are but he was def knowing Mickey. he loved cuddling him. I must get him a Mickey soft toy cause he just was glued to this one....which cost me probably as much as a toy Mickey Mouse. It was a busy busy Sunday, we went on the train (Zac had a nap) then we walked on the South Bank and visited the London Aquarium ....then we walked to St James's park and had picknick and then walked to Covent Garden via the strand. Yea, well it was busy but we had so much fun. If weather will stay warm we will venture out more...God knows we miss the sun and some nice outings. For now....mummy and daddy busy with boys rooms and their own rooms being decorated and refreshed too....so all very much feeling like spring here....mummy also hopes to try and get the boys into gardening some!!!:))