Playing

What were you doing at 8:30 this morning? We were jumping in our jammies and playing with our Flip video camera!

Nervous Mommy

The day after tomorrow Makoa is having surgery and I am freaking out a bit. It has been a long lead up with doctors appointments, a sleep study, allergy tests, specialist visits, and now here we are. These big bad boys will be gone soon . . .

His tonsils and adenoids will be removed and turbinates reduced. Hopefully this will result in better sleeping (without breathing problems 16 times an hour) and hopefully we will no longer have to use a nightly nose spray. But, until then I am still pretty nervous. Wish me luck on Thursday and caring for a sore boy who has to be out of school for 3 weeks . . . eekk!!

Rainy Friday

We have been having beautiful springtime weather, until yesterday. There was nothing on our calendar so we decided to stay in our pjs all day and do crafts . . .

we had some beautiful pasting and crayon eating going on. After I clicked the photo Tasi asked for 'mo' and gave me a cute smile.

The rain stopped for a minute so we ran and put our shoes on and used a towel to dry things off. We found our ball was all weathered out with a big hole along the seam. So Makoa and I ripped it in half to see what it looked like inside, and then used them as hats.

Making a 'zzzzzzzzz' sound while flying around maybe :) Not sure what game they were playing, just grabbed a few action shots!

Then it started raining again and the antarctic winds were cold so back inside to play fort or 'gap hole' as Makoa calls it!

Growing

My little girl is getting taller. How can I tell? her reach is over the counter, for things she really wants anyway!

I have used this to my advantage and now she helps me set the table - all plastic and cutlery, but it is a start. Can't worry too much about things being in their right place or perhaps being used as instruments after first being on the table then mommy not being quick enough with more items . . . we'll keep practicing!

Obviously

I walked in the door, threw down the groceries and took a phone call from Air Vanuatu. Moments later Don walked into the room holding Tasi and this:



Me: (stern mommy voice) Tasiana, what is this?
T: (in a similar sounding voice) Nanna

Guess I should have rephrased the question and taught her how to peel her own fruit :)

Bush Dance

Makoa's school is celebrating its 125th year and last night there was a Bush Dance. It is very similar to a hoedown with a BBQ, band, and petting zoo - pretty much a calf and baby llama and some poor rabbits and ducklings that were carried and passed around all night long.

I couldn't get Makoa into one of his cute button up western style shirts, but he did wear his Woody hat, and Tas had on a cheeky monkey shirt made by Auntie Niks and later Koa's hand-me-down horse jacket and farmer hat.

The band was playing Waltzing Matilda when we arrived and although there was no one else out dancing it was the first thing my kids did! Soon after the heel-toe polka started and many kids and parents participated. Makoa was my partner and Tasiana was in the middle of the circle for the entire song :)

Then Don arrived and played chase, and Makoa gave all his friends glow-stick bracelets that Auntie Fawn sent. We had a blast at our first Bush Dance!