Christmas morning had Jay and Rohan here to open the presents that Santa left :) Jay tells me he still believes in Santa, so who am I to disillusion him.
The battle ship above was from Santa, and the rest from us. l This is a skateboard type thing. He is not very athletic but we hope he can learn to use it.
Then after he opened his presents I went to by other son's place and gave Sam and Max their presents. Sam got Mighty Beans, sure you have them too.
Max was given a puzzle and a board to help him learn to write. He is only 4 and wont go to school for another year.
This is Max tried it out. Can't remember, but think it was called scribble and write or something like that.
Then went home and Ro, Jay and I moved some more things into Ro's new apartment. The lift was working so were able to move the big stuff upstairs, with out too much trouble. Good thing I am fit :)
Came home and found the waterlily had flowered in the pond. The filter is not working so the water is filthy. The flower didn't mind :D
Didn't do justice to the Christmas meal because of all the moving etc. Didn't get time to finish the food shopping, so just some roast pork and vegetables. Didn't even have decorations for the table.
The christmas tree also looks a bit forlorn. Didn't remember to take the photos will all the presents there. Silly me.
Because Ro was supposed to have the boys on Christmas night, and he wasn't settled in the apartment, (no fridge or washing machine or table and chairs yet) they all stayed here, so was a full house for the first time in a long time. This was Liam when he woke up in the morning in my bedroom. Ethan slept with me, and Ro slept in Jay's bed and Jay on the trundle bed (A bed that slids under the normal bed and you can pull out when needed.)
The two boys went home at lunch time and we then took Jayden to the airport to leave for Queensland.
He was very nervous and at one stage didn't want to go, but I just joke around and by the time we left he was feeling a bit better.
Rang him later and he had a good flight. Haven't spoken to him today, but will ring him tomorrow night.
Have to go to Ro's old place and finish cleaning up. Vacuum thecarpets and wash other floors.
Then hopefully come home and catch up on my chores.
This is one chore. :) Finishing of my jigsaw puzzle.
Then perhaps the next one will be to drink my Baileys Irish Cream and eat my turkish delight.
I was also given by Sam and Max a calendar mouse pad. You can use each month as diary and tear off each month it goes.
Have a good one. Will try again now to post on your blog. Was able to read it but not post.
4 comments:
What a beautiful photos you had here! Thanks a lot! :)
Jay's new skateboard looks really interresting. Our son had his own two or three skateboards when he was younger (and smaller) and he did a lot of funny (and scary) things with them. He just grew over it eventually. But it was good to train his balance.
You wrote Max is now 4 and will start school in a year. At the age of 5? Here in Finland kids start their first year of school at the year they turn seven. So, 'cos our school year starts at August, some of the pupils are already seven and some still six. And then nine years from this lasts the basic school. Is Max already waiting for the school to start? I remember our kids just couldn't wait. :)
Your waterlily looks really beautiful! I'm hoping to grow some in our pond to come someday in the future, too.
Must be great for Jayden to be with his mother for a while. Though the two weeks is going quite fast eventually.
My, how wonderful the puzzle of the Globe looks! Not the easiest one to make, for sure! You're already in a good way of finishing it! You have the eye for this kind of things. Good that you've had the time for yourself, too!
Hugs and kisses!
Children start school here if they turn 5 before April. Ethan is so looking forward to starting in February. He is reading and writing already, and can't wait. He will be 5 in February.
Wow! Sounds really early, when the school starts there. We have a possibility to go to the preschool a year earlier basic school, but it's only for the kids that are at nursery center during the day. Some practice of what it will be in school; sitting and listening, doing what's asked for etc. Patience training. 'Cos we both worked outside the house at that time our kids were in the nursery they both had their half day preschool and both liked it a lot. Only about 10% of Finnish kids are going to preschool and I feel they really have some advantage when "the real" school starts. Many knows how to read, write and count already when others are just starting to learn these skills. Though it gives some extra work for the teachers, to give some interresting to do to these kids, that already knows things, so that they don't get bored while others are trying to catch up.
90% of kids go to pre-school(kindergarten) here.
Just another example of the difference in our cultures. :)
Their first year at school is called Prep (Preperation) and then they go onto Grade/year 1 through to grade/year 6. Then they go onto high/secondary school to Year 12. Then if they choose to University or trade school.
Must go to school till they are 16.
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