Update: Fuzzy Wuzzy

Long time no blog so I'm going to do a series of update blogs covering a few things, just to catch up again. Opps life of a working mum is practically non existent.

This wonderful illustration came home with Fuz on Friday. This is a huge leap for him.

Going for a ride in the car.

When he was at playschool/3 year old program he started the year avoiding anything to with painting, craft or scissors. During that year he slowly started participating and he'd regularly come home with several crafty things.

This week he's come home with this drawing. I just love it, so detailed. On the back he'd had a good crack at writing his name. This has also improved significantly.



Another thing he's just recently started doing is building things using his K'nex. This morning, he made this "Flying Frog Machine" all by himself.










I love how well balanced it looks.

Such a boy thing to make!

Shining Light

Image courtesy of Shining Light.net.au

As a staff we've decided to participate in the Fit to Teach program run by Shining Light. We're all really quite excited about this and have 12 participants, which is phenomenal considering the size of our school! I recieved my confirmation email tonight so we should be starting any day now.

Great way to burn off all the extra crap I ate during the Easter school holidays.

Easter Chocolates from Nanny

The kids had so much fun visiting Darrell Lea and choosing $10 worth of treats each! Nanny Sue and Grandpa David sent through a voucher for each child. It was funny to watch them deciding what to pick. Squealy only wanted the character chocolates. Fuzzy went for the biggest things he could find: like the chocolate bars and giant freckle chocolate. While Stringy had a mix of big items and character chocolates.

Fuzzy and the giant freckle.

Squealy with a mouth full of "Rory the Racing" car chocolate.

Stringy with a big chocolate heart!

ANZAC Day.

Today was ANZAC Day. String Bean and I attended the event in a Guiding capacity. String Bean handed out rosemary to those in attendance and then participated in the march with the veterans. She was thrilled to carry a placard during the march.

The weather was unbelievably bad and she said afterwards that she "hated it because I was so cold" and that her "heart was frozen" poor bubba. We had no sun and mostly drizzly rain for the entire event. Numbers were apparently down on previous years, where it's usually so warm people faint from the heat!

A Teddy Bear's Picnic

We attempted, quite unsuccessfully, to go to the Teddy Bear's Picnic in the park. We tried but gave up. It was so crowded by the time we got there that lines for rides were unbelievable. All the rides and activities were free so half of Canberra must have been there. Guides were running a stall: sausage sizzle and ice creams, so we thought we'd pop in and visit. Was a good fund raiser with everything selling out!

A ride on the Merry Go Round.

When we gave up on the picnic we decided to head into the city instead and gave the kids a ride on the Merry Go Round. They had a ball. String Bean then decided that she'd have a Teddy Bear's Picnic anyway. When we got home she collected every teddy in the house and set them up with rugs and cloth place mats. She ate her dinner on the floor and had so much fun, till Squealy trashed it all!

An Award for Fuzzy.

The best of a bad bunch!!! 4 year olds don't do smiles very well.

After a rough start to the school year Fuzzy seems to have well and truly landed on his feet. He came home with an award last week for: Imaginative story-telling and showing thoughtfulness and respect to other Honey Possum children. Given his nature this award isn't a huge surprise. He is quite articulate and an angel at school......now how to get that behaviour at home??? So very proud of our boy.

Lunch Out.

Lelos Antonio y Paqui. Abuela Maria.

We went out to our fave restaurant last weekend. Well our favourite restaurant to dine at with the tots. It includes a children's play area and isn't a McDonalds: win win in our book! Especially when you are eating out with your elderly grandparents and mother ;-)

Uncle Ant, Aunt Bec and little cutie Miss Olivia joined us for lunch and we ended up having a great time.

Uncle Ant and Fuzzy.