There is so much love between these two.
Monday, July 28, 2014
Friday, July 25, 2014
The entrepreneurs
During the school holidays Henry and Milly set up a little shop on our driveway selling products they had made. There were bracelets, rings, pretend food, and animals all made from loom bands. They even made some signs to promote their little business.
We live next door to a preschool and decided pick-up time would give them the best flow of people traffic so they could spruik. Henry was doing all of the sales pitches and selling. Milly sat in the background telling him to sell harder but too shy to engage with customers herself.
Surprisingly or unsurprisingly (I mean who can really resist buying something from a child in their own homemade stall) they sold a few loom bands and made $13.00 which they split between them.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Monday, July 07, 2014
Another failed adventure
School holidays seem to come around so quickly. We have been lucky these winter holidays that there has been no rain and plenty of sun. Despite all these great conditions for enjoying oneself, I think Michael and I would both file this blog post under "Why do we bother?" or "Why do we still bother?".
Because of the glorious weather, we suggested to the kids that we take the bikes out, head down to the beach and go for a ride along the breakwall. They were excited and busily cleaned up their bikes in readiness. Helmets, water bottles and snacks packed.
We even managed to get a great parking spot, but once we stepped out of the car we were hit with wind blowing about in all directions. It was going to be a very windy walk/ride to the end of the breakwall. Don't be fooled by the beautiful clear blue sky in the photos. This wind was gusty and cold. Even Henry was starting to question his clothing choices of shorts and a t-shirt.
With bikes out of the car, we set off for the breakwall. It was Nobby's Beach on the right and Newcastle harbour on the left. Container ships a plenty, lots of other people out walking or jogging, and a few dogs on leads.
Henry and Milly had taken off on their bikes with Michael, while I was at the back of the pack helping Buster pedal against the wind. We were falling further behind and Buster's little legs had had enough and he didn't want to ride his bike anymore, and he certainly wasn't interested in pushing it the rest of the way. I called the others to come back and someone declared their unhappiness (guess who) and wanted to go home. The rest of us were still keen to continue, as we hadn't even been gone five minutes. Michael then carried both Buster's and Henry's bikes back to the car and took Milly with him. Buster, Henry and I would keep going.
The boys and I almost made it to the end of the walk when Buster said he needed to go to the toilet. There was no where. With it being so windy I couldn't get him on the breakwall rocks to wee out to sea, so I picked him up and ran back to the headland where he tried to be discreet about it.
Much to Henry's disappointment, we didn't return to try and make it back to the end of the breakwall. It was a real battle against the wind, so I promised Henry he could do it with just me or Michael one day soon.
Back to the safety and warmth of the car, it was almost lunch time. The kids all love nori rolls and sushi and have never been to a Japanese sushi bar before, so we thought we would surprise them as a special school holiday treat and end our outing on a high note.
They were pretty impressed by the rotating food and the variety of small plates passing us. Well, almost everyone was impressed. Henry embraced the whole experience and was keen to try lots of different things. Buster was a little suspicious of anything that wasn't an avocado and tuna roll but was willing to try a few things, despite not really liking them. Milly......well what can I say. She refused to enjoy herself or eat more than a crumb, and just basically wanted to go home.
Because of the glorious weather, we suggested to the kids that we take the bikes out, head down to the beach and go for a ride along the breakwall. They were excited and busily cleaned up their bikes in readiness. Helmets, water bottles and snacks packed.
We even managed to get a great parking spot, but once we stepped out of the car we were hit with wind blowing about in all directions. It was going to be a very windy walk/ride to the end of the breakwall. Don't be fooled by the beautiful clear blue sky in the photos. This wind was gusty and cold. Even Henry was starting to question his clothing choices of shorts and a t-shirt.
With bikes out of the car, we set off for the breakwall. It was Nobby's Beach on the right and Newcastle harbour on the left. Container ships a plenty, lots of other people out walking or jogging, and a few dogs on leads.
Henry and Milly had taken off on their bikes with Michael, while I was at the back of the pack helping Buster pedal against the wind. We were falling further behind and Buster's little legs had had enough and he didn't want to ride his bike anymore, and he certainly wasn't interested in pushing it the rest of the way. I called the others to come back and someone declared their unhappiness (guess who) and wanted to go home. The rest of us were still keen to continue, as we hadn't even been gone five minutes. Michael then carried both Buster's and Henry's bikes back to the car and took Milly with him. Buster, Henry and I would keep going.
There were patches along the way that were less windy, but once we were past the headland and actually on the breakwall the wind was punishing. I was worried if Buster didn't hold my hand he would be blown out to sea.
The boys and I almost made it to the end of the walk when Buster said he needed to go to the toilet. There was no where. With it being so windy I couldn't get him on the breakwall rocks to wee out to sea, so I picked him up and ran back to the headland where he tried to be discreet about it.
Much to Henry's disappointment, we didn't return to try and make it back to the end of the breakwall. It was a real battle against the wind, so I promised Henry he could do it with just me or Michael one day soon.
Back to the safety and warmth of the car, it was almost lunch time. The kids all love nori rolls and sushi and have never been to a Japanese sushi bar before, so we thought we would surprise them as a special school holiday treat and end our outing on a high note.
They were pretty impressed by the rotating food and the variety of small plates passing us. Well, almost everyone was impressed. Henry embraced the whole experience and was keen to try lots of different things. Buster was a little suspicious of anything that wasn't an avocado and tuna roll but was willing to try a few things, despite not really liking them. Milly......well what can I say. She refused to enjoy herself or eat more than a crumb, and just basically wanted to go home.
With our intended high note not reached, we officially called it a day and went home. We hadn't been home long when Henry came up to me, gave me a hug and said thank you for the outing and the lunch. He is just a great kid and so grateful. High note reached.
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