I can't believe how time has flown. How this magical girl arrived in my already packed life and now I can't imagine what it was like without that glorious laugh.
Time in Rotarua has been wonderful. Adventures at a farm (spoiler alert: real sheep smell) and then up the gondola for lunch. Today it is very wet, so we are heading to the mall and an indoor playground to try and keep dry (stupid mummy left the raincoats in Auckland so we are sharing an umbrella and embracing being damp!). Then we'll head back to motel for a spa and movie night. And more of those delicious giggles.
Last night, Grace met another girl on the motel playground and I watched them play. It was so sweet. Grace was a year younger than the girl, and let the play be directed by the older girl. I could see her get a bit annoyed when the play was not the way she wanted her to be, and i was impressed by her confidenceat trying new things.
She got a bit sad when another girl came along (both older girls were the same age). It was hard to warch when they excluded her but I knew that i couldn't intervene. There are things I can't protect her fromin life and she has to learn her own ways of dealing with those situations. But it's very hard to not swoop in!
I'm also planning her birthday party. We have invited 7 girls. I hope they all come! We had one rsvp before Christmas so at least there is one attendee. As for theme, it's Moana for the kids party and Paw Patrol for the family BBQ the next weekend. Grace now tells me she also wants a trolls party.....hmmmm maybe next year! I've ordered a cake as I'm a bit stressed about my cooking skills but I'm commuted to making the cup cakes for daycare! EEEEEK!
Time in Rotarua has been wonderful. Adventures at a farm (spoiler alert: real sheep smell) and then up the gondola for lunch. Today it is very wet, so we are heading to the mall and an indoor playground to try and keep dry (stupid mummy left the raincoats in Auckland so we are sharing an umbrella and embracing being damp!). Then we'll head back to motel for a spa and movie night. And more of those delicious giggles.
Last night, Grace met another girl on the motel playground and I watched them play. It was so sweet. Grace was a year younger than the girl, and let the play be directed by the older girl. I could see her get a bit annoyed when the play was not the way she wanted her to be, and i was impressed by her confidenceat trying new things.
She got a bit sad when another girl came along (both older girls were the same age). It was hard to warch when they excluded her but I knew that i couldn't intervene. There are things I can't protect her fromin life and she has to learn her own ways of dealing with those situations. But it's very hard to not swoop in!
I'm also planning her birthday party. We have invited 7 girls. I hope they all come! We had one rsvp before Christmas so at least there is one attendee. As for theme, it's Moana for the kids party and Paw Patrol for the family BBQ the next weekend. Grace now tells me she also wants a trolls party.....hmmmm maybe next year! I've ordered a cake as I'm a bit stressed about my cooking skills but I'm commuted to making the cup cakes for daycare! EEEEEK!
