A Work In Progress

Grace: Mum, I need to talk to you. Me: Okay Grace: I know you like to sing in the car. And when I'm not in the car, you can sing all you want. But when I'm in the car you can't sing. Me: But it's my car. I should be able to sing when I want. Grace: No Mum Me: Oh Later that day, as we get in the car Grace: Remember Mum, you need to zip your lips. Me: Can I dance in my seat? Grace: No Mum. Two hands on the wheel or I'll tell Dad.

Grace has discovered a wiggly tooth!! She is so excited and so are we. Although both Chad and I are a bit sad, our baby is growing up!!

Arts and craft and Lego. Love seeing how creative Grace is. On Saturday we each had a tart which came in red paper. Grace immediately wanted to make ballerinas and then of course they needed a stage and lots of sparkles! Her Lego "inventions" are amazing, as  are the stores that go with them. And of course I have fun with the Lego too. Very proud of the tree house and swing I made today!

We had a guest over the last week. My cousin Nicole came over from Australia for a visit, it was nice seeing her and lovely to see how much Gracie bonded with her and very funny when Grace told her off for getting her chocolate fish as a surprise as Grace HATES marshmallow. My favourite memory was the dinner we had. Grace cut out little squares of bubble wrap and give it to each of us to pop when Nicole came in with the curry she had made. Nicole had also given Grace a bag of jelly lollies (to replace the offending chocolate fish) and Grace laid them all out very neatly on a plate, in colour order and then handed them out to everyone for dessert. What we didn't realise was that if you picked the green lolly, you got all the green lollies, and so on. This week we got confirmation of our first international student. I am a bit nervous about becoming parent to an instant teenager but hopefully it will all work out. The money is good and will certainly help us afford our new house ...