Well thank goodness we pride ourselves on flexibility… our conservatory trip has been moved to tomorrow after Echo’s Public Health 4 week weigh in. Apparently programming is just like that. BUT since today was cool and cloudy and Echo and myself still slightly ailing from that mild tummy bug I am not complaining.

Our plan for tomorrow is to head off to Public Health for about 9:30 then down to the south end, stopping first at the conservatory and then to the shops. Hopefully we can get all of our errands done in one morning and return in time for Emanuel and Trinity’s nap. (something we ended up skipping today – definitely NOT the best idea)

This morning we continued with our folders, I was able to (before the black ink ran out) print out a math and reading activity for the twins that works in our dinosaur theme. This was a bit more complex than the previous stuff… a picture cut up like a paint by numbers only the numbers are addition equations. So first we had to sound out the words next to the numbers to find out what colour each number is and THEN do the math to find out what each section should be coloured. I am finding that Gavin needs more confidence in his answers. He seems to be rather unsure if he is right even though each time we talked about it he basically was. So definitely a link to share!! I printed out one of each of the 4 images and gave each boy 2. They will go into our group dinosaur folder when we are done.

At the table (Gavin front)

Zander and Trinity spent some of their time in the backyard picking up apples and playing. Sweaters already. Feels like summer was over in a blink!

Zander and Trinity in the backyard

We had postponed our weekly veg and fruit run to today… which is another no no since we have programmed ourselves to buy just enough fruit for the week so yesterday was fruit free… except for the apples off the tree which is so not the same! I think we bought our last pineapple for the season – they are up over 3.00 a piece now. I am not hugely fond of pineapple anywhere but on pizza (where Ken HATES it), but the rest of the family love the fresh stuff.

I have to admit I still wake up each day with that little jolt of surprise and joy that I am the Mommy of FIVE little ones… the fact that we have been blessed with TWO little girls is also surreal. My mom pointed out to me soon after Echo was born that we have reversed the family she grew up in! Her two brothers were born first and then three sisters! I always knew I wanted a large family but it always seemed like something that was so far away. And here we are… a large and (mostly) happy family. It feels… right… wonderful and right!

Now if I could just finish off some of these Echo projects I would be a happy woman! Back to the nursing necklace and stocking I go.

Had to share this one!