May 2022 Highlights

How is it June already? What a brilliant month it's been. My youngest is now 6 years old!! Here are our highlights of the month.

Of course, the first thing to share is that my beautiful boy D, is now 6! He is a marvellous character. He's incredibly loving, kind and soft-hearted - if daddy tells him his chocolate looks tasty, D will immediately offer a big piece to him. He's also incredibly inquisitive. Why do things work the way they work? He always wants to know things, and he wonders. I particularly love how he toys around with language - recent examples coming to mind: "Mama, is it called the world because it whirls around in space?" and, "Why is it called a toy-let? Nobody plays with it..." - he's certainly a verbal processor, he never stops talking, sometimes not even in his sleep! But it's marvellous to be given this kind of insight into his thinking. He's such a gift in our lives. Happy birthday D!

We had a party for him, I didn't take many pictures due to other kids being present but it was the best time ever. D felt so loved and appreciated, and all the kids had fun the entire afternoon: not once did I have to intervene due to arguments, accidents or anything - us adults were able to chat, and the kids had a whale of a time in the sunshine. A perfect afternoon, crowned with D's choice of cake: a smash cake, of course!

He was also given lots of gifts...

A bird of paradise costume

Lego to build a police car (all by himself!)

A spider robot to build himself (with daddy's help)

A full-on Lego Space Station, which he built with only a little bit of help!

Not long before D's birthday, we went to Poole in Dorset for a Caravan holiday. This had been organised on Facebook by the home educating community and so about 400 home edders descended on this quiet caravan park in term-time! The kids had the best time, cycling and going to the beach and generally being out roaming the place with the other kids there. That's why there are no pictures of N: she was just always out and about with other kids! It was the most relaxing holiday for us grown-ups...

He'd just cycle up and down, up and down the lane...

...and eventually collapse

Flying a kite with daddy!

Finally, a few more random photos of the month...

Walking the dog in royal style...! It's the Jubilee after all!

Yet another tooth gone

Construction with spaghetti and marshmallows

Last but not least, this bed wouldn't fit in the kids' bedroom in the new house.
Luckily I have a very handy husband who simply...

...shortened it! As you do...

Well that was our May. Look forward to June then, when there's nothing planned at all :)

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