Baby's Breath.

Baby's breath flowers for our youngest who completed her first jazz ballet exam today.

Thoughts to the End of Year Ballet Concert.

Flowers for the ballerina.

Little Bo Peep. Made by Aunty L.

Soup and Soccer.

We are back to earlier darkness in the day, ballet and then soccer training on Tuesday afternoons and evenings. The crockpot works well for soup for our family; keeping warm, looking after itself and being wholesome. Homemade bread is good company, butter too.

Tuesdays As We Know It....

As Winter draws to a close, Tuesday nights as we know it will end soon too. At present, Tuesday is.....

Ballet and hair buns,
boys and hot noodles.
Soccer boots and shin pads,
cold fields and bright lights.
Car pools and quick conversations.
Hot showers,
homemade bread, soup and if in luck, apple crumble.
Tucked up in bed, exhausted.

Ballerina

We are slowly getting back into the swing of term time. 6 year old daughter had ballet again yesterday afternoon. She looks so pretty in her ballet outfit.... She is learning how to touch type so that she can be quicker on the computer.

My dear friend Aunty L has taken 6 year old daughter to ballet this year, which has been such an amazing help as I do not need to rush all four children into the car. Without Aunty L, I don't think ballet would have been possible this year.

I love all the opportunities available to our children but am very conscious that I want to keep life simple and have some free afternoons. 9 year old son plays soccer and 6 year old daughter goes to ballet and piano lessons before school once a week. She also goes to swimming lessons further up our road. 9 year old son used to do swimming lessons as well.

I have made a chart to keep track of which activities each child has done; when they started and when they ended. I think wherever possible it will be helpful if two children (or more) can be in the same place at the same time. There are possiblities for next year where I may attempt to have the older two children together. We did no activities except swimming in the first year of school, which was helpful for us. I do not have a problem with children taking turns at activities so that we do not spend our lives in the car. The only problem is if the activity warrants many years of dedication......... What will they remember when they are older?