Sleeping Beauties

There's just something I love about my sleeping boys ( besides the peace!)

I love how comfy and relaxed they look.

How safe they feel 

I love it especially when they cuddle up together 

I love it when I find Ben has crept up into Joseph's bunk. 

Family Photo Shoot

Anyone for a run?

Ben loves to run around the living room floor as fast as he can and then he'll shout 'eeze' and freeze then start again. he loves it when Joseph joins in even more. On this occaision is was a solo event. The dress code was bare bum and a baseball cap :)

The Long Way Home

Given the choice Joseph likes to come the 'short way'  home which is in fact the long way home. I have no idea why he doesn't like the actual short way home as it has the smoothest path for his bike. Any how, when it's not freezing cold, raining, windy and if he's been a good boy at school we go the 'short way ' home (which is actually the long way home). Last Wednesday was such a day. Mrs Rodgers came and told me how pleased she was with him, how he'd settled so well after Christmas and he now daily goes and asks her if he's been a good boy. So we went the long way home stopping off for lollipops at the farm shop and a wander round the animals they have there.  The boys love the chipmunks, rabbits and guinea pigs. Joseph kept asking if the rabbits laid eggs. Whe I replied 'No, rabbits don't lay eggs' His response was 'Yes, they do, they lay eggs and then a baby rabbit comes out' Not really wanting to get into a deep discussion about child birth, I changed the subject :)

The owner of the farm shop and nursery is a bird lover so everytime we go there seems to be a different type of bird. Here's Merv the Kookaburra. 

 The two Snowy Owls are very timid and don't  really like the attention.

Nor do the Eagle Owls

The birds from '3rd n bird' are very cute.

It was a day for the extra long route home, Joseph made the choices and we obediently followed.

I love Water Row, the houses are so characterful. Joseph insists on going up and down each and everyone of the ramps.

Wednesday is baking day at nursery. Joseph really enjoyed the 'Spwig woll' he made for Chinese New Year.

Though it was most definitely the long way home, I'm grateful we make these ventures every so often as it makes me appreciate the many lovely aspects of the village we live in. 

Why I blog #6

Ben loves 'R-Bee' and I love the way he says 'R-Bee' :)

Why I Blog #5

The boys had some afternoon fun with this box though it was also a source of contention

Joseph: 'It's a boat'

Ben: 'No, car'

Joseph: 'No, it's a boat'

Ben: 'No, CAR!!!' 

Joseph: 'BOAT'

Ben:' CAR'

etc..

Ben sorts out Breakfast - Crunchy Nut Cornflakes with extra sugar :)

We had the missionaries Elder Balls and Elder Pezensky for tea and Family Home Evening, along with Denise our amazing new member. I had such a lovely chat with her on the way home, she's so enthused by the gospel and had some really special things happened to her as she made the decision to be baptised, I felt the spirit of it this evening. 

The Elders came with a visual spiritual thought, they attempted to create a temple made of cups with the twelve apostles as the base, the four principles of the gospel as the next tier with the offices of the Aaronic priesthood and we didn't quite get onto the next tier as Joseph prematurely destroyed it (cups made into a tower are kind of asking to be knocked down in the mind of a 4 year old.) Nathan then offered the version he used on his mission using the cups to demonstrate the different elements which create the fulness of the gospel making a pyramid and when any of those elements are taken away the pyramid collapses. Any way quote of the evening was when Elder Balls was asking for names of the apostles in Jesus' day, as we said a name he pointed to one of the 12 cups so began listing them off:

'Matthew, Peter, James, John, Bartholomew, Judas...another Judas, Philip, Thomas...Luke'

When Joseph heard the name Luke he then pointed to the next cup and said ..'is this one Darth Vadar then...that one is Luke and this is Darth Vadar??'

Love it :)

 Also love that Nathan is washing up and listening to Kelly Clarkson 'Mr Know it all' really loud - love that song and my man loves a Kelly Clarkson sing a long too :)

Care programme

Today I've been ill :( I woke up with an enhanced version of the headache I went to bed with and so pretty much stayed in bed all day. My needs have been tended to by; Nurse Ben who took on the role of lap dog and snuggled up for a three hour nap - though his body was warm his toes were ice cold and quite soothing when placed on my head - though not for long. He also provided some of that great medicine, laughter, when he picked up my boot and scrunching his nose up said ' eww smells yucky' Nurse Joseph has said prayers for me, it really is so nice to hear him pray from his heart the things on his mind. 'Please bless Mummy she is poorly.' Before bed he came and sang me songs - renditions of baa baa, twinkle twinkle (which Ben joined in with as well as Snowman) I am a Child of God, popcorn, 12345, incy wincy, 5 fat sausages and Old macdonald who had a giraffe - I love his voice he carries a tune well and sings high and clear. I love the fact that he gets the words muddled up and adds his own bits in - how I'll miss that when he grows up a bit more and can sing them word perfect. At the end he started singing total gobbledegoop to a mish mash of tunes and lyrics such as silly punk??? It made me laugh. Nurse Nathan came home from  church at an early 1:40pm gave a me a needed blessing, I loved how faithful Joseph was straight after 'Are you better now Mummy?' we explained that we have to wait a little while and Heavenly Father will help me get better. Nurse Nathan then set to task and tended to the boys and their needs for the rest of the day, read them a long story and put them to bed. Tea however was provided by Nurse Diane, who via the Stilgoe nurses sent us a pork dinner and chocolate pudding and custard. I feel grateful to be so cared for.