Monday 25 February 2008

Life goes on, it's February already and March is less then a week away. On Saturday we had a Scrap Day, which was a nice day spent chatting and getting some scrapping done. I haven't scanned the layouts yet but they'll come later. Paul's been flat out busy between work/house building/kids club/youth group and preparing a sermon.


The boys have been car obsessed worse then normal. Yes, they've ALWAYS been car obsesssed, but lately it seems every play situation turns into something to do with cars. For example, if we get the lego out they build garages and petrol stations for their cars. If we have the blocks they build cities for the cars to drive through. Army men and aeroplanes mean the cars get bombed. Teddy bears ride in cars, books are the ones ABOUT cars, and if they go outside to play they drive the cars around the table or make roads in the dirt. We've borrowed an old tv for the boys to watch when we are out house building - if we go for the full day it keeps them occupied for quite a while and we get heaps more done. On the Scrap Day Paul had them out house building all day and lo and behold the V8 Supercars were on. When Sarah came home from Scrapping the cars were lined up in perfect V8 Supercar Race start formation. In the afternoon they played outside being V8 Supercars and 'driving' round and round the paths in the back yard, occasionally 'crashing' on the lawn! The other day Jacob asked "when I am big like Daddy will I still be able to play with my cars?". We pointed out that Daddy still has and occasionally plays with the boys with some of his cars from when he was little, and Jacob seemed satisfied.


We're back into Kids Club and Youth Group, and we held a successful Slip n Slide night for the first Youth Group. Jacob and Jeremy have definately grown more confident since the last Slip n Slide we had. Back then they watched the big kids and only went on before and after by themselves. This time they lined up and took their turn along with the big kids. Photo of them below: