And it was a good Friday.
Friday, April 6, 2012 at 7:52PM Today is Easter Good Friday. And what a GOOD Friday it was!
Like most days lately, it started in a blur {severe broken sleep is taking it's toll on me}, but once I was downstairs & had caffeine running through my veins, we were in full Friday speed :)
Ella & I kicked off the day with some more Easter craft:
I bought an egg painting kit to do today....however we opened it to discover half the stuff was missing from the box {jibbed}. So we dumped that plan and simplified it to painting some foam eggs & smothering them in glitter. As my Mum says "you can never have too much glitter!" :)
Her independence still catches me off-guard. Not so long ago, crafting sessions with her required me to do most of the work. Now, I get her set up, throw in my two-bob & away she goes. She's creative & arty & loves to do it her way!!
I love the lead up to special celebrations. All of this week, we've talked about Easter. We've crafted and we've planned. Whether you're religious or not, there's always something worth celebrating. Through basic activities with my kids, I'm hoping to instill in them a knowledge & understanding of special events and a love of celebrating & following traditions. Making memories each & every year. Using these times to reflect & learn & look forward.
The end crafty result:
Ryder woke from his morning nap after a piddly 25mins & I almost cried with exhaustion as this 9kg boy likes to be carried ALL.THE.TIME. However being a public holiday, Chris was only doing half the amount of work as normal {the joys of being self-employed....you never seem to 'stop' working} so he whipped up the most amazing healthy lunch. It was divine!!!!!!!! The man can cook :) teamed with a fresh fruit & vegie juice...yum!
The next occurrence was an amazing thing....Ryder slept for TWO HOURS!! This, my friends, rarely {aka...never} happens. He's famous for his 20minute power naps. Expecting him to do his usual mini-sleep; I shoveled down my lunch, skulled a coffee, played with Ella & then sat down to write, expecting to hear his cries through the baby monitor....they didn't come. So, I kept writing, Ella kept playing, Chris kept working. So, we watched a whole kid's movie {Coraline....man, that movie is weird!}......yet, the boy was still snoozing. I even had time to sit with pen & highlighter and READ!!!!!!! Read a grown-up book. All to my self.
It was lovely.
And due to his lovely lengthy nap, Ryder woke in a wonderful mood & the relaxation continued while he happily played & sister overtook my laptop:
She's discovered ABC for Kids online.
For the first time since Ryder was born, I got to sit & read & relax for more than 5 minutes, whilst having my content babies right there with me..... Friday bliss! I told you it was good Friday.
Ella asked if we would come upstairs to her room, so we could camp with her! No idea what she was on about, I grabbed Ryder & we headed up. She had set up her tent, built a ring fire with cotton balls and made 'marshmallows on sticks' {cotton balls on pencil tips}. Creative much?? So, we sat fireside & roasted marshmallows & all crammed into a play tent to sleep & hide from hoooing owls ;o) Never a dull moment with her around, this sassy little lady of ours!
"Mum! Enough with the photos! PLEASE!
We followed that up with some fresh air out in the front yard. Sprawled out on picnic rugs, we soaked up the peace & serenity of our new neighbourhood. Have I mentioned that I love it here? :)
Not the best angle I know. But I love how he grabs his feet...so cute.
Days like this. Moments like this, diminish the frustrations of all the sleepless nights & exhausting moments of Motherhood. I have two thriving, healthy, amazing, spirited children who love so big.....blessed truly is the best word to sum that up! The love I have for these two burns holes in my Soul daily.
We ended the day with a sunset walk around our 'hood', an early dinner, an early bedtime for the kidlets & a chance to relax & blog before 8pm!
Happy Good Friday to you all! Cheers to a wonderful, love-filled weekend.
What did you get up to on this holiday?
Reader Comments (1)
GO RYDER!! A few more naps like that for your Mummy please :) I never know what to do with myself when sophie sleeps longer than usual, I'm always on tenderhooks waiting for her to wake. Your day sounded positively perfect! love Ella toasted marshmallows. Wish we lived closerso our two girls could play, our bubs could babble away (or grizzle away seeing as they're both teething!! :) and we could chat away :)