What kind of fun did you have?

 I am the kind of person who likes to plan things to do in the holiday. This holiday was no different . We began by making a general list of things each of us would love to do. High up on the boys list was - having friends to visit and sleep over. This one we can definitely tick off. Other things included going to the movies and going to play at the school grounds. I love the simplicity in their desires for the holidays. I had set might sights on things much higher :) like The Iziko Natural History Museum and Rhodes Mem or The Disitrict 6 Museum and Slave Lodge. I have to say we have only managed one of these and it was hide and seek fun up at Rhodes Mem, which was glorious for the children and gloriously cold.

 Lots of Lego and Play Mobil and reading has been done. Lots and lots of Minecraft and the like. Some hockey and running and some outdoor stuff too.:)

 Tomorrow we are going to visit Rondevlei with some friends. I love Rondevlei. it is full of birdlife and leads one to feel as though we have escaped from the urban and entered the rural. Much of Cape Town is actually like this. Take Silvermine or Tokai Forrest for example. A moments drive away and it really is another wonderful world.  This cupboard photograph was one of my many holiday tasks. We wanted to try and make a space for the older two to be able to write stuff. A good and fun place to express those pre-teen and nearly- teen things. As I finished with the black board paint doors , my birthday neared. James wrote his first and hopefully not last words on the door , as a birthday card for me. Just wonderful!!

We also rediscovered our own back yard. The sandpit has been re-visited and the boys have had endless, wet and sandy fun building and creating. I guess this beats any visit to a museum for a 6 and 8 year old - well perhaps. After all jet did choose his birthday visit to be a visit to the natural history museum.

As these holidays draw to an end, my heart grows heavy. I love having time with the boys around more. yes it is busy, messy and noisy but it is also much, much more. A very precious time to build memories of times spent together. The things that belong to childhood. Fun!!