One week on

Monday afternoon Gioia and Liam made a fruit and pasta salad at their weekly cooking class.  With a little plastic knife Gioia managed to slice and dice the berries to perfection, and then mixed the mayo and pinch of salt with the shell shaped noodles.  At Clamber club on Wednesday McBean did her first somersault without my help or guidance, another milestone reached on her walk to independence and freedom.  I can tell more and more that she is certainly into the two’s as red is not red unless she says it is.  We got confirmation this week that we will be moving end of April into our new digs.   A magical family home with established trees, a little heated pool and wooden jungle gym with sandpit. A nice big bedroom awaits Gioia, and I plan on going to town with vinyl on her walls.  All I dream about now is the fun birthday parties we will be having in the back garden for her and the cocktail parties I’ll be hosting in the pool, be they with friends or just Johan, memories will  made in Constantia Park.  Friday we met up with Gioia’s fiery haired friend, Curtis, and his new little sister, Kylie.  Three water lollies later and a thunderstorm was the perfect ending to the Jingle Jangle play date.  It is Saturday morning and we are going to visit two markets, Lynnwood has a kiddie and toy fair and Irene has its bi-monthly market fair.  We are looking to stock up on puzzles and homemade eats for the weekend.  Kiddo is a day early, but already asking about Sunday school.  Last week was the first Sunday that she was happy to see me go off to the big church while she praised and worshipped with  her own kind...the little kind!