Wow, everyone started talking about the end of summer holidays and even us feel the stranged and mixed feelings that come with that. For starters we are certainly much cooler and we are noticing the difference when trying to enjoy a coffee in the garden in the mornings.....but it does not really feel bad just something in the air is noticeably telling us back to busniess:) For us business means SCHOOL starting again and off course juggleing things around the boys. We certainly had an unplanned chilling and relaxing summer which is why I chose this photo first. I had a massive selfish ME time with my boys because it felt right and needed. Reuben has been most days a delight and I can say this is certainly the best summer we had for ages.

 Chillaxing! one of the most noticeable changes in our family life is seeing the boys (yes both boys) totally being happy at home and knowing how to entertain themselves and each other. Reuben is still big on outdoorly things, always embracing whatever activity we planned or not and at home always happy to juggle the 3DS, wii, Ipad, various character games, NIJA LEGO (he has many of the lego ninja figures if not all and most of Mario or Sonic figures), I love love the conversations he strikes among his characters sometimes using incredible gramatical impossible tenses and making it really cute....I also notice that often he prefers acting out a story rather then telling it which gets very much of a fun game as he  inacts them. This photo describes him so well..ready for some mischief and enjoying a pose!:), being aware of us watching him and encouraging him. He is indeed so very very grown up sometimes...and he did enlighten me about a thing or two during this summer...I will treasure these moments forever....as they are so unique and such a insight in his little self.

 After our summr holiday in Romania we had a quite week of settleing back into home life (rediscovering their toys, rooms, etc) catching up with several close friends especially Elena and family. So other than a few days spent local we were busy settleing in back home when we had the urge one Sunday to go explore London. I most like the impromptu things these days....we were going to cyclopark (more later) but Zac fell asleep and snored so beautifully we decided to carry on driving...Jonathan took us through Stratford and showed us some of his latest work  (see the sculpture at this link http://danesyardkitchen.com/gallery/ ) and we found ourself in Greenwhich and around the Olympic park....we had scooters and all and decided to get out the car and explore. We had a picknick with us so we were well equipped. Boys got excited about the prospect of trying the cable cars and I MUST SAY IT WAS TRULEY WORTH EVERY SINGLE PENY!!! The boys were in awe of what they saw and so were we!  So we had an afternoon of experiences GREAT!

 On the Thames....some fun in the bubbles as we call them....! Reuben got Zac very excited. When we asked the man in charge if Zac could go he said he is far to young and he wont give us back the money should he decide he did not like it. We took a risk, well I did because I guess I am the pushy one here:)) and well Zac just loved it and he was copying his brother most times...no he did not shed a tear...not did we loose any money in fact people were praising him...pointing at the bubble saying "wow look at that little one" (needless to say I was the proudest mum in London) and at the end I did feel like asking the man to give me back the money purley because he has no idea and was so stubborn on talking us out of it....and I prove him wrong!:)

 Do I need to say much more?:) a moment of sheer happiness!!

 Scooting around Greenwich was brilliant I loved the fact that I did not need the buggie and had to gallop with the boys and it was all so much easier.

 WE had been doing some homework at home but here Reuben and NIcholas were doing a lot of colouring 2 hours worth of sonic, mario sheets colouring....I was enjoying some peace and quite and they were so so into it I did not even know I had the boys....another great afternoon well spent.

 Cyclopark!!!!- has anyone seen this amazingly great place?! Wow! This is where we are gona hang out from now on...in fact I shall move in next door...:)) the largest cyclepark in Europe. A fab place for all. Beautiful play area, skate park, caffee, and two great cycle routes for familes and professional cyclers. I was so refreshed by my experience there its hard to explain. We had seen Reuben learn how to cycle in July (without stableisers) and then in only few hours he tackled a bumper route which is really for 8+ years old. We had to once again fight to get them let us let him on this but it was worth every little puppy eye....and convincing.

We live in such a fantastic place Kent is known as Garden of England, is surrounded with amazingly beautiful Cathedrals, Castles, National Heritage places, English Heritage and plenty Farms and places kids can hang out. This is by far the best for the more active children. It might be seen as a little expensive but I'd rather spend money taking us all out and enjoying excersize in fresh air - than getting into cramped, airconditioned play places and parks that are either too busy, exposed or have been vandalised....sadly. But back to the boy!!:)) he has certainly surprised us with his massive physical ability the perseverance and endurance in tackleing such a big challange and he was totally extatic when older boys shook hands with him and said how cool he was!!!...I hope and pray that Reuben will find it in himself to be able to positivley embrace the school with its challanges of less play, more study, new teacher, shorter days (after school), less freedom and I hope to be able to support him to become a strong and able child who knows well his limits and his abilities, who knows that every single goal that he sets is achievable just as he achieved the full completion of his bumper track, with support encouragement, ambition, self believe and a lot of hard work, some falls, some tears and a lot of excitment....
Year 1 - School hear we come!! hope you are ready for us....!!! more about this soon.
We are enjoying the last few lazy days! - we had daddy home for almost all summer which was an added bonus!!