October has been and gone and wow it was spectacular!  So much to be thankfull and so lovley to be cosy and enjoy the beautiful colours around us. I got the boys to do some tree climbing...to explore things from slightly higher grounds:)) It was not considered a good idea by a lady who passed by but I couldnt care less as my boys were excited to explore. Its got very cold so have not done much outside but we never the less had busy few weeks and days.

 Reuben and Nicholas had spent a few good days together. Its interesting to notice the things they can do together and the "grown up chats too". Reuben really is sooo happy with Nic around...and I love them hanging out as they do get on fantastically.

 We had three days with the cousins around. It was so so nice. We had nice big meals and a lot of playtime. The cousins played a lot of hide and seek with the boys and wii, 3ds and making things and trains and cars and all. We even cought a mouse one dinner time ....it was so much excitment I felt bad taking him out to be terminated:)) bad mum but hey ho had to be done.

 I was meant to blog about this some time...! At parents evening we had a look through Reuben's books and work so far and found this booklet which he made entirely....I loved reading his story...yes it was SONIC but I was so excited to see one of his creations....the story was so simple but so lovley and his writing so expressive...

 At his best friend's NIcholas's brother's bday he decided to be a green tiger!! Looks more like a green indian to me but hey ho!:))) I loved the way he and his friend decided to be red and green tigers:))

Another moment with beautiful Anna! Anna and Peter were my saviours as weather was rubbish but they did not seem to care....they enetrained them so well. Thank you Anna and Peter you made half term so much special and boys had a blast....!
In a nutshell we had been very busy. I am helping curently putting together a Christmas Fayre at R's school which takes a lot of energy and of my time but its all lovley as we have a lovely crowd of people....involved. It feels like winter in so near however we are only in November still. Shops are full of Christmasy things and it all seems so so very very early. As you probably noticed no pumpkins or scary outfits as we do not CEMEBRATE or COMMEMORATE, even OBSERVE Halloween. Reuben asked and I explained and he is happy. He and Zac are not majorly into dressing up and I also have said there is no need to beg for sweets when we always buy them then. No ammount of cutness about this festival will ever convince me its one worth of celebrating, dressing up or fussing about. I would rather like to celebrate REMEMBERANCE DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY...personally I don;t see the point in haloween ...not even for fun...in fact I can not believe people go so crazy about it here in UK. We have celebrated ALL SAINTS day and boys have remembered those they love but are no longer with us and we had lit some candles to think of them and also to encourage them to think of dying as a passing from dark to eternal light. Interesting to me is how Reuben grasps almost loves the idea of heaven of light...of a place where everything is so happy, most of all it has touched me when he said: "I really want to go heaven mum...thats where my grandfather is...and since he cant come here maybe I could go see him tell him I love him I miss him and give him cuddles! he also thought about how he must miss us all...."the train of thought is amazing. Since then we established that when and if he will indeed go he will see Jesus and Grandad and lots of poeple he loves and will love him...and we also hope to be there one day...! You might ask why all this talk, why do we talk about heaven and could it all be in vain?! Well, I hope I can give my children that special assurance of HEAVEN that I was given as a child, I hope and pray they will learn at least a little of what I was thought and that little will be enough to carry them when life is difficult and when all else fails. I personally believe because its real....more real that words and other things. Its also personal...my little oasis....in the whirlwindy world...!
Back to Reuben...we also did some swimming together just me and him and it was lovley. I got to chat to him and learn about him and understand him so much better. I love him dearly...thank God for our beautiful bright and generous loving Reuben.