This is a little video of Reuben progressing really well with his swimming. I am particularly impressed with the way we really did continue with swimming and the fact that he really did pick up so well.
Although this was March, at granny Smith's 80th bday ...I am sharing this as its one of my favourite photos. I hope Reuben will always know he will have me backing him up 100% and I hope he will learn to know I am just one step behind him to help him be who he was intended to be.
A very sweet moment....something that is becoming more and more normal in my house....sharing and learning from each other.
A day at the beach! Its been such a long long winter it feels as though summer has never been and will never come...!!! Reuben even managed to get a crab....and he was so excited about it...too!
As we missed an update in March of granny Smiths 80th bday here is one of all the Smith side cousins. Reuben was sooo happy he really was sooo excited that he was together will all cousins. I must say I also thought it was a rather emotional moment. Natalie and Matt are now in their 30s and Zac has only just turned 3 in Feb. I wish they were closer and we could see them more...what a gorgeous brood they are:)))
With Anna and Peter Harrison! Never get enough of the cousins.
Part of April also meant TATA and MAMA was here from Romania and we got to play and enjoy time with them. I will admitt it saddens me greatly that I did not pour more effort in teaching my children hungarian or romanian (which wierdly is closer to my heart) however I am delighted that Reuben gets to translate all he wants in sign language to his grandparents. I must admitt they have such an azmaing connection. ONe evening while had a bath Reuben came down from his room and asked mama if he could have a sandwich (all in English) he got himself down to mama...took her hand and showed her what he wanted ....my mum was delighted to spoil the grandson....and she was so excited...Reuben also explained he would like to fly back with them to Romania for a while...and was really rather happy to do so....ohhh my little clever boy soon able to do that....
he is so attentive in many ways...Reuben is often misinterpreted and missunderstood only those who pay and give him carefully their attention will truley get my son....! He knew it was granny;s bday and he insisted in buying her a helium HAPPY BDAY Baloon and as it was her bday she also could chose which game to play and also she could start the game and have a first go! Yes, because he really loves his granny too.
Another face of Reuben;s the great adventurer and entertainer!! I love his courage, his determination and I suffer greatly when he is laid into or asked to hold back because these early experiences are sooo important. I always try and temper him but never hold him back as I believe trying to reach and fullfill curiousity and while being observed is soo very important...
I read once about an adult who in his letter to his mum who was no longer with him said: Thank you that you said YES as many times as you could and made the world a possible place to exist and embrace. I was moved to tears....as today's kids already have massess of limitations and are being constantly repremanded and held back, their freedom and imagination is being stopped and tuned into computerised and preloaded information and technology and while that has its place I do feel there is a massive lack of spacial awarness of experiencing the world around us in order to develop and learn life saving skills and lessons. I could say a lot about this...but I will try and post some links soon about some of the particularly worrying facts about today's world.....whileoff course back to Reuben I am thankful to God for giving me such a little explorer!
My entertainer and my atheltic and facinating gorgeous son!
The Bible says many things about children this is one of them that I love and its indeed true I feel: "Behold, children are a heritage from the
Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward" Psalm 127:3
The boys that I live for and the boys that were given to me by GOD! I love them dearly and I pray that will know that and will treasure that....always.
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