January.....how long are you staying for?

Oh, we so glad we had ventured out today! We were debating way too long and way too much about all the amazing places we could have seen today....but here at Wingham Life Centre we just had a fabulastic day. Well decided me thinks. Its been a long long winter and we are so desperate for a warm and sunny day....Boys not only enjoyed the animals and the variety of play areas but also the diggers..always a winner.By far the most exciting thing we had seen today was feeding the penguins and listening to what that very clever lady had to say about them. To think that she knew each of them personally and predicted what they were going to do next amazing me thinks! Did you know that when they get fed fish they always catch the fish head first?! Its easier for them to swallow....wow...cute little things too!yeah my forever adventurous Reuben claims this is a child's play he needs a bigger challange where is the higher climbing frame?hello cuty ...meet my brother Mr. pickle:)))the brothers always walking together to discover the great outdoors!

The sun was indeed shining and I just am loving a sunny day...such a rare one here in UK. I miss my sunny days from home...!! I think Reuben also is trying to catch some sun and get some vitamin D.how can we not enjoy a little KOALA BROTHERS AND TWEENIES?!So very very sorry but had to post this as its just one of those moments...:) attempting toilet train Zackie....his big brother is telling him its really not that hard all you have to do sit and puuuuuuuuushhhhhhhh but Zackie thinks its a smiling matter:))) well....as you can see at least none of them gets bored while in the small room of tha house!Swimming continues Reuben is doing really well. We are yet to get the 10m badge but really we are not after badges just enjoying things and learning in our time.A morning in the Smith;s household...the boys are breakfasting ...yes yes its chock spread toasty:))) and coke....and yoghurt and fruit and off course some sausages...all in this order. All I know my boys are happy, energetic and full of wonderful little mischiefs:)

Had a very eventful week. Reuben has been up and down....after last week;s vomitting fiesco which ruined my bedlinnen and duvet and saw him struggle with fever. then came a cold and then Friday he had an accident at school where he has managed to cut open his upper gum (trying to blow in some tube which then slid and cut very deep). He was very brave but I think he really was shocked and upset.

Saturday we just drove each other mad literally while Sunday we all went and enjoyed a day out with our favourite animals and enjoying nature. WE REALLY MISS THAT SPRING....hurry up sunshine and long days....

NEW YEAR

Its always such a drag to update then I am always really pleased I did as looking back sometimes makes one so thankful and grateful. Its been an interesting start of the year and 2012 I have no major resolutions or solutions or big goals other to just be who I am as a person, wife and mother. I want to stick to my guns and do what we as a family decide to do and continue the good work. I know this sounds as BIG HEADED but I have to admit I get very easily off track for the sake of the other and often at the price of my own sanity and my family's too. So far we had been very good and enjoyed more HOME time and planning the boys rooms (all will be revealed when we actually agree on how and what) and rest of the house. We are particularly happy and content with what we had achived downstairs at ground floor level, bathrooms and kitchen all having been made into more family orientated and it has eased grately our lives. We hope good work will continue.

Last weekend we had gone to see one of our favourite places (Romney Marsh) with the steam trains. We had not realised the last train to Dungeoness was so so late so we decided not to go on it. While in the play area once train left....we saw a baby engine up and down the line....(being trained...) and the driver was kind enough to let us into the bigger picture of that place. We got to see some special engines (asleep they were in the sheds) an ride the single baby engine....and it was so very special. Today was back to swimming and we have a few playdates lined up tooo so this week should whizz past too.. and hope it will be a good one. Here are some of the recent photos!

a very much fun Christmas!!- thanks to Harrisons

Hello! Having loads of fun at my cousins and no doubt mummy and daddy will not hear the end of this best ever holiday. I have been so so excited and happy with my cousins that my mummy and daddy did not get many glimpses of me. Its been great being with older cousins and having them all to myself.
My aunty Helen has made a yummy yummy meal or two but my first introduction to CRACKERS was a really cool thing. Food off course at the age of 4 is not as exciting as any shape or form of game....and play.

aAnna is such a good cousin. Here she was talking on Skype to her friend and I got introduced. It was such a good time...we played musical statues over the internet...ha ha:))
with all three cousins, Simon (the eldest), Peter, and Anna off course. We had our own table and enjoyed eating together....that must have been thoughtful aunty Helen...THANKS.
My mummy has made my Friday the 23rd very special by babysitting Oliver and Ben all day nearly. It was great fun...first at Monkey Bizz then went home and continued the fun. Don;t know when she did all the packing for our time away at the cousins next day....but she has managed it all and I had heaps of fun....as you can tell.
monkeying around:))) with Ben and Oliver and my brother Zacky.

1 term of school completed with no missed days!

Brotherly Love!:)) So delighted that boys seem to still enjoy crafts and things and seem to play well most times...Reuben has surprised us again:))) yes, at the new playhouse called ADEVENTURE KIDZ he has been whizzing around 3 meters high on these scary things for over an hour. I always knew he will be great at Physical Education stuff but never realised what a gifted son I had....time to start thinking and investing in this little spider monkey.with this beautiful nativity called ANGEL GOT HER WING! :))) and my son;s undivided attention to the play we are pleased to say we had completed 1 longish term of school! The idea of never had missed one day seems so alion to me as I loved when I was young to miss school days (ha ha:)) Reuben has been so enthusiastic and happy all the way through his first term.Little stars were so sweet the song was: COME WITH ME TO BETLEHEM....we loved the nativity what a great performance. Must have taken a lot of hard work.Was frustrating as could not take any good photos still....it made it even more special for us....!!

Its been a long long 2011 for us all. Reuben has been amazing at overcoming all the major events of this year and we think he has grown and developped most of all. We had succeded toilet training at the very beggining of the year (yes I know late but then again....better late then never:)) as if that ever happens)), he has finished nursery and started school. He has never missed one day of school nor was he ever late....!

He has two badges from swimming and does really well. Loves languages and has been attending French Club at school. He knows more and more hungarian and remains interesting in anything that involves some sort of adventure. Loves Trains and cars and his fevourites remain, Thomas the Tank Engine and Cars (1 and 2). His best friends as he calls them are: Nicholas, Alfie, Zoli, Toby, Ben, Mathew, Sam and Felix, Samuel and everyone else he remembers when he is asked:))) He is going to marry Georgia and Polly both girls in his class. We are planning to go to his English cousins Anna, Peter and Simon for Christmas which will be possibly the best present for him and he knows that. He loves his God parents whom he often calls GRANDPARENTS:))) and has been very blessed to be loved by many this year. He also loves Romania and would like to go tomorrow:))) Reuben has grown a lot, we are just so pleased to see that he knows all letters numbers and seems to be able to judge well situations. He loves when we involve him in our conversations and when we play HIDE AND SEEK and other family games together.

I think right this time he is not to keen on his brother who seems to be a pickle and always somehow spoil Reuben's fun by wanting the same toys and the same attention....I am looking forward to next year this time....and its challanges.....and just cant imagine what Reuben will be like in one year;s time.

For now we would like to wish you all HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A BLESSED NEW YEAR!

First Sunday of Advent ...OH Come oh come Emanuel!

This week we had been very busy! Monday as usual swimming while Tuesday we were enjoying some time at home redescovering CARS the disney film since daddy has been lovley and ordered our own copy. Wednesday we had gone out for after school coffee date with my boys while Thursday we had the STAY and PLAY at school what a great success. I have truley enjoyed it...and learnt so much about my son. I loved seeing him at the heart of his class and always busy playing with different kids. This funny photo was special as he got very excited about making a dough...with the girls.I love this photo and if you knew this little boy's mummy you would actually see me and her in this photo!!:)) Reuben here reminds me so much of me...I had some special friends and I always in my childhood pics I used to take similar postures....of showing and expressing my feelings...

I asked Reuben if he wanted to take a photo with some of his friends and he and Luke immediatley wanted a photo!!:)) I did like that....they were so cute.

Here the gang of four!! Reuben, Luke, Samuel and Lotchan....(with whom he also use to go to nursery to baby room!)I just loved this photo!!! How cool is this?! I loved that while I was looking for Reuben somewhere at the bottom....there he was right at the top!! I hope Reuben will stay at the top always...not literally off course but that he will always love school as much as he does now. I do think that school is fun because he has some really good friends (some he knew previously) and some really good tecahers. Thank you all. I am glad we made the decission to go to this school.And we off course enoyed mummy and baby kangoruu time...Reuben has been asking so many questions about being in my belly and about being a baby so here is our little play time.

I love these moments with Reuben every day I learn more about my lovley son. He not only always seem to overcome every expectation of mine he also is always able to tell me things that bother him that seem to make him happy. I love the way he communicates and tells me things. I love this stage. ANd off course I LOVE HIM MORE AND MORE .....amazing how you discover so much more love each day isnt it?!:))

O OH OH....soooo much going on.....and on!

We have just had a busiest week in ages. I think the more we head towards the end of the year the quicker time passes....all shops are Christmasy, Lights are being turned on in highstreets and basically we are told Christmas is around the corner....still, we now had celebrated Harvest, Rememberance Day and this weekend was all about "children in need" in Uk. Reuben had Spotty Day on Friday and this is what I had created for him. I was gona do a Pudsey bear but did not quite manage so we remained with the yellow pudsey tunic and the spotty face...he was ever so proud. I did feel so good knowing I had gone out and done something to make his spotty day even more special. He had a fab day at his school on Friday.After a long day on Saturday finally time 5:30 came to enjoy his friend Zoli's bday at Splashes. He has loved loved so much being with the big boys (7 years olds) and he loved loved being able to sit next to his friends too at the party table.

Enjoyed so much on Sunday Noah's bday party getting aquainted with STAR WARS...here he is with his friend, Edward.Daddy has been waiting such a long long time to introduce STAR WARS to Reuben. Its not something I would be interested in or else I would have been in the photo too but really someone needed to take that photo.....Zac was right in his element too. Jerry has lent Reuben his lightsaver which R loves loves and loves. Over all a mad weekend but so nice to see so many friends. Lets hope next weekend will be a bit calmer.

cold and dark and time to hibernate (wishful thinking)

Monday was a day that we had not planned and never plan much as its swimming day! I now know I had a tummy bug comming (only realised that in the evening) and Reuben asked me if I would let him make cakes with Nicholas and miss a swim session. reluctantly but since I wasnt well I had agreed and Nicholas has joined in for cake making with lovley aunty Elena.And the cakes were yummy...even we did after all make swimming as well (just in time 5 mins warning he gave me...) and had yummy fresh cakes when we got back. So yes Monday was a manic Monday....with school, cake making, swimming and crashing out at 8pm all of us.HI! I have really been so so pleased to see the huge changes since Reuben started school! He is ever so interested in the big wide world and especially in events. At school they had a POPPY (Puppy) day to REMEMBER THE PEOPLE WHO DIED FOR US IN WARS. phewwww where do I begin?! We visited Rochester one evening and he insisted to take a moment in silence to think of the puppies who have died for us in wars. Bless him!!! He does know its people but he thinks affectionatley of them as puppies his favourite ....he wears with pride his poppy and insisted on us all wearing them. Should see what he thinks when he goes to church tomorrow and sees veterans and flags and observs the two minute silence!!I just cant but smile at these photos....I took them on the platform at Stratford (having visited Westfield shopping Centre) the boys were so excited about the trains.....they did not want to stay in the posh waiting area....they had to stay to see the trains comming and going. My hoodie boys!A not so good week for us. I (mum) had the tummy bug Monday and Tuesday...although I soldiered on....it has pretty much made me feel rubbish all week. Reuben and Zac had a few down afternoons and poor Reuben on Friday had a little incident at school when another child (with severe learning difficulties) has wacked him on the head with a shovel so he had blood and a bump....we had to go to hospital. It was so sad....but he was as happy as Larry. So excited to get sweets and off course tell the nurses he was gona dine at the chinese that evening. I knew he was fine as he hopped all the way home from school....then he showed off his French and Hungarian.....it was just hilarious....but yes we did get to the chinese.....with a equally worried and excited Noah and Luca and off course aunty Angeline (whom he thinks of as a good future wife:))) and little Amelia.Must be nice to have friends with us at Chinese as he Reuben who normally only has crackers has eaten pretty much everything from the plate....chicken skewers and seasame prawn toast and crackers and the juice tooo:))) Perhaps the injury to the head did him good?!:)) ups naughty mummy I am.

The three musketeers.....Reuben off course in the middle. He wanted desperaley to sit between the brothers Luca(brown eyes) and Noah (blue eyes).

So it has been a busy week! A difficult one with various strange emotions and feelings and illnesses but weekend so far so very good. Happy to look forward to next week.