Joy of skype!

Not 5 minutes ago I have had the joy of experiencing snow.....thick blanketing snow falling from the sky..............(no Africa isn't in the midst of a weather crisis :o), we did this via the incredible joy of Skype & a web cam. It is so amazing to be able to speak to my parents & see them in real time. They were so much part of our lives a year ago when they were staying with us, but job opportunities took them off to Lymington, Hampshire, just next to the New Forest in England & WE MISS THEM!!! So this is one way of keeping in touch with them regularly. They are the coolest most up-to-date Grandparents a little boy could wish for, Max LOVES chatting to them every other day & you can imagine his elation when he heard he heard the tell tale skype jingle from the laptop......"Yaaaay! Grams & Pop's are calling!!!". We had the privelage of witnessing the very unusual snow they are experiencing right now as we speak in the UK. My Dad carried the laptop around & I took photo's with my web cam.....HOW COOL IT THAT???

Ok the quality might not be the best but bear in mind my Dad was standing in the doorway looking out at my Mom playing in the snow. I can't believe how well the camera handled the distance of about......half way around the planet :o)


Guys you are the best in the whole wide world!!!!
XOXOXO

Great times!

This weekend was real a good one! We kept it varied as possible and away from home as much as possible too. When you work from home the last thing you want to do on weekends, is be at home for another x2 days if you don't have to.

Poeks came home with this cute project from school. I thought he would be itching to eat them....I was informed: "No! Mama, if I eat them, it will mess them up!"


Friday arvi was really cool...Maxi & I did some painting together. I am trying to get him to express himself creatively without pressurizing him too much. He is just not interested in drawing or painting....his reasoning when I ask him is :
"I don't know how to draw 'a ..whatever the project is'...you do it Mama, 'cos I can't!"
I thought if I did it with him and chose subject matter he is crazy about, it might entice him to get involved.We did quite well with all things considered.....and Maxi managed exersize his 'crafty' genes for about 40 minutes ...the loud "ENUFF OF THIS MAMA!" sort of ended that session.



Sat AM was spent wandering around the Builders Warehouse....we went in search of mini cacti & ended up buying cacti, a divine reading lamp and even managed to fit a leisurely breakfast......with a busy 3yr old. Oh did I mention we gave him a fist full of coins to feed the yellow VW bug riding car......it kept him occupied for ages while the mum & dad guzzled good coffee and grub!



Sat arvi was spent with good friends, the Browns, walking around the beautiful estate where they live. Oh, the joy of a controlled environment.....SAFE! Had a ball even tho' all the kiddie-winks had a melt down of sorts, at one time or another. The results of no afternoon nap.



Sunday was spent low key but started off FESTIVE with a quick visit to the Rasmussens for Jo's birthday. We ate pastries, drank coffee and shot the breeze while the kids were entertained by Scott & Erin.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY sweetness~we luv ya!

Well as you can see fun was had in great volumes~ The evening finished off well with a long skype session to my Mom & Dad! Max loves 'skyping' his Bam & Pop's. He gets 'virtual' stories read to him, songs sung to him and general FUN, FUN, FUN from 1000's of miles away. The joy of technology!
Well gotta go & collect parcels from the post office~ car's for Maxi from the doting grandparents, I betcha!!! Oh, well you are only a child once and a boy can never have too many cars.

Luv ya
XOXOXO