Friday, August 3, 2012

Whooping it up in the winter sun



We have been whooping it up over here at Betsy's in the gorgeous winter sunshine. Now that both kids have their Micro scooters we are unstoppable, it has really increased the distances we can travel. Roboboy has not had the balance needed to ride a two wheel scooter but is now just like all his mates. I would highly recommend these scooters to anyone who has a child with coordination or balance issues and even two year olds can ride them. Amazingly, even the wearing of long rainbow skirts  and one armed lamb clutching does not hinder fast scootering either.


Given that the school holidays were a cesspit of disease, the kids have been very busy making up for lost time. There have been intensive collage sessions,


Building of turkey traps that require intensive testing on the unsuspecting toy lambs of little sisters,


and even one afternoon where both kids worked together in a highly unusual display of unified solidarity so as to open their own library. Complete with both fiction and non fiction sections, personalized library cards, scanner, returns chute and borrowing limits. Both the cat and I were entitled to 8 items each and hefty fines were in place for late returns.


Meanwhile I have been finding some sunny sunshine pyrex. I found two of these sunflowery pyrex lids that the kids have pinched and are using as plates,


And to top off the week a pyrex flower pie dish as well.


Despite record cold overnight temperatures of 3 degrees! (this is Brisbane folks, with no heaters or even carpet in our houses it is seriously freezing), that daily dose of sunshine is just perking us all up enormously.



11 comments:

  1. Yes, we have the same scooters - they're fab. Lots of imaginative play going on at your place - so lovely to see. Hope the kids are all better now. xx

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  2. My eldest loves her scooter, she has one that looks like a bike with big tyres on! She has never felt good on a bike! Ada :)

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  3. look at those happy kids engaged in all that purposeful play! wonderful. my middle guy has a scooter just like that, might take them for a scoot by the beach today. :)

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  4. We have the same scooters and I agree, I highly recommend them. We have even flown all around the country with them. We just pull them apart at the airport and stick them into one of the bags. Am loving the turkey trap, has he caught any yet? Love, love the library too. Did the cat withdraw anything interesting? Fingers crossed the weather warms up soon for you. xx

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  5. I think even I would be able to manage one of those scooters Mel! I know what you mean about being able to go on longer walks etc. I remember when the girls were little, we'd set out on these big treks and end up piggy-backing them home and cutting our adventure short. Too much whinging!
    Mine played Libary's, with the same attention to detail as your kids, too. Have a v.nice weekend x

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  6. Yes it is glorious! I have become a bit of a bvasking case quite out of season. Thoses FP cash registers are SO multifunctional!!!

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  7. Please excuse my typo challenged comments. I will blame the chemical dyslexia, not on the sunshine, the moonlight, the good times but on the keeno!

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  8. you have two of the cutest kids around. seriously, can i come over for a play date? love the sunshiney pyrex but not the chilly temps so much. lovely post mel. xx

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  9. ooh looks like you have two busy bugs. love the library. what fun! the library desk is a winner. love a bit of shabby painted anything.

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  10. ooh looks like you have two busy bugs. love the library. what fun! the library desk is a winner. love a bit of shabby painted anything.

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  11. Hasn't the weather just been glorious, it certainly makes up for those days of rain that we had been getting. I do love a good collage session and how cool is that turkey trap, love the imagination of your little ones:) xx

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