How did you spend your ANZAC day? Today we got to sleep in a little bit. I know people usually get up before the break of dawn to get to the dawn service but I thought this year we would just stay home and reflect.
I told the Lil' Tiger about the soldiers that went out to fight for the freedom of our country and also what it means to live free in Australia. I know she may not grasp the true meaning of it but I hope if I do this every year she will understand it one day and appreciate the sacrifices that these men, women and animal did for our great nation.
This afternoon, our ANZAC activity is to make poppies from paper. I downloaded the template from Tiny Me and pre cut a few petals as prep. I gave a pair of scissors to the Lil' Tiger and taught her how to use it properly. I think she still needs a lot of pratice using it properly but she is getting there. :) She did well with the glue stick though.
We were also suppose to bake ANZAC biscuits but I forgot that I ran out of golden syrup at home. Owh well. Maybe next year hey? I hope next year I will get myself together and maybe plan a day of it.
How did you remember/celebrate ANZAC day with your little ones?
The Lil' Tiger and I love riding our bikes. And why not? We live close to the river and there are heaps of bike trails around for us to explore. I think this will be one of our monthly if not fortnightly mummy daughter thing to do.
The Lil' Tiger is of the age where she knows what things are and is curious about other things. On our bike ride, she always ask me questions from the back of her seat. "Mummy, what is that?" or "Mummy look, a truck! Weeee" I love this stage. The curious stage. To see everything again in through her eyes. To teach her things that I usually take for granteed. To learn new things with her and to grow up together.
We usually stop over and take a break at one of the parks on our route. She loves playing at the park. Slides are her favourite. Over the past few months, she has learnt how to climbe the stairs and ladder by herself. She doesn't need me to hold her hands up the stairs or help her up the ladder anymore. She would go on the slide over and over and over again until I tell her it's time for us to go. Sometimes, she is happy to go, sometimes not so much. I will then explain to her that we have to go home because it's getting dark or its lunch time and will give her at least 5 minute as a warning. I realise if I give her such warning, she will know what is expected ofher and go without a fuss. That doesn't work some days though, but for now, I will take the positive over the negative. :)
{ Looking at different types of ducks in the river}
{Always curious about things}
{Observing her surroundings. Taking it all in}
{Weeeeeeee}
This year, my garden have been good to me. Here are some of the harvest that I have been enjoying and sharing with my friends and family. I think this year is a success because M and I worked together. M waters the plants every morning before it got really hot in the summer and continued to do so right through summer. I think our plants appreciate the drink every morning. Everything in my garden is planted in pots or containers. We do not have a big garden so we make do with what we have. We also use the Vertical gardening method. This means we plant upwards instead of down on the ground.
Our summer crop consisted of tomatoes, rhubarb, heaps of lemons, mint and beetroot leaves. Mmmm... This winter, we have just laid down spinach, silverbeet, sage and sweet potato. I think in the next couple of weeks, I am going to grown some broadbeans as well. We had them last year and they were amazing!
Do you have a veggie garden at home? What are you planting this season?
{image by Nikki Soh}
I know it's a little late to blog about Easter (try a 2 weeks late) but, better late than never right?
Over the Easter holiday, the Family and I went up north to Moore River to get away from the City. It was an hour and a half drive from where we were and it was gorgeous! We spent the whole day by the river just eating, drinking and talking. It was the short and fantastic getaway for the whole family. No internet. No 3G network. Just us and mother nature. It was a perfect sunny day too.
One memorable incident was when I was kayaking down the river with Tiff. As we were paddling up stream, we saw a Mercedes 4 x 4 on the sand dunes. There were 2 of them and one looks like it is towing the other. One of the 4x4 was stuck in the sand and couldn't get out. Tiff and I sat by the river in our kayaks for a good half hour watching the owner of the car try to get the other one who was stuck. We were both laughing at the fact that if we were in the same situation, what would we have done differently. I told her that I would have just called for help from someone or maybe just cry by the side of the road. HAHA...
On our drive home, I asked M if he would now what to do if our car was stuck in sand and he said "NOPE" *sigh* Curious, I went online and search for answers. I found the easiest to understnad one HERE. It says, the most important thing to not to allow the wheeles from over spinning. This will dig a deeper hole. Hmmm... good to know. It also says to use a shovel and dig your way out. Maybe I should keep the spare shovel in the car. :D
SO, HOW WAS YOUR EASTER BREAK?
The Lil' Tiger was playing with her dolls and putting them to sleep (pictured above). One of those dolls is an Ikea soft pillow in the shape of a strawberry.
Me: LT can you please give mummy the strawberry pillow?
LT: No mummy. Strawberry is sleeping. She wakes up 2.30 ok. It's nap time. See (pointing to the clock) it's nap time. She wakes up 2.30 ok? You have to be quiet. Shhhh.....
Me: Okayyy....
An unknown car came up our driveway, it was our neighbour's friend. The Lil' Tiger came up to me and told me that she was scared. I told her it's alright and that it was our neighbour's friend. She continued to play. After 10 minutes, their friend left and the Lil Tiger came up to me;-
LT: Mummy not scary anymore. Uncle friend left. It's all right now ok. Not so scary anymore. Uncle friend left.
Me: That's right. It's not scary anymore.
LT: It's alright mummy ok. Don't be scared. Not so scary anymore.
Me: -___-
Hi, my name is Feli. I am mum to a beautiful daughter and a hyper Bichon. I live in sunny Perth, Western Australia. Non coffee drinker but I love a good green tea latte.
