"Normality" resumes!

For the first time in about two weeks we have seen clouds! It has been really uplifting to enjoy the nice weather whilst the kids are at school!
Our mad routine has started once again. With Lucas now starting and finishing an hour before Ollie, it's been an interesting adjustment.
The "soccer" season is back into full swing with early mornings and late evening kick offs. Dave is helping to coach both teams, it's not hard to imagine how revved up he gets!

The boys have done well getting back into the swing of things with school. Ollie is a ganet and eating any snack or school dinners that he can. Whereas Lucas is more conservative with his money :)
They have just joined a Karate group. I wanted them to have something other than Football...soccer..whatever! The boys love it. A chance to try and beat your brother up with adult permission - seems to be a "hit".

I'm still getting up at the crack of dawn and going to a bootcamp exercise class. I am on a six week challenge of clean eating.. i'm three weeks sober from cookie dough ice cream!! :) I'm still as much as a fussy eater as normal, but it's going ok. But leave the pizza or biscuits in front of me and all bets are off. :)

Finlay has decided that he likes to climb things, maybe take pictures off the wall. Even take the recycling rubbish out of the bins and walk around with it.. from the moment he wakes until he lays his head. He is relentless. This house is by no means toddler proof. It has been a shock to the system!
But he's happy and loves picking his brothers up from the bus stop. The tantrums are starting to appear, and if they are going to be anything like Ollies' were.. we are in for some trouble.

So we have been out here eighteen months! It's still unbelievable to me that we are here and living it. There are so many positives and a lot more opportunities than we ever thought, i miss the friends and family in the UK. .ESPECIALLY when i want to have a bit of space from my lovely children. Not having that family support for those kind of moments, has been hard. But Dave is pretty good at guessing!

Anyhoo..Finn has decided he's had enough of sleeping. Much love to everyone!!

xxx