At our house....

The rain continued over the weekend, leaving us with little else to do but hang out at home.





Here's how we spent our Sunday:

• we made christmas decorations out of modelling clay
• I cooked a large pot of lentil and chickpea soup
• we made rum balls
• Mr Moo's brother came for a visit.
• we baked our first batch of christmas cookies, date and orange cookies
• we played board games
• we splashed in puddles
• at lunchtime, we broke up our home day by going to mum's for pizza
• the kids made boats and cubbie houses out of mattresses, pillows and blankets
• the kids painted their old sandpit Tonka trucks
• I sang soft christmas carols to sleepy children in their beds

But soon after bedtime, Spunky Monkey snuck out. "Please can I sleep on the lounge" (it had been turned it to a boat) There was a bit of no, please, no, please, no. pleeeese! that went on for 5 minutes before I said, "OK, but it's our secret!" Mr Moo was working in the office and would be in there all night. Miss Moo Moo was already alseep and I was heading off to bed for an early night. He was so excited and tip-toed back to his bedroom to collect his blanket and pillow, if I spoke he said, "Shhhh, Mum, we don't want anyone to hear us" I tucked him in and within minutes he was fast asleep with a little smile on his face.

Happy at the secret that we shared, I went off happily to bed too.







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