Catch up.. Kid weekend

Wow I have been remiss in keeping my blog up to date – Dear Readers, please accept my apologies!!!

Kid weekend.

We had the twins and Carlo from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon about 2 weeks ago, as their parents were away, and their visit would not have been any fun, or really possible with kids in tow.

On Saturday we went to the cinema to see Kung Fu Panda, which Douglas really wanted to see. All of us enjoyed it very much! We gave the kids a choice after the film.. either go bowling and have a late lunch, or go home for lunch then go swimming. They were enthusiastic about ten pin bowling, so in we went!! I think Leo won the game. Douglas and I, who shared a “go” came last, but our excuse is that the kids had an advantage because we got the barriers that prevent the bowling ball slipping down into the gully to rise for their turns, and vanish for ours.

We got back and had a late lunch, and watched the heavens open in a short but very heavy downpour. All the gutters on the houses in the area were overwhelmed, so the rain fountained out and over the top of them – we and the kids were fascinated. We were not so impressed to find the rain had forced its way through our back roof and into the house via the downstairs loo lightbulb (water was dripping down onto the floor from this bulb) This only happens when the rain is particularly heavy, and we rarely use the light in there, so its not on the top of the list to get rectified.

We had a quiet afternoon in. The kids read, and, on Marthas request, we made a chocolate cake from scratch. I suggested Brownies or Cookies since I have packet mixes for both, but Martha was adamant it had to be chocolate cake, and it had to be made from scratch!! M&L are getting better at helping, and also better

Before the last exciting episode of Dr Who, they all got into their PJs, and bed followed swiftly afterwards.