Waves

Yesterday on Facebook a friend posted that they went to the beach for the first time this year. It inspired me and so this morning I threw that very idea out to the girls and they dashed to get ready. I was concerned that the water would still be much to cold.....for me. I was sure that I would be at the waters edge begging them to be careful and come a little closer to the shore. I was wrong, the water was a still freezing a smidge to cold for me but I was brave and went in with them anyway.

This is the time of year when our water is the clearest and the bluest. The closer we get to summer the scummier our water gets. The tropical storms and hurricanes churn it up and fill it with weed and stuff. Now it is a beautiful colour and quite clear. Today we even had waves which are rare here.

Stunning, no?

Manic swimmer on the beach

Oh dear lord there are 2 of them

After you. No, after you.

It's cold

Run for the land

fooled you, I'm not going in, ha ha ha 

Eventually they both went in

and then they both got out and Lily started to dig to China

and Rosie played with the sand

funny, silly girls

Never a dull moment around here and not too many minutes with a straight face either.

Mummy, do you think I should shave?

What about me?

I keep finding these little mustachios all over the house. Now they come in an assortment of rainbow colours too.

Groucha kinda Christmas

No words.............

 

Who am I kidding, I always have words but really who needs words when you have these 2 cos all you have all day long is laughs.

Even I'm surprised

I think when you dream about parenting you dream about a happy place with pretty little girls, with pretty little dresses, with flowy hairstyles etc etc. Some days are like that but others, not so much. The thing that has surprised me the most about being a parent are some of the things that have come out of my mouth. Things that as a mother to 2 girls I never in a million years thought I would utter. Actually I never thought about it at all because I was all caught up in my Laura Ashley/Pottery Barn Kids/Matilda Jane fantasy. Without naming which kids did what so as to save them some embarrassment, I will give you a couple of examples of things that are forever etched in my brain. ( Kids will be called Sprout and Squirt) The girls were getting ready to get into the bath one night and one was squawking up a fuss, as I walked into the room to see what all the commotion was about these words flew out of my lips: Sprout, don't lick your sisters bottom that's disgusting! (Yes seriously I have actually had to say that!) On another occasion I sadly had to say: Squirt, why is your sister's mouth taped shut? How about this one: who is the brainchild that thought doing laundry in the lavatory was a good plan? Oh and then there was the child that for 2 whole months had 2 invisible lizard friends who went everywhere with her. I had to talk to Larry and Lizzy all the freaking time and if I didn't Squirt got quite upset. She walked around everywhere with 2 clenched fists cos in each hand was an invisible lizard. Never thought I'd have to talk to one invisible lizard let alone 2 and for 2 whole months, ahah, I really did that. These moments never fell into my master parenting plan. They weren't in the big picture that I painted in my head. I do think think my master plan was rather dull in comparison to the one that I am living.

Schmattes

Ever since Lily began swimming she has taken to putting her hair unto a turban when it is wet. We have a few of the twistie towels specifically made for the purpose and after her bath she uses one.

Someone else didn't want to feel left out so she used one too.

I laughed so hard when I saw them as they both have their turbans on backwards! Rosie didn't even get her hair in it, hers is just a hat, a backwards hat.

Funny girls they do make me laugh.