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What Memories Are Made Of

We are finally here….. at Kingscliff Peppers Salt. We have been preparing Ben for our holidaty for the last few weeks. He has been talking about the beach but hasn’t seemed that excited about it until today. He was so keen to get in the car this morning. While we finished packing he spent most of his time hovering at the door.

We are finally here….. at Kingscliff Peppers Salt.  We have been preparing Ben for our holiday for the last few weeks.  He has been talking about the beach but hasn’t seemed that excited about it until today.  He was so keen to get in the car this morning.  While we finished packing he spent most of his time hovering at the door.

Last time we took Ben to the beach he wasn’t keen on it (The Beach #2, The Beach #1).  But this time……………it was amazing.  It was late afternoon and the sun was low in the sky making the water looked almost pink.  We had a strip of beach over two hundred meters long  just for us.  Ben was trembling with excitement.  He held my hand tightly as the water touched our toes.  His  smile was enormous and he soon let go of my hand  and went running in announcing ‘BEACH!!’ with great excitement.  He didn’t seem to mind that he was still fully dressed  and the water was ….. well freezing!    Unfortunately we had no cameras or phones with us.  Luckily we have the memory.  It was one of those unforgettable moments.  I of course shed a little tear.  Simple things really make the best memories.

It’s the simple things…..

Last night we replaced Ben’s sleeping bag with a doona (better late than never).  Oh my goodness there was all kinds of excitement.  He rolled around the floor with it, wrapped Bonnie up with it and didn’t want to get out of bed to have his bath.  He calls it ‘Ben’s Blanket’.  All this excitement bought smiles and giggles for all involved.

It reminded me how easily I get wrapped up in the unimportant and that sometimes I do forget to have a giggle. It was a simple, joyous moment. Ben reminds me that things don’t need to be complicated – Benjamin, you are a joy and delight to behold!

There’s a bear in there…..

IMG_0567.JPGPlay School live shows are specially designed to delight children and parents alike.  Ben, Andrew, Chris, Bree, Joseph and myself recently attended a concert at Cavendish Road High School Hall.  The  show features 40 minutes of songs, games and stories with two of the TV Shows presenters (Leah and Teo) along with many of the well-loved toys.  Everything in the concerts was carefully paced especially for the little ones. There was songs to move to, as well as quiet times to just watch and listen.   Ben and Joseph just adored it.  They spent most of the time on our laps clapping and singing but did work up the courage to get up and dance.  It was fantastic – highly recommended!

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It’s just like riding a bike!!

IMG_0711.JPGAndrew dusted off a couple of old bikes that we got off Mum and Dad …… maybe about two years ago.  Our neighbours had given us a child seat for the bikes so we could take Ben for a ride.  After some tinkering, the bikes were cleaned, tires were pumped and seat was fitted.  The helmets had seen better days as the inside padding was deteriorating but they did the job.   Once Ben clapped his eyes on the bikes and helmets there was no turning back.  He was a little excited to say the least.  Andrew was the first to take a test ride and survived.  I however was a little more reluctant as it has been maybe eighteen years and some  ??!! kilos  since I last rode a bike.  But after some fluffing about I was on, peddling and steering (a little wonky at first).  We set off to Limestone Park and had a great ride.  Our legs a little wobbly on return but we stayed on with no incidents!!  We can’t believe it took us two years to dust the bikes off.  It may just have to become a weekend ritual!

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