Observations of us
We went looking for bikes for Ben this weekend. With no intention to buy one….. just looking. We went to a couple of shops but were so impressed with the service and products at the Yellow Jersey we couldn’t help ourselves. They even had a children’s track where Ben could try out the bikes!! We obviously got carried away and Ben now has his first two wheeler……… with training wheels. It’s so pretty and shiny!!
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It seems that lately all I blog about is Star Wars. But that is my world right now. From the time we get up in the morning to the time Ben goes to bed we seem to leave planet earth (in our X Wing) and head off on adventures to the far away galaxies of Star Wars. We meet all kinds of wonderful people and creatures. This morning we met Jabba and Han Solo in carbonite!! I do sometimes curse all that is Star Wars (especially when it is early morning, before coffee and Ben can’t find Anakin’s lego head!!). But really I love it! I love watching, discovering, exploring, imagining, dressing up and playing in the Star Wars world of a four year old.
So does that mean I am becoming ‘Strong with the Force’ ?
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Oh how I love birthdays!!! The excitement in our house is starting to build for Ben’s big 4th birthday Yesterday I put a birthday message on the community blackboard . I got in early this year…. it is a busy time of year for birthdays in our neighborhood and every year we miss out. Today is birthday cupcakes at Pre-Prep. Oh yummy….. lots of cupcake goodness!!! Party on Saturday…… bring it on!!! (oh I so hope it all goes smoothly)
Apparently Ben has changed his name!!
We popped into visit Uncle Cam in his city retreat while he recuperates from surgery. Uncle Cam was talking to someone who Ben did not know when Ben confidently introduces himself…. except he says ‘Hello my name is Luke’. To which Uncle Cam smiles and says ‘Are you sure your name is not Ben?’ . Ben just shrugged and smiled. I can just picture it as I am sure a pretend blaster gun was pulled from his pocket at the same time duzs..duzs.duzs…..duzs. For those who are saying ‘Who is Luke?’. It is of course the one and only LUKE SKYWALKER the ultimate Star Wars Jedi Knight!!!
We had a day out on Saturday in the city. Cousin Tom and Cousin Maggie joined us on a trip to the Queensland Museum and the Gallery of Modern Art.
I had to giggle to myself on our way there. Tom and Ben wanted to listen to the Star Wars sound track and this was the result. (Excuse the filming – just close your eyes and listen…. just a bit cute).
We arrived at the Museum and vooom everyone seemed to head in a different direction – all excited to explore. We wandered through two floors. Our favorite exhibition was the Animal Zoo.
We then headed into GOMA – Gallery of Modern Art. Ohhhh it was so lovely. My sister-in-law has been telling me how wonderful it is. And you know….. it was all that wonderful and more. The exhibition was ‘Art in the 21st Century’….. fabulous. We quickly lost Tom, Ben and Andrew at the Lego table – a sea of white lego.
There is so much to see and do – a slide from the top floor to the bottom, quiet nooks to explore, fabulous art and a wishing wall straight from heaven!! Maggie and I made our way to the wishing wall to see what it was all about. Artist Rivane Neuenschwander has developed an amazing interactive art piece called ‘I Wish, You Wish’. An ancient and spiritual tradition from the depths of Brazil has found its way into a modern art installation in the heart of Brisbane. Neuenschwander’s installation bedazzles you with over 10,000 brightly coloured ribbons hanging from the walls. Each ribbon has one of approximately sixty wishes printed on it, such as “I wish for a lovely family,” “I wish I had more time for myself,” and “I wish I had magical powers.” You are invited to take a ribbon and then in return you are expected to write your own wish on a piece of paper and put it in the hole on the wall from which you took the ribbon. In following with the tradition, you are supposed to wear the ribbon until it wears away, and then your wish is said to come true. Neuenschwander then prints the written wishes onto new ribbons and so the project sustains itself.
Maggie had no trouble coming up with a wish ‘We wish my Daddy all BETTER’. We wrote it on a piece of paper and rolled it up ready to put in the wall. We scanned the colourful wall for a wish to take. Maggie chose ‘I with for a lovely family’. I really had to hold back the tears. What a beautiful gorgeous girl. This amazing piece of art was just the wish that we needed. Maggie and Tom’s Daddy- Ben’s Uncle Cam-Andrew’s brother is doing fabulously. He has jumped one massive hurdle and still has a few more to go for a full recovery. Every wish helps xo
After our amazing wish, we headed back to the boys at the lego table. What amazing creations!! We will definitely be heading back to GOMA soon!!
On the way back to the car Ben spotted an ice-cream van….. and did the bolt! Andrew chased after him and returned with Ben and ice-cream to share. When driving home Tom commented that the Brisbane skyline looked like the one made of Lego…… so I took a snap out of the windscreen – it was a beautiful day.
There really is something special about family. Watching Tom, Maggie and Ben together is a joy xoxo.
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We have been reading Star Wars books and Nursery Rhymes to Ben at bedtime. It is so refreshing to see him enjoy something other than Star Wars.
Today he was reciting Jack Be Nimble.
I came out from making beds today to find him doing this. He told me ‘I have to be like Jack’.
