Opps, its been a while!
Although there is not a lot going on.  We have found a pretty good rhythm now of days at home and days out doing things.  Trying to strike a balance between socialising and having time to regather ourselves and find our centre.  The consideration that housework needs doing occasionally comes in too, but getting on top of that is still a work in progress lol.  I'm in the process of washing the carpets and rearranging the furniture to see if I cn streamline the way we live in the house a bit more, especially as now that it is cold we are living on the inside more. 

I have started menu planning to try and get the food costs under control and it worked last fortnight.  We are heading out to the supermarket today so I'm hoping it will work again

We spent the day yesterday at Hastings Thermal Springs with some other families.  It was cold, but the pool was nice and warm.  Ianto was in with me while Mama Ogg looked after Anouke and went back in after lunch with Daddy Snow and the three snowflakes as well.  He had a wonderful time even if he did tell me through chattering teeth that he wasn't cold!  A stint in front of the open fire provided in the BBq shelter fixed that though and he spent the rest of the day running around chasing currawongs in his Spiderman dressing gown.  Anouke had a wonderful time shouting at them and despite deciding the pool was too cold tried to jump in a couple of times.  Thank goodness for having a lot of parents around to keep an eye on all the kids! 

It was a fun day and we are hoping to plan more group outings like it.  Its nice to get all the families together including fathers who are so often missing when we get together during the week as they earn the money that means the mothers can stay home.  I think it is also good for Ianto and Anouke to see fathers who are true partners to their wives and take an active role in being part of the family.