Monday morning we were up and out the house bright and early. Today we visited Nanny and Grandad but first Blokey had to have a check up at the dentist. He dropped myself and the children off at a park near where his appointment was, and we had a chat and ran around till he was finished.
We spent the morning at my parents, Sam chatted away but Owen wanted to sit quietly with his iPad , he joined in now and again.
On the way home we suggested a Mexican restaurant to the boys. Despite their initial anxiety about 'going somewhere new', somewhere they weren't familiar with the menu, they both decided to give it a try.
It was really cheery inside and we all liked the sombreros . Owen ordered a 'mocktail' and was delighted with it! Sam had a milkshake and we spent time explaining the menu. When our waitress came they boys enjoyed ordering their own food.
The next morning Sam was up at 6am and really trying to rush me through everything at break neck speed. I had already been sick due to the severity of my neuro pain and was desperately trying to organise what we needed for our activities. ..needless to say, getting him focused took some time.
He wanted me to photograph the white board ..he was practicing his ticks.
Sam did maths ..once more he worked solo. *blinks*. He asked for help and I explained something he was stuck on and what he was meant to do, then he said 'right go away now mum'.
I knew the craft activity would challenge Sam's sensory issues, and he did worry initially, but then really started to get into it more. Here he is using glue...yes glue..he also enjoyed ripping up the tissue paper that he's using to make his lantern. Whilst we are working, I talk about Diwali , which is celebrated on the 30th of October and Halloween.
Orbiting the Death Star light...
After Owen has finished his maths, I give him the same choices offered to Sam for his craft activity. He decides to make a couple of Hama bead designs, he is keen to try the glow in the dark beads.
First he does a skull, then he tries a couple of other designs, that sadly, don't work out how he wanted. I am not allowed to photograph those.
Whilst this is going on I make some bread dough, because Owen would like to try building his own pizza later.
Pizza making commenced at lunch time.
Owen chose 2 types of cheese, pepperoni , oregano, tomato and ham. I managed to dissuade him from pouring a good glug of chilli oil over the whole thing...I suggested he pour some in a dish and dipped his pizza once it was cooked...*phew*
Sam opted for the two cheeses, tomato, garlic butter and oregano.
'We are starving !'
10 mins later, their masterpieces are ready...they hop about excitedly.
In another 15 mins it's all been completely demolished and there are requests for doing something similar again 'very soon'. I tried this a while back but they didn't run with the concept..it's really lovely to see them get so much out of the activity this time.
In the afternoon the boys played together and Sam somehow managed to lock himself out of his PC. I couldn't sort it out , so they trundled off to jujitsu.
Wednesday morning and Sam is climbing the walls again with his ADHD. I manage stretch his breakfast out, to give his meds time to kick in. This way he is usually able to concentrate on his activities. He decides to start with maths.
Then he wants to look at the UK geography game we have. He likes reading out the destination details on the cards because they give interesting information about the places he's 'travelled' to.
Owen comes down and after his breakfast, he starts his maths program.
We then all play UNO together.
Then look up Mexico in the atlas.
Two very giddy boys again today, but at least they slept long enough to allow me finish my workout. Sam and I made pancakes first, then he worked on his maths whilst Owen polished off all the extra pancakes.
Owen was finding it incredibly hard to concentrate on his work and kept getting side tracked and making daft errors. We got through it 'eventually'.
The boys then looked at the science book to decide which experiments they wanted to do. I couldn't do one because I need some supplies. So we looked at making rainbows.
Afterwards Owen checked on Orel the snail, whilst Sam set up a board game and brought the dustbins back into the garden.
They still very much enjoy Wildcraft, even so , Owen is all over the place and a bit manic.
There a are lots of 'Jazz Hands' ...
Maths first thing again today...we are aiming to do some every morning, as it appears to be helping them retain certain information better. I have found with certain subjects the children can easily for get or lose skills, so I am hoping this approach will help form those all important neural pathways.
Then Owen decided to make a list of jobs he wanted to do, then 'demand avoidanced' himself out of each of them. It was a loooooong hour and a half.
In the afternoon we visited friends and played at the park.
The next day I wasn't feeling very well, so didn't get a heck of a lot done. I did however manage to cook and not kill anyone. We had a pizza making 'event' and the boys decided to list all the great things they liked about this:
It's much cheaper than a takeout one.
We don't have to wait.
It tastes better.
We have fun doing it together.
We can put loads of toppings on.
There's not loads of packaging and no one has to drive here using fuel.
Sadly, despite the pizzas being epic, I forgot to get pictures.
The next morning we set out early to go swimming. Then did some shopping and dropped the boys off at the park for a quick play before lunch. Blokey set to work on the camper van and I caught up with some house work and gardening.
After lunch the children played football and basketball with their friends, Blokey worked hard on the campervan and I cooked and cleaned.
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