Sitiveni turned 4 last weekend. It was a time to celebrate with his family and some of his little kindy friends. He had a Spiderman theme and mum made and decorated the cake for him. We just sent some cash up and mum took him shopping so he could pick out something himself. He bought himself a Spiderman glove that squirts water :) What else would a 4 year old boy buy :)
A week or so earlier Arlo turned 6 and he also had a party with his school friends. He likes to read so we gave him a fun book about a farmer who blew up the cowshed. And a card. A 5 year old card! I received a message from his grandmother "please message
Great Granma and tell her I am 6, not 5." Oh dear. I knew he was turning 6, how did I make that mistake? But all is forgiven and we sent him another card with the correct age on it :)
And I was celebrating getting my new specs, until I got them. Everything is beautiful and clear but nothing is sharp. So they need to go back but I need to see the optometrist again before they can be adjusted and can't get in until next week. Which also means I have to cancel an afternoon tea engagement as well as they're both at the same time. But I do need the specs adjusted so I'll grin and bear it. Otherwise wait another week.
Tomorrow is a holiday for Matariki, the Maori New Year, so I thought I'd go and take a photo of our towns' matariki star cluster in the dark but it didn't turn out as I'd hoped as there are too many lights around it. A shame as I think it would be quite striking otherwise.
A short explanation of Matariki taken from the internet.
Matariki, also known as the Māori New Year, is a time of celebration, remembrance, and looking forward, marked by the rising of the Matariki star cluster (Pleiades) in the winter sky. It's a time for communities to gather, share stories, reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and plan for the future.
Alice and Sitiveni are all dressed up in their Tongan national dress tonight to go to Alice's school celebration for Matariki. Sitiveni took part in his kindy kapa haka presentation earlier in the week.
And just because I can - eldest daughter Jacqui sent me this photo of a feijoa she had sliced in half and captioned it
'It looks so happy. I don't want to eat it...😥'
And I'll leave you there.
Enjoy your week wherever you are and whatever you're doing.
Until next time
Diana
I see you're reading a book by Beverly Lewis. She's my cousin on my father's side. She's closer in age to my older sister who has more contact with her than I do.
ReplyDeleteI wish we'd had Matariki when I was young. It sounds like a lovely celebration
ReplyDeleteI love the story about the 5 year old card. Kids are hillarious!
ReplyDeleteFunny about the card. :) Hope the new glasses make things sharp again.
ReplyDeleteI love the last photo. I wouldn't be able to eat it either. LOL. Loved the birthday celebration stories...and that card story is funny. Sounds like something I would do! I once found a card in a drawer that I had bought for our grandson when he was probably 5 or 6, but for some reason I never sent it to him, so I sent it to him when he was a teenager with an explanation. I also sent him another card. I wasn't there when he received it, and he never mentioned it to me, so apparently he just didn't quite understand how I could do such a thing. LOL. Someday when he's old he may understand. LOL. I hope you get your eyeglasses adjusted properly. I know how hard it is to do anything when you can't focus well.
ReplyDeleteFour-year-olds and six-year-olds are such fun! It looks as though they both were enjoying their parties! How fun.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing about Matariki. I was not familiar with it and the children look adorable in their clothing for the celebration!
Loved the last picture...it made me smile.
I love their names. LOL the book about blowing up the shed sounds hilarious, hope he doesn't get any idas.
ReplyDeleteLittle children are so delightful! I hope your new glasses help you. Thank you so much for sharing, and enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteAww special times for 4 and 6 year olds, lovely pictures.
ReplyDeleteYes, that sliced in half feijoa does indeed look happy :)
All the best Jan
The children look so cute in their Tongan outfits. Happy Matariki to you.
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