Freya 20.12.11

Freya had difficulty saying goodbye but settled very quickly as we searched for mushrooms
and played fetch with Roxy – soon Freya was asking to play with Ahliah and our
day had begun with cooking in the cubby.

We came inside for baking – more yummy Christmas cookies – Freya and Ahliah were very
good at sharing and resisted putting their fingers into the tasty cookie bowl!
Freya was talking happily.     

 As we were finishing off, Tshinta and baby Amani came in to visit. I could see Freya has
become much more comfortable with their presence; as she smiles at Tshinta and
brings toys for Amani. At one stage we were all down on all fours trying to
encourage Amani to crawl.

We did some colouring for our midday activity and folded the paper into a small cookie box.
Freya was most delighted to fill it up and take it home.

   
 
 Today I saw a talkative, questioning and happy Freya. Over the year I have seen Freya's confidence and life skills grow, she has an amazing memory and a wonderful connection with language, speaking and singing though our morning circle as she learns the content quickly.

21.12.11

Today Freya arrived happy and well. I had some chalk ready and we quickly set out to colour
the front path.

It was a lot of fun as colours were shared and patterns drawn.
Soon the game moved on and Freya was picking flowers and enjoying the company
of Roxy and Ahliah. Next a pile of sand became the item of interest and before
we knew it morning tea time had arrived.

 We filled our tummies and played inside. Freya did some building, read books to Ahliah and
played on the rocking horses. It has been lovely to finish off with a nice
'quite' couple of days with just Ahliah and Freya – they are very relaxed and
really have been enjoying each others company. It's been magical watching their
relationship grow with the confidence they have given each other.

We finished the day outside amongst the garden and animals. At rest time I told a story
about a little boy Rory who would start pre-school after the long summer
holidays: It turns out all the things he has been practising with Mirianna (his
carer) are the same things he will do at pre-school, like cooking, morning
walks, meal times, painting and so on. I realised then Freya has a wonderful
head start as she knows some of the routines and songs.

Thank you for all your support and trust.

Freya 14.12.11

Freya arrived tired but well. She said a lovely good morning to Ahliah and handed her a
flower gift. We had a bit of a hard goodbye, but Freya recovered quickly and
was happy to get on with her day. Most of our outside time Freya spent
collecting and playing with flowers, we also came across an array of insects.

  
Freya has become very confident with handling the familiar insects and bugs, it
is wonderful to see her take part in the world around her.

Freya and Denzil took a while to find a good game together – Freya was very extroverted
and energetic. At first there was lots of excitement, giggling, running and
funny word games, but as the day wore on they found there way into some great
games together; Outside cooking with all the colours of the rainbow, inside
using the bunny family to hop around on all kinds of adventures.

For our midday activity we worked on our portfolio's; Freya was very ken to get started
on hers. We carefully glued in some pressed flowers (pressed together in
spring), and added some colouring touches. Freya has a very good memory and
loves telling all the stories in her portfolio.

 By the end of the day Freya said she was very tired, I could see she had given it all she
had. I'm sure she'll have a great sleep and arrive in the morning ready to play
once again.

 15.12.11

 Freya arrived after a good sleep, but was very clingy, Jasmine was wonderful as she
encouraged Freya to say goodbye and play. She was very sympathetic towards
Freya, afterwards Jasmine checked that Freya was feeling ok. Freya was very
brave even though I could see she was still feeling sad. We got Freya busy and
soon I saw her smile again. Freya was however more sensitive and emotional than
usual.

 At morning tea play, Jasmine asked to build a cubby with the chairs, Freya quickly joined
and soon there were two houses connected with a tunnel. Freya in one Jasmine in
the other and Ahliah going between.

The girls very much enjoyed visiting each other and sharing cups of tea. Soon the dolls were also invited to the tea
party and then a large array of other toys were relocated into the 'houses'.
Freya moved more and more thing into her house, then after some time she began
to move them all across to Jasmine's house. 'Are you moving houes?' I asked.
'Yes!' replied Freya with a smile.

 Our midday activity was painting, we each painted our own interpretation of a flower
garden; Freya had beautiful colours – it was so rewarding she didn't want to
stop painting.

We spent the afternoon outside; playing fetch with Roxy, hunting pet caterpillars, cooking
and sailing in the boat. A very busy day.

16.12.11

Freya was still very unhappy to part this morning, but recovered really well and picked
up more and more as the day went on. She had lots of fun playing with Jasmine –
who happens to be great sunny company when one is feeling a little down. In the
last couple of days Ahliah and Freya have also been really close, Freya seems
really happy to have Ahliah to play with.

 We had a lovely day together. Freya and Jasmine were playing really cohesively, sharing
ideas and interests; dressing up, cubby building, playing bunny games, mum's
and daughters and out in the garden they decorated, cooked and tended to the
guinea.

For our  morning and midday activity we baked Christmas cookies and carefully coloured
some paper to fold into little gift boxes, which we filled with yummy Christmas
cookies – It was a lot of work, but Freya seemed to enjoyed the process and was
very excited to take her gift home. We got to share some of the tasty biscuits
for afternoon tea too. Yum.

Freya 07.12.11

Freya arrived very ready to start the day. We enjoyed a walk through the garden, chasing
butterflies and blowing dandelion puffs. Freya was in a really positive space
and very much enjoyed Ahliah's company; the girls gave flower and garden gifts
to each other played wonderfully all day.

We spent the morning in the garden as usual, but today it was beautifully harmonious as the
girls inspired each other with water play and cooking, they walked together
picking and sat together in the penny royal mixing. It was wonderful to see
Freya so happy and relaxed in herself, as she flowed through the day and could
fully immerse herself in each activity.

 During inside playtime Freya and Ahliah found themselves in the playroom.

Freya carefully built a house with 'strong walls' and a comfy bed, she gathered lots of things
together in the house. Ahliah spent most the time cooking, as Freya built
around her and talked about the game; 'Ahliah here is a nice strong wall for
the house. Here are all our things. Ahliah I need some food.'Ahliah then would
pass Freya food. Soon Freya started calling Ahliah 'Mama' and I knew Freya had
slipped into the wonderful world of imaginative and therapeutic play.

 We did some work on our portfolios – Freya carefully coloured some of the blank
spaces and shared all the crayons so well with Ahliah, the girls ended up
passing crayons back and forth between each other.

08.12.11

Freya found it difficult to say goodbye this morning. There are a lot of big changes taking
place in Freya's life; moving house, visiting pre-school/starting pre-school,
finishing here and going on holidays. With her growing awareness these events
can become more stressful, but with the support and consistency of trusted
adults and her childhood flexibility, Freya will manage all these transitions.

Freya cheered up very quickly as Denzil and Jasmine arrived. Today Denzil had some beautiful
pictures he drew to give out to all the children as gifts.

All the children enjoyed the morning circle and sang along together with lots of gusto
– it is lovely to see how their confidence has grown and how they have been
able to enjoy so many different experiences through each other's interests and
talents. Freya is especially quick at learning new sings and verses.

For our midday activity the children worked on their portfolio's – colouring any
available space. They are very proud of their work and really loved looking at
all their photo's. There was lots of comparing and memory sharing between the
children.     

The children settled really well into an array of imaginative games; dressing up, building houses and a
water skiing circuit ($1 per ride) for the small dolls. Then there was lots of
cooking and a 'mum and dad' game started, the dolls were tended to and soon
everyone was making their beds to go to sleep. It's wonderful to see how the
children are able to use their creativity and concepts to build a world of
imagination and fun.

09.12.11

 Freya was still very sensitive today; if I wasn't nearby and busy with her she would
become very quiet and withdrawn. At one stage Freya cried, but couldn't say
what was upsetting her. I asked if it was because she is moving house and
suggested to take some photo's of her favourite places and put them into a
little book, that was Freya can always have them. Freya seemed to like the
suggestion.

Today was the last day all the children would spend the day together. We have been planning a
feast of fresh pesto pasta, honey carrots and fruit salad. We have been
watching the basil and carrots grow in our garden, all the children are very
excited to be able to pick and enjoy this feast. We came in to make our pasta
dough and rolled it through the pasta maker. We picked and washed our basil and
carrots and I prepared them for lunch.

Freya was especially happy to have pesto pasta – the recipe came form home and I think
Freya really felt as if she was sharing and contributing, it was wonderful to
see her smiling.

 Later in the afternoon we went for a walk around the garden and picked some fresh green
beans, Yum!

Freya 30.11.11

Freya arrived ready to start her day.

Freya was especially delighted with all the new flowers which have bloomed over the past week.

Freya and Ahliah enjoyed each other's company out in the garden. Together they explored all the new flowers, sat in
the penny royal and inhaled its perfume, and collected flowers in their wheel-barrows.

 We came inside to bake honey biscuits, Freya helped me to carry all the ingredients to
the table and both the girls did lots of very careful mixing. Later when we
were eating the honey biscuits – Freya recalled all the ingredients we put into
the yummy baking.

 During inside play Freya showed Ahliah how to put a bridal on the rocking horse and carefully
'led' Ahliah along. Next it was Ferya's turn on the horse and Ahliah led Freya
along. I have seen how Freya's communication skills have been improving; during
the game I observed how she was able to tell Ahliah what to do in a way Ahliah
could follow – this made both Freya and Ahliah happy.

For our midday activity we wrapped some butterfly mobile craft kits to donate to
the wishing tree (salvation army), Freya asked 'who is that present for?' I
explained it would go under the wishing tree and wait for a special child who
needs a special gift. Freya then said 'I could have that present.' I assured
her she would receive a special gift, but this one was to give away. All this
week we will be focussing on the giving aspect of Christmas.

01.12.11

 Freya arrived
with a smile. Freya is always happy to hear that Denzil and Jasmine will be
coming to play. Today Jamine brought a baby bird with her. All the children
were very curios and watched as I fed it throughout the day.

Freya enjoyed the outdoors, it lovely to have so many flowers in the garden for the children
to pick. Freya and Jasmine used some for decorating the basil plants and the
vegetable garden. The Freya wanted Jasmine to chase her saying 'You have to
chase me Jasmine!' This is one of Freya's favourite outside games to play with
the older children.

For our midday activity the children heard a story about a girl with very little, who
didn't get  Christmas presents, until one
special year when someone noticed Mirrianna with her kind heart and helping
hands. They wrapped a special gift and secretly left it at her front door with
a little anonymous note. From that day onwards Mirrianna enjoyed Christmas and
today she carefully makes gifts for the children who need a special surprise
and secretly leaves it on their door steps. The children eagerly started their
work and we felted coloured balls to give away. Everyone worked diligently.

 Freya became more withdrawn during the afternoon, when I approached her to try help, she
couldn't tell me what was wrong. Later I realised she needed to poo, there is a
lot of anxiety around using the toilet for poos. I tried using her success with
peeing on the toilet as a motivation – explaining once it was hard to wee on
the toilet but now she can do it so well.

02.12.11

Freya arrived happy and well. But seemed to go up and down with her emotions; sometimes
withdrawn or upset over minor misunderstanding with the other children and
other times really extroverted as she joked and laughed. I tried to support
Freya by being calm and reassuring and not allowing her to get too over excited
and being sympathetic when needed.

 It has become quite a routine on arrival to greet the garden and look at all the new flowers,
shoots and any other surprises. Today we found some millipedes; Jasmine's very
good at handling little garden friends and quickly befriended one on her hand.
The other children soon followed and all the millipedes were introduced to each
other and made 'good friends'.

 In the past couple of weeks our morning circle has been filled with songs and verses about the
garden and little helping insects. Freya now knows all the songs and delights
in singing along, it seems many of the songs have inspired more interest in the
garden, which is wonderful.

Our midday activity was drawing; We carefully drew cards to go with our felt ball gifts to
go under the wishing tree.

Freya took lots of time with her card; she filled
the card with colours of the rainbow, we tied the cards to the roly-poly balls
with a gold ribbon and put them into our basket. A gift to make a special child
happy on Christmas day!

 In general the day was filled with excitement and lots of energy – after lunch we went out
for a run and found that Roxy and Sammy our little dogs had come out to play.
The children had lots of fun throwing the stick for Roxy. Freya gave Sammy lots
of gentle pats – his favourite thing in the world, by the end Roxy was
exhausted and we put her back in her yard to rest; just as we too went inside
for our rest.

Freya 16.11.11

Freya arrived with a beautiful sunny flower. We quickly readied ourselves and went out into
the garden to pick flowers, Freya has learnt many of the flower names and has
her favourites which she likes to pick.

Once in our back garden we sorted all our treasures and had a look at all the plants
and seedlings. Today Freya needed her own space and didn't want Ahliah too near
– soon the girls settled themselves in different parts of the garden and
occasionally crossed paths. It is good to see Freya communicate her needs.

          Freya was
picked up early.

17.11.11

 Freya arrived very happy and chose to play inside; building lots of things with all kinds of
materials. First small coloured cardboard was used to build a rainbow, then
blocks were used to build and soon the fairies moved in. Freya very much wanted
her own space away from Ahliah, who wanted only to be right next to Freya. I
decided to move outdoors where we could all get some space.

Freya was very excited when Jasmine arrived – she really enjoys the company of the other
children. We soon went to pick some herbs for our baking – there are so many
things to see in the garden that by the time we came indoors and settled at the
table it was morning tea time. Baking was pushed back to midday and all the
children were very happy to fill their hungry tummies.

At inside play the children were drawn straight to the large cardboard box and soon there
was a family of birds nesting and 'tweeting', cushions and blankets were piled
into the box. Denzil is great at organising and likes to know what everyone's
role is in the game, if someone can't choose what they want to be he gives a
couple of suggestions and if still a decision is not made Denzil will nominate
their role; Freya was nominated the Hen, Denzil was a rooster and Jasmine chose
to be the chick (first in the egg). Today Freya was happy to follow and be near
the older children, she makes lots of eye contact and funny sounds to try make
them laugh, sometimes they all end up in fits of laughter, but today the other
children were in serious play mode. Freya then started to build a nest and play
alongside the other children.

We spent the lunch play outside, all geared up for the rain. Flower cooking continued as
usual and the garden decoration were relocated. Freya took a more onlooking
position and took in all that the other children did. She was very excited when
I brought out the scraps and we took a walk to the chicken pen and ate plums
straight off the tree! Yum!

We spent the afternoon inside drawing and looking through our portfolio folders – the
children love to look over the photos and recall all the things they have done.

 18.11.11

   Freya arrived in good spirits. We spent the morning outside; seedlings, buds and Flowers were
checked, we went and picked plums from the tree. Soon the other children
arrived, the garden decorations were rearranged and then we went for a walk. We
wondered underneath the macadamia tree and then on up the hill a little way to
the wisteria vine, where the children pushed there way into a wonderful green
cubby. It was very cool, Freya looked up at the twisted vines.

 We then came in for morning tea. Afterwards Freya was immediately drawn to the box, the
other children joined and birds appeared. Denzil then brought out wool worms,
but soon the wool was transformed into string and used to tie each other up;
Freya became the person, the other children a horse or dog. Today I saw Freya
take on a leading role with the older children and she gave them some great obedience
training and had so so much fun leading them along; if knots untied or her
animals got tangled she was very quick to adjust things. It was lovely to see
Freya shine.

 Freya and Ahliah's relationship is shifting; Ahliah is beginning to push boundaries and
assert her will, Freya doesn't quite know how to react. Ahliah swings between
being very affectionate towards Freya to hitting or pulling Freya's hair – all for a great reaction.

When Ahliah goes to Freya her immediate reaction is to flinch away and tell Ahliah 'stop!' even if Ahliah comes with a smile – It seems Freya has difficulty reading Ahliah's body language/intentions.

Usually when I give an explanation of Ahliah's intent, Freya is quite happy to let Ahliah hug her or touch her beautiful hair. We are all encouraging Ahliah to do the things we like, such as give hugs rather than hit, or help in games.

It would be interesting to have your feedback on how your kids respond to other children coming into their personal space uninvited.

Freya 09.11.11

Freya arrived and settled quickly into our morning walk – it has become a Wednesday routine
to pick a bunch of flower for our table. Today we found pink, purple and golden
flowers to dress our table.

The old roses Freya used for outdoor baking, 'I'm making rose petal jam' Freya said. The process took much of the morning and continued into our other outdoor play times throughout the day. My main tool
(both educational and disciplinary) when working with the children is the power
of imitation. Freya has settled into this environment, listened to stories and
been involved with practical and purposeful activities, she has had the
opportunity to absorb and digest concepts and skill which are later reproduced
and practised in her play – making rose petal jam is a direct link, but I also
see Freya imitate and practice skills witnessed in all aspects of her life.

The day flowed really well. Ahliah is understanding more which means she can engage
better with Freya. Freya communicates really positively with Ahliah the
majority of the time – in the afternoon Freya invited Ahliah to her house and
offered her a ride on her rocking horse. This shows their close friendship and
Freya's love for Ahliah. As children build positive relationships with those
around them they also establish a healthy self esteem, a wonderful spring board
into life.

11.11.11

 Freya arrived with a smile and started playing immediately with Ahliah in the cardboard box.
They were having so much fun that Freya didn't want to go out for our usual morning walk.

We made up for it later in the day with Denzil – who found some great climbing trees and inspired Freya to persevere with all her strength to pull herself up to join him in the branches.

 Freya loves to laugh and giggle with Denzil and had fun playing with words – it started
with Ahliah-moo (a nickname I sometimes use), then Denzil said 'Ahliah-cow' and
Freya chimed in 'Ahliah-leaf' and so the game went to and fro, with lots of
laughs in between. It is wonderful to see Ferya's use of words. Denzil often
likes to find rhyming words, Freya is soaking it all up.

There was lots of 'flower baking' in the back garden. The children carefully mixed all
kinds of things together. Once Denzil went home I was invited into the cubby,
Freya sang Happy Birthday to Ahliah, instructed her to blow out the candles and
served a beautiful flower cake to all. We then went to sleep and waited for
Father Rooster to wake us in the morning. Freya called out in her loudest voice
'Cock-a-doodle-doo Good morning to you!' It's wonderful to see how comfortable
Freya is with Ahliah and myself. Later I was even asked for a cuddle – which
made me feel extra special. So I can positively say, Freya and all had a
wonderful day together.

 Freya 02.11.11

Freya arrived and fell straight into a game with Ahliah. Freya seems to really thrive on a
good routine and has developed a great transition routine in the mornings. We
picked a bunch of flowers for the table. Freya wanted some for herself as well
and used them in the playground to cook with. Freya made the most beautiful
food with all the coloured flowers and added herbs to make it smell extra good.

Freya shows a beautiful caring, protective nature towards Ahliah – this has only really
consistently taken place in the past couple of months. During our morning walks
Ahliah will at times stop following or take a new course all together. Freya is
very aware of Ahliah and will tell me when Ahliah moves too far away. Freya
will often go galloping after Ahliah and encourage her in the right direction.

 We went to the mulberry tree and filled our tummies with sweet mulberries. Freya was doing
her best to keep her clothing clean, but they are ever so juicy and ended up
all around the her mouth.

The day was spent in close proximity with each other – the girls enjoyed the spiral
garden, where Freya was leading the game as birds nesting. Ahliah is beginning
to imitate and follow simple directions which makes Freya happy. We sailed the
boat with the guinea pig, read books and went for strolls around the garden.

03.11.11

When Freya arrived Denzil and Jasmine were very keen to say hello and beckoned her over to
the table; they wanted to show Freya the three silkworms all spun their
cocoons! Children are wonderful observers, not a beat gets missed.

During morning tea play the children picnicked from their cardboard box, Freya brought
the horses along with her and Jasmine the bunnies.

 For our midday activity we built an obstacle course, using cushions, string to climb
over, a long belt to balance along on the floor, the tunnel, balls, a wooden
spoon and lemon for balancing. Freya followed over the string and through the
stand, but stopped at the belt and watched as the other children placed one
foot in front of the other to balance across it. Freya than sat herself nearby
and watched. I offered her to do which ever part she liked, Freya didn't
respond and stayed put. When Freya is met with a new challenge she will often
watch and only join when she is sure she will succeed.

 Outside Freya and Denzil began to dig over the new garden, Jasmine asked if we could plant
some seeds. We found a flower seed medley which needed a sunny position, so we
chose a sunny patch along the fence and the children began to dig and pull out
grass and roots. It was a lot of work, but with great determination we
succeeded. We found a garden spider with an egg, which the children watched for
a long time.  Freya helped squash all the
lumps in the soil and pick out the roots. Freya then went off to play.... All
the focus and rewards in this activity were definitely in the process and not
the outcome, which shows how much the children really live in the moment.

Freya introduced the other children to flower cooking and soon we had a trio of cooks
and flower collectors – it is lovely to have such an abundance of flowers which
the children can explore and play with.

Freya 26.10.11

We had a really lovely talkative day with Freya today. We went for a short walk and then
indoors to the warmth. Freya and Ahliah enjoyed playing in the cardboard box
cubbby.

At morning tea and lunch Freya spoke a lot about her life, including her bunny and guinea
pig, the horses she has ridden on, Roxy the horse, bush walking, the flowers growing in her garden and the red strawberries. Often on a Wednesday Freya speaks more – as the older children are not here to do all the talking.

It is lovely to listen to Freya as she talks about the things she is interested in
and the big moments in her life.

During inside play Freya didn't seem to slip into a game as usual. I read a couple of stories
with her and then took out a bucket of warm lavendar water and started cleaning
to toys. Freya immediately said she would clean too, Ahliah also joined in.
Freya started on the dolls house ans as she cleaned a game emerged; The dolls
had a very dirty house and they needed somewhere nice to live, as Freya cleaned
she carefully set each room up.

At outside play, Freya was keen to uncover the sandpit to see the turtles (last week we
built some turtles in the sand). Freya's memory is getting better and better –she is able to absorb a lot in her environment; things that Ahliah does, conversations between myself and the other children are often reflected in
things Freya says. Freya loves stories and remembers repetitive and rhythmical
parts really well.

 
Our midday activity was painting. Freya chose red and yellow to paint with. The
colours merged together and created a glowing orange. Freya painted a spring
garden with lots of sunshine – in the end it covered the entire page.

 In the afternoon Freya taught Ahliah how to play the chasing game. She giggled and
laughed as Ahliah ran after her – then Freya turned around to get Ahliah! The
round garden makes for a perfect chasing circuit.

27.10.11

Freya, Ahliah and I enjoyed a morning rain walk. We saw that the rose bush was hanging to the
ground, the branches so laden with roses! We visited the horses and said a quick hello to the garden before coming inside to the warmth.

When all the children had arrived, with rain coats we went to the rose bush to collect a big basket of roses. Inside we sorted the petals and filled a large pot to make rose petal jam. In the afternoon the children each received a glowing red jar of rose petal jam.

Freya was great with the older children today, she dressed as a princess and soon became
a fairy alongside Jasmine. They joined with Denzil and played uninterrupted through till lunch. Freya was speaking more with the other children today and even offering assistance with a puzzle. Over the past weeks I have seen her
follow in games and imitate, today when the older children negotiated games
Freya would elect to take on certain roles, which was great to see.

 At outside play time, the children let out lots of energy, as they enjoy running, chasing
and wrestling. One of the children introduced a game where one person is captured
and tide up, only to escape again – it's like a version of 'cops and robbers' or 'police'. Freya and Jasmine took turns at being tide up. Sometimes children like to play a bit of a scary game, it is another emotion to be explored within
the safety of a game. I was close by to monitor and made it clear that anyone could say 'stop' at any time.

They were all very good at practising their strength, whilst listening and being careful of the 'captured' person.

Freya was very excited to show everyone the red strawberry growing – we have been
patiently waiting till it is ready to eat....I think tomorrow will be the day.

 28.10.11

 This morning I introduced a new morning circle – we still have a strong spring theme, but I
have added some verses about insects and a German verse about two birds in a nest.

These new verses will cover many of our weekly themes and stories heading up to the Christmas break.

During the morning tea break the children played inside. The cardboard box is still holding together, it was transformed into a nest, the girls transformed themselves into princesses and the game picked up from where it left yesterday.
Soon a chair cubby was added, where Jasmine and Freya set up house inside.

I had planned to do drawing for our midday activity but instead we made some birds – I
thought this might bring some more cohesiveness to the children's games.

They each chose a colour and together we practice tying a knot and twisting the wool. The children were all very excited about their new creations and flew off to play immediately.... Unfortunately I had to call them all back for lunch.   After lunch we played outside. Denzil and Jasmine played quietly in the garden with their
birds while Freya built really strong and straight sand castles in the sandpit, she has been practising a lot.

Freya then joined me with the guinea pig, she sat very calm and held the guinea so gently.

Freya has bonded with him most out of all the children, she enjoyed letting him run in the boat and tickled him as
he skipped and played.

 Freya occasionally would fly her bird over to the older children and watch for a while before returning to my side. We talked about the guinea and the garden and then Freya spoke about Grandma Hen, who I took over to mum's house a few weeks ago, as she was getting too old. No one asked after her and eventually she passed away.

Denzil happened to ask last week during play time, Freya must have picked up on the conversation; as she reconfirmed with me today, that Grandma Hen is up in the sky flying with Mummy's horse.

 This emphasised to me the amount Freya is absorbing and understanding in her environment.