Idag ska pappa, jag och hans kompis Micke titta på valar.
Vi åker till South Head där man förutom valar kan springa på stranden, gräsmattor och jaga fiskmåsar.

Vi stannar på vägen då vi ser en fin park som man kan springa i ..
  Utsikten är magnifik och vi ser t.o.m en val ... på långt avstånd.. men alltjämt en val.

Lite motstävigt följer jag med när pappa vill åka vidare. Vi har ju trots allt inte kommit fram än, men jag är inte säker på att det kan bli bättre än så här ... Ok .. jag hade fel. Straaanden.

Här är jag i himmelriket. Vatten, strand och snäckor och en massa fina strandskatter överallt. Jag springer och ylar på stranden så att måsarna tittar snett på mig.

Efter att fyllt upp fickorna med skatter går vi på promenad.
Jag plockar fina Banksia och visar på några fina båtar ute på böljan den blå.

Vi avslutar promenaden med fish n chips vid klassiska Doyles.
En klart godkänd dag för Söndag och betyg "Bra jobbat" farsan!

13.07.2011

Freya was happy to come today, we put away her lunch and were off for our morning walk. Freya knows her way around the garden and often asks to see special animals and plants. The neighbours horses are always top of the list, sometimes it takes a while to find them as they move to different paddocks. Sometimes Freya brings carrots to share, other mornings we pick sweet grass. The horses have quickly adapted to this routine and are very gentle giants. Throughout the day Freya plays horse games. There are 2 play horses and 2 rocking horses which are much loved toys of Freya's. Sometimes the horses run fast and we sing as we ride along. Sometimes the horses need a rest. Sometimes the horses get hurt and need some medicine or cream. Other times Freya gives them food and fresh water. Ahliah is often invited to ride as well. Ahliah has just started to walk on her own. Freya cheers her on! I think she is excited about the prospect of a riding friend.

14.07.2011 We enjoyed a brisk morning walk. Visited the horses. Freya and the horse are becoming closer and closer. The horse watches eagerly as Freya picks handfuls of grass and pocks it through the fence. The horse is very careful to pull it through and much it all up. Freya is delighted when the horse takes her gifts. During play time Freya at first was very unsettled and riding her horse in a very wild manner. I told the horse to 'slow down as she was much too wild'. Freya responded well and took the horse to bed. After a wild start Freya eventually settled into a very focussed and constructive world of play. The little Russian Dolls were the inspiration. Then Freya took the basket of assorted banksias and drift wood. 'The dolls need a house', she said. And carefully started building. 'Ahliah can not come', she said. So I made myself busy with Ahliah while Freya built a house. There were rooms, for the babies and mummy and daddy doll. There was even some flicker flames to keep them all warm. Then Mother Moon came (a coloured silk cloth which covered the house) and everyone had a sleep. Next the basket of pine cones came down and there soon was a garden surrounding the house. Freya seemed to be building her life in a way. She often emphasised the house, mummy and daddy and the babies. Beds were also very important.

15.07.2011 Today was very cold outside, so we only spent a short while out before coming in to warm our hands. Once settled inside Freya very quickly went to the Dolls and the basket of banksias and drift wood and the game which started yesterday was replayed. Once again processing and reaffirming life as Freya understands it. Freya very much needed her own space today. She collected her favourite toys together and set up cosy beds for them. When I took out the fleece to make wool pictures Freya was very excited and said 'I like craft.' She sat down and listened and watched very carefully as I told a story and created a scene with the wool. When it was Freya's turn she started with the same story I had told. Showing very good observation and listening skills. Soon Freya's story took on its own life and she very much enjoyed building her scene.

29.06.2011

            This morning I took out the farm set as it was rainy and Freya needed something extra special to play with today.

            Denzil was a great support for Freya today and made her laugh and play throughout the day. They enjoyed playing with the farm set, riding the horses together and lounging around on the sofa.       Our activity today was soft wool pictures. Freya has done this once before with me and today when she saw the wool, she was very excited to be doing it again.

            I told a story as I created a scene with the soft fleece, then it was the children's turn to create their own story. It is a great medium as the children can move the wool image they please. Freya's started with grass and then horses and trees then it soon became a 3d picture as the colours piled up, soon it was a mountain and then the snow came...'it's a snowy mountain.'

30.06.2011

            This morning we baked 'sunny buns', first we knead the dough then we see what shapes might appear. Freya asked me to make a snail, so I rolled the dough out nice and long, then spiralled it up. Freya usually is quite happy to make her own shape but today asked if I could help. With a little reassurance she once again was confident enough to enjoy the task of creating. In the end Freya made a fish to swim into the baking tray. In the afternoon when we sat down to afternoon tea and Freya pointed out she had made her sunny bun all on her own.

            Sometimes we may feel a little insecure to try something new. In the case of the developing consciousness it can be even more daunting. But through little experiences of achievement in every day life Freya is able to feel more and more confident in herself.

            Today we did drawing Freya filled the page with lots of very strong colours. Freya seemed to enjoy putting her energy into the drawing.

            During play time Freya found a little fish and a water drop. So I took out the Mother Ocean cloth and we built an ocean cubby. Freya set up a little bed with the fish and had a nice rest, every now and then it was wake up time and the fish would have a swim.

1.07.2011

            Freya lined all the chairs up today and we were off on a train trip. First the the beach for a swim (maybe following the theme from yesterday) and then up the tall mountain and then finally back home. She had a lot of fun making the train noises and toot toots. At the beach after our swim we dried ourselves with our towels and then hopped back on the train.

            Once at 'home' We enjoyed tea and cake.

            The photo is of the two horses having a rest... With blanket and all.

            Freya is learning to use the potty. At home she is very comfortable to go use it whenever she needs. Here during care Freya is not so comfortable with the idea of the potty or the big toilet (with the special seat). From the time I first met Freya  she has become so much more able, confident and independent. Through getting to know the environment, a steady routine and lots of moments of success. With Denzil joining us Freya is willing to try more and more things with a great positive attitude. This attitude will eventually flow into the potty/toilet dilemma.

            I have told a story about little red hen who has moved to farmer brown's farm and fits in quite well except for when it comes to bed time. All the other hens and father rooster happily fly up into their roost – up on sticks! Which is all a bit high for little red hen. With farmer browns help and  when little red hen is a little bit brave she is finally able to have a good nights sleep.

Today we had a comparatively short morning walk. Once inside we got ready to bake muesli slice. Freya enjoys seeing all the ingredients go in, we count out how much we need and carefully mix it all together. The best part of cause is licking it off the spoon. During morning singing time Freya is participates more when Denzil is there to help. It is amazing how quickly words are learnt – Though this morning I have introduced some new winter songs. Including a new song about a pony and a rider. At morning tea play time Denzil and Freya were playing horse riders together. Freya on Pony-Horse and Denzil on an imaginative great white horse. Freya giggled and laughed when Denzil chased her about. It's lovely to see Denzil make Freya laugh, she gets a lot more stimulation out of an older child as oppose to little Ahliah. I remembered another horse I had and brought it out for Denzil to ride. All of a sudden Freya through Pony-Horse to the ground, declaring he was no longer fit for riding. I called the vet! Denzil came riding up on his stead, with cream and soon had Pony-Horse back on track....and they were off. This example is a little moment in the day which may have escalated, but in respecting the game and showing sensitivity to Pony-horse we were able to move on. Later in the day Freya also enjoyed a ride on the new horse whom she named Roxy.

 23.06.2011 During play Freya is asking Ahliah to interact more.

She wants Ahliah to follow and sit here and hold this, but don't knock this one down. It's wonderful to see their relationship build and to see how Freya is so sympathetic towards Ahliah. Though it will be great to have more play friends for Freya, who are more at her level of communication and imaginative play.

Pappa har gjort en till video på mig.  Kramar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcJ4dCyIktw&feature=related

01.06.2011
            Today we enjoyed a walk in the garden – the weather was very rainy, but we delighted watching dripple drops role down leaves, collecting oranges from the orchid, carrots from the vegetable garden and star leaves from beneath the stary leaf tree.

            Freya loves to go on morning walks and asks lots of questions about plants and and the way they grow. We planted some bulb babies last Wednesday, we made our way to the tree under which we planted them to see, but we couldn't see any shoots yet. However we did see some little shoots in the pots! Freya very gently stroked the tiny shoots.

            The garden is such a lovely place to experience wonder and anticipation. Freya's enthusiasm to explore and learn is a wonderful asset which will enhance many life experiences to come.

02.06.2011

            When we were collecting leaves from beneath the stary leaf tree, said how lovely the leaves were. I agreed they are very beautiful. Freya told me she had painted them for Mother Stary Leaf Tree. 2 weeks ago I told a story of how Mother Stary Leaf Tree was waiting to be painted by the autumn colour dances. And finally one night they came and painted her in the most beautiful autumn colours.

            During our morning tea play time Freya was playing with all the spoons and forks. She had been cooking in the kitchen and serving everyone food. Before gathering up the spoons and forks and taking them to a quite part of the room where she lay them on the floor. “I'm building a house.” Freya placed them on the floor, but soon changed the pattern – laying them end to end. “I'm building a paddock. For the horses. A fence.” Soon the fence was complete and the horses and other animals came to the paddock.

            This is one of the first times I have seen Freya use her imagination to create a game with something which has another use. This imagination and creative play will develop in the next couple of years. Strengthening Freya's sense of individuality, life experiences, concepts and the brain to make ready for more abstract thinking used for reading.

08.06.2011

            Today Freya was able to show Denzil a new game which was started last week with all the chairs from the lunch table. She carefully lined them all up to build a train. Freya was very busy. Even though she said what she was doing it wasn't so clear to Denzil.

            I only had to tell Denzil 'Freya is building a train.' and he very quickly took up the driver's seat. Freya hopped on and asked me 'where we going to next?' 'To the shops!' I replied. 'All aboard!' and the game was off. It was lovely to see the two children interacting more and beginning to play together.

Freya is still learning how to communicate with other young children. I feel this skill will develop very quickly over the coming year.

15.06.2011

            We had a beautiful rainy morning walk. Lots of mushrooms have popped up, and the oranges are beginning to drop from the trees.

             Due to the rain I took out the train set. Freya helped to connect all the tracks together and was very keen to get the trains out (I only bring the trains out when the track is ready for trains). We managed to all work together so the the track could join and become a great loop.

            Freya and Denzil play quite well together even though they are at very different developmental stages. Sometimes they converse and other times they play alongside each other.

            We started to make our lanterns today. I'm not sure if Freya understands what we are aiming at, but she still enjoyed to paint a yellow painting and then a blue painting with cut out stars.

            Freya has been very happy to see both her mum and dad at pick-up. After a bit of a rough pick-up routine, its lovely to see her run to give them a hug.

16.06.2011

            Today we had a quiet day, we enjoyed a rain walk be fore coming inside to warm our hands.

Freya kept asking 'what we are doing soon?' Today Freya needed more direction from me, she was my little shadow helping to cook and tidy.

            Freya asked if we could do painting, so we took out red and yellow. She covered the paper in yellow and then covered the yellow in red. It was a very strong painting. Painting can be very therapeutic  - the colour red can be very strengthening.

Påsken är fantastisk.

Påskharen måste vara en flink liten rackare för hon lämnar fina rosa presenter till mig lite här och var.

Den här t.ex hittade jag under huvudkudden på påskmorgonen.

Ett paketgos är en viktig cermoni innan man ger sig på innehållet.

Jag har även fått smaskig choklad (hoklat) av påskharen.

Det här exemplaret var något alldeles extra som jag valt att föreviga på bild.

Tiiiiittaaa vilket stort ägg!!

Ohhh "Hokladen, kom till Freyas mage.."

Cermoniellt gos som sig bör...

Och den magiska, himmelska avsmakningen

Här sitter jag och Unicorn och äter mellis!
Glad Påsk!!

Hej alla Freyafans!

Idag är det lixåm början på påskfirandet.

Till mamma och pappas glädje sover jag extra länge på morgonen. Pappa passar på att snarka in han också medans mamma gör mammasaker.

Här ligger jag och softar i soffan (hoffan)

Pappa förklarar att idag kommer påskharen med både ägg och choklad.

Jag gillar speciellt det sistnämnda, och ta mig 17, snart manifesterar jag en chokladruta lixåm från ingenstans. Mmmmm det här kan bli en riktigt minnesvärd dag tänker jag mellan mumsandet.

På dagen gör mamma och pappa fint i trädgården medans jag leker med hästar och hoppar studsmatta. Då och då dyker jag upp med sopen och borstar bort ett strå eller tre.  Solen skiner och jag kan springa runt naken. Det blir inte mkt bättre än så här.

Mamma skall laga smaskig mandarin-anka idag. Himmelska lukter penetrerar mina känsliga näsborrar vid 4 snåret och jag börjar sätta på mig påsksärken.

Mamma hjälper mig på med klänningen och jag blir så trissad att jag drar en vals framför kameramannen.

Sen får jag ääääntligen mat. Ohhh vad  smaskigt.

Vad vore en påskmiddag utan sill, ägg och  babysnaps

Kippis!!

Glad pask fran Oss alla till Er alla!!!