The smalls managed to eat enough protein for breakfast that they played together very harmoniously all morning. It helped that it was sunny and relatively warm, so they spent most of it in the garden, playing on the bikes and in the climbing tree. I cooked fried rice for lunch and they wolfed it down, so I’m hopeful that the harmony may continue.

Katy’s coloured glasses and lenses finally arrived from the optometrist, although we had to pay for the replacement ones. Katy put them on while she was reading one of the library books and appeared to have no problems with it. I think that after the 3D movie, when she suddenly realised what we were all trying to get her to aim for, she’s actually been motivated to change. In fact a lot of the time when you look at her she does already seem to be using both eyes to focus, so I’m hopeful that her brain has caught the trick of it and just needs a bit more practice to make it automatic.

I helped Hugh finish off his second peg gnome from yesterday. He wanted it to be a bird, so I gave it an orange body, orange wings with purple spots (which look more like bat wings, but anyway) and a purple tail. He did the beak yesterday. It’s very cute, and is now living in the new dolls house.

Speaking of which, I have now finished my cup of tea and so I need to go out and help the kids find materials to make furniture for the dolls house…