Mountain Easter

We went up to the mountains for Easter Saturday, which was lots of fun, as we had a bonfire to help get rid of some of the mountains of firewood that collects on the grounds of the new Langdon Linigen place.

Boys admiring the fire

As well as playing computer games extensively, the children also managed a game of spotlighting (hide and seek in the dark) some swordfighting around the grounds, toasting marshmallows, and an introduction to the game Magic, the Gathering.

Melting Moments

The chefs in the tidy kitchen

Declan and his school friends decided to make Melting Moments for Harmony Day. Jac, Finbar and Danny came over one Sunday afternoon, and they made two batches of melting moments, with lots of different colours (as well as preparing their presentation for class the next day).

I had to go to work, and so Evan left them to it, which they were very pleased with, as they managed the whole lot with basically zero adult intervention. They even cleaned the kitchen up to Evan's satisfaction at the end.

So this weekend, when we went up to the mountains for a night for Easter, Declan decided to make them again, and was very pleased when adults and children alike scoffed them down.