RuthieStone

Mum arrived Friday morning which was the beginning of our exciting whirlwind weekend. I was busy planning, decorating and managing our regular lives so it was great to have Nanny as an extra helping hand especially since Jason has been so busy with work. Both Darwin and Matilda are thrilled to have her here and now that all the Birthday rush is over I am looking forward to spending some time catching up with Mummy too. We have 3 months to do so which will be so sweet but I do have the sneaking suspicion I may have to come up with a way of slowing time.

Matilda’s Birthday was a great success, everyone had a great time. I had a little too much fun and woke struggling with a very bad hangover. I came good around 10am which was astounding considering I probably drank enough champagne to buzz and small army.  Just in the last 2 weeks Matilda has really blossomed she is really walking and talking so much, well blabbing. She is really Daddies little girl too which is just so nice to see, their relationship is very sweet.

Yes, I am mostly writing this post because it is becoming a bad habit to not update every 3/4 days.

Matilda is now walking, I would defiantly call it that. She is very proud as she stands from her speed crawl to a wobbly 6/8 steps here and there. Since yesterday she learnt to pivot turn which was an exciting milestone, she is such the little girl she loves to snuggle and laugh so hard her eyes close and nose scrunches up. It is her 1st Birthday on Saturday and we are all gearing up for that, Mum arrives on Friday which will be an early present for us all!

I almost feel like a stranger to my own web page, how long has it been? Man there is a lot of “life” going on.

Matilda is walking, I’m proud to call her sparingly trotting 6 or so steps here or there with great enthusiasm “walking”. YES!!! just before her 1st Birthday, as I has had hoped and been trying for. She is simply adorable with such a character. She points and grunt/ moans /hums for what she desires, her language is classic.

The weather is still amazing, with just one and a half days rain.  Friday day Amy, Chloe and I went with the kids to Iao Needle, that night was a girls night out at Cassondras to celebrate Leah’s Birthday, it was a great night and the beginning of a wild weekend. We’ve been quite the rebels staying out rather late, yesterday was Kev’s Birthday at Ho okipa Hill and this evening we were out at Tina and Pascals Land then to dinner at their house. It’s great that the kids are older and more durable, Darwin is a treat to talk and listen to when he is in full form. He said to me when I asked him what he thought my job was, “To teach me!” I was full of pride. He and Matilda have been playing really well with others, especially Chloe, Mia, Jesse and Liam and Maura and Julie. Mummy is here in 5 more sleeps, we can’t wait!

Ahh, a great weight has been lifted, I’m 100% certain I will return to work at Cafe Des Amis April 1st. The kids will soon be enrolled in Aloha Kai Preschool in Paia, it’s all a go and I feel confident the light at the end of the tunnel is glowing bright!

Today Pascal came over with his dump truck to help Jason load up all the bamboo, Tina and Mia hung out with Darwin Tilda and I drinking coffee, eating croissants and playing on the deck and at the park. In the afternoon we decided to pack up a picnic dinner and head to the beach to enjoy a kona sunset at Hookipa with Tuva and Bertrand, it was glorious.

The weather is so strange, the mild temperature and outdoor good time vibes almost have us all believing it’s Summer but the water is cold not refreshing so Winter it is.

I’m leaning so far towards going back to work that I’m almost lying down, I wish I was!  Half of me is so excited and the other half wants to punish myself for thinking about me and not the kids, but you see I know it is for the kids. I am loosing myself while they are becoming all too familiar with having Mummy 24/7. I really need some me time and yes, working will fill that need and no to mention put some life back into my exasperated wallet!

If the government isn’t in too much of a state they should be able to assist us with the childcare payments which will make it all worth while. I really want to go back to work, but just look at these pictures who wants to miss that. Well the fact is as most of you should know, photos make life look pretty sweet and well, life on Maui is sweet but it sure has it’s moments especially with 2 kids. I think 3 days a week I can hack going to work and feeling the bliss when picking the kids up from school. After all they are eventually going to have to go to big school, what will I do then if I can’t let them go now?

Kids, I love you to pieces but Mama’s gotta go back to work….soon.