Ok, so for starters - I can't believe that it's been 6 weeks since my last post! I think that's a good sign though, right? It means we've been busy having some adventures (and going to work and school)! A few weeks ago, we had a VERY full weekend of all sorts of Belfast fun. For starters, there was a tall sails ship festival in the harbor. There were wooden ships, more modern coast guard type ships and even some that looked like pirate ships. We had fun climbing around looking at the galley, sleeping quarters, captain's bridge and more.
Here's something worth importing my fellow Americans: group birthday parties! 3-4 times a year, all the families with birthdays around that time in the school class team up and throw a class birthday party. Everyone is invited, gifts are the same for all the kids, and you don't have to run around to a different birthday party every weekend or juggle between conflicting dates! I'm sure it's not perfect, but I'm finding it to be an execllent idea! Another great grade school export is the class WhatsApp group. Particularly for less well connected families (aka the lorbers), it's an instant way to ask questions, find out key information about school and activities, and not have to run around trying to collect people's phone numbers. I'm a fan (Abe could use a bit less of the chatter but oh well).
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| Ariana with her P1 classmates at May's birthday bash |
So far we're doing a good job of balancing some Belfast adventure weekends, travel weekends, and just hangout at home weekends (cause CrossFit, laundry, and screen time are important too). Two highlights hopefully coming to the blog soon - our trip to Paris, a look at the first term of school at Inch Marlo and Victoria College, and Ariana has a loose tooth!
