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The best things in life are free!

Oh it was a cold and wet start to our weekend and we tried to not let it dampen our mood! (Ethan found this to be excellent conditions to try out his 7+ hour sleep stint again)

Breakfast with the Klaasens kicked us off in style - homemade muffins, scrambled egg, crispy bacon and fresh orange juice. Never mind Jungle Oats, THIS was the breakfast that champions dreamt of!

After getting everyone washed and dressed, we played family band - when Jorja hands out the instruments (all notorious noise-making gifts from loved ones) and we all follow her lead in making a joyful noise. How she still manages to 'bust a move' while strumming her guitar and singing lead vocals is beyond me...

In the tea break, PJ whipped up some awesome hot chocolate, with "the perfect cocoa to marshmallow ratio" (Rio - 2011) and in walked Papu and Yaya to grab a cup too.

By 2pm, Jorja was down for a nap and we did some light 'straight-pulling' to make the house look slightly less 'lived in'. And now, she's preparing pizza bases with Dad for dinner while little brother catches another snooze in the kind, late afternoon sunshine.

I tell you... There have been dishes and nappies, work phone calls, laundry and more. Sometimes we may need to give up the clean kitchen floor for flour-messy masterpieces or give up David Foster melodies for a priceless guitar solo performance, but today we've had some excellent family time at home - out of the cold and wet conditions - and it was free!

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