Torturing Riley

Yesterday we visited the gardens to see the parrots, kea and of course the ducks. Jemma loves to feed the ducks ..... but Riley doesn't. I take it in turns to respect their wishes. As you can see in the photo, it was Jemma's turn. Riley did well walking back up the hill to the aviary. He is becoming fit and such a big boy.

Jemma appears to be the type where she will only do something if really confident. She will wander around holding our hands but as soon as she realises she is walking on her own or standing, she drops to the ground. Same with learning to feed herself (which incidentally she does better than her 'male' brother who is happy to lean back and have it done for him!) Amazing the contrast in children. Riley won't try anything as he has a real thing about failure - the responsibility of ensuring high self esteem for your children. I think it means I should never go back to work and my darling husband should look to double his pay :-)