The Announcement

Grandpa Jonathan and Grandma Esther have moved into their new house at Kowhai Corner. The outside decoration around the bottom left side window is missing but they have been told it has been ordered and it will arrive soon. This house is close to a park which their grandchildren, Alice and Simon will enjoy playing there when they come to visit them.

Today their son Thomas and his wife, Sarah and their two children have come to visit them for afternoon tea.

Grandma Esther invites them inside and offers them a cup of tea and some food.

They are all sitting at the dining room table having afternoon tea when Sarah makes her announcement. Sarah announces that she is going to have a baby in six months’ time.  The grandparents are delighted to hear the happy news. The children were told a few weeks ago and they are happy too.   Thomas tells Alice and Simon that they can go over to the park to play and he will watch them through the window.

Thomas and Alice run to the slide. Alice climbs up the slide ahead of Simon and slides down. Their dog has followed them to the park.

Thomas lies down on the top of the slide and slides down on his tummy.

Next they go and play on the climbing frame.

They look at the model train set that has been set up and walk closer to have a look. There is a man supervising the toy train and the children are allowed to watch the train and merry go round as they move around.

Thomas and Sarah call the children back to the house and tell them it is time to leave now and to go home.
Their home at the moment is on a small farm where Thomas is helping looking after the sheep, cows, horse and hens.