Thursday, October 30, 2014

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"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Harrison: You loved the Aboriginal visit to school where you spent a day learning about their culture and watched lots of performances.
Amelie: Keeping yourself occupied outside with a paintbrush and water.
Finley: 'Ball!' this is one of your favourite toys, you love throwing the ball and then chasing after it.

We can't quite believe that Amelie will be starting school at the beginning of next year.  She had her first orientation morning at school this week which went really well.  We visited a classroom to meet a teacher and some of the kindy kids as well as take part in some activities.

Finley has improved so much with his balance and pushing the trolley along and then letting go and just standing there.  Watch this space in the coming weeks for a walker!

We had some really good friends from New Zealand stay on Thursday night and it was great to catch up over some yummy Thai takeaways!


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"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Harrison: Hanging out at the park after school.
Amelie: Trying to hide from the water fight with Harrison, Ruby and Daddy on the day he got back from Thailand.
Finley: Clever boy learning how to walk with his trolley all by himself!

With Daddy away for work in Thailand we had some very special visitors from New Zealand, Nana and cousin Ruby came to visit for the week! Ruby is a year younger than Amelie and they get on like a house on fire.  They loved each others company and lots of special times were had by all. 

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

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"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Harrison: All chained up in a cell at the Richmond Gaol.   You were  super excited to spend some of your pocket money at the gift shop on some convict made nails  from the 1800's that had been dug up at a nearby farm.
Amelie: You love looking at (and picking) flowers so it was a real treat to see all the Spring daffodils and blossoms in Tasmania.
Finley:  We stopped for yummy lunch in the gorgeous village of Ross and you loved the roller coaster in the play area.

We spent part of the week finishing our adventure in Tasmania and then it was back to reality, routines and a huge pile of washing!

Harrison started the cricket season, his first time in a proper team as he was only part of the Milo junior cricket last year.  He loved it and looked super cute (cool!) in all his cricket whites!

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"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Harrison: You had a ball climbing the trees around Dove Lake in the Cradle Mountain National Park.
Amelie: You loved exploring the giant rocks in the Bay of Fires and what a view!
Finley: The giant air pillow at one of the camping grounds was a highlight for you having never been on a trampoline before.

I'm running extremely late with my posts for the last few weeks so here goes!

We had the most amazing time on our motor home adventure around Tasmania.  We packed a lot into our ten day trip and were wowed with beautiful scenery, history and some interesting wildlife experiences.

I'll post some separate posts in the coming weeks with some of the highlights from Tasmania.