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The Lego set he got for Christmas included a submarine. So after he built it, he tested it in the kitchen sink. Another Christmas present. A water bottle just like mine (so she can stop drinking...
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I suppose fundamentally I know he has flaws, but in my eyes, he is one hundred percent perfect. Out of the cocoon and into the recycling and plastic containers. I have come to love the week between...
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Two little monkeys jumping on the bed. Mommy constantly asking them to stop so they don’t bump their heads. Even when I am at my most tired, most cranky, most absolutely over being a parent, I think...
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Afternoon swims, followed by naked wanderings in the garden, have become a part of our regular routine. She loves books…he is learning to read…it is a match made in heaven…it lasts about thirty...
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Hiding behind a hibiscus. Her shirt* describes her perfectly, young and fearless. After a fairly forgiving summer so far, this week the heat and humidity descended. When Brisbane is at it hottest I...
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Hiding behind flowers seems to have become a bit of a theme. That face! The first year of a child’s life is a very selfless time…you give yourself almost entirely over to your baby. In doing that,...
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Checking on the passion fruit vine in the backyard. I think in another week or so we should have a bumper crop. This has been one of those weeks. As it was the first full week of kindy, I was eager...
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With their dad. I had a post all written in my head…just a little something I wanted to remember about Charlie. But of course now that I am sitting in front of my computer, it escapes me. Waking up...
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All of a sudden he is the big boy racing around the playground. She is as cheeky as they come. With the start of kindy has come the realisation that Charlie is changing, growing into a capable and...
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“Take my picture, Mommy!” He is very mercurial when it comes to getting his photo taken. This week he was more than happy to pose! I do wish I could get more video of him…he tells such amazing...
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Lego. He talks while he plays. And I love to listen. Playing hide and seek behind her dad’s third baby. I don’t know why, but I seem to think Saturday and Sunday contain more hours than the other...
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After the cafe, the library is one of my favourite get out of the house destinations…especially as it usually means a bit of quiet reading time after we return home. When I was in elementary school,...
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He thought his caterpillar suit might help him find some caterpillars. No dice. Freshly bathed nudie rudie. To put it bluntly, this week kicked my ass. I am feeling better now, but I was absolutely...
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Backyard antics. Jump. Jump. I was just looking back at portraits from a year or so ago. Lyddie was really just a baby. And Charlie seems much more babyish too! It is amazing how much children grow...
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On top of his world. Waiting for her dada to come home. Slowly, slowly autumn is making its way to Brisbane. It is dark when I climb out of bed…sadly it isn’t my alarm that wakes me but my children....
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Over the school holidays we took a trip to Sandgate. I had never been before. I thought it was beautiful. The sun, the shining sea, the beautiful old houses along the shore. I immediately imagined...
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It was quite a surprise to find her playing in the front yard…she escaped through the dog door. A new trick! For the first time since I started participating in the portrait project, I don’t have a...
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Soaking up the (comparatively) gentle autumn sun. Charlie was feeling better this week…but Lyddie and I were sick! Sore throats, sniffling, sneezing, coughing. It was a fairly miserable week. With...
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He turns five this week. Five! See ya mom! Seventeen months going on seventeen. The other night, before I crawled into bed, I checked on Charlie. And had a slight panic attack when he was not in his...
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He has started reading. It is a beautiful thing. I say it all the time, but she is as cheeky as they come. Charlie turned five this weekend. Five. And after five years, I think I have mastered the...
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