This afternoon I finished up my day of work and walked to the pre-school & then the big school to collect both my girls and bring them home. They both looked exhausted. We walked home with the sun blaring down on us. They dragged their feet. We dragged our bags. Anouk complained that the...
Frist day back to school. Pre-school and Grade 2. They were excited & little nervous about finding out who the kids in their new classes would be. Thankfully the day went really well for both of them. Looking at this photo I am struck by how much they have both grown since Ava’s first day...
After a day at the park, she asked if someone could pick her up & carry her to the car. She gets tired in the afternoons. Before we know it she will be too big to carry. Children are always out growing the things we carry them in…. like slings & baby carriers & strollers…...
Once she heard Grandma was coming over, she sat on the window sill watching & waiting & willing her to arrive.
Ava fills lots of her time with singing & creating & drawing & dreaming. She has a romantic heart. She gets lost in songs & stories. She is seven & still keeps asking if she will ever see a fairy & if she’ll ever fly. This school holidays she got truly lost in a book for...
A trip to the airport with Gran. For no reason other than, Ava had asked to go there & see the planes. They are young & curious about everything. —– ‘When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do’ – Walt Disney
The wonderful, peaceful, comforting, ritual of bedtime stories. Four cinema tickets. One box of popcorn. Two mesmerised girls.
Summer curls. With all the daily hair brushing & plaiting & tying up in elastics that going to school requires through the year, we don’t see her curls as much as we used to. During the Summer holidays I haven’t been brushing or plaiting her hair. It’s been nice to see her curls fly free again.
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