Recently someone asked our youngest child what his name was,  he responded with his first name.  They then asked him what his other name was and he quickly responded with the nickname his siblings call him. Pressed further for what his full name was, it was evident he didn’t know his surname!  So over the [...]

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This post is sponsored by Nuffnang. Well prep is now over for our fourth child. He has had a fantastic year and his growth not only physically but emotionally and cognitively has been amazing to watch. His little shoes tell much about his journey. I very much remember the fitting at which we bought them. [...]

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Tomorrow our fourth child finishes his first year of school. While I certainly haven’t learnt as much as I did when my first child went off to school (I always think the parents learn just as much that year as the preps do!), I do have a number of key learnings from his first year: [...]

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It is speech competition time at our kids’ primary school. Each child in every year level must write and present a speech to their class. The top couple are then chosen to present the same speech in front of the whole school and winners are chosen for each year level. The speeches are written and [...]

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Thankfully we are on school holidays and I don’t actually have to think about lunch boxes, but when the kids go back to school it wil be October and here are some lunch box ideas for the month of October. {Please note, I am not a nutritionist/dietitian. These lunch box ideas are what I actually [...]

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It is school holidays in Victoria at the moment. We finished the term quite tired and the young ones in particular where looking for some rest and low key play. We will head out and do a few special activities over the holidays, but we will spending most of our days at home, pottering, playing [...]

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