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{Harper}  This week my mum and sister visited us. It is always too long between visits and Harper did her best to shower them both with love.
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This photo ties in nicely with my favourite thing Harper said this week. Over the past month, inspired by my dear friend Kate, we have been focusing on our family values. Harper loves telling me when she is displaying a focus value, "Look Mum, I am being helpful!" "Wasn't I so kind to Finny just then?" She's always checking with me to make sure I noticed (very subtlety of coarse). I too let them know when I see them showing one of our values, "Wow Harper you're so patient waiting there for your lunch", "Finn you are a kind brother" etc.

Each night my sister would read both kids bedtime stories then would lay with Harper until she fell asleep (awesome sister or what?) As I came to give Harper a bedtime kiss on one of the nights she kissed me and then her aunty and looked at us both and said "I am very loving." She didn't need to tell us so as she shows this quality each and every day but boy it was the cutest thing to hear her say.

{Finn} Eyes meant for dreaming big dreams.

The B-sides (because two photos seems a little minimalist for me

{milkshakes and girly talk with her mama, nana and aunty. she could not have been happier if she tried}

{an impromptu Book Week dress up day- as in we were told the day before, yikes please don't do that to this book obsessed mama next year ok? So Fireman Sam it was. A bit a stretch as far as being a "book character" but he did take in a Fireman Sam book as back up. This year I was caught off guard, next year Mr Finn it will be a solid book character!}