Monthly Snapshot {July}

{Bringing a bit of book love to the school holidays: Visiting the Bob Graham exhibition at the cmag}

{enjoying a post-exhibition drawing session.....with one of Bob Graham's well-loved characters Max in the background}

{theatre going with Mr Finn}

{obsessed by numbers}

{testing out a new playschool song prop for me -three jellyfish sitting on a rock}

{Science experiments in the backyard, on an unusually warm winters day}

{"I got it on my dress!"}

{....cue science time sans clothes}

{Bitterly cold morning = making your own foggy breath}

{...and then the days got even colder}

{a trip out to Corrin Forrest - a snow play area just ouside of Canberra}

{playground mates: Lily + Harper}

{science explorations in the holidays continue}

{'Let it go" duet style}

{on the last day of the school holidays she requested to make mini cupcakes for her pre-school class. she missed her school buddies}

{painting by Finn: cuddles}

Monthly Snapshot {June}

{My dear friend Kate has helped us in a big way this year. She has solved a childcare dilemma we had with Harper, by looking after her every second Wednesday while I work and Harper has her off-preschool week. That's a supportive friend right there. I try to help her out with her kids whenever I can (which isn't as much as she does for me) and on this day I got to chance to look after Eli while Kate ran some errands. Eli, our little mate who makes us laugh, loves to play and has the most tender and kind heart out there. We all love this kid.}

{Harper channelling Little House on the Prairie. She has been desperate to learn how to sew and after some guidance from my friends Jess and Kate  I put together a little sewing kit for her and she has been hooked ever since.}

{an unexpected trip to the beach with my littlest}

{My very talented friend Sally made this for Harper. Would have been nice to get a proper photo of her "wearing" it but any specific photo requests are met with objection these days}

Monthly snapshot {May}

{mummy + harper time = an impromptu visit to the shopping centre photo booth}

{if you give him a little nudge and support he will do brave things}

{the joys of having friends with chickens. thank you kate.}

{autumn essentials}

{taking in her crystal rock to share with her classmates. rocks are very cool within the pre-school crowd, apparently}

{a late autumn amateur photoshoot with Kate's family. Harper was really feelin' it, can you tell? Kate's captures were much better than mine and I think I actually ended up taking more photos of her kids than my own - whoops!}

{at least Lily bought her enthusiasm along}

{finn adores babies, especially "baby miles"}

{Yep, we totally bribed them so we could photograph them. we're not silly}

{a new comic book + some one on one time with me = good times for mr finn. this day reminded me of this post two years ago. you don't ask for much finn, but when we carve out some time just for you, you are always appreciative and a delight to spend time with}