He throws his arms around me with such force that I almost stumble. The boy who doesn’t like to be kissed doles out his hugs sparingly, but fiercely. He holds on tight for a long time then lets go. Grinning he says “You’ll get another one tonight, at bed time… maybe.” And then he is […]

“Hasn’t he grown!” a random relative said to me over the Christmas period. While I knew that remark was coloured by the fact they hadn’t seen him in almost a year, it suddenly dawned on me that he had, in fact, grown, and not just in height. Last year was busy. Insanely busy in the […]

He is so difficult to photograph at the moment, but here he is before his first day of 3 year old kinder (preschool). Wearing his fancy new ‘uniform’ – a bright red Sunsmart Polo from Stubbies He had a great first day and thanks to everyone who left encouraging comments on my Letting Go post […]