Category: Children
-
Puzzle Time
Everyone loves ‘The Laughing Cavalier’ by Frans Hals, the well known Dutch painter. He also did ‘Rarnaby Budge’.
-
Elijah Graduates
Well another year, another graduating from college[1]. You may recall Joshua finished up last year and it’s Elijah’s turn this year with Mara to follow next year. Elijah has enjoyed a lot of subjects these past two years, taking particular interest in CADD (Computer Aided Drawing and Design) for which he received a course award.…
-
Mara’s Sweet
Three days late but Mara’s sixteenth birthday family celebration — dinner and the cake — finally took place. We squeezed in the presents before school on the day but we were in three different locations come that evening — Canberra (Josh and Mara), Sydney (Gaynor, I, Elijah, Micah and Bryna) and Perth (Ariana). The next…
-
Micah Gets to Four
It’s been a busy year for Micah, increasing in age by 33%. Keeping up with older siblings does have it’s challenges and being a generally happy, energetic and caring boy he doesn’t seem to mind his position in the food chain. I’m not saying what that position necessarily is, considering how many people he has…
-
Namadgi Hike
As the children get older finding time to do this together as a family does seem to become more difficult — independence is overrated right? But we still reserve most public holidays as family time and the recent Canberra Day holiday was no exception. Traditionally we’ve done many picnics — and with Gaynor organising the…
-
3D Printing Ahead
Elijah has been enjoying CAD at school and now, thanks to Fenton’s colleague, he has entered the world of 3D printing.
-
Bryna’s Got Talent
While it’s no surprise to us how talented all our children are, it’s great to see some of the rest of the planet give them a little recognition. Bryna took up ballet while we were still in California and has continued to dance, along with Mara, since we got back. Her primary school (elementary/grundschule) recently…
-
Micah Reads ‘Big Little’
Micah loves books and puzzles. Here he is with one of his favourite books that he can ‘read’ himself. The funny, sort of scrunched up face he pulls is his deliberate smiling face. 🙂
-
Celia Lashlie: The World of Boys and Men
Recently, I had the opportunity to listen to Celia Lashlie give a public lecture at ANU entitled The World of Boys and Men. Though I have lived in this world for a while, I thought it would be useful to get an outsider’s point-of-view, to be reminded of how my own boys sometimes see things…
-
Mara Expresses Herself via Interpretive Planking
Actually, not so much planking as it is a lay-in protest against having to clean the kitchen.