Nicholas

Yes. This is Nicholas in our new wheelie bin.

James and Nicholas

National Mud Slide Day - Cub Scouts

The Mud Slide

Tug of War

Wet Sponge - Throwing and being thrown at

The Water Bomb- Josh loved this one and spent most of the day here. He managed to refine the art of nearly hitting (or missing... depending on how you look at it) silly people who kept walking directly across the path of these misiles.

The Sling Shot (with really big, wet sponges)

The Slippery Pole - which was being turned by a helpful Cub Leader while you tried to get from one end to the other.

Joshua - Malvern Cub Scout

Elmwood Top Town Sports Day

Elmwood School hosted its own Top Town Day. The Year 4, 5 and 6 children were split into four "houses" and participated in a number of different activities. Josh is in Rhodes (green) which was the winning house.

Below Joshua is participating in the School Cross Country.

2009 School Year

Above is Joshua ready for his first day at Elmwood Normal School. He is now in Year 4 and is doing extremely well. His excels at mathematics, reading, and spelling, and has also started to learn French.

Below is Nicholas getting ready for Rutland Street Kindy. He was just having a quick read of the headlines first.

Summer at the School Pool

This year we spent every warm day at the school pool. It was a fantastic (and inexpensive) way to spend the long summer holidays. Above is Nick doing his version of a starfish. He can hold his breath for ages, so it took some convincing him that he should be floating on his back. By the end of the summer he had amazing confidence in the water, and had even started to do very basic freestyle. Both boys would love to run and jump into the deep end. We just had to keep a close eye on Nick to make sure he had his "floaties" (arm bands) on. Josh also spent most of the summer under water chasing his torpedo pool toys. The hours in the pool perfected his breaststroke and he could tread water for hours.

Finally - Some Family Photos

Finally we have some family photos, thanks to our new tripod. It is a great wee thing that can be wrapped around any object to hold the camera. Above and below are some photos from our walk from Victoria Park to the Sign of the Kiwi. Once Nick got the hang of walking on little stones without scuffing his feet and tripping over every little bump we had a great day.




Here we have some delightful shots. We had a number of days in a row of 40+ deg Celsius, and were desperate to cool off on a regular basis. We tried having a dip at the school pool, but were hot again by the time we got home. So this was the alternative.

Yes, Josh is eight and has to pull some sort of antic in every photo!!

Joshua - 8th Birthday - 3rd January 09

Joshua spent his birthday with his best friend, Ariana. The three had a lovely time playing tennis, popping balloons and having a swim in the school pool.

Poor Nick wasn't too keen to pop the balloon.

Even Little Bear took part with a wee taste of a lolly pop.