Nearly 5

Bronte has always taken care of Zach, but lately she is also teaching me how to be a better parent by showing how patience and kindness is the best way to respond to whinging and screaming. She is getting more confident in her reading (level 1), and her bike riding skills have improved dramatically.

Home

A very happy brother seeing his big sister in her fancy Melbourne outfit and boots.

Just hanging out

A quick trip to the farm

Tony tested the new car on the highway with an afternoon trip down the farm. Nothing quite like it. 

The melbourne crew at the park

The morning after the party

Z & N

Zach loves his one-on-one time with Nanna on Mondays. They have their books, water the plants, and pat Oscar the cat, in between cups of tea and sweet treats. 

A special 5th birthday party

I hadn't been to visit my Melbourne work colleagues for a long time, so we took advantage of school holidays and Bronte and I headed down. In a stroke of good timing we were able to go to Ava's 5th birthday "disco" party - check out those jelly oranges! With all of Ava'a Melbourne friends there, there wasn't much opportunity to re-connect, but they did have a quiet look at each other at one point implying "hey, we have 4 days together - it is going to be awesome to play together again". 

BMX bandit

Bronte after conquering the local BMX track. She rocks.

Doing exercises with Nanna

Nanna is doing very well after her hip operation - helped by her assistant physiotherapist.