Our Schoolboy

In January, just as he turned four, we had the slightly agonising task of deciding whether Kazuo should start school this summer, or defer until he was five and a half. In England he would start this year as all children begin school in the academic year in which they turn five. In New Zealand […]

Growing

Hi friends. In the silent months since I last really told you about what we have been up to we have just been muddling through. The lethargy of growing another person has probably made for a rather dull time for the wee guy as I have not been up to much on the weekends since […]

Four Fab Years

We now have a big four year old in the house! Properly pre-school since this year marks the year Kazuo will start school. He is so proud of being four and being so big. We have had a delightful four years so far with our wee guy and we are so glad to celebrate his […]

Noël

Christmas was finally all about the boy in our house this year. He LOVED the build up. We had many chats about the bearded fellow I discussed in my last post, and whilst we did not entirely give in, there came a moment when he asked ‘Mama, can we just pretend that Santa will come […]

Boy with a hat

Grandma made this origami samurai helmet many years ago for Dada. It looks quite fetching on the wee one! maker gif.

While the Cat’s Away

This summer the Doctor took flight for parts very southern for a month and the wee one and I had to keep ourselves occupied on the weekends in his absence. We had a lot of happy adventures. The time passed rather quickly in reflection, though as we counted the days it did sometimes seem like […]

May Highlights

It seems that the weekends have flown by this month. Summer is not really making much of an appearance. Though from last year, we are not expecting too much! But we have managed the odd outing, including a trip to the bird reserve with friends (which involved some batman antics on the beach and […]

Whiling Away the Winter Days

The winter days are lengthening finally. We no longer leave for work and drive home in the dark. But there is an icy grip on the land still, and whilst darling little buds are appearing in the garden (pinch me, I have a garden, with buds in it!) we are still cosying up for the […]

Construction Zone

Another catch up from me…a couple of weeks ago our lounge was taken over by tiny construction workers. Kazuo has been fixated by all things building and constructing for some months now, and when it came to celebrating three years of his little life (yes, three! A big pre schooler…) he asked for a digger […]

This Moment – Yuletide Gladness

{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Have a wonderful festive weekend! See other inspiring moments at Soule Mama.