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The end of an era

July 28th, 2010 · 4 Comments · education, nursery, oliver, play, report, school

Today was Oliver’s last day of nursery. His pre-school days are effectively over.
I felt rather sad last night when I realised. I considered taking him there for the last time this morning, as I mentally counted the pitifully few times I had had the pleasure of escorting him. Once I walked with him as he [...]

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Making a splash

July 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · diary, holiday, lucy, oliver, photo, play, swimming

This post was written while on holiday and is published retrospectively.

Both kids have so far loved their time in the water here at Sant Elm and both have given us some memories to take away. Oliver has been using the single polystyrene band on each arm that he uses for his swimming lessons. From time [...]

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New order

June 11th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Fatherhood Friday, house, play, toys

The messy room (before it got completely out of hand)
We have a room. A playroom. It is known to us as the “messy room”. Originally this was because it was the room designated for messy play involving paints, sand, water, play-dough or quite possibly all of the above if the kids had their way.
However in [...]

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Fatherhood Friday – Fun and games

May 21st, 2010 · 6 Comments · bathtime, bedtime, laughter, lucy, oliver, play, work

As a working Dad, putting the kids to bed is more than just a utilitarian activity, it is an opportunity to have fun with my kids after I haven’t seen them for most/all of the day. This may not always be the best way to settle them down, but it certainly brings us some laughter.
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I am currently out of the office…

March 12th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Fatherhood Friday, oliver, play, things to do with the kids

For this week’s Fatherhood Friday I am not writing a post. I have taken the day off to spend some one-on-one time with my son. We’re going out shortly for lunch and some playtime at a local play-centre. Sounds like a Fatherhood Friday to me!

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That clay business: the post-script

October 12th, 2009 · No Comments · nurse, oliver, play

It turns out that Hayley today asked Oliver’s teacher about that business with the clay. It transpires that he wasn’t in the group making clay pots. He just happened to wander over, find some clay and start making and decorating some shapes for himself.
The teacher kindly included Oliver’s shapes when collecting together the bowls [...]

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