This week has been one of immense change. On Thursday the long, summer holidays came to an end. Charlotte and Sophie walked up to school (for Sophie the first day of her school life!) with school bags in hand.
They were both full of first day excitement and both happy to be there. Sophie was delighted with her named bag hook and small class of only 9 children. She is very fortunate to have a very wonderful new entrants teacher for her first school term too.
The first couple of days were all about settling in – and they spent much of the first and second afternoon playing on the school field and the flying fox.
Charlotte is settling in. She is in a composite Year 4/5 class. Some of the children in her class are nearly two year’s older than her! We shall have to see how that panes out. Early days.
Alice is loving having Mummy one-on-one (till the novelty wears off!). She can browse her own books and play with whatever she likes, when she likes (whilst accompanying me around the house doing chores!).
And I am loving Alice’s nap-time and being able to catch up on things (or nap myself!).
I love the continued bounty of sweet peas from the garden and this wooden heart sent from my dear Mum in England – I thought it added a nice touch of ‘love’ to my sweet peas with Valentine’s Day coming up.
I love my folks so much and they are always in my thoughts. They enjoyed tea at ‘The Ritz’ in London this week, using a voucher we’d gifted them last year, to celebrate their 40th Wedding Anniversary.
We are loving living near a great surf beach and the girls have been boogie boarding many times this week. Finishing off the week with an after school boogie board was just what we all needed.
After school on Friday the girls had a look of ‘What now?’ in their eyes after six hours of being instructed to ‘do this, line up, eat now, move when the bell chimes’ etc. They needed to let loose and be free. The beach was just the ticket.
Alice thought so too… and got stuck right in! Loving that she is digging the water so much 🙂
Loving our city, Wellington, when the NZI Sevens hits town!
Such a fabulous party atmosphere and so much fun for everyone.
And finally, LOVING the sunflowers that have finally opened in our garden 🙂
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Pop on over to Kirsty’s blog ‘Paisley Jade‘ to see what other things folk are loving this week!
As Kirsty says, ‘I wholeheartedly believe that no matter what is happening in your life, there is always something that you can be thankful for… no matter how simple it is.‘
Here! Here!
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Lovely lovely varied list of so many wonderful things.
Let’s hope all the school settling continues to go well 🙂
Especially loving your sunflowers. Ours are still scrunched up tightly and not too keen to come out!
Oh loving that flying fox!! and the beautiful sweet peas… and the sunflower -stunning.
I’m loving the girls floppy hats – spent ages looking for those online last summer and failed. Your photos remind me that I have a few months for that treasure hunt this year!
Loving the Ritz photo – a lovely idea. We’ve just got back from a weekend break at Center Parcs (are they worldwide?) with the whole family for a big anniversary celebration for my mum and dad. Long lived marriages are a definite Aspinall trait!
Loving the summer flowers – they’ve made a very grey windy wet day here slightly brighter xo
Hello my dear cous, oh yes, we are so blessed to have the inspiration of such a big, united family showing us the way forward.
I’d be delighted to send over some wide-brimmed hats for you. Our local store sells white ones – which are great and they children can personalise them with fabric pens, which is cool fun 🙂 Let me know if you’d like me to wing some over to you x
Center Parcs – nah – not in NZ 🙁 Sounds like you will have had an awesome weekend, hope Spring arrives soon for you x
The sunflowers – yes – finally! I never thought ours would open and then, just this week, they did!
Hope your sunflowers open soon (will be autumn before we know it! Gah! Shhhh!) xx
What a joy to read and love all the pictures …you must have green fingers all of you as the flowers are just gorgeous..have to try some sunflowers and sweetpeas this year !! That heart looks lovely with the sweet peas what a brilliant idea. Love the beach pictures too and the girls are certainly having fun.
What a wonderful list! Glad your girls are settling into school and loving your sunflower!!
Gorgeous pics Sarah, it’s great when children can just be in the moment and the beach and boogie boarding is a sure fire way for them to just enjoy the moment! Stunning sunflowers and have always loved sweat peas – must try and grow some next year am sure they’d take over the deck here!
I can almost smell those sweet peas! Roll on our summer time!
That yellow is just gorgeous!
I came over from PiPi because your blog name just caught my attention..and what a fun blog you have! Your family is lovely and I really enjoy seeing “summer”! We’re in the blast of winter with snow and ice and I feel like I just had a quick, warm holiday!
what a neat list
pleased you had such a nice week
Thrilled the first week of term has gone well. I still see hints of you been called to home schooling…”After school on Friday the girls had a look of ‘What now?’ in their eyes after six hours of being instructed to ‘do this, line up, eat now, move when the bell chimes’ etc. They needed to let loose and be free. The beach was just the ticket.”
I’ll duck for cover!
Love Leanne
Yes Rachel, I’m sure everything must grow like crazy up where you are! x
Thank you! Hope your Spring comes soon and glad you enjoyed a quick respite from the snow and ice! It won’t be long before our evenings start turning in for Autumn and I’ll be surfing the blogosphere for an escape from our chilly southerly winds blasting up from Antarctica 🙂
Thanks Leanne and no need to duck – different options are at the forefront of my mind for Charlotte in particular at the moment. x
Your little ones have grown! Love your new title.
Your parents look so happy. What lovely way to celebrate their 40th. Tea at the Ritz!
Sweet peas are one of my favourite flowers and I call my daughter that as an endearment. In fact I’ve heard lots of people use it as an endearment – boys and girls. So sweet.