September 2012 started with Fathers Day. Riley came up with a great gift idea of good quality earphones for David. David is hard to buy for so this was a brilliant move on Bears part. Of course now David has to practically keep his uber expensive headphones locked away as the kids think they own them!
According to my iphone pics Riley and I went out to Lunch.
These are my Managers (yes it takes two to keep me under control). Bron and Brian are seriously the best bosses on earth. I am learning so much from them. Here we are about to head off to a meeting.
All of a sudden it was Snipper Time! This is Lucy doing the timed pool swim to pass competency for her age group at Nippers. It wasn't pretty (she is the first to tell you her swimming 'sucks'). She has a great Nipper Coach this year and has met some really sweet nice girls, its not always the way so I am really appreciating it.
This is what happens when you ask them to smile for a first day at Nippers pic.
Riley went on a week long retreat for school. This involved hiking and camping (without tents) at the North Shore, as well as taking and carrying all his food for the week in his pack. The above pic is Dave trying to make his pack easier to carry. Bear was so amped that morning (nervous and slightly worried he was going to starve) that getting a pic of him was impossible. I think I did say ... "if you do starve or get eaten by a Dingo I wont have one last picture of you" apparently that wasn't helpful. We picked him up a week later very tired and very hungry but full of funny stories about his mates and the things 15 year old boys find funny (like the night they had to sit in the beach alone in darkness and contemplate their place in the world. Of course instead of doing that the boys made animal noises to communicate with each other on different sections of the beach-who would be a teacher?).
After dropping Riley at school at stupid o'clock for the retreat, Lucy and I killed time before school started by having a hot chocolate and contemplating our place in the world :-)
We also took her out to tea on her own and the meal was much yummier than it looks.
That was September before we packed up the circus and headed north.
6 comments:
I love that your kids are so multicultural and will try different foods! What's your secret?!
Your children are beautiful! Riley looks like he should be the new face of Abercrombie & Fitch.
Did you know Riley and Lucy are really popular names in the states right now? Riley is used for both boys and girls, though I prefer it for a boy!
PS My favorite talk show host is going to Australia! Are you excited about Ellen Degeneres coming?!
You make me laugh out loud. Who would be a teacher? And i love the phrase stupid o ' clock!
You say SO MANY things that make me laugh...
...like when you tell us that it takes two managers to keep you under control...or when you say thins like, "stupid 'o clock."
Riley makes me laugh, too. I can just imagine all of the animal noise communication going on at the beach that night.
I also enjoyed your saying that you and Lucy contemplated your place in the world with hot chocolate.
I have to agree that the phrase "stupid o' clock" may have been the best line in this post!
I doubt that your managers need to do much to keep you under control. I'm sure that they love having someone like you to work with (and make them look good--managerially speaking!)
PS--What are Nippers/Snippers?
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