Our scrappy little bruiser with half a face full of sand~
And both hands full of Papa!
29 January 2011
After falling down a step, Matai will not learn from the experience
And squirms to jump from the lookouts
And touch dungbeetles, the daredevil!
28 January 2011
In the heatwave, milkshakes are the order of the day
As we picnic in Sofala, by the river.
After lunch, we walk the glowering (!) tourist street
And then drive to Hill End, much nicer.
Before the authentic Chinese pub chef, Matai munches cigarette butts
To Mummy's despair, until distracted by fun Papa whirlygigs.
We top off a top day with dessert on the verandah...
No need to ask how Tai liked that!
27 January 2011
When Matai is in the wilderness
He loves to raise his arms and call down the trees
And the blue, blue sky.
25 January 2011
Today and yesterday, Matai just can't get enough of Mummy,
And though Patricia Wells chocolate cake is a temporary distraction
It just doesn't equal soft arms and dry breast!
24 January 2011
In the noisy chaleur of a jackhammer heatwave~
Nanny throws Matai in a bucket
And trickles cold water on his sticky steamy body.
Din initiates the boys into our family Sunnyboy mysteries.
23 January 2011
Babyzilla storming through the house on two legs
Munching cars and other brother paraphernalia!
21 January 2011
Who do you think you are, trying to open my mouth?
Oh well, ok...
Ta da! My first tooth! (look hard! on the left of the picture!)
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Later on in the day, after hours of standing practice,
Matai puts it to good use, tearing into delicious tomatoes.
19 January 2011
Ecstatic at the sight of a soccerball
Miro gets his legs in gear
And takes his first steps!
One in the kitchen in front of Nanny, Bandoo, Din and Maman,
And one-two-three to the lawnmower, conquest of his heart.
18 January 2011
Matai is excited by balls after a thrilling session at Miro's soccer class
And must run everywhere back at the house,
And grunt at the cheering goals for half an hour,
And test his strength by towing the walker in and out of the doorway.
And if all that excitement wasn't enough,
Lunch is followed by a biscuit! Bliss...
17 January 2011
Mummy and Daddy are trying to find peaceful sleep for Tai
But it's led to some timetabling of the all-too-rare catnaps
And today, after stubborn refusal to comply,
He falls asleep into his early dinner.
15 January 2011
A sleepy, koalaish start
Is later replaced by the glee of sandcastles
Created specifically for him to squash!
14 January 2011
Matai is starting to realise that Daddy is here,
And quite nice to cuddle!
A love of Bandoo is helping him, too
Realise there's more arms than just Mummy's
In the sea of loved ones around him.
13 January 2011
Today, Matai has us all laughing
As he loves Gateau so much that he has
Continuous fits of high-pitched giggles
Between happy mouthfuls of cake and cream.
11 January 2011
Dirty naughty little hands
Attached to speedcrawling mischief
Ever drawn, like a magnet, to Mummy's plants.
8 January 2011
While the family is busy planting little seeds that will grow
Into delicious pickable veggies,
Matai keeps busy pulling his hat across his head
Over, and over again...
6 January 2011
Far from Mummy's birthday naughtiness,
Matai is good as gold on the trip back home from camping,
Loving explorations in the Hungry Jacks playground
As he plays at being a Big Boy.
5 January 2011
A day of discovery and sensory pleasures...
The soft damp of sandy beachtowels as Matai slumbers through the late morning...
The gentle playful dreaminess of the swing...
The juicy cool of watermelon...
And the everywhere-ness of red stink bugs, ripe for the eating!
2 January 2011
On a hugely clingy evening,
Daddy rates Matai's life preferences, in order, as:
1. Chocolate
2. Mummy
3. The rest of the world
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