Kiwi Mummy Blog Book Review | Tale of a Tail by Margaret Mahy
June 6, 2014

Kiwi Mummy Blog Book Review | Tale of a Tail by Margaret Mahy

When I was a little girl our local library had this amazing window set into a concrete pipe that you could curl up in with a book and wile away the time while Mum and Dad took forever picking out their books.  I would love to be …

Book Reviews, Ethan Reads, Product Review
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by Melissa
21/52
May 26, 2014

21/52

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.” ethan:  oh boy, hectic week!  this term you have become a ‘joiner’ at school, signing up for whatever sports team is in season as well as two choirs.  son you are one busy …

52 Project, Ethan, Nixon
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by Melissa
20/52
May 20, 2014

20/52

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.”   nixon: your dad and i realised that our second-child-slacker affliction extended so far that you had never been on a swing! quelle horreur!  so, you and i hit the park and you swung …

52 Project, Ethan, Nixon, Photography
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by Melissa
19/52
May 18, 2014

19/52

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.” ethan:  i realised this week that sometimes two 9 year old boys are better than one, especially when daddy is away.  i love seeing you play with your mates like this; dirty, independent, …

52 Project, Ethan, Nixon, Rugby
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by Melissa
Saturday’s favourite child is……
May 3, 2014

Saturday’s favourite child is……

After a 105km round trip for rugby which involved 1.3 hours of hysterical crying from Nixon, “Kid o’ the Day” was a bit of a one man race today.  But never put it past Ethan to lose a one man race, he is apt to …

Ethan
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by Melissa
17/52
April 28, 2014

17/52

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.” nixon: truth be told, when i was pregnant we joked that there was surely no way we would get another strong-willed, fiery, know-it-all baby like ethan. well, you showed us.  you are filled …

52 Project, Ethan, Nixon
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by Melissa
16/52
April 28, 2014

16/52

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.” ethan & nixon: you are so lucky to have each other.  everything is better for e now his brother is here, and though nix is not aware of it yet, he has the …

52 Project, Ethan, Nixon
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by Melissa
13/52
April 2, 2014

13/52

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.” ethan: we went hiking again on saturday.  509 killer stairs on the way to the waitakere dam and 509 on the way down.  such a killer workout and you did it!  your dad …

52 Project, Ethan, Nixon
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by Melissa
12/52
March 24, 2014

12/52

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.” nixon:  just a couple of  guys hanging out.  daddy’s skateboards are amongst your favourite things to crash into the walls, to flip over and spin the wheels, licking them every now and then…….  …

52 Project, Ethan, Every minute of Ethan's life, Nixon
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by Melissa
11/52
March 19, 2014

11/52

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.” nixon: as per usual, i had a tonne of beautiful pics of you this week but I couldn’t resist this one.  i managed to snap your barry crump face just seconds before you …

52 Project, Ethan, Nixon
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by Melissa