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Ruby / a vomiting bug the week before Christmas is a REALLY shitty thing
Cole / dino MAD 
Eliot / trucks and trains and he's a happy kid

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Ruby / oh how she loves this little cousin of hers
Cole / he was mortified we didn't win the raffle!
Eliot / washing the day away

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Ruby / a BIG day; her first Carols by Candlelight as part of the school Christmas Choir
Cole / Santa's helper 
Eliot / end of year exhaustion is here.. a rare event indeed - an afternoon nap

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Ruby / drawing, always drawing
Cole / I just LOVE his creations - so much concentration! 
Eliot / rawr

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Ruby / her long, lean limbs
Cole / plastic dinosaurs - perhaps our best toy investment EVER for this future paleontologist 
Eliot / just watching

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Ruby / cultural dress day at school - she chose.. Polish! (because of the pretty dress and flower headdress)
Cole / perhaps my favourite portrait of him this year
Eliot / always with the trains..

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Ruby / morning, sunshine
Cole / Sam the (kindy) dingo came to stay for the weekend
Eliot / oh that grin!

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Ruby / a stark contrast to the picture of health of Hermione.. call from the school nurse mid week saw an early pick up followed by a steep and rapid descent into extreme shitness
Cole / poor darling missed a week and a half of kindy.. at least his clay is happy?
Eliot / lots of showers for my smallest who decided he didn't really want to take any medicine anymore, even when your temp is hovering just below 40..

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Ruby / Book Week! She was so impressed with her Hermione hair..
Cole / a terrible week of germs being passed around at kindy.. 'mum, I just feel the worst ever. EVER!'
Eliot / the boy who hates bandaids - but there was no way around it after an exceptional stack off his bike.

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Ruby / taking care of Pa at the salon
Cole / a long week with this one..
Eliot / he has to cheers his teacup with someone before he drinks

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Ruby / she at cake and chatted - loudly - to the boys, who played in the freezing cold on the other side of the glass. In that moment I saw myself. Her stance, her long limbs, her contentment at eating cake..
Cole / I see a teenager in this one
Eliot / another early afternoon bath for my snotty little love

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Ruby / bathed in morning light
Cole / we borrowed Turbo from the library..
Eliot / more morning light..

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Ruby / when did she become so grown up?
Cole / I hope his love for Harry never wanes 
Eliot / morning or night, you can find him here

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Ruby / she was desperate to try a hair tutorial she found on youtube.. that in itself is a WHOLE other post..
Cole / Rex marks the morning rise and the evening close.
Eliot / the wrong settings on my camera and yet, it's completely perfect.

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Ruby / after school she chooses the old torn leggings over the perfect new ones..
Cole / dragon mad
Eliot / little apprentice

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Ruby / the morning sun makes its usual, welcome appearance. And by afternoon, it's nowhere to be seen..
Cole / lots of snot and coughing bouts this week.. forcing him to stay still to keep the coughing at bay with Harry Potter.
Eliot / he is a strong believer in Connect 4 being a solitary affair. I look forward to the day when he lets someone play with him..

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Ruby / the day after crazy hair day at school - the result of a head full of braids
Cole / post dress up day at kindy - my little Harry Potter
Eliot / sitting IN the beanbag is so overrated..

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