The Rodeo

Today marks the end of the 2009 birthday season for the kids.
Matthias has just turned five, Jesse was three in March and Aravis one in February.

Several months ago I was blessed to see Matthias’ face as he finally got reading – it was an incredible moment, seeing him realise that those letters on the page actually held a deeper meaning. Quite probably the most amazing thing I have seen, in the space of several seconds he went from being a ‘looker’ to a ‘reader’. I hope I’m there to see the other two grasp this fundamental concept too.

Jesse has started telling us of his ‘dreams’, fantasies mixing the mundane and fantastic with improbable results. He is so much a people person, always talking, wanting cuddles and kisses and informing everyone of how much he loves them. I’ve never seen a child so good at sharing either.

Aravis has finally entered the world of walking and talking, with a record of three steps and a vocabulary of three words (dad-ad, mum-um, (ba)nana). She is the cutest kid I’ve ever seen. I am, of course, completely free from bias.

It used to feel strange lugging a single small human creature around; now I feel something missing when a single one is gone.

RodeoClown: loves his kids more than ever.

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