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Two and a half versus world

Meet Kid Defiance. 

The worst weekend yet. Why do things seem to escalate when his Daddy is home?

Every little situation is a full-scale drama. He is asserting his will for the sake of opposition, and we are copping the full brunt.

Maybe it is because we are both there.

Even in his happy zone, watering the garden, he looks glum.

I must remind myself that this too, shall pass. Though I must say, it is all making me very anxious about the transitions still to come.

Joining in with Jodi.

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Still an island boy at heart

Stopping to smell the frangipani. 

Before pulling it apart.

At least he cooperated with my request - the first of these portraits I've ever set up.

Joining in with Jodi.

big day out

His first ride on a steam train.

His current obsession.

The wonder in his face, in every shot, just floors me.

I get a real sense of the small boy mesmerised by the sensory deluge of the city bustle.

A win for the city.

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Wonder and awe

The tantruming has hit an all time low.

We barely made it out the door intact to get to our early Sunday morning appointment with a steam train.

But it was worth every second of unpleasantness for this face.

I am in love with this face.

Joining in with Jodi - for another four weeks!

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Cool pottering indoors play for hot days

I'm loving the black and white.

And we're loving our air con! It's a novelty. I've never had it before. But boy am I glad we have it now. 

Whose idea was it to be 39 and six months pregnant with a busy toddler in the Queensland summer?

Joining in with Jodi.