Thank You!

Thanks Dad! Justice loved the GIANT lego box from Grandpa America! 1601 pieces means he will be busy forever - and I will have lots of lego to pry out of my mangled feet...

Lots to catch up on....

So, I have several posts to do about the past few weeks. But I think someone has lost the camera/ computer cable. This someone had better find it, as I have lots to say and photos to go with it...

In the meantime, PLEASE check out Justice's portrait shoot the images are available only for the next three days. (Just click on Justice on the menu screen.)

BIG NEWS

THE BIG NEWS IS...

After a great saga, we have made the sad decision that a change of schools was essential.

Justice is now attending Kimberley Park State School

where he is in the composite Year 2/3 class.

Every classroom at KPSS is multi-age, with either two or three grades. So there is also a 1/2 and a 3/4, the kids always have the opportunity to learn with either younger or older children, depending on what they need.

KPSS has a gifted curriculum as a standard available learning route. They have all the resources that Justice needs, without any of the painful hoops. And because there are a few other girted children his age, he won't feel singled out. He is doing about 80% of his class day with the third graders, and specialist lessons (PE, dance, art) with the 2nd graders, as well as handwriting (3rd graders do "running writing" - what happened to cursive?)...

We have really high hopes and feel very positive about the change. Justice has not been stretched by the academics at our old school. He is such a bright, inquisitive kid, and a shockingly fast learner. This new school is much more aware and appreciative of gifted learning styles. YEAH!

To celebrate the switch, I took Justice to Anaconda for some rockwall climbing after school. Three dollars well spent!

Last Days of School Holidays...

Its nearly time for back to school, which entails its own dramas (see future posts)... after Justice went to a birthday party of one of his best school mates, we met up with Sharona at the new favourite park... Why do we love it? Well, there's a digger...

but most importantly, IT HAS A FENCE which makes going to the park with a 2-year-old infinitely less stressful!

Glow Worm Caves

" I wish I was a glow worm, a glow worm's never glum...

Cause how can you be grumpy, when the sun shines out your bum... "

No, he doesn't love these girls... (Yes, that's a Scooby sweatershirt) Fiona and I got together as much these school holidays as we have all year... We went out to dinner for my birthday, went and saw Eclipse, tried to see Shrek 4 (long story, we did see eachother if not the movie at the same time) and finally we took the kids up to Mt Tamborine to see the glow worm caves. Which are cold. And dark. And maybe not perfect for Miss Kaitlyn, but Justice and Larissa seemed pretty interested, and I love hanging out with Fiona. Even if it is while looking at bugs...

Afterwards we went to the used book store and had lunch at a diner... Does it get any better?

Does this make me a soccer mom?

School Holidays - Soccer Camp

June 30th - July 2nd Justice had morning soccer camp at Coomera Anglican Collge (what a gorgeous school) with Viva Soccer (which did his after school soccer in term 1).

The perks:

1)He had the greatest time and is really developing team habits and soccer skills.

2)Soccer is a sport this overprotective mom can live with...