Ollie is showing enormous assurance as an artist collaborator with his talented Mummy (see previous post), has a very enquiring mind, and is endlessly fascinated by how things work.
In the midst of the hilarity today he managed to find an old "Where Did I Come From" book in his Nanny's hoard and insisted Rob read it to him. Look closely at the picture below and then marvel at the very serious, earnest expressions on Rob's and Ollie's faces as Rob explains the difference between Mummies and Daddies.
Angie and Ella were just as happy running around the garden and playing hide and seek in M & R's wardrobe.
It was great to see Erin and John again and hear news of their post wedding holiday in Vanuatu. Unfortunately Erin came straight back to Australia as the Swine Flu hit - a very big event for her as she works with the Australian Government's Pandemic Preparedness Unit. So far she has done a great job of keeping Australia almost unaffected by the virus - but it's taken its toll on her and her unit - with many long hours at work!
I want to share author Tom Keneally's contribution to a collections of essays comprising The Book of Grandparents. "Being a parent is like being a slightly bewildered NCO in the trenches, with fear of consequences all around.....to be a grandfather is a little like being the general back at the chateau, writing dispatches on the bravery of the troops, besotted with admiration for them but with the warm knowledge there'll be time for wine with dinner."
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