Last first day of primary school

The last firsts are getting complicated. And I really need to post more. I'll blame the gap (unfairly) on covid but it's handy to blame for lots of things 😉 

Heres the twins going into 6th class and my baby going in to 3rd class.

Last first day of school

Hannah had her first day of school this week. After spending August in a state of frenzied excitement at the prospect she burst into the yard to play with her pals, then went into the classroom, sat down with a puzzle and practically asked me what I was still doing there, while other parents hovered and other kids sobbed. As the third and final child she couldn't wait to catch up with the lads and get to big school.

I kept it together til I got to the car, then bawled my head off with Abba's 'slipping through my fingers' stuck in my head. My baby is growing up. Bye bye early childhood years, where did they go?

Learning to ride a bike

Teaching the kids how to ride bikes is one of those parenting tasks I haven't been looking forward to. With slightly older, uptigh and somewhat over protective parents, the odds didn't look great for it going smoothly. However Ronan informed us it was time to take off the stabilizers if he hoped to have any street cred at the age of 6 and there quarters.  Before I had time to get knee pads, elbow pads and a Michelin man suit, he was up and off, ably taught by his Dad.

I'm so proud of the two of them...and delighted that we have set the precedent for who teaches future important life skills including future bike lessons and driving when the time comes. On the cycling front it's one down, two to go.

Feckin genius

https://youtu.be/qTJnFFn9kFs

Hannah did this at 2 and 5 months, I thought I had posted it

Come on Ireland

This was for the world cup...or maybe the European cup...or the Olympics. I'm not sure and I've no idea where Ireland came.  With parents like us they won't have a sporty gene in their bodies! I'm afraid their cute little sporting poses confirms this.

Hannah Banana

Me: no, your name is Hannah Ryan
Hannah (tearfully): no, it's Hannah Banana
Me: no, it's Hannah Ryan
Hannah (on the ground kicking and screaming): it's Hannah Banana
Me: okay, it's Hannah Banana
Toddlers!

Don't we both look nice though.

Fairy Godfather Col came for a visit

And a surprisingly good godfather to Hannah he is too.  We had one of those lovely Lacka BBQs that only ever seem to happen when Col is home.