Today marks the end of an era..Daniel has finished his early years education and said goodbye to his beloved reception class staff and will head to the world of year 1 in September. Marc describes it as experiencing free range education and moving into battery farming! For as happy as we are with Daniels school, the whole education system leads a lot to be desired, a system that expects 5 year olds to be able to do so many fine motor skills including writing full on sentences, recognising words with many letters and complex mathematical terms is beyond me. Put it this way, if I was 5 now I expect I would be classed as an under achiever.
It is no strange notion to many that Daniel isn't a lover of writing or frankly sitting still for too long ( unless it's a cinema or building something)!!! Yet his love for school, his 100% attendance and his thirst for understanding how and why and all things historical and scientific baffles me. The year has shown him a desire to become various occupations ranging from an undertaker ( I've clearly done too many funerals!) to his current passion..a scientist.
It's not been an easy year for Dan with starting school and the arrival of a baby brother and he certainly has pushed us to the limits, but he's grown, developed, entertained and amused us immensely ! The next few weeks will be interesting as we head full on into the school holidays but here's to making family memories, enjoying each moment and being blessed to have this time dedicated to my boys. It's 2am am awake feeding the younger, marc is snoring yet I'm still feeling hugely grateful for what I've been blessed with ..I'm writing this to remind me on the days these next 6 weeks that prove a challenge 😜 embrace you good and faithful parents of all aged children, young and old xxxxmoving on up
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