What did you learn?

Respect and Honour.

That is what King Leonadis teaches his son in the dusty square of the courtyard.

He was preparing his son by talking and wrestling. He was preparing him for battle, for life.

The young boys mother looks on approvingly. She will teach him also, but she can not teach him these things.

The boy is attentive. He respects and honours his father, his authority, his scars and his deep rough voice.

What did you learn as a boy?
What do you hope to pass to your son?
How will you prepare him?

Respect and honour is good.

Faith, Love and Hope may well be better.

Scott

PS: If you're lost - this is a reflection from the movie '300'. Catch up at www.accordingtoscott.blogspot.com

How much fun can you have in a bucket of water?

Quite a lot, apparently . . . .

For Meryl: Helping Dad with the hose

Play time

One of my favourtie times of the day is when Ben and I jump on the bed in the spare room / play room and bounce around. He gets flipped, I get sat on, we blow rasberrys on each others tummys and laugh and muck around.

(No, he is not a genetic freak, but the reusable stickers from the pirate book are kind of fun.)




Good times

Scott

A couple of milestones lately. Ben is becoming quite staunch about feeding himself (when he feels like it of course). Won't even let us touch the bowl while he eats. We have been having some fairly messy moments.

He also just got his first ever pair of proper shoes. Up until now he has been getting around very nicely in his sandals. But now there is a bit of a nip in the air we have moved to the real deal. He loves them, they are cool (and they stink a lot less than the sandals too)

Scott

Too Cloudy

Ever been out at night to look at the stars, but all you saw were clouds?

Yup, well that was us yesterday arvo.

Tubman number 2, at this point, is inconclusive.

We saw him/her sucking the thumb, bouncing around but also being a little coy about what's downstairs.

So, the wait continues.

But in the mean time - why not leave a comment of a good boys name and a good girls name? At this point we need the options . . .

Scott