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Leo: Asleep in the middle of the lounge floor, hot and a little bit sweaty, with the imprint of his hand adorning his face. The festive season is tiring. 

Ronan: Christmas morning, gifts and paper strewn around the lounge and both boys more interested in each others presents than their own.

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Leo: After spending most of the week yelling, "NO PICTURES!!" every time I brought out the camera, he finally decided he would actually like a photograph taken.

Ronan: I think he forgets each night after he goes to bed that we have a Christmas tree, as each morning he is beyond excited to find it in our lounge! I'm looking forward to seeing his reaction on Christmas morning, when he discovers not only his tree but the gifts underneath.

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Leo: Big enough to go on the flying fox at the park!

Ronan: Practising balancing, his favourite activity.

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Leo: Bath time!

Ronan: Tree trunk steps at playcentre :)

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Leo: Love the expression on your face kid, so happy to be outside in your PJs!

Ronan: Wispy baby hairs and back of neck deliciousness...and your very manly shadow on the ground.

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Leo: Still really into picking every flower in sight, and showing me each individual bloom.

Ronan: Happy boy at the park today after making a specific request that we go!

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Leo: Picking all the heads off the flowers.

Ronan: A dinosaur in the backyard!

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Leo & Ronan: Extra daylight = evening playtime at the park!

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Leo: Hiding under the table in an attempt to stay in his PJs rather than getting dressed for the day.

Ronan: Revelling in the successful thievery of Leo's trike!

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Leo: Watering the plants in Grandad's garden.

Ronan: Waiting at the Ferry terminal.

Posting embarrassingly late this week after a long weekend spent in Nelson visiting the boys' Grandad. 

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Leo:  Blues

Ronan:  Oranges

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Leo: Crossing the swing bridge at Staglands 

Ronan: Enjoying the grass

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Leo: Splashing in the paddling pool on a warm day we had earlier in the week.

Ronan: Watching the hail fall on the deck earlier this afternoon! He kept stepping out with his bare feet into the ice, and quickly stepping back under the covers to get away from the cold!

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Leo: Climbing the ladder at the Botanic Gardens' playground.

Ronan: Baby hairs swept up in the wind.

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Leo: Seems to have lost the runway...check out that swagger!

Ronan: 1...2...3....GO!

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Leo: On the flying fox with Daddy!

Ronan: Enjoying the swing!

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Leo: Casting a spell to turn me into a frog!

Ronan: The sun came out and it was warm! It was so nice to see his baby arms out and about!

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Leo: Really getting the hang of this trike riding business!

Ronan: This kiddo's expressions kill me! We were at the park while the grass was being cut by a man in a big tractor, and another guy on a smaller ride-on mower. I guess Ronan didn't quite know what to make of them!

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Leo: Making the most of Ronan's morning nap, having the duplo all to himself!

Ronan: Reaching for a box full of his new obsession, books!

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Leo: Drumming at the zoo

Ronan: The beach!

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Leo: Ready for his first day at Kindy!

Ronan: Walking along the fence with help from Daddy.

Leo started kindy last week, and was more than ready for it; instructing myself and Ronan, "You can go home, I stay here"!

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Leo: Feeding the ducks on his birthday.

Ronan: Enjoying the bouncy castle on his birthday.

We celebrated the boys' birthdays on Tuesday. Last year Ronan crashed his brother's birthday, and Leo got a baby brother for his 2nd! Their official "due dates" were different, but both boys were late, Leo by 5 days, and Ronan by 8. Of course, I joked the entire pregnancy  that I could be that lady, with the babies born years apart on the same day, and all the jokes that go along with that situation! I guess the universe thought, Hey, you know what? That actually WOULD be hilarious; here you go!

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Leo:  Puddle Jumping!

Ronan: Outside in the sunshine, with fistfuls of bark.

Finally a day without rain! Jodi mentioned it over on her blog this week, but I too am over winter. Cold, dreary and so many bugs going around; Of course once you have two kidlets, they like to tag team the sickness so it seems never-ending! It also doesn't help that so many blogs I keep up with, not to mention my feeds on Pinterest & Instagram, are filled with bright and shiny images of a Northern Hemisphere summer. I'm really looking forward to warmer weather in the near future!

Updating early for the first time in weeks as a busy weekend of (dinosaur!) birthday party prep and hosting of said party awaits! 

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Leo: Has wooden hammer, is happy.

Ronan: Experimenting with a bottle of water, and the carpet.