Josh and Huddy are close buddies ... although there are times that it would seem that Josh simply takes Huddy for granted, we are seeing more and more times when 'they' are together and we have sometimes even heard Josh chatting to Hudson. Today after school, Josh had a bag of pink lollies and he was kindly giving some to Huddy at grandma's house. Huddy loves food but will never snatch or grab - he just stands there and ever so gently licks the lolly off Joshua's hand. 
This term Joshua has joined a JuJitsu class - it is held every Tuesday in the Scots College gymnasium and runs for 45-50 minutes. It is a small manageable group of between 12 and 15 boys and the parents are invited to watch. JuJitsu is a Japanese form of unarmed combat and the boys are being taught some clever and subtle self-defence moves. The teacher is very clever and engages the boys in fun play and then introduces a few 'special' moves.
Daddy was made to feel very special today for Father's Day! Josh made Daddy a card and bought him a giant cake of white chocolate. Mummy had put together a 'questionnaire' for Josh to fill in for Daddy ... below are the questions and Josh's answers (unedited) in blue which Josh tied up with a ribbon and gave to Daddy.
We are always happy to see Fionn! He and his brother are now living in Auckalnd with their Mum but the arrangement is that they come down to Wellington every second weekend. We appreciate that time with their Dad in Wellington is very precious but we are all keen to also cherish the bond the boys have. Fionn came over for a play this morning - he is such a special boy and we do miss him.
We have discovered a new biking track up on the Miramar Peninsular so this afternoon Daddy & Josh rode their mountain bikes whilst Mummy ran with Huddy. The boys started on the dirt obstacle track and we then literally went 'over the edge' onto a track through the bush that took us nearly an hour. Mummy & Huddy were both very relieved at the tricky corners when the boys had to slow down as it gave them a chance to catch up! (PS Mummy must get a mountain bike!)
Every week Joshua comes home with 12 new words to learn to spell. Every night he has to write 'something' using those 12 words - it might simply just be the words themselves or it may be sentences incorporating the words in context. Then at the end of every 3 weeks they have a spelling test to cover all 36 new words and Joshua takes great pride in getting all his words correct. Throughout the 3 weeks they are divided into pairs in school time and do buddy-spelling. Joshua came home today very proud to show off his buddy-spelling certificate.
For some reason ... two people in our household seem to be saying 'yep' and 'na' instead of Yes and No (and one of them is supposed to speak the "Queen's English").