Happy Easter part 1

Scarlett broke up from her first term of school on Thursday following a successful final week during which Scarlett was presented with a reading award certificate with matching bookmark. Scarlett had to go on stage in front of the whole school during assembly to receive it. Very proud. Her class also made hot cross buns and Easter bonnets for a parade on Wednesday.

Public schools in Australia aren't allowed to assume everyone wants their children to receive a Christian education - we had to tick a box to say Scarlett could have an hour of Scripture a week and could choose netween protestant, catholic and buddhist - so there's no nativity play at Christmas for example (gutted of Lilyfield). Rather oddly however they are all encouraged to make the items above. The Easter parade was brilliant however, hosted by very confident year 5 children who introduced each class like it was the Academy Awards.  Slightly alarming was the Easter Bunny who arrived, like a character from Donnie Darko, amid much cheering from the infant school children. The dude in the stetson is Mr Nielsen, the headmaster.

This morning, Good Friday, while Rob slept off his nightshift, the girls and I hit Balmoral beach for sand castle larks and good coffee. Rob needs all the sleep he can get due to the growing of an exhausting beard. 

What is it about my husband and his hair? Who remembers the multiple shaved heads, the bleached hair, the braided hair, the long hair with Spanish armada moustache and the goatees?

 Talking of growing well, our herb garden is going great guns, the basil's going bananas and the tomatoes are going nuts - I look forward to those flavour combinations. Oh and Scarlett has taught herself to skip with a rope. Not as easy as It looks.

Finally, in lieu of the Easter Bond movie - the Aussies don't do Bond movies on any holidays - we have to make our own entertainment on bank holidays, here is Scarlett singing an Easter song.