18 Wednesday Jun 2014
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The evenings have been just beautiful lately and I would love to have a better chance to make the most of it photographing the children. However I feel I have taken SO many photos of them on their scooters (and often their outfits are not that photogenic!) so I struggle with how to make the best use of the situation.
Today I tried to get some different photos of Lx scooting – trying silhouettes and some wider shots.
04 Wednesday Jun 2014
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Another average morning reminding Sx what he needed to have in his bag for school – only to have him return two minutes later having left the entire school bag at home. He only realised when his friend’s Mum noticed the bag on his back was his PE bag.
Then another scoot to school morning for the others. Luckily the rain had stopped for the trip there – temporarily as it turned out.
02 Monday Jun 2014
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(the rest of our Amsterdam trip will be added when I get a chance!)
We are in charge of the neighbours chickens while they are on holiday so we went over today to collect the eggs in the morning, to let them out for a run around in the afternoon and then to put them to bed in the evening (which they weren’t keen on – just like the children!)
Other than that the day was filled with packing (for Lx to go to brownie camp and the boys to go stay with their Dad) washing and 100 other tasks. Meanwhile they children caught up on their scooters, their wii and their film editing.
01 Sunday Jun 2014
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28 Monday Oct 2013
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The first day of the half term holiday. We hadn’t planned too much due to the terrible storm forecast last night and the resulting devastation promised by the media. As it was, we woke here after a restful night to blue skies and a breezy day. We were very lucky compared to other parts of the country.
After having a friend over to visit in the morning, the sun was still out in the afternoon so Sx and Lx went out on their scooters.
Sx was keen to show me his tricks – and for me to take photos so he can share them with his friends. Unfortunately for a lot of them he was pulling ridiculous faces from the effort of it all so the photos were not ones he would want to share! 
Then it was Lx’s turn and she tried to show me some tricks too…
Of course I get distracted sometimes taking photos of her – she is so lovely to take photos of, I forget I am supposed to be concentrating on her feet!!
But she had a lovely time showing off for the camera!
05 Saturday Oct 2013
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When I say “Don’t ride your scooter on the road”….I mean it.
Lx went with Sx to call on his friends down the road today and was given STRICT instructions to stay on the pavement. I went out to see where they had got to and saw her coming back all the way down the road – on the road.
THere were words. There was a ban on going down the road again for a long time. It’s too serious to not take seriously. We don’t live on a busy road but it makes her blase – and it would only need one car…
28 Saturday Sep 2013
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(A one day project. I am trying to take 12 photos, one every hour between 7.30am and 7.30 pm to document our day and hopefully get me out of a rut and give me some inspiration for future photos)
10.30am – Lx is out on the scooter hoping some of the children from the neighbouring houses will come out and join her. She is the “big girl” of the group and loves it when the little ones come out to play with her.
14 Saturday Sep 2013
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Lx wanted a proper “stunt” scooter for her birthday. Such “balancing” toys are a double edged sword as she has dyspraxia (which affects her coordination and balance) so on the one had they are great for building up her ability, on the other hand she is more likely to fall than the average child.
A scooter seemed a better option than rollerblades (her other request) and it has turned out to be a wonderful present. Because of some of her other issues, Lx doesn’t really “do” imaginative play. When she does it is a real cause for celebration but it is probably only a handful of times a year. Instead she tends to relax in the evenings in front of the TV – watching the same episodes of the same programmes over and over and over and..
Since she got her scooter she is out scootering in our little “car free” corner of the road. Soemtimes Dx or Sx join her – sometimes the two little children opposite come out on their scooters too which she loves. She goes out for 15 mins, comes in for a bit then goes out again. It is SO much better as a way of spending her time than sitting in front of the TV – for exercise, therapy for her coordination problems and for socialising with other children.
Although having watching her do a few little bunny hops on the scooter tonight I have to say I am thinking – what coordination problems???
PS been thinking of renaming the blog for a while as the current name doesn’t seem appropriate anymore. I’ve been trying to come up with ideas and at last have found one I like…My.Four.Tography.Blog What do you think??
