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Charlie:  Your spirit of adventure is flying high this week.  Always the first to climb the hill, jump into the sea or leap into action. 
Rufus: Loves picking flowers for his mummy, and being as cheeky as can be.

Water, water everywhere... on holiday in Cornwall.

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Charlie:  Loving art at the local open studios 
Rufus: Drawing his reflection in a wobbly mirror

Art theme. 

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Charlie:  Picking his mummy a posy of Dandelions  
Rufus: Watching a white butterfly, flying through the bluebells

Flowers, woods, and colour this week.  

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Charlie:  Waiting... 
Rufus: Drawing...

A green theme this week.

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Charlie:  Using his own pen knife to whittle wood in the woods... the boy in his element
Rufus: Mud covered urchin climbing trees.

I think I am going to look back at the end of this year and see my sons playing in the woods more often than not - it's where all love to be!

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Charlie:  Has upped his swimming game... no longer in the lower group, proud as punch.
Rufus:  Has become the reigning champion of Guess Who... the boy is psychic!

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Charlie:  My sunshine in the sunshine.
Rufus: Wasn't around to photograph, so we had to make do with Spiderman..

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Charlie:  Growing, his legs are getting longer, his face changing. I see the older boy, almost teenage. The flick of his hair, the tone of his questions. Never to be fobbed of with an answer - always searching for more.

Rufus: The joker, the comedy maker, the hugger, the dare devil. This week I watched you interact with your friends at the theatre. Totally absorbed in a game - lost in a world of 5 year old boy.

Playing along with Jodi and the 52 portraits.

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Charlie:  Oh my boy! This week you have been so poorly with a virus, yet determined to be in the sunshine and help me plant seeds.  I love how he loves life and engross himself wholeheartedly in everything he does.  It is a gift and I wish he never changes. 

Rufus:  Such a little faker!  Couldn't be at school whilst Charlie was home so he cried til he was sick.  His teacher called me to collect him.  Back home he became BatMan and thoroughly loved having a day off.

I am not sure if Rufus felt jealous that Charlie was at home or if he I felt lonely being at school without him there.  Although they are in different buildings and don't see each other on a daily basis during school hours - the thought that his brother wasn't there with him was all too much.  

Playing along with Jodi and the 52 portraits.

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Charlie:  Loves nothing more than a chocolate covered rice cake - it is a daily battle to get a proper meal inside you.
Rufus:  Engrossed in a dinosaur book in the library, you are loving your reading journey.

Last week I loved to see Elsa and her blue nail polish.  Who was your favourite?

Playing along with Jodi and the 52 portraits.

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Charlie:  Your love of biking is growing stronger.  Yesterday you helped Daddy to fix his bike.  Learning how to change a brake cable.  Afterwards you both cycled to the City Library... enjoying your weekend rides together.  Returning with a Tintin book and DVD and huge smiles.

Rufus:  Every time I am in the kitchen, you come and offer me help.  Yesterday morning whilst still in your pyjamas, you helped me zest and juice an orange and whisk the mixture for our Marmalade Loaf.  I love having my little helper.

Last week I loved to see Phiney all bright eyed in blue.  And Ted and his enormous eyelashes!  Who were your favourites?

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Charlie:  You dressed up as Isambard Kingdom Brunel this week for the opening of your Brunel museum at school.  You proudly showed us your bridge made of mechano, and your museum hand book.  Dan and I were so happy our hearts burst with pride.

Rufus:  Another poorly week.  Come on Spring give this little guy a break.  I love to see his 'tiger' eye (the brown streak in the blue of his eyes).

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Charlie:  You are so like your Daddy.  Loves nothing more than spending the day in the woods, and playing with the fire.  He is in his element.

Rufus:  Still in the Super Hero stage and long may this continue.  Batman comes with us everywhere at the moment.

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Charlie: This evening we had tea at the Thali Cafe.  Charlie ordered Thali chicken curry, something he wouldn't have contemplated trying in the past.  I feel we have reached a new chapter in our lives.  A bigger, wiser, chattier son who loves the world and wants try everything.  

Rufus: Is loving drawing.  Especially Dragons.  Not so long ago Rufus was drawing stick style animals, but now he has developed a beautiful colourful style.  Today he asked me for a scalpel (a cutting pen as he put it) so he could cut his dragons out.  

Playing along with Jodi and the 52 portraits.

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Charlie: Is currently learning all about Isambard Kingdom Brunel (a local engineering hero) at school. He couldn't be happier.  Brunel has been his topic of interest since he was 2. My son loves to learn.

Rufus: Finally got the scooter of his dreams.  We took him the local skate and scoot hang out at the docks yesterday.  Learning tricks from the teens.

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Charlie: My boy you have grown! Now 7 years old, and learning the guitar.  I want to hold on to these years and not let them go.

Rufus: Any chance to make someone laugh he will be there. My funny face.

It feels like Charlie has grown overnight.  His young years are slipping from my fingers and I desperately want to cling hold to them.  But at the back of my mind there is a voice saying 'cut the apron strings a little mama, let him fly'.  But it is so hard.

This week Rufus told me he wanted to sit next to Amelie at school lunch time, 'But, she is NOT my girlfriend!'. (He has never mentioned her before, it's like he's just noticed this pretty little girl). 

Playing along with Jodi and the 52 portraits.

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Charlie: Turned 7 today.  Loves Lego, life and learning.  My little big boy. Happy Birthday darling.

Rufus: Wrote a perfect sentence in school 'In the snow I will meke a snow lion' - and he did.  Sitting here so proud.

A whirlwind of a week, such contrast in these two images to last weeks, when it was full winter sunshine.  Since then we have had snow, and a 7th Birthday Party - Rock climbing.  Playing along with the 52 project.  

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Charlie: Always finding treasure in the world. Asking why and working things out.  That boy will be an engineer one day.

Rufus: Always with a smile, ready grin, loving life.

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"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

Charlie: Lost his top right front tooth just three days before Christmas...I love his gappy grin.

Rufus: Such concentration. He loves to create.  Wearing his mama's apron whilst he paints.

I am joining in on the 52 project,.  I notice so many of you are too!
Last year I really enjoyed watching Jodi (Che and Fidel) document her beautiful children every single week of 2012.
Wanting to desperately join in!  But I have waited and bided my time, so I could start a fresh new year with portraits of my own sons.
So here they are... I am so looking forward to this.

If you wish to join in.. do hop over to Jodi's blog for all the details.
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