2026 Week 16

Published: 2026-04-23

I’m really glad I had the camera on me this week. It was a difficult week. Oscar was off school, Alicia was in Bologna for a few days. Difficult news at work meant that things all felt a bit much. Sleep suffered.

I’m glad I had the camera because, looking back over the week, it was filled with happy moments. Oscar and I have really enjoyed playing Monopoly Deal over coffee before starting the day. Ethan got to celebrate his birthday all over again, this time in the UK. We were all glad to have Alicia back.

Small moment of pride as Ethan made his first attempt to cycle by himself over the weekend. We are one step closer to that first family bike ride. For a family without a car, this will be a big milestone.

Week in Pictures

Two boys head along a footpath, the elder one running, the younger on a balance bike. — first day on the balance bike - having shown no interest before our trip to China, Ethan has come back determined to learn to ride

A family gathers round a table looking at something in a book. — art by an orangutan - the boys were super excited to fill their grandparents in on all the weird and wonderful things they saw in China

A boy sits at a cafe table holding a number of monopoly deal cards in his hand — monopoly deal - we played a couple of games each morning before I started work and it was interesting to see Oscar try to determine my strategy and the counter it with differing strategies of his own

a photo looking out over a wet tennis court, the dark sky hiding the fact that this is mid morning — and the rains came - ’light rain’ it said

a young boy sits proudly on his balance bike on a dirt trail, trees in the background — on the trails - with the trip to nursery nailed, Ethan was keen to try more challenging terrain

a family sits on a sofa looking at a TV thatt is off camera — family time - it’s rare that we all sit down to watch TV, Shaun the Sheep was a hangover from the long haul flight but it had them all in stitches

two young boys and their mother cycle along a quiet road, the youngest is in front on a balance bike, feet off the floor — bike trip - by Sunday Ehtan was really pushing the distance on the bike, he’s loving it