OCTOBER 2021

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Hi Em,

There hasn't been a case of Covid at your school for 3 weeks so, for the first time since March last year,  you have started going to school for a couple of hours in the mornings.  

This is a photo of you at school getting your certificates.

Back row Dean Hart , Bradley Miller and Luca Christodoulou

Front row you  and Eesha Ramrall 



Granny Laura came to stay with you for a few months.

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Miss Teenager!  Its hard to believe that you only came into our lives when I was over 60.  But, you have enriched our lives a million % darling Em.


You had a small birthday party, just for family on the 16th October. 


 






On the 22nd you went to Fabrica - your first 'teen agers' outing. Tessa ,Eva and you



Finally you could have your Pfizer vaccination!  



AJ and Ruby



Sharon and AJ at Granny and Gumpie's house

This is a special photo.  5 generations of Norwegians in Otto Aadnesgaard's captain's chair.  
Otto and Anna's photograph is on the wall.  Their daughter's wedding photo - Anny and her husband Gunnar is below theirs. (They were Finn's parents)
Finn is on the left, Greg on the right and your Dad in front.
You and Alex are sitting on the chair.
We have the chair in our house.  It belonged to Finn's grand-father, who was Mark's great-grand-father and your gr-gr-grandfather.  


Finn's cousin in Australia has compiled a family photobook and will be sending your Dad a copy.  It'll be a great resource to have if you ever decide to trace your own family tree,

This has been a difficult year for all of us, and especially for you.  Let's hope that things get back to some sort of normal soon.

Love you baby girl!

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