The Nursery Books: Finn

Before leaving London entirely behind and going on to life in the Isle of Man, we should first give the books that the nursery maintained for Finn and Orry. I almost don’t like looking at them here in the Isle of Man, cut off from the possibility of going back. I am too sad to see those good times that the boys had and the good lives we had back then.

This was a part of what made it so hard to leave on the final day. Finn said goodbye first before we went up to get Orry. Finn was spotted from the playground below once in Orry’s area and everyone started shouting “Bye!” to him from below. “I love you!” Finn shouted back, “I love you always!” he shouted repeatedly, lively and upbeat, as we stood close by close to tears. Leaving Orry’s area and the place itself was very sad indeed; it was the final end to a major part of their lives.
For Finn at least he was able to take away some of the memories, having taken in his camera on the final day, and taken some lovely pictures with it!

But, as promised, here is one of the nursery books, beginning at the First Day and running up to the very end. Finn first:

In case you love the picture as much as we do, here's a close-up of Finn & Orlando dressed up as a Ladybird & a caterpillar:

This is one of our favourite pictures also; of Finn being inspired by the BREXIT voting & so sorting out a vote in nursery that day:

They also created a "Passport for School", which is not that thrilling, but it is perhaps worth putting in here, just in case anyone is especially keen!

More interesting are some of the snapshots of the things they recorded or noted in Finn's progress report over the year or so at nursery. Some are really telling of the sort of person Finn is, others are just great, and certainly at least the final one should be read!
They begin with Finn's key-worker's message: