Show Time { Maitland Show 2026 }

Another very fun show year with lots of entries, excitement, big wins and lots of ribbons! As is tradition we had a ride on the dodgem cars and the kids chose a great fun ride flying up in the air. We saw the animas and the cutest bunnies, which we would take taken home but we have reached bunny capacity. The poultry was impressive, we saw a few breeds we liked the looked of and took notes for future reference. Our favourite of course is racing to the pavilions to see who has taken out the most wins! 

School's Back

Big milestone for us this year. All four of the Catton children are in school! Lily is the most excited of course. She has been waiting patiently to start Kindergarten for the past two years. Literally counting down. Everyone else is well and truly in the swing of things. Finley entered Year 8, Primrose Year 5 and Quill Year 2. They were all as ready as they could be. Squeaky clean, new shoes, pencil cases and bags packed. We are excited for everything ahead of them this year. Finley has his debut musical performance in Mamma Mia coming up in June. Primrose has Virtual Academy at school and leadership opportunities. Quill begins karate and is working hard on his reading and Lily has started dance and is starting to learn to read too. We are proud of the little people they are and are looking forward to the the year ahead.

Lily Takes on Big School

 

Well the day finally arrived! Lily is in Kindergarten. She has patiently waited for literal YEARS for this day to come and here it is. She is ready and thrilled it's her turn to back her bag, get on the bus and learn, learn, learn. Every morning she has jumped out of a bed with a 'is it a school day?' There were no tears on her end saying goodbye, but I had a little moment in the car after leaving her. Just so grateful for the years I've had her at home and what a joy she's been. A beautiful way to finish 13 years of my little ones at home in the week.