The Launder's big adventure

About Us
Hello, we are the Launder family from Dorset but originally hailing from the west country (which explains our funny accents). We are Jon, Ali, Max (6), Cadan (4) and Jory (3).

Jon works for Barclays Africa as a technical infrastructure manager (IT position) generally running from one project to the next spending the banks money on hardware and proposing solutions to the latest ‘must fix’ problem.

Ali works as a business consultant (oh no! another IT position) for RIAS, an insurance firm specialising in the over 50’s. She runs about from one project to the next providing business and software solutions to her firm’s problems.

Max has just started year 1, he’s a high-energy child who needs constant entertaining and keeping away from food additives / colourings if you know what’s best for you. Max has a slight hearing problem and is unable to hear high-pitched tones (like his own voice which explains the extremely LOUD volume level!), this means a lot of repetition for those around him and makes it difficult for him to quickly assimilate and use information. Max’s favourite pastimes are running, shouting and eating.

Cadan has just started reception at the same school as Max. He is a relatively quiet and reserved child who knows his own mind and likes to do his own thing (such as reading books). Cadan doesn’t tend to ‘join in’ (much to Max’s annoyance) and operates on a completely different body clock from the rest of the family (inherited from his Granddad), liking to play (sometimes quietly) in his room till relatively late whilst his brothers are fast asleep. Cadan needs an hour or so to warm up in the morning and would happily lie in till lunch (early teenager alert!).

Jory, the youngest, is a carbon copy of his dad (mini me) and has a mix of his brother’s personality traits: Max’s volume and involvement, Cadan’s book interest. Jory’s a chatterbox and likes to fill every silence with constant mumblings. Jory goes to Montessori and has a fascination with clothing labels and stuffed ‘horseys’.