Basin reserve cricket match

Introduction to cricket, or cheaper than a babysitter as they had free bouncy castles to keep them busy!!!!! Wellington Firebirds v Auckland aces. Firebirds lost by just runs.

peas in a pod

We have spent the afternoon shelling some of our homegrown peas, and eating a few too of course. Both girls have now lost the trainer wheels on their push bikes, well done girls!
Apparently it hurt Saffrons Butt!

New Years Day

Josh disappeared off to Logan's for the night/weekend to celebrate the New Year while we had friends round for a lovely meal, lots of chatting and drinking. But due to kids that don't sleep till late and up at 6am even in the holidays, we retired at 10pm. Only to be woken by the party across the road at midnight and 2 am.

After an early start and mummy finishing the 5th Mushroom for James anniversary garden, we though we would enjoy the glorious blue skys and head to the beach. good job we packed the jackets as it was blowing a gale on the coast! We cut short the beach idea and headed home to the paddling pool and sun!

Boxing day Beach

Not quiet as warm as Christmas day, but a chance to blow off the cobwebs and for Josh to try his fishing rod. No fish landed but it was a big one that took his line and hook!

India had fun making her photo frame, we had to take a pic of the girls with mummy for her frame, then off to the warehouse stationary shop to get it printed and the frame finished.

More Xmas day

Hannah Montana fan!
Josh engrossed in Lego building and the girls kitted up ready for their water gun fight!

Christmas day

Ah we get to see a lot of 6am!!!! Wow excitement. It still amazes me how fast they can get through presents!!! Santa pleased all, scooters for the girls and limited edition Star wars Republic cruiser lego for Josh. Lots of books, chocolate and camping torches. Josh also got a watch and fishing rod.

Quick break for breakfast, Skype the grandparents before they hit the presents under the tree..... Let the chaos continue.....

Saffron is now a full on converted mini Hannah Montana fan. She is geared up with HM t-shirt, school bag, lunch box, HM the movie, the lip gloss, the annual, the diary and pencil. I can see the dance mat appearing in the sales too.......... and bonus clothes that are PINK! She is so pinkalicious!

Josh is chuffed with Transforms DVD, more lego!!! books, Nintendo DS games, Bakugauns, more books and a par of mummy knitted socks!

India is lost in Sylvanian family land.... A new family joined the crew - the pussycats.... Along with new rain coat gear, fishing net, chocolate, clothes, books, and snow white dvd.

Dad got lots of vinyl, some nice NZ t-shirts, socks, chocolates, books, Green Day cd, knitted socks.

Mum got new black jeans, books, sock wool, t-shirt, portmerion sauce dishes, foot balm. plus t-towels and new kitchen scals for us both.

Roast beef lunch with Yorkshire puds coming up and no doubt HM the movie AGAIN!!!

Update - roast beef dinner in 28 degree heat (40 in the sun!!) - NEVER AGAIN! very nice but it was too hot!

Christmas Eve, preparations for the Big Man

6am till 9pm, 15 hours of over excited children. Bed time couldn't come soon enough.

We had a great day of over excitement, we started off at Maree and Johnathan's for morning tea, and present swap with Emma and Alex. We then had fun around the house , eating some very yummy ham. We got a raw brined ham from the butcher and glazed it ourself and cooked it it got a lovely ham to keep us in sandwiches for a few days.

Then came bed time - finally! wow talk about bouncing of the walls. Josh in his excitement got carrots from the garden for Rudolph. Unfortunately they hadn't quiet grown yet and but would make great tooth pics for Rudolph! Socks up and off to bed.......