When the girls heard about this fun window collage activity, which I discovered via the Crafty Crow, they couldn’t believe their ears… They were actually being told to put glue on the window! They looked at me as though I’d gone mad or been reading too many Roald Dahl books. Madness is part true (makes […]
Month: July 2010
Loving… sunshine on the winter school hols!
Sunshine Sunday with a beautiful coastal walk only a stone’s throw from our front door…. Seeing my girls come alive in the fresh air and baby Alice take a nap for the first time in the buggy (what a light relief for Mummy! She’s getting a tad heavy in the front pack these days!). A […]
Sophie meets the All White’s coach!
At the Phoenix Family Day, at Wellington’s Westpac Stadium, one little dribbler was so chuffed when the All White coach, Ricki Herbert, signed her football… It was a stunning mid-winter Sunday and football fans turned up in the thousands. The bright yellow Phoenix flags flew proud in the sunshine. Sophie had a go at dribbling […]
So proud of my sister!
The Pennine Way updates from my Dad continue… I received an e-mail this morning to say my sister has ran over 24 miles, from Malham to Hawes, with a friend in about 5 1/2 hours! The photo below shows my Dad waiting on the tops near Hawes for my sister (photo taken by Mum). Pen-Y-Ghent […]
Surviving winter school holiday blues
We’re nearing the end of the first week of the school holidays and it started out like a battle for survival. Monday was a shock to the system, with dismal weather forecast for the week, one ill baby and two children thrown out of kilter with all their routines dashed. Normally I would have got […]
The Pennine Way is in my thoughts
Every night, before I go to bed, or first thing in the morning, I get an e-mail from my dear Dad. As I sleep (badly at the moment!) I think of my Mum, Dad and sister on the Pennine Way. My sister is walking the entire 267-mile walk in a fortnight, from the Peak District […]
Cool Photos from Charlotte
Charlotte just won the Kids Click – ‘GREEN’ competition with her ‘green light‘ entry and is looking forward to judging the next competition, with the theme, ‘HOLIDAY’. Here’s some of Charlotte’s other photographs, taken using my iPhone camera, with no flash. She discovered that moving the light around, but keeping the camera steady, produced some […]
Needing sleep
And now she lies here blowing raspberries at me like it’s all a big joke. 1.32 AM my clock reads. She’s fed and slept, but I’ve snatched only pockets of twenty minutes sleep at a time. Third night in a row. Hubbie took her downstairs. He said kindly, ‘Get some sleep love.’ But as I […]
Super Saturday & ‘Toy Story 3’ Review!
Sophie and Dan headed out to watch Toy Story 3 at the fabulous Empire Cinema in Island Bay on Saturday morning. Sophie was super excited to be meeting up with her best buddy, Alicia, to watch the movie. It was a special Dad and daughter morning, kicking off with ice-cream at 9.45 am! We are […]
GREEN – [Kids Click]
The theme for this week’s KidsClick is ‘GREEN’. Here’s Charlotte’s entry (age 7), taken using my iPhone camera. She had fun taking zillions of photos in the dark of a spacey light – very cool! If your children want to join in the fun then click here…
LOVE ending a term with sunshine & a volcano!
Term 2 finished on a high note yesterday, with sunshine… … berry smoothies and a ride on the camel at Maranui in Lyall Bay… The car was loaded up with scooter, bike and roller blades and a ‘Violent Volcano‘ (see video at end of post! Thanks Chicken Grandma & Grandad – the volcano rocks!). Looking […]
Dancing through the generations
The music feels like a switch flicking on my body. Limbs move with ease to the rhythm, heart feels full with the mood of the melody and mind is clear of all thought. Shoulders back, tummy in, toes pointed with practiced precision. Face and body expressing a story without words. I reach out with graceful […]
A dribbling, bubble blowing fanfare
Stand back! Cover up! Alice’s latest party trick is producing a big dribbling, bubble blowing fanfare, complete with chuckles. And she’s rather good at doing the turtle too… She loves to giggle over our shoulders and is very ticklish. She loves it when we kiss her chubby cheeks, nuzzle her ear and blow raspberries on […]