Photo credit: DAN LEE – View from Princess Bay, Wellington We have been pretty lucky so far this winter on the bugs front, but of course the incessant background talk of swine flu makes us nervous at every cough and sneeze (and has made us diligent, over paranoid hand washers). On Saturday morning we woke […]
Author: BritMumInNZ
11 week’s ago today…
a new member of our family was conceived! There were the posts about detoxing (I never forgo my Merlot unless there’s a very good reason), the mutterings of decaf coffee and how I’d stand in the coffee shop inhaling the scent of caffeine for a pick me up, the lack of blog posts due to […]
Big Swell in Lyall Bay
On Sunday ‘avo we took a walk along View Road, overlooking Lyall Bay, and were amazed at the incredibly high tide. We’ve never seen it as high. It was breaking over the sea wall and drenching people walking past. As we made our way down from the ridge to the bay we saw a family, […]
Winter Carnival Fun
The two-week school hols came to a grand finale this weekend with the Petone Winter Carnival. After a fortnight of mostly grey skies and days spent at the local swimming pool, or rugged up at home, we were in raptures to see blue sky on Saturday and Sunday. We did have some fun over the […]
Soccer Saturdays
Soccer has always been an important part of Winter Saturdays for Dan. And he is often at his fittest in the winter. For me, it brings an opportunity to get out and see a different part of the Wellington region (when the weather is reasonable). Recently, we’ve enjoyed a trip to Wainuiomata and Eastbourne. A […]
Winter school holidays
It’s mid winter and school holidays. There’s a plethora of shows on in town, from the big ticket Starlight Express and Slava’s Snow Show to the moderately priced entertainment at Capital E and other local theatre companies. Te Papa has a daily calendar of activities – but they come with a crowd that I’d personally […]
First Bouquet of Flowers
How old were you when you received your first bouquet of flowers? Well, our dear Charli, walked out of her classroom on Friday, at the tender age of 5, with a big beamer on her face, carrying a beautiful bouquet of flowers… Her friend (who is a boy) had organized (with a little help from […]
Star Wars Extravaganza!
Six year old Birthday parties at home are not for the faint hearted. We had 12 children to entertain (including our own) and with only two parents staying (the rest wisely making a ‘drop and run’) we had our hands full! Preparations started a couple of days before, with decorations to put up, loot bags […]
Heaven Is A Place On Earth
Last week Sophie and I had one of those ‘Heaven Is A Place On Earth’ moments (thanks Belinda Carlisle). It was Wednesday afternoon. We were driving back from the city, having spent the morning cycling on Oriental Parade and meeting up with Dan for Yum Cha at Majestic Cuisine (highly recommended – we go once […]
So Proud!
Last weekend Charli said she’d like to audition for her end of term ‘Performance Assembly’. She had a few ideas on what to do, ranging from a dance to the Transformer’s theme tune to a dance routine learned from classes. In the end, she decided to sing one of her favourite songs from a Disney […]
Being thankful
The past week and a bit has gone by so fast. As parents it is so easy for our children’s lives to pass as fast as one wild and crazy roller-coaster ride. But also, as individuals it is also very easy to be so caught up in ‘doing’ that we rarely allow ourselves a pause […]
Smooth computing pays off for savvy firm
Goooooo YouDo! We’re so proud right now. Dan has been working so hard for the past couple of years at building the business (as have I – just in a different, very supportive way of chief bottle washer, cook, lover…). Today, YouDo was reviewed in the Dominion Post – full article here. As Dan says, […]
Winter Saturday
So much fun on one Winter Saturday… And in between the crazy balloon chasing, roller blading, soccer and swimming, there was painting, piano playing, games of connect four and dinosaur top trumps. Purrrrrfect!
Serenely Beautiful
After dropping Charli at school this morning, Sophie and I drove into the city with Dan and were greeted to the most breathtaking scene of low lying cloud. We pulled over to gaze in awe and had the feeling it was going to be a very good day – and indeed it was. Wellington has […]