What a weekend! Spring really is upon us and here’s a little video clip of our family fun on Wellington’s Waterfront on Saturday (with plenty of hooning around and shoddy camera work!): Sunday was a trooper of a day too. We always love chilling out at home on a Sunday morning (and catching up with […]
Life in action – Videos
Ditch the straightening irons: Dreadlocks reign in a Southerly!
As I write there’s a mean southerly blowing and over dinner SJ asked me who was whistling. Erm, that’ll be Mr. Wind love, he’s a regular visitor to these parts! 🙂 It’s always at this time of year I question why I live in Wellington and start perusing real estate websites the world over. Just […]
Charli’s first term at Petite Ballet
Charli started ballet classes half way through this term and absolutely loves it. Today was her end of term ‘performance’ and it was the first time Dan has seen her in action. We had tears in our eyes watching the half hour class. It was absolutely gorgeous. She is at her happiest when she’s moving […]
Pony Trekking in Nelson
Mt Victoria Tunnel: Let Rip on the Horn!
The Mount Victoria Tunnel in Wellington is home to ‘the beeping game’. Motorists actively respond to fellow beepers; especially after 5pm on a Friday or a big win at the rugby! The girls LOVE going through this tunnel and we often go through waiting for a motorist to beep and then respond accordingly. Of late, […]
Action Family!
Today, Chez Lee certainly lived up to this! After spending the first few hours of the day clearing out our dustbin on wheels (you could call it a car), cleaning the art-room/laundry (it looked like the aftermath of a paint ball session!) and doing the other mandatory house-hold chores we were keen for some action […]
A Wild Way to Get a Fix!
After an afternoon’s walk around ‘Crater’s of the Moon‘ we thought we’d fit in a visit to Huka Falls. The gates to the carpark close at 6pm and with 10-minutes to spare we raced to the viewpoint. On our way we spotted some adrenaline pumped kayakers and couldn’t believe our luck! Dan and Grandad promptly […]
Whilst hubbie’s away :(
It’s not often Dan’s had to go away on business since the girls were born; but times are a changing and thankfully they don’t give me too much trouble these days. He’s in Sydney for a few nights and so we went for a family breakfast in town before he headed off. The girls went […]
Jamming all weekend… and for a lifetime!
We can’t thank my dearly departed Grandmother enough. She’s brought music to our home in a way we could only have dreamed about. Our pianos arrived on Friday – a classical upright to fulfill my love of the traditional; and for Dan a digital piano with all the bizz for him to compose a masterpiece! […]
Sophie’s 2nd Birthday: Boxing Day 2007!
Sophie was SO excited that she was finally turning two! She had been waiting for weeks to eat cake and blow out candles. After unwrapping her pressies (in record time!) she kept asking, ‘Sausie rolls ready now?’ – she LOVES sausage rolls and was very keen to have them for her Birthday! The children enjoyed […]
Christmas Day at Chez Lee
6.30am and the day started with a rush as the girls jumped onto our beds with shouts of excitement and stockings loaded with presents. We try to insist on breakfast before opening the pressies under the tree; but Sophie ensured it wasn’t a leisurely one! She couldn’t WAIT to rip into the presents. She wasn’t […]
Christmas Eve at Chez Lee
End of Term
Charlotte finished Kindi on Friday with a delightful party. Families were invited and Dan absolutely loved the opportunity to watch Charlotte at Kindi. The teachers put together a wonderful morning of events; including songs, stories and a visit from ‘Zappo the Magician’! Each child presented their parents with a beautiful bag of Christmas delights; including […]