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Life in action – Videos

Wonderful Wellington showcased in Blog4NZ

March 23, 2011March 23, 2011 BritMumInNZ 7 Comments Life in action - Videos, Sarah

Bloggers around the world have been showing their support for New Zealand after the devastating earthquake in Christchurch last month. New Zealand is still very much open for business and can’t wait to welcome you. March 21-23 has seen the Internet flooded with blog posts highlighting some of the fabulous places to visit in New […]

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Things I’m Loving

March 4, 2011 BritMumInNZ 17 Comments Alice, Charlotte, Dan, Life in action - Videos, Loving & Not Loving, Sarah, Sophie

This week I’ve LOVED being able to open our home to a dear friend of my sister’s – Pam, when she needed a rest from the traumatic Christchurch earthquake and continuing aftershocks. I’ve loved feeling the love of my sister through her and seeing my own children light up in her presence knowing she’s connected […]

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Two minutes silence for Christchurch today

March 1, 2011 BritMumInNZ 8 Comments Life in action - Videos

On this first day of Autumn in New Zealand the nation stopped in silence, exactly one week after the dreadful earthquake shattered Christchurch. I was feeding Alice at the time, and flicked on the news to watch the scenes from around the country. We are all very much in shock, but everyone is doing so […]

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Things we love: Egyptian Toilet Roll Mummies

February 26, 2011 BritMumInNZ 9 Comments Life in action - Videos, Loving & Not Loving

What better way to start a Saturday morning… Than with two children standing quiet and still for a few minutes… I did say a ‘few minutes’… didn’t take long for our Egyptian Mummies to break free… And we were resourceful with the toilet paper: – One roll is in a bag by my side to […]

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Alice Rose is 1!

February 16, 2011February 16, 2011 BritMumInNZ 15 Comments Alice, Life in action - Videos, Special Days

Where has this year gone? Happy Birthday darling! We love you so much. You came into this world with such open, loving trust. We are honoured to have you in our family and your sisters, Daddy and I love seeing the world anew through your watchful eyes. How fast you’ve grown! From a helpless newborn, […]

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Happy 38th Birthday to Daddy!

February 15, 2011 BritMumInNZ 4 Comments Dan, Life in action - Videos, Special Days

Saturday was Dan’s Birthday and it was made particularly special having his parents here. We had a full on, action packed day! Maranui for breakfast, croc biking along the waterfront, fun at the circus in the afternoon and a scoot at Oriental Parade with dinner at The Parade Cafe. Here’s a little video of the […]

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Alice takes her first steps in the world!

January 30, 2011 BritMumInNZ 11 Comments Alice, Life in action - Videos

Our little bouncing, happy bubba is on her way to be a fully fledged toddler! She took her first few steps on holiday, having just turned 11 months. She’s adding a few more each day, reverting to bounce and crawl when she wants to get somewhere in a hurry! It won’t be long before she’s […]

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Things We’re Loving… Chinese Grandma & Granddad

January 29, 2011 BritMumInNZ 9 Comments Holidays, Life in action - Videos, Loving & Not Loving

Having Grandparents to stay is wonderful for the children. The first week was ‘getting to know you’ and from then on in we’ve been having lots of fun. It was especially nice to kick off our time together with a wonderful holiday in Nelson and Marlborough (after they’d had a few days to recover from […]

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Our baby turtle & a shark sighting

January 5, 2011January 5, 2011 BritMumInNZ 12 Comments Alice, Charlotte, Dan, Life in action - Videos, Sophie

It was a surreal day at Lyall Bay. The fog rolling in banked up on the horizon and engulfed the hills around the bay. News of a shark sighting only hours before added to the erie feeling. A fin had been spotted for a few seconds. The beach was closed for swimming, as a precaution, […]

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New Year’s Day 2011: Starting the Year on a Positive Foot

January 1, 2011January 2, 2011 BritMumInNZ 10 Comments Life in action - Videos, Walks, Writing

This morning we made the most of a cooler day, with cloudy shade, and set off on a local walk at Te Raekaikau Point: Te Ranga a Hiwi Track. The last time we did this walk we hoped to find our way through the bush and come out at Princess Bay – but got completely lost and […]

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Boxing Day Baby!

December 30, 2010December 30, 2010 BritMumInNZ 4 Comments Life in action - Videos, Sophie, Special Days

Baby no more, Sophie, you are five! Such excitement you have felt in reaching this milestone. So much emotion as you make the transition from Kindergarten to School. You keep asking, ‘When do I start school?’ and we keep saying, ‘After the holidays!’. You are such a little fire cracker, filled with endless energy, questions […]

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Merry Christmas Kiwi Style 2010!

December 25, 2010March 28, 2024 BritMumInNZ 11 Comments Life in action - Videos, Special Days

This year the sun was out in full summer style for a primo Christmas ‘Kiwi style’. Some past years have been grey, drizzly, or too darn Wellington windy for the beach, but NOT this year! We decided to leave dinner till the evening and simply enjoy the gorgeous weather. The sunshine was one of the […]

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Merry Christmas! Love, peace & happiness this Christmas Eve x

December 24, 2010March 28, 2024 BritMumInNZ 11 Comments Holidays, Life in action - Videos, Special Days

Family and friends we wish you a very Happy Christmas and wish you all a New Year full of love, peace and happiness. With love from us all. And now, the much awaited annual Christmas Eve Show from Family Lee! Have a wonderful Christmas! And peace, love and wisdom from our three wise monkeys. They […]

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You know you’re a Mum when…

December 6, 2010December 6, 2010 BritMumInNZ 9 Comments Alice, Life in action - Videos, Random Musings, Sarah

you turn up at the doctor’s surgery covered in glitter and don’t blink an eye when both the receptionist and the doctor make a very obvious statement about it.  ‘No,’ I replied (in a very matter of fact, this is perfectly normal tone), ‘I am not heading out for an extravagant night on the tiles […]

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