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 […]
Life in action – Videos
Snow Planet [Day 4]
On the first day of winter, with heavy rain pelting down, we drove to Snow Planet; where the outdoor weather bears no influence on the conditions indoors. We paid our money and entered a snow filled fun zone built into the side of a hill. The temperature was -4 degrees centigrade. Brrrrr! After enjoying tobogganing […]
Alice’s Coos!
Swinging on a Sunday ‘avo
What better way to spend a Sunday ‘avo than flying through the air on a giant rope swing! This was how we spent Sunday afternoon down at Worser Bay in Seatoun… Here’s a fun video…
Swinging clip folk and clocks
Charlotte has been busy creating fun swinging clip folk and clocks this week. My favourite is the robot she made for me, which I’ve pinned in the kitchen. In my dreams the robot comes to life and performs the tasks Charlotte has set for it to do: ‘Do all the housework’, ‘Make breakfast’, ‘Tidy up’ […]
Easter weekend pool fun
Most of the Easter weekend, aside from consuming chocolate, was spent at the swimming pool. On Friday and Saturday we visited our local pool in Kilbirnie (the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre and Spray Pool) and on Monday we went to the wave pool in Porirua. Both the girls are loving swimming and started lessons again […]
Guess what’s missing?
It’s been hanging by a thread all week. Charli said, “It’s so hard to do my work at school, all I want to do is wiggle my tooth.” She’s so excited it’s out. She’s the last person in her class to lose one. Here she is reporting on her tooth, just moments after it came […]
Wild weather
Wild weather blasted Wellington this afternoon. Forecaster Chris Noble said that, when the storm hit Wellington, temperatures plummeted from 18.5 degrees Celsius to 8.5 degrees in Kelburn within ten minutes, with a similar drop recorded at Wellington Airport. At 4.30pm, wind gusts of up to 130kmh were reported in Kelburn, and 120kmh at Wellington Airport. […]
Circus fun
The Wellington Circus Trust and the Kapiti Equestrian & Vaulting Centre provided a fantastic display at Waitangi Park in Wellington over the weekend. We were entranced by the displays and the girls very excited to participate. There was fair-ground fun and rides, including aqua-bubbles – which were hilarious to watch. Charli and Sophie came out […]
Sophie is 4!
Sophie: ‘I’m 4 today aren’t I Mummy?’ Mummy: ‘Erm, yes dear.’ (Thinking, actually in another two hour’s time at 8.30am you will be!) Sophie: ‘I don’t feel any bigger. Should I feel different?’ Mummy: ‘Well you’ve grown a lot in a year.’ Sophie: ‘Will there be presents under the tree?’ Mummy: ‘No, not today, but […]
Christmas Day 2009
After not going to bed till past midnight on Christmas Eve, we weren’t prepared for a 5.30am wake up call! We’ve never been woken quite so early on Christmas morning, but the girls had gone to sleep very early the night before, hoping the night would pass quicker! We’d packed their stockings with enough goodies […]
Portable North Pole
The girls have received a very special message from the man in the red-suit… See Charli’s message and Sophie’s message. They were so amazed to receive their messages… asking, ‘How does he know my name? How does he know where we live?’ They were particularly amazed when he said how old they were and what […]
Sophie’s 4th Birthday Party – Fun at the stables
Sunday morning we woke to overcast weather and the threat of rain in the distant hills, but thankfully it held off for Sophie’s 4th Birthday Party in the afternoon. She turns four on Boxing Day, but we decided to throw the party a little earlier this year and it was a lovely, relaxed celebration. Our […]
Dolphins in Evans Bay
Such a treat! My friend Kathy texted me this evening with the happy news of dolphins in Evans Bay. Dan was on his way home and had caught the news via Twitter. As soon as he got home we rushed down our dinner and bolted out the door. We don’t have a great zoom or […]