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Kiwi Kids Hit the Beach in Santa Barbara!

August 31, 2014September 8, 2014 BritMumInNZ 8 Comments Californian Adventures 2013-2014, Country Kids, Life in action - Videos, Sarah

We’ve enjoyed some wonderful moments at the beach in Santa Barbara this week. I often head out for a run when hubby gets home from work, finishing up on the beach, where he then meets me with our daughters. Our youngest two are joining in with a children’s sand race at Ventura Beach soon, as […]

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Expressions from the beach

February 20, 2011 BritMumInNZ 6 Comments Alice, Charlotte, Dan, Sarah, Sophie

It’s been a few days of children’s Birthday parties, fun at the beach and the zoo. Sunday evening, before dinner, was the best of all… just us at the beach (I’m trying to stay focused on the magic and not the extra washing we brought home with us and sand in every crevice of the […]

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Things we’re loving…

February 13, 2011February 13, 2011 BritMumInNZ 4 Comments Alice, Charlotte, Loving & Not Loving, Sophie

It’s been a busy week getting used to school being back, Alice walking and enjoying the last week of Chinese Grandma & Granddad being with us (they fly home on Valentine’s Day). Thankfully Charlotte & Sophie have LOVED school this week (makes for a very happy Mama!) and we celebrated the end of the week […]

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Things we are loving…

February 5, 2011February 5, 2011 BritMumInNZ 17 Comments Alice, Charlotte, Sophie

This week has been one of immense change. On Thursday the long, summer holidays came to an end. Charlotte and Sophie walked up to school (for Sophie the first day of her school life!) with school bags in hand. They were both full of first day excitement and both happy to be there. Sophie was […]

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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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4 Seasons: Riding the first wave of summer

November 29, 2010November 30, 2010 BritMumInNZ 10 Comments Alice, Charlotte, Garden, Life in action - Videos, Sarah

Officially the first day of summer in New Zealand is 1 December. This past week summer has come early. Normally we have a fair bit of unsettled spring weather all the way up to Christmas, but not this year. Calm, sunny skies have made for some primo beach visits. For the first time ever Charlotte […]

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