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 […]
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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 […]
Being more Zen
Dearest Charli, she is so sensitive (as was I as a child). Off we went for a hair-cut this morning. Sophie went first and let the hairdresser tease out her dreadlocks for an eternity (whilst watching a DVD of Maisy). Charli’s turn. She sat up in the chair – clipped in for safety – it […]
Last week of the school hols
This past week has been one of mostly simple pleasures at home. The girls have played together better than ever and taken over every corner of the house to play in (including the garage – with the car now out on the driveway!). There was some beautiful weather in between the showers and we spent […]
Maxing it out on a Sunday – and the rest!
Last Sunday was a ‘beaut! The temperatures reached 19 degrees and this is the middle of winter! Days like this are sent to us in Welly to keep us sane in the midst of frequent southerly blasts from the Antarctic. Within a day we managed horse riding, vertical bungy (see earlier posts – here and […]
Rainbows and Parties
It’s rainbow and party season at the moment. After a lovely morning to myself at the hairdressers, drinking coffee and catching up on all the gossip, I met up with Dan and the girls (who’d taken the bus into town and braved Te Papa on a rainy Saturday) for ‘Yum Cha’ at Big Thumb. We […]
Loving the school holidays
It’s such a relief not to be rushing out the door every morning. The girls are loving having time together and we’ve having lovely first week of the school holidays, despite the loss of dear Simba. On Tuesday we took the bus into the city to visit Capital E, where we made princess crowns and […]
School Holiday Mayhem
Two weeks of school holiday. It’s wet and windy. Dan’s loving it. The trip into work is quiet and effortless and he’s not at all jealous of me keeping the children entertained when it’s a howling Southerly. Fortunately Wellington is blessed with some great indoor venues for young and old children alike. However, taking preschoolers […]