Sunday, 19 February 2012
Monday, 2 January 2012
New Years Day
We had a lovely family day together walking through the many acres of park and paddocks on Council land. The Groynes is an amazing park system and includes a huge dog park. Moses had a great time running with other dogs, peeing on trees and splashing in the river.
The kids complained about having to walk but they ended up having a nice time in nature. We all got some sun and enjoyed a perfect day with ideal temperatures. We all walked barefoot in the grass and stuck our feet into the river. We found dark caves hidden in bushes and tree patches. We saw some giant trees maybe 5 or 6 stores tall. We found one clump of trees that would be perfect for an amazing giant tree house.
Gigi finally learned how to do a full cartwheel on her own. Chance didn't start as early as Gigi but he finally mastered the cartwheel as well. I noticed that my nearly 40 year old bones seem to clank together hard when I do cartwheels and round offs. My wrists felt like they hit the ground really hard. The joys of aging, I guess.
I am quite pleased that we began our new year together enjoying nature. It was a great start to the year.
The kids complained about having to walk but they ended up having a nice time in nature. We all got some sun and enjoyed a perfect day with ideal temperatures. We all walked barefoot in the grass and stuck our feet into the river. We found dark caves hidden in bushes and tree patches. We saw some giant trees maybe 5 or 6 stores tall. We found one clump of trees that would be perfect for an amazing giant tree house.
Gigi finally learned how to do a full cartwheel on her own. Chance didn't start as early as Gigi but he finally mastered the cartwheel as well. I noticed that my nearly 40 year old bones seem to clank together hard when I do cartwheels and round offs. My wrists felt like they hit the ground really hard. The joys of aging, I guess.
I am quite pleased that we began our new year together enjoying nature. It was a great start to the year.
Friday, 2 December 2011
Mosaic Project for Sunday School
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| Chance's mosaic of Jonah and the Fish |
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| Gigi's mosaic of Loaves and Fishes |
End of School Year Camp
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| Gigi and her L.A., Ben |
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| Chance and Gigi on last day of camp |
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| Chance on the lawns |
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| View of the Southern Alps |
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| Camp |
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| Chance enjoying the fireplace |
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| Gigi running across the Lodge |
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| Awesome kitchen |
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| 4 bunks per room |
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| Tents and rolling hills |
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| Bubbles coming up next... |
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| Bumblebee hard at work |
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| Flight of the Bumblebee .... *snicker* |
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| Gigi on her bike |
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| Chance on his scooter |
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| Happy girl |
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| Happy boy |
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| Chance on the flying fox |
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| Chance |
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| Relaxing in the grass |
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| What a view from here! |
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| Gigi's face lol |
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| Gigi on the water slide |
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| She was fast |
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| Wheeeee! |
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| Playing ball |
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| Enjoying the view |
Partial Solar Eclipse????
We were supposed to have a partial solar eclipse. We were sooooo excited. And..... nothing happened. Disappointment plus. :(
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| ready to view the eclipse |
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| where is the shadow? |
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| waiting on the eclipse |
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| lawn silliness |
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| you aren't a New Zealander until you frolic with sheep |
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| Typical day in New Zealand |
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