After a nice bacon and egg breakfast for Mothers Day and a treasure hunt from Jackson, we took to the hills for the afternoon. The lot of us went to Arthurs Pass for lunch and then played at the upper Waimak and Lake Pearson on the way back.
We also went for a wee hike up Castle Hill and played around the boulders. The kids loved it.
We had a lovely day – it’s great having family time!
We took the family to the Weka Pass steam train trip from Glenmark to Waikari today. Aimee, Rich and Nim joined us and it was a blast. Perfect weather, lovely views and pretty well behaved kids!
We took the kids to New Brighton today to get their feet wet. It was Olivia’s first time playing on the sand and she loved it. Jack was just a happy goose!
Jack and I whipped up this little invention in the workshop tonight. It’s a locked ‘Coconut Safe’ to hide his robot ‘Hinge Dog’. I think we may be onto a whole new line of toys!
Here’s a pile of pics from the recent fishing trip I did with the boys to Northland and the Bay of Islands. We took a whole week off and spent it with the lads just relaxing and fishing. We have the best wives!
On the trip were Gavin, Wess, Grant and Frank… Caught plenty of fish and heaps of sunshine!
We took off for a drive with the kids to Pigeon Bay but Livvy had other ideas. She did a full on car sick power chuck in Sarah’s new car.
With no spare clothes, we detoured to Akaroa and got a cheap shirt and pants. Had fish and chips, walked around in the blustery wind, checked out the lighthouse and drove home. Was a nice day!
We popped up to Kowhai Bush the other day with Si and Jane. Simon and I taught the kids how to build a dam! Retro fun times hey!
Jane, Simon, Zach and Jed came down for Christmas this year (and New Years). We loved hanging out with them and the kids had a blast (when not killing each other.
Here’s a few pics (and some of the new pony, Milo)…
Livvy going for a ride on Milo…
Toasting marshmallows over the fire…
Jackson getting professional riding lessons from Mum…
I’ve put some photos below from our recent trip to Australia (Brisbane/Gold Coast). We popped over for the week to see Sarah’s sister Jess, Lee and Mel, Leeanne and do the fun parks!
The kids were all great and a great time was had by all!
Here’s my man-wagon (shopping cart)…
At the Aussie Zoo… (Devoe and Jackson)
The beautiful Leonard girls…
“Alice the camel has…”
Watching the big Aussie Zoo show…
Livvie is jealous because Bug has teeth!
Livvie’s first rollercoaster!
Dang! She loves horses!
At Seaworld with the kids. Didn’t get much photos there but we saw some shows and had a great time!
Saying goodbye…
Next trip – Fiji!!
We all took a nice family walk today. We’re heading to Aussie soon for a holiday and wanted to try out the new baby backpack. Works like a charm! She didn’t fall out so that’s good! I think the walk was about 3-4km up some fairly steep tracks. Much fun!
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