October 27, 2009

Grandmum's rock!...






According to ruby.She absoulutely loved hanging out with her two gran's on our trip to newzealand recently.And she had them wrapped around her little finger(how DOES she do that!?).She also played the doting big cousin to katherine and she and her cousin Bella were great pals.I just wish i could bundle all of them into a suitcase!I'm sure ruby would be most pleased.

October 15, 2009

 

Jasper.4 and-a-half years old!

Jasper.My big boy.He spends his days asking why and How?What does "Hilarious" mean mum?and then,five minutes later,what does "Invisable mean .He has a best friend called Ella,though i don't know for how much longer as he has just learnt that girls are yukky!And girls are banned from his room.He is very adoring of his dad at the moment and thinks everything davie does is wonderful eg "wow,great driving dad!"hehee.Dave is making the most of it as we reckon before long it will be a case of:"dad is sooo uncool"...sigh.
He likes riding his skateboard and is asking about a bike now.He loves Transformers!.He has just had his first trip back to Newzealand since leaving his place of birth at just 18-months-old.He loved it!,especially playing with his cousin baxter(6 yrs old),who he would run around with and shoot things with their "guns"(actually half a hockey stick).It was touching to see them together.But,i think our young traveller is OVER flying now,the day after getting back to perth he tells me "mum,no more airplanes!".But,mum's already looking at cheap flights to bali,or melbourne....

Squirt,it is magical watching you grow up.

I am having real problems with my computer,have recently switched to wireless(sux!),so i will post some pics later on(hopefully).

October 13, 2009

Jas,ruby,billy at aunty fionas + uncle shanes wedding.Lowburn,(just outside cromwell)central Otago ,Newzealand.Sept 26 2009.

 

Mum,dad and the kids.

 

Billy.At lowburn inlet,just after the wedding ceremony.

 

Fiona and shane's wedding day.Cromwell,central otago.NZ

 

The kids with their Dad and Grandpa.

 

Billy.After his aunt + uncles wedding.

 

It was all too much...billy,after his 02

 

Ruby and her little south african cousin Katie(18 months old)

 

Katherine,Ruby and jas playing in the central otago sunshine.

 

Billy with his aunty heather,uncle craig and cousin katie.

 

He finally got the trampoline to himself!

 

Having fun with daddy on the trampoline,at our motel in Cromwell.

 

Storytime with gran.

 

Jas,ruby,billy with their NZ cousins.Hastings,hawkes bay.Oct 2009.

 

Billy(14 months)

 

The babies...Billy +willo.

 

More storytime.

 

Ruby and Jasper adored gran's dollshouse.

 

My mother's home in waipawa,hawkes bay.

 

Jasper.Gran's backgarden.

 

Ruby with her cousin isabella...these two got on so well.

 

Just doing what kids do!This was at a cafe in central hawkes bay.

 

Gran lee with five of her grandchildren(she has 11 now!)

 

With uncle gerard

 

Davie + the tribe.Baxter(6),Bella(4),billy,jas and Roo.

 

Lovely logan(9 months old)

 

With aunty shanz + logan.Our last day in NZ.

 

October 12, 2009

It was William's first trip to Newzealand recently.His second international flight in a year!what are we doing to the boy?Anyway,he travelled like the little dreamboat that he is!He only began to lose it on our descent into christchurch(after non stop delays all the way from perth).And so instead of getting on another flight to torture him some more we chose to drive down to cromwell instead.That was good as billy and his big brother and sister slept for alot of the trip.We stopped in a veeeerry cold where the kids had a run around in the playground there.Our little australian-born boy didn't seem to care about the cold and he had fun exploring some rock-garden feature.Then it was back on the road furthur south to central otago!It was so wonderful to show Billy off to the family,His grandparents and aunties could not get over how much bigger he was since they last saw him last christmas.On saturday 26th sept was His aunty Fiona's wedding to uncle shane.Billy was very active and ran around alot outside the church.I sat at the back of the church with him and distracted him with my shiny bracelet!But he was very good!.We stayed at a kid-friendly motel and billy absolutely loved the big trampoline there.He also was fascinated by his cousin katherine(who is 5-months older),and kept trying to cuddle her(awwww)but katie cryed!Heeheehee.
On the monday,and after farewelling the family(boohoo)the previous night,it was on to an early flight out of Queenstown.Later that day we flew into Napier and billy's gran,uncle gerry and 3 cousins were there to greet us!It was first introductions to billy for them so it was very exciting.We had a fantastic stay in beautiful Hawkes Bay(the highlight for us was the drive up to the top of Te Mata Peak,with views ofthe entire region.Fantastic!).Billy loved his uncle and aunt's paddling pool!!And playing with his cousin Willoughby(only 2 weeks older than billy).He also loved walking/running everywhere!He just had a ball.Gran had to put all her pretty things up higher though as billy broke a couple bits.Sorry mum!.It was another sad farewell to gran and uncle and then we hit the road again,stopping in taupo(beautiful weather there)Then onto Auckland to stay with his aunty shanz.We all enjoyed just relaxing next to the fire,listening to the rain outside.We never did get to go out on the farm as it was just too wet.Billy was intrigued by his cousin logan(who is 9-months old)as it was someone smaller than himself.Not for long though,once logan starts wwalking!.We took loads of photos and then said our goodbyes.
Then it was the long flight back to perth which luckily was a night flight so billy,Jas and Roo slept the entire way.Wahoo!!Since being back in perth billy has settled easily back into his routine.He is such an easy and chilled out little fella though.