School holiday activities

We met some of Mackenzie's school friends at the park - the kids enjoyed practising their climbing skills that they've been learning at gym - Mackenzie's new confidence is unbelievable!

 Bella came over for a visit and taught Alex how to go down the slide backwards...

And Eve and Mackenzie went ice skating.

Bella and Zach visit

Bella and Zach came to visit while Mackenzie was on school holidays.

Bella, Alex and Mackenzie got on very well,

But Zach's love of teddies concerned Alex - he was a bit worried he was eyeing up his and as teddy had very nearly been lost forever the day before at the shopping centre, Alex wasn't letting him go for anyone.

Our holiday to Invercargill

We had a wonderful holiday in Invercargill with our friends.

We loved feeding lambs

 

Going to playgym

An outing to McDonalds with 6 kids for Mum was interesting

Playing on the jungle gym (mum and aunty louby even tried to relive their childhood)

Going to ballet class with Kate

Going to the park

An outing to Chipmunks

And lots of time at home just playing - barbies, lego, doctors (in tents), diggers

Plus our three year old boys became firm friends.

Uncle Stu was also a big highlight, especially for Alex, and as his arrival also generally coincided with goody goody gumdrops ice cream  I think it may have been his favourite time of night.

Alex's adventures at James' house

Going to visit James is one of Alex's favourite activities.

James lives out in the country and has dogs and goats and best of all his Poppa does up tractors so always has plenty for the boys to play farmers on.

Here are some fantastic photos that James' talented mum took of us walking the goats.

The Wiggles

Finally the day of the Wiggles concert arrived.

Alex had done lots of preparation making a bone for wags, a rose for Dorothy and a feathersword for Captain Feathersword.

He waited very patiently at the theatre for the show to start.

We had great seats so could see the Wiggles up close.

We got to meet the new yellow Wiggle, Emma, although Alex wasn't feeling too good so wouldn't have his photo with her (but that's his bone she is holding)

And we got to meet Greg too.

It was lots of fun - now Alex would like Fireman Sam to come and do a show.

New camera

Mum got a new camera - the old one stopped working perhaps due to an inquisitive wee lad.

Here are some photos of the kids posing while it was tested.

Swimming

Mackenzie is coming along really well at swimming this term, still along way from an olympic swimmer but she at least looks like she's swimming rather than drowning when she's doing freestyle now.

Her teacher, Pat, is great and lets them have lots of fun at the end of their lesson riding the fish.

Rock climbing

Gym has made a huge difference to Mackenzie's ability at all her activities and her confidence at rock climbing.

After a slow start, an injection of party food meant she had the energy to climb to the top of lots and lots of walls.

Behind the times in Te Awamutu

On a visit to Te Awamutu to catch up with Aunty Jo, Uncle Murray and Megan we stopped off at the museum.

We were suprisingly impressed and could have spent much longer there...

dressing up in old fashioned clothes

sitting at an old desk and writing with ink - just like Anne of Green Gables - our favourite story at the moment.