Even here on the 'Wet' Coast we have been having our fair share of sun, in fact we actually had 4 weeks without rain. Should I mention that this was then followed by a solid week of rain??? Probably not ;) All this good weather has meant that the kids have been able to get out into the garden more and to catch up with friends at the park, which is great. Our house is wee it has to be said, so having people here doesn't always lend itself to enough space to play. Anyway on to the month that was.
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| Himself and the view at Lake Mahinapua |
At the beginning of September Jasmine had a 'fun day' out with her Brownies group. It was a beautiful day, thankfully as it was 10 hours outside, down at Lake Mahinapua. Himself was on first-aid watch and I was the kitchen maid in a marque. The kids just loved it!! Games, bush walks, picnic lunch, campfires, toasted marshmallows and finally a torch hunt for glow up stars under the full moon. Honestly the day couldn't have been a better one weather wise. The kids were absolutely wiped out afterwards and completely ready of for bed!
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| Themselves enjoying the Brownies fun-day |
Another big event for Jasmine this month was the loss of her 5th tooth. She already had a wobbly one then on her 'fun' day she bit into her sandwich crusts (yes my homemade bread!.... honestly it isn't quite as hard as it sounds) and suddenly another tooth was wobbly. This newly wobbly tooth was really going for it in the bid to be the next out of her mouth obviously as it continued for the next 5 days getting ready and then as Jasmine bumped her chin it flew out of her mouth! The funny thing was that she was trying to listen to me talk to the electrician and was climbing up on something she shouldn't have been so she didn't even mention the tooth until the electrician had gone - some 15 mins later!
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| Another tooth gone! |
Daniel has also had his share of events with the completion of another flat traveller journal from USA and the arrival of another from Alaska! I know they are both USA however.... Alaska is so much more exciting to us.... well, ok, me :) The flat travellers are little laminated pictures (animals, people etc) who are sent on a holiday with a journal for the host family to fill out for 2 weeks. It is based off a story called 'Flat Stanley' and I guess it is a glorified pen-pal system. The kids love it though especially when theirs arrive back with brochures and the occasional coin from another country.
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| Daniel and Jumbo the Flat traveller at Fox Glacier |
Daniel also had a birthday celebration complete with Volcano cake, cheerio car tea and dolphin dessert. He had it all planned out months ago - gee wonder who he is like :) - and made me write in down in detail so I wouldn't forget. The cake was far from what I imagined in my head however both kids thought is was great and that is all that counts in my world of cake decorating! It was a quite birthday with just our '4' family as the kids like to say (our odd number birthdays are the party ones) and he chose to stay at home and play with his presents rather than go out. Perfect choice on a rainy day.
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| The volcano cake complete with snow, lava and dinosaurs climbing up the sides. |
Well that is us for the last month aside from Liam doing a marvellous job in finishing painting the inside of the house! He is a machine sometimes, honestly! It is so nice to have the place finished now and all in time for us to enjoy the rest of Spring and Summer together.
Hope this finds you all happy, healthy and enjoying life
Arohanui
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