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Saturday, 7 Aug 2010

Days out UK 2010

We've had some top days out on this trip: The towering spires of Oxford, Nature trailing at Ryton Pools, Bug hunting workshop at Brandon Marsh, and saying hi to friends at Birmingham Nature Centre included - just a few pics from some lovely days to remember

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Thursday, 1 Jul 2010

Myles Dress Up King

Well it didn't take M long to find the dressups to be purchased in the local supermarket, and as they were in the sale a few were purchased no less! Thanks to my mom and best mate Tracey who increased the sale to 4 costumes!

Half the time when I used to pick M up from kindy he'd be dressed as something including a range of dresses I have to say! Well he sure knows how to party so why not I say

I think these pics give a taster - I especially love the ones in his Woody Toy Story dress up he suits it so me thinks!

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Monday, 28 Jun 2010

London 2010

We spent a top and very hot week in London, staying with our lovely friends Howard, Francesca and their children Kai and Cybele. It was probably one of the hottest weeks we've spent in the UK on this trip but we still managed to have fun! Whilst C spent a few of the days in meetings with publishers M and I entertained ourselves - a visit to St. James' park - changing of the guard, Buckingham Palace, the Science Museum and hanging out with our buddies meant a great time was had by all

Here a just a few pics I took, C has some great ones to which I'll add later!

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Monday, 21 Jun 2010

Wales Wonderful Wales

Wales wonderful Wales - Well the weather was perfect and so was the company - we ventured into the beauty of mid Wales with our bestest mates Tracey and Liam and their doggie Dougie. It was just a brill holiday, the combination of hot sun, great location to stay (a log cabin at lake Bala) and great friends and plenty of lurvely grub to boot!

We visited some stunning locations and it has to be one of the best UK holidays we've ever had - more to come next year me thinks!

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Sunday, 20 Jun 2010

We are still here!

Yes it has been an age since I lasted blogged, I have been very lazy of late and in my defense a lot has been happening. We've moved out of Wellington and will be moving to Auckland once we return from our current travels in Uk, US and Rarotonga - yes I have heaps of pics and will post them soon. But for now just a quick hi and pics to follow honest!
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Friday, 11 Jun 2010

Myles Last Day at Pikopiko Clyde Quay Kindy

Today was very emotional for us all, and not least for Myles of course. He has adored his time at kindy and learnt a lot. He has been so brave about us moving and has talked at great length of his love for his teachers especially Wendy and Linda. His profile book is one of his most treasured possessions and something that has helped to cement his identity of his new life in NZ.

Pikopiko kindy is a very special place and will always have a place in our hearts. It was where we began to feel like our new Kiwi lives were beginning to have roots and although Myles and us have left for pastures new we will never forget the dedication and community spirit of such a wonderful place for children and their parents to belong too. So for Wendy and team we talk about you guys a lot, Myles profile book has been shown to all our family and friends here in England and when we move to Auckland I know Myles will be proud to show his new teachers the great start you gave him - Thank You!

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Monday, 19 Apr 2010

Staglands with Great Friends

Yesterday (as today) was a glorious autumnal day. Which was perfect as we'd planned a day out with our great friends to go to Staglands, a stunning country park estate set in the most beautiful valley. The sun shone all day and as we meandered our way through various areas of the park, the kids chased each other around and fed all the animals (in between us feeding them and ourselves a number of cakes and milkshakes along with the usual brunch - that adds up to a lot of food!) the animals were so tame and well mannered too which made it all the more enjoyable.

It was such a great day to share with our good friends Sandi,Sean, Keely and Amber. Keely and Myles adore each other and just spend all their time chatting away and basically having fun. Little Amber is growing so fast and we've seen her go from crawling to racing around getting involved and having so much fun with Keely and Myles and the three of them had a ball with plenty of space to explore.

It was just one of those perfect sunday family days out and we'll sure miss these folks when we go for our big move up north. I know we'll keep in touch though as we've spoken many times of this. One of the most special things of travelling somewhere new to live is how you come to meet such great people that have travelled too and are on the same life adventure with their own stories to share. And those moments and stories that you have together and hear about hold a special place in your heart

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Saturday, 17 Apr 2010

Myles at Whale Bay - Tutukaka Northland

Whilst on our Easter hols 'up north' we ventured along the east coast of the Northland to find a stunning beach - we'd not heard of it although it is very well known amongst the beach lovers of NZ - Although we went during the week prior to the main Easter holidays and had the place to ourselves - totally amazing - a stunning paradise of a place that you have a stunning walk to get to through native bush and pohutakawa trees which lean precariously off the cliff edge and then cascade down onto the shore itself offering perfect shade and a place to hang your togs following a wonderful swim. Crystal clear calm waters top off this stunning (yes I know I've said stunning 4 times!) beach and today as ever M was in his element so what more can we do than take the boy's pic over and over - Times like this are to cherish and when you see your child being in the moment - free like he was in these shots you just have to record them forever - enjoy :-D

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Saturday, 17 Apr 2010

Solar Power At The Ray House

Well since we don't have a house of our own to experiment with eco power, we thought that our recycled copper water feature would be a good place to start. Use the power of the sun to drive the water pump. Leaving all the techy stuff to Craig and his trusty assistant Myles - I stood back to watch the marvel unfold! It was pretty amazing I have to say - and OK the sun was shining brightly on us today - but all the same it's a start and with thoughts coming ever closer of us building our own eco friendly home it's something that we're determined to pursue - oh and mother nature must have liked it as our resident tree Weta came to see what all the fuss was about too! Yes he is pretty scary looking especially as we don't have anything like that in the UK but we're happy we have a native insect in our midst!

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Saturday, 17 Apr 2010

Thanks to Friends - Capital E Show

Our wonderful friends in the UK - Francesca, Howard, Kai and Cybele, sent us a surprise gift for Easter - tickets to see The Farm at The End of the Road - children's theatre performance at Capital E in Wellington

So we set of this morning into town grabbed a quick coffee and entered into the magical world of kids theatre! I have to say the performance was brilliant and funny even for us oldies! The quality of the actors and puppets was sooo good, and we all really enjoyed ourselves

Here's just a few pics of M pre-performance - he loves anything to do with 'being on stage' or puppets shows etc...and so he was able to do a little show of his own before the show proper began! Also a few pics of the actual show - shame I couldn't video it - it was a wonderful way to spend a family saturday morning and head off for brunch afterwards - so thank you so much guys for thinking of us all - we had a blast :-D

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