Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Every Woman Expo

Last Saturday Tineke organised for a bunch of girls to go check out the Every Woman Expo that was on in Perth. Wow! What a variety of stalls they had promoting all sorts of things that are meant to make a woman's life so much better and enjoyable...massage, on-line nappy suppliers, photographers, weight loss solutions, tanning, cooking ideas, lotions and potions for your body, detox machines, fashion etc etc! Very interesting of course... I'm surprised Tin hasn't heard yet that she's won a competition - she entered pretty much every one that was free! Here are some some pics...

Tin having a free makeup trial

Charlene's turn

Olivia was fascinated by this lady having a massage

ok, time for some wine tasting...


Charlene having a go on the wii fit - she had to knock
soccer balls away by moving her head

Tin having a go

All us girls: back - Rose, Heidi, Jessica, Olivia and me
Front - Charlene and Tin

On the way home again - she was so good for me the whole day!

At the Park...

Here's some photos I took of Olivia playing at the park down the road the other day.







It's Monday
It's raining - YAY!!!
Olivia is sleeping - YAY to that too
I chopped all my hair off on Saturday...eeek!
Daylight saving is finished! It was dark at 7pm last night; weird!
It's wintry...I love it, I might head for my bed too. Olivia was awake at 5 this morning, snoozed for a bit till 6, didn't take her Dad's advice on going back to sleep, so got to go in bed with Mum till it was a sane time to get up (only b/c her Mum was sick of listening to her whinge and whine). So I'm feeling a bit sleepy...
Anyway, here's some pics from Saturday night. The van der Veen tribe had a BBQ at Paul and Heidi's place for Renee's b'day. (They might be put on one per day b/c the connection is soooo slow.)

The boys looking at Dad and Mum's Melbourne photos

the Girly Whirlys -- Heidi, Charlene, me, Annette, Renee and Ingrid

checking out some funny video clips

Akaroa

Akaroa
This is the awesome view you get as you drive down into Akaroa, a little town about 1.5 hous from Christchurch

On the beach at Long Bay, Akaroa

A shop with character

Morning tea in Timaru

Christchurch

Christchurch
Our 'Kozy Kiwi' - accomodation while in Christchurch

Rod, Kathryn and Rose on the cool blow up trampoline thing

Sunday night BBQ at the caravan park where we all stayed: Darryl, Rose, Rod and Glenn

Travelling...

Travelling...
more beautiful scenery

Mt Cook - NZ's highest mountain


river near Lake Wanaka

Cadbury's Chocolate Factory!!!

Aren't I strong!

Christchurch Botanical Gardens

all a bit bleary eyed at 5am @ the airport

sunrise above the clouds - beautiful!

Zachary

mmm, Olivia gets to lick the beater!

Tastes good Mum!


my little gardener

A busy bee