Saturday, July 25, 2009

Just a few pics...
Devon with cousin Anya - she's catching up to
him length wise! They're both 4 months here


Olivia, Courtney and Devon


And here's Olivia with a very creative hairdo. She came marching into the kitchen the other day stating that that's how she was going to have it for Aunty Kaffa's wedding :-)



Friday, July 17, 2009

Leonie and kids came up to Perth for a few days this past week and before they came, she organised to catch up with some of us. So today we had morning coffee at McDonald's in Armadale - they have a McCafe there, so yummy hot chocolate for me and there's also toys for the kids to play on.
Olivia, Leonie with Zachary, Sarah, Evette with Corey,
Kaffa and Lauren (from Leonie)

Olivia with her cousins Hannah and Lauren
By the way, Olivia is going to be flower girl with Hannah for
Mike and Kaffa's wedding in December - pretty exciting!

Zachary (from Leonie)

Tegan (from Evette)

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