Monday, August 16, 2010

Winter 2010

Sooo, what have we been up to? This and that and a bit in between. Mostly relaxing and playing outside...
...and enjoying this beautiful winter weather

the very important boots that must go on when one goes outside



I've also been to IKEA with Kathryn during the school holidays to get another toy storage system...
there's two here, side by side

also got this cute bookcase for the play room


Roseanne was up in Perth for a week during her mid-semester break. She celebrated her birthday while she was up so we had her and Mike and Kaffa round for dinner.
Hooray!


We also went to Rockingham for lunch and a play on another beautiful sunny winter's day. Ingrid and girls and Mum and Renee joined us too.



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2 comments:

Marian said...

Nice winter:) Looks gorgeous out there!

August 17, 2010 at 10:46 PM
tintin said...

Nice winter photos!! You lucky duck :) :) :) glad yous all look happy & healthy!!
xox

August 21, 2010 at 1:02 AM

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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