Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Bremer Bay 2011

We had a fantastic week in Bremer with all the van der Veen's. Did lots of relaxing, swimming, 4WDing and enjoying each others company, especially brother Paul who had come over from kikkerland for a couple of weeks :)

You're all welcome to join us next year!

Dad and Mum's hired camper to the left and Paul and Ingrid's
camp to the right. You can see our stripey annex behind Dad and Mum's there


Tuesday...
our set up for the day at Little Boat Harbour beach

Olivia burying uncle Justin

Wednesday...
down at beautiful Blossoms Beach for the day.

Renee getting some driving practice with Paul in Marcel's car

Thursday...

bit of an overcast and windy day after having thunderstorms over night
so we just took it easy and went for a bit of drive and ended up along Dillon Bay

Then later on we went with Marcel into the dunes and had a bit of play around...fun fun!

poor Marcel just couldn't get up this hill!

jumping for joy!

and with Olivia

aaaww, we love you Paul

Rod getting some air!

relaxing back at camp

Friday...

part of the amazing coastline... oh, and us with the mighty troll :)

Olivia bivia bubbles ... as Rod likes to call her

another beautiful day down at Blossoms

does the colour look familiar Marian?



having fun in the hole that Justin dug

love my family!

Devon and Anya sharing chips and some love



dinner on the last night

and this is what we came home to!
Dark skies and windy weather!
Forecasts of the possibility of a cyclone crossing the coast near Perth.
Thankfully it all fizzled out and all was good.

2 comments:

tintin said...

LOVE the photo's!! :)
Looks like you guys had an amazing time together :) Looks like so much fun!! And nice weather... and nice things to do :) The kids are gorgeous too... I reckon Devon has real vd veen toes :D Love the family photo too!!
Would love to come along next year ;)
xox

Marian said...

Devon is so cute! I love his hair:)

Oh, and as usual, I'm jealous:) Glad you had a good time though!

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