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What I did this afternoon was to attend a friends Baby shower.....this lovely lady is of South African origins and is expecting baby #2 in 3-4wks. The photo shows the wonderful spread put on by her and her mother (mom as apposed to mum) who ran this event.
A learning experience for the kiwi's among us as this event was meant to be a suprise so to speak, as with S.A. tradition. In NZ the baby shower/kitchen tea events are known about by the mother to be and so is not a suprise.....we learn something every day :D
Today was a great day - started out as it finished working up to be a hot day. At 9am we headed up to the lake to ride the bike and feed the ducks behind the Whitby Mall. Out of the reeds came a family of black swans, very friendly and happy to eat our offerings.
Another nice day in the land of Wellington - though Tyler would NOT take his jumper off. I finally got around to buying a helmet to go with the new bike Tyler got for his 3rd birthday - which he has only just been tall enough to ride. Initially he wanted a nice pink "special hat" to go with his bike. But the shop only had blue or green in his size so the "special hat" with stars it was and he wore it the whole way to the park in the car too :)
Day 28 - 3 sunny days in a row!!! What happy campers we where! This one is the roses at home getting a much needed watering care of the swimming pool.
Day 27 was a beautiful day here in Whitby, Wellington. We have not had much of a summer to speak about so far sun has been a day here or there but nothing more. To have two days or more together meant that the paddling pool could come out and have a chance to warm up before it was used.
This photo shows a happy wee fella after a busy day at daycare enjoying the last of the afternoon at home in his swimming pool.
Wellington Anniversary day - busy little day with most of the day spent out and about with friends and family enjoying the public holiday before another week at work. Most of the day was outside running about and this was the result
I don't do mornings well and most definitely not before 7am - this one was taken after a super excited 3yr old found the digital camera and brought it into our room before 0630!!! But other than that it is a pretty nice shot of him.
Outside our dinning room window is a variety of plants which are generally neglected and are attacked (pruned) a few times a year. One of these plants means we have had the pleasure to have a family of Tui's in our garden most of the Spring and Summer. The flax flowers and seeds attract the Tui's and many other birds. This bird is a NZ native and the one photoed is a young bird that was "born" in a Gum tree in our garden.
A happy afternoon playing with a little friend and Mr Potatohead - Mummy the super shopper (ready for anything)
Could not pick between two photos for today.
Firstly is Tyler (3yrs old) happy playing inside in his tent, this was un-posed he just happened to look at the camera.
Secondly is not such a good take but is Daddy (36yrs old) stuck inside said same tent's attached tunnel.
Much to Simba the cats horror a visit to the vet for a huge abscess on his shoulder meant one unhappy cat and one unhappy child for 10days while the drain was in. The cat because he had a silly bucket on his head which meant he couldn't fit through normal gaps or under the bed. The 3yr old because he wasn't able to touch the cat because he was "sick".
He got the abscess because he was fighting with a neighbors cat, this cat has single handedly (should that read pawed?) given us a vet bill of over $3000 in the last 12 mths.
A day trip visit to friends in Carterton. The is a swan plant with a caterpillar ready to form a cocoon and turn into a beautiful butterfly.
This photo says it all - Byebye Nana and Granddad - Gate 9 @ Wellington Airport.
Day 11 brought the final day with Nana and Granddad here in Wellington after a long 7wk stay. The weather was miserable making it a play inside day.
Here Thomas the tank engine meets Jurassic Park.
Day 10 brought an escape from the four walls of the home with the crusting over of Tyler's last chickenpox spot. At last not contagious any more!!!
Staglands farm and wildlife preserve here in Wellington has a nice selection of animals most of which you can touch and feed. It is a bit of a drive from the CBD but only 30mins from our home and well worth the hair raising driving of the drivers coming in the other direction. Some of this road is very narrow even though it is two way.This Peacock is sitting on a rail-car which can be ridden on by kids.
As a first time parent I have learnt lots of new and exciting things about life. Day 2 of 2010 brings new learning......Never leave a 3yr old alone with paint to answer the phone.
This was the result of a 2min wrong number call, Tyler was happily painting with a paint brush, this seems to have progressed to fingers and then body art.
This was how we spent our first day of 2010. Learning that Tyler had Chickenpox.
