Easter

Today is Easter. We wish the kids could be with grandparents, but we’re making the most of it anyway. Easter Bunny (Amy) made a wonderful dolly for each of the kids. She spent many hours of loving effort during the few minutes available after the kids fell asleep. They turned out exceptionally well, and the kids loved receiving them. Here they are sitting on the couch…


Quinne left a note for Easter Bunny with some lettuce in a bowl. Here’s what the note said (She copied the writing). (The New Zealand Easter is a bit of a devil).


Quinne woke up on Easter morning and noticed that Easter Bunny had eaten the lettuce and left a basket with the dollies and a note in it. Outside he left Easter eggs around the campsite. Beck even found a few.
Later, Quinne made a pillow for her and beck’s dollies…


Here’s Beck trying to eat his dolly…


and Quinne feeding hers…


We took the rest of the day to enjoy the magnificent sunny weather on Otago Peninsula just outside Dunedin. It’s an amazing place with spectacular beaches and wildlife. We’ve experienced some incredible scenery, wildlife and birdlife along the southern most coastline. Here’s a little sea lion pup…


He was playing with a fish someone gave him…


Isn’t he cute?


When people got too close, he chased them away…


Here’s his mum who didn’t seem to mind how close you got, although I didn’t test her too much…


We’ve also seen unique birdlife…




and even some almost extinct yellow-eyed penguins…