Monday, September 28, 2009

school holidays

Today was the first day of spring break. Beck is thrilled to have his sissie home all day long. They're getting along swimingly - for now.

We went up the road to the Mud Castle for afternoon tea yesterday. I took this before we got in the car...


I wonder what the pictures will look like at the end of school holidays.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Beck is Three

Beck turned three on Saturday. He opened presents in the morning...


and had a party on the beach in the afternoon...


It was a beautiful day. Beck was quite content playing in the sand.


Beck's friend Aila had a great time also. She was very proud to be on a date all by herself.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Happy Birthday Beck

This little guy turns 3 tomorrow!


He has a hot date with Ayla...


He's so excited, he could climb a tree.




We'll get him to put his shoes on the right foot for his date.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

For the first time in seven years, Amy and I went skiing for the day without the ankle-biters tagging along. I took Amy on a little tour and showed her some of the views over the back. It was the first time she had been all the way to the top of the ridge. The mountains around the top of the south are stunning...


The direction that Amy is pointing is mainly unspoiled national parks that cover the top of the south island...


It was a magnificent day full of blue sky, fresh snow and smiles...


but strangely enough, we missed the kids and thought of how much fun they would be having if they were with us.
Isn't life peculiar.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Spring is here again

Spring has arrived in the Moutere. The air is full of energy. The little lambies are growing fast.


It's great to see the kids outside enjoying their amazing surroundings.


This is the rainy season, and we've had plenty of it. We've also had some beautiful days. The skies are quite amazing. Rainbows everywhere. Here's what it looked like from our porch this morning.


Here's Amy helping the neighbour herd their sheep...


That's probably not something she thought she would be doing a year and a half ago. How much our lives have changed. We're loving it.