I noticed the other day that it's been nearly six-weeks since my last post. I am a little annoyed I haven't kept it up as much as I would have liked too, but the main reason for my slackness is this bloody blog! It takes sooooo long to format and load photos that it drives me batty. I started loading photos around midday (yesterday now) and I've had to go back and re-load 3-4 times because it keeps crashing. Face book is WAY easier but I don't really want a bunch of people I hardly know reading all about the kids. Anyway, I'll give it another few weeks and see how it goes., but I feel better now I've had my rant.
Christmas was very cruisy this year - we had Mike and Carol (Ingrid's father and his wife) up for a few days along with mum. Mike and Carol stayed in their very cool house bus and mum stayed with us. Christmas Day was a stunner and Sophie and I spent a lot of it in the pool. Max won't go in the pool yet, he has a real phobia when it comes to getting his hair wet, to the point where bath times these days are nothing short of traumatic, the poor bugger gets hysterical and almost passes out with fear. No one knows why either.
Mum took Sophie down to New Plymouth for 5 days after Christmas and from all accounts they both had a wonderful time. It sounds a bit mean, but it was kind cool spending a stack of 1 on 1 time with Max while Sophie was away, something we haven't done a lot of.
The rest of us went down to New Plymouth last week and stayed at mums for 5 days. It's always great going back home, except the more we go , the more Ingrid gets home sick. It would be a great place to live and bring up the kids their, but we'll have to wait and see if anything ever eventuates with work there.
While we were there, we did a cool day trip around the mountain and stopped off at a couple of coastal beaches along the way and found time to take in the lights at Pukekura Park one night too with Sophie, she absolutely LOVED it - I reckon the lights are the best I've seen yet!
Next week we're all off to stay at Ngungaru, a small beach town near Tutakaka in Northland. I manged to scam a free bach for 6 nights form a mate at work - fingers crossed the weather holds out!
Lots more happening - Sophie is enrolled in her new school :"Sunnybrae Primary" and starts early Feb, she's really looking forward to it because she'll be in the same class as two of her former KidsKlub buddies Isaac and Tailor. Anyway, blog has crashed again so I'll sign off. Ciao.
Max is growing up so fast. He'll be 3 next month, and despite his phobia over wet hair...he's an awesome kid.
Sophie has grown into a beautiful young girl who finished top of her class at school and knows far too many things for a 5 year old
So many presents - the kids were spoilt rotten by everyone and Santa!
Happy holidays.
Mike and Carol enjoying some grand kids time
Sophie loves climbing, sports and athletics too
Some Christmas day play with mummy
sibling love!
Sophie on Xmas day - she's getting pretty good at diving in and going under now too
Taking after her Auntie Rochelle in the kitchen - a cool pressie
A well deserved beer on Xmas day...life is tough sometimes
Max and his train set. He loves it!
We took mum to Piha beach for a day, Sophie and I climbed up Lion Rock - great beach!
Max loves to copy everything Sophie does.
My gorgeous wife and little man.
Happy times at Nana's place.
Helping Auntie Rochelle make a birthday cake for Nana
"Say cheese Max!"
Sophie was in her element - she has a little stage at home that she performs on each night - today she got to experience a real stage was on cloud nine!
In the Fernery at Pukekura Lights.
Daddy cleaning up the beach at Oakura.
A little more salt in this thing than our pool...
Sophie the water-rat
Massive Wave!
Max and Daddy around the same age