Funtimes on the tramp!

Our holiday is over...boo.

Jeez, a month off work goes too bloody quickly!  It only seems like a couple of day ago we drove down to Mum's for Christmas.  We ended up spending around 10 days in the Naki, it will go down as one of the more memorable trips back home...poor Max had days of incredible constipation and then a horrid 24 hour spewing bug swept through us all at different times.  We did manage to grab a few days in between sickness to chill out and and enjoy family time, but rat shit time for everyone to get crook!

The kids went back to Daycare (KidsKlub) last Monday (and my god were they excited about going back! - the two of them practically leaped out of the car and ran inside to see their buddies) - Ingrid and I were a bit cheeky and took the week off so we could have some relaxing time to ourselves while they were having fun...and yes...it was bliss.  After we dropped the kids off we both got to do whatever we bloody wanted!  We went out for lunch a couple of times, spent a day up at a beautiful beach near Waiwerea, swam in our pool (of course), organised a new bed for Soph, put a million things on trade me (and sold most of them) and even managed some spring cleaning!

Today was back to work and back to reality...boo. I enjoyed hanging out with family along with spending some overdue quality time with just Ingrid and I last week.

Summertime and iceblocks at nana's. 

 Max growing up way too fast

The pool rocked.

Shot puts and Beach's

Happy to report Max had the explosion we've all been all waiting for. After two trips to the ER, four enema's, days of torture and severe stomach cramping...he finally let it rip...the poor bugger almost passed out too - it was the size of a regulation shot put and just as bloody heavy!

Max was shattered and crashed shortly afterwards, and poor old Sophie hasn't been given much attention while Max has been crook so we decided to take her to Urenui beach for the day.  I remember spending a large chunk of my holidays at the place when I was young, so it was kinda cool going back this time with kids.  I think we may even look at camping there next year - Sophie had a blast!

Braving the cold river

Sliding down the mudflats - Soph (and Daddy) thought they were pretty cool

Show us your triangle

The Beach

Done the mudflats - so we moved around to the beach

View from then other side

Fun on the swing-bridge

The mudflats (and Rock car) from across the river

Sweet day

Christmas in the Naki

Things got off to a rough start when we got to Taranaki.  We arrived late on the 23rd after a sweet trip down and awoke Christmas Eve morning with Ingrid having a nasty tummy bug, the poor thing spent most of the day in bed and couldn't keep anything down!  Things did improve later on that night and Xmas day thankfully, she was back to normal - she thought it was a quick 24 hour bug...my guess was she drank too much the day before...

We had a great Xmas Day and had a massive feed for lunch, Nan, Ray, Rochelle, Darren, Nic, Nana and the four of us all pigged out.

The only shitter (literally) is Max's bowels - he's taken after his big sister and is going through a hideous constipation phase, we even took him to the emergency doc's while we were here because the little bugger was dropping to his knees in agony with stomach cramps.  We ended up giving him two enema's which didn't relly help, a bucket of 'lactalose' and more fruit than you would see on Pononsby road!   He's being stubborn and not wanting to push anything out - lets hope it comes soon!

We've got Riccardo from work looking after the house and no real plans when we're returning to Auckand - we'll play it by ear and chill for a few more days - the kids love it here!  

Sophie's reaction when she saw the milk and cookies gone she left out for Santa!

Sophie helping Max unwrap the pressie's

Xmas morning at Nana's!

Thanks Santa for the presents

A little natural...go Max!

Cool paddling pool that has become a tent

Nana's rockin chair

Max taking a peek at someone's clevage...dodgy.

Xmas lights

Sweet mountain 

Dad and Soph at Pukekura Park

10,000

 I checked the blog statistics the other day and noticed that it has had over 10,000 views! - that's pretty impressive, just imagine if we updated it more regulary...

Life is pretty good in the King household. The kids are in superb form, they love the house, the pool and playing with each other, I'm officially on holiday for a month now, Ingrid is enjoying her new job and we're off to the Naki for a week or so in a few days time...what's not to like! 

Sophie phoning Santa

Happy after a swim with her old man 

Our little man growing up

My hot wife

Feeding the ducks on a lazy Sunday

Sophie and Max decorated most of the tree by themselves

Pools are awesome!

Hot days and U2

I managed to scab a ticket to U2 on Thursday and man, what a show!.  Apparently it's the biggest stage show ever in NZ and all of 50,000 people there went nuts all night long.

The weather has been great the past few weeks but today was an absolute scorcher!  - Max still hates the pool but he's quite content playing with toys and reading books by himself (with his shirt off) while we hang by the pool swimming.  Max and Soph are pretty good at entertaining themselves now too.  They often run off together playing in the sandpit or in their rooms while mummy and daddy sneak a few moments of adult chillin' time! - On ya kids!

Relaxing and enjoying Bob The Builder (his favourite show)

Stage set up was pretty surreal for U2...looked like a giant spaceship 

Pretty good view form our cushy spot!

Down on the Farm

We went on a little adventure in the weekend and vistited Poppa and Nana Carol in Pukekohe - they were house sittnig a farm for a few days.  The kids had a blast!

and a video here of Max feeding the goats