Tag: Nana and Grandad

A Big Week

A Big Week

Ethan’s birthday week is always crazy, compounded this year by that inconvenient employment issue I have been having for the last six months….MY JOB!  I really love it actually, I just like to complain. Lucky for Nana, Grandparents day was the day before Ethan left 

The First Day of……

The First Day of……

SPRING!!!! Hallejulah, OMG it finally arrived.  I love New Zealand, I love New Zealand I really do love New Zealand, but winter in Auckland sucks ass more than anywhere  else that I have ever lived (specifically Florida and San Diego – tough crowd I know). 

Family Lunch

Family Lunch

My uber-talented little brother leaves next week for his next international mission – off to Europe to gig on a luxury cruise for 4 months.  So we had a big family GTG for him today at Mum and Dads.  I think I weight about 5kg more than I did this morning.  swear to god.

My Family Dave and I Hadyn and Dogs H and DogsMe and my nanas IMG_6261 IMG_6274 IMG_6281 IMG_6288Ethan & his Great-Grandmothers; Other-one Nana (L) & Old Nan (R)

MUM Jackfamily IMG_6308

Good Friday

Good Friday

We had a working bee at Mum and Dads on Good Friday and helped spread the dumptruck-load of mulch through the orchard.  When we arrived the Easter Bunny aka Nana, had just been and dropped off a sweet stash of easter eggs and awesome goodies;

How many dogs & Jacks can you fit in a Pulsar?

How many dogs & Jacks can you fit in a Pulsar?

The answer is Molly, Marley, Louie, Ethan, Dave and I.  We took the pups out to Muriwai last weekend for lunch on the beach to lament the end of daylight saving and to celebrate the fact that dogs can go on the beach all day 

Ethan's Art Reviews, & Digger Driving

Ethan's Art Reviews, & Digger Driving

Dear Ethan, thank you for the picture of my new shed, it is ‘A Dorable’. [to quote a popular phrase]

I have sent some pictures of you driving the digger, – look at that face!

We will take it down to the paddock and move some mud soon!

I hope lou-bear is feeling better today, you need to be very kind and look after him till he gets better.

Have a good day at kindy.

Love you more, grandad and nana.

XXXXXX XXXXXX

Grandad's Shed

Grandad's Shed

When I picked Ethan up from his first day back at kindy, he was just about busting at the seams to tell me about the collage he had made of his Grandad’s NEW SHED, the sides are even true to colour!  (The little box to 

Nana's new baby

Nana's new baby

Bob Marley has taken Louie’s place as the smallest dog in the family, he is sooo cute and is obsessed with Mum! We had a great day out at the farm with Freya last Monday;

Holy smokes Batman!

Holy smokes Batman!

Nana buys the BEST toys!