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 kindy for ever, so they got to enjoy a special day together before his departure …

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). Anywho, the sun arrived in opposite land this week and we have been loving it. …

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. Ethan & his Great-Grandmothers; Other-one Nana …

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; Follow

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 …

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 the left is Nana’s house, indicating the sheer size of the shed in Ethan’s mind); …

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; Follow