Mt Maunganui beach & sun
December 14
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December - Journal Entries
December 14
116 Images
![[ I hadn't realized Olive had moved up to the big swing seat. My baby is a little girl! Wilton Playcentre swap which was fun! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417414749_0_IMG_439107349-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "I hadn't realized Olive had moved up to the big swing seat. My baby is a little girl! Wilton Playcentre swap which was fun!")
![[ Mummy is getting into experiments with olive! Had fun with colorful baking soda and vinegar on a warm day. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417414811_1_IMG_439107350-3.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Mummy is getting into experiments with olive! Had fun with colorful baking soda and vinegar on a warm day.")
![[ Mummy is getting into experiments with olive! Had fun with colorful baking soda and vinegar on a warm day. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417414811_0_IMG_439107351.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Mummy is getting into experiments with olive! Had fun with colorful baking soda and vinegar on a warm day.")
![[ Had some fun with Isabel and Felix. Very interested in Santa, trees, decorations and presents. We better get cracking with our tree! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417415169_0_IMG_439107350-2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Had some fun with Isabel and Felix. Very interested in Santa, trees, decorations and presents. We better get cracking with our tree!")
![[ Let the Christmas parties begin! Olive got really into secret Santa and had to steal the green bunny. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417415412_1_IMG_439107349.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Let the Christmas parties begin! Olive got really into secret Santa and had to steal the green bunny.")
![[ Let the Christmas parties begin! Olive got really into secret Santa and had to steal the green bunny. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417415412_0_IMG_439107349-3.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Let the Christmas parties begin! Olive got really into secret Santa and had to steal the green bunny.")
![[ Beautiful day for our up and over walk followed by a yummy impromptu brunch at Karori Park Cafe. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417381335_0_IMG_439073499-7.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Beautiful day for our up and over walk followed by a yummy impromptu brunch at Karori Park Cafe.")
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![[ Our neighbours 7 houses down have take free range chickens to the extreme. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417381394_0_IMG_439073499-5.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Our neighbours 7 houses down have take free range chickens to the extreme.")
![[ After giving it a miss for a few weeks, Olive was excited to go to little dribblers today. She even took part in all the warm ups but wasn't so keen on the game - preferring to have a rest on the sideline and watch. Got her strip today too (but didn't want to take her skirt off). Baby steps! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417381510_0_IMG_439073499-3.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "After giving it a miss for a few weeks, Olive was excited to go to little dribblers today. She even took part in all the warm ups but wasn't so keen on the game - preferring to have a rest on the sideline and watch. Got her strip today too (but didn't want to take her skirt off). Baby steps!")
![[ After giving it a miss for a few weeks, Olive was excited to go to little dribblers today. She even took part in all the warm ups but wasn't so keen on the game - preferring to have a rest on the sideline and watch. Got her strip today too (but didn't want to take her skirt off). Baby steps! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417381510_1_IMG_439073499-4.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "After giving it a miss for a few weeks, Olive was excited to go to little dribblers today. She even took part in all the warm ups but wasn't so keen on the game - preferring to have a rest on the sideline and watch. Got her strip today too (but didn't want to take her skirt off). Baby steps!")
![[ Our neighbours 7 houses down have take free range chickens to the extreme. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417381394_1_IMG_439073499-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Our neighbours 7 houses down have take free range chickens to the extreme.")
![[ Our neighbours 7 houses down have take free range chickens to the extreme. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417381394_2_IMG_439073499.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Our neighbours 7 houses down have take free range chickens to the extreme.")
![[ Grandad's head on the bus goes out and in... ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417381570_0_IMG_439073499-6.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Grandad's head on the bus goes out and in...")
![[ Grandad's head on the bus goes out and in... ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417381570_1_IMG_439073499-2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Grandad's head on the bus goes out and in...")
![[ Iriee's last day in her bassinet. My baby is growing far to fast! (Well she grew out of it a few weeks back, cough... we were a bit slow on the up take!) big cot with a little Iriee here we come! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417415048_0_IMG_439107350-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iriee's last day in her bassinet. My baby is growing far to fast! (Well she grew out of it a few weeks back, cough... we were a bit slow on the up take!) big cot with a little Iriee here we come!")
![[ Olive's new bed is here! Room for the whole family. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417588630_0_IMG_439281306.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive's new bed is here! Room for the whole family.")
![[ Olive's new bed is here! Room for the whole family. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417588630_1_IMG_439281306-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive's new bed is here! Room for the whole family.")
![[ I finally finished the girls hooks. Olive can get the bag off by herself, so another thing she can do by herself. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417584791_0_IMG_439276994-3.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "I finally finished the girls hooks. Olive can get the bag off by herself, so another thing she can do by herself.")
![[ I finally finished the girls hooks. Olive can get the bag off by herself, so another thing she can do by herself. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417584791_1_IMG_439276994-2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "I finally finished the girls hooks. Olive can get the bag off by herself, so another thing she can do by herself.")
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![[ Peekaboo! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417752739_2_IMG_439445420-2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Peekaboo!")
![[ Peekaboo! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417752739_0_IMG_439445420-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Peekaboo!")
![[ Peekaboo! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417752739_3_IMG_439445420-3.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Peekaboo!")
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![[ I finally finished the girls hooks. Olive can get the bag off by herself, so another thing she can do by herself. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417584791_2_IMG_439276994-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "I finally finished the girls hooks. Olive can get the bag off by herself, so another thing she can do by herself.")
![[ Happy Birthday Mummy! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417752915_0_IMG_439445494.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Happy Birthday Mummy!")
![[ Happy Birthday Mummy! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417752915_1_IMG_439445420-4.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Happy Birthday Mummy!")
![[ Had a lovely birthday which started with a squash game with Tom (came out of my 21 years of retirement) cake & tea at Louis Sergeant sweet couture, the best sushi for lunch, A few hours of mad work, bathed my babies and a lovely dinner out with my husband. Could not have asked for more. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417785610_0_IMG_6447.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Had a lovely birthday which started with a squash game with Tom (came out of my 21 years of retirement) cake & tea at Louis Sergeant sweet couture, the best sushi for lunch, A few hours of mad work, bathed my babies and a lovely dinner out with my husband. Could not have asked for more.")
![[ Layered chocolate cake expertly crafted by Daddy and decorated by Olive (don't count the candles as I think there are two extra!). ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417811229_0_IMG_439503803-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Layered chocolate cake expertly crafted by Daddy and decorated by Olive (don't count the candles as I think there are two extra!).")
![[ Layered chocolate cake expertly crafted by Daddy and decorated by Olive (don't count the candles as I think there are two extra!). ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417811229_1_IMG_439503803.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Layered chocolate cake expertly crafted by Daddy and decorated by Olive (don't count the candles as I think there are two extra!).")
![[ We woke up to a sickly child this morning. Poor thing must have been vomiting half the night if the state of her bed was anything to go by. Our busy day of decorating a Christmas tree, going to a magic show and a Christmas lunch at Granny and Poppas turned into a day of rest. Hopefully it is just a non contagious 24 hour thing. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1417833069_0_IMG_439525579.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We woke up to a sickly child this morning. Poor thing must have been vomiting half the night if the state of her bed was anything to go by. Our busy day of decorating a Christmas tree, going to a magic show and a Christmas lunch at Granny and Poppas turned into a day of rest. Hopefully it is just a non contagious 24 hour thing.")
![[ Olive was finally well enough to take a break from the couch to help decorate the Christmas tree! Starting to feel more Christmassy all of a sudden. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418018890_0_IMG_439711509.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive was finally well enough to take a break from the couch to help decorate the Christmas tree! Starting to feel more Christmassy all of a sudden.")
![[ A perfect spot for the new swinging chair. Just need to finish the bricking! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418263030_0_IMG_439955665.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A perfect spot for the new swinging chair. Just need to finish the bricking!")
![[ Iris is really enjoying her food. It's a messy affair three times a day. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418577248_0_IMG_440269766.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris is really enjoying her food. It's a messy affair three times a day.")
![[ Unfortunately mummy came down with Olives tummy bug the night before so it was just Daddy and olive at the KCC Christmas party. Lots of yummy food and a visit from Santa (Benji) topped it off. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418577551_0_IMG_440269835-3.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Unfortunately mummy came down with Olives tummy bug the night before so it was just Daddy and olive at the KCC Christmas party. Lots of yummy food and a visit from Santa (Benji) topped it off.")
![[ Unfortunately mummy came down with Olives tummy bug the night before so it was just Daddy and olive at the KCC Christmas party. Lots of yummy food and a visit from Santa (Benji) topped it off. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418577551_1_IMG_440269835-5.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Unfortunately mummy came down with Olives tummy bug the night before so it was just Daddy and olive at the KCC Christmas party. Lots of yummy food and a visit from Santa (Benji) topped it off.")
![[ A lovely afternoon for the inaugural Hutt Boys Christmas party. Gini rested up at home with Iris while Olive and I headed up north to Sarah and Rory's. Olive took her time getting into things but loved the trampoline and another visit from Santa (Dan). So nice seeing everyone together and the new additions. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418577916_0_IMG_440269835-2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely afternoon for the inaugural Hutt Boys Christmas party. Gini rested up at home with Iris while Olive and I headed up north to Sarah and Rory's. Olive took her time getting into things but loved the trampoline and another visit from Santa (Dan). So nice seeing everyone together and the new additions.")
![[ A lovely afternoon for the inaugural Hutt Boys Christmas party. Gini rested up at home with Iris while Olive and I headed up north to Sarah and Rory's. Olive took her time getting into things but loved the trampoline and another visit from Santa (Dan). So nice seeing everyone together and the new additions. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418577916_2_IMG_440269835.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely afternoon for the inaugural Hutt Boys Christmas party. Gini rested up at home with Iris while Olive and I headed up north to Sarah and Rory's. Olive took her time getting into things but loved the trampoline and another visit from Santa (Dan). So nice seeing everyone together and the new additions.")
![[ A lovely afternoon for the inaugural Hutt Boys Christmas party. Gini rested up at home with Iris while Olive and I headed up north to Sarah and Rory's. Olive took her time getting into things but loved the trampoline and another visit from Santa (Dan). So nice seeing everyone together and the new additions. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418577916_1_IMG_440269835-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely afternoon for the inaugural Hutt Boys Christmas party. Gini rested up at home with Iris while Olive and I headed up north to Sarah and Rory's. Olive took her time getting into things but loved the trampoline and another visit from Santa (Dan). So nice seeing everyone together and the new additions.")
![[ A lovely afternoon for the inaugural Hutt Boys Christmas party. Gini rested up at home with Iris while Olive and I headed up north to Sarah and Rory's. Olive took her time getting into things but loved the trampoline and another visit from Santa (Dan). So nice seeing everyone together and the new additions. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418577916_3_IMG_440269835-4.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely afternoon for the inaugural Hutt Boys Christmas party. Gini rested up at home with Iris while Olive and I headed up north to Sarah and Rory's. Olive took her time getting into things but loved the trampoline and another visit from Santa (Dan). So nice seeing everyone together and the new additions.")
![[ Our little muncher. Loves anything which is sweet. Drops her spoon when more is on its way. Seems to be enjoying eating! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418703311_0_IMG_440284788-2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Our little muncher. Loves anything which is sweet. Drops her spoon when more is on its way. Seems to be enjoying eating!")
![[ Our little muncher. Loves anything which is sweet. Drops her spoon when more is on its way. Seems to be enjoying eating! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418703311_1_IMG_440284788-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Our little muncher. Loves anything which is sweet. Drops her spoon when more is on its way. Seems to be enjoying eating!")
![[ Our little muncher. Loves anything which is sweet. Drops her spoon when more is on its way. Seems to be enjoying eating! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418703311_2_IMG_440284788.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Our little muncher. Loves anything which is sweet. Drops her spoon when more is on its way. Seems to be enjoying eating!")
![[ "It's exactly what I wanted for Christmas" exclaimed Olive as she opened an early Christmas present from Granny and Poppa. She is really into the present opening this year. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418720951_0_IMG_440413128-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "\"It's exactly what I wanted for Christmas\" exclaimed Olive as she opened an early Christmas present from Granny and Poppa. She is really into the present opening this year.")
![[ "It's exactly what I wanted for Christmas" exclaimed Olive as she opened an early Christmas present from Granny and Poppa. She is really into the present opening this year. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418720951_1_IMG_440413129-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "\"It's exactly what I wanted for Christmas\" exclaimed Olive as she opened an early Christmas present from Granny and Poppa. She is really into the present opening this year.")
![[ A few of these should be ready to eat in a day or so! Surprised that the birds haven't got to them yet - perhaps it's because Lyon scared them off. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418720827_0_IMG_440413128-2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A few of these should be ready to eat in a day or so! Surprised that the birds haven't got to them yet - perhaps it's because Lyon scared them off.")
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![[ More early Christmas pressies! A Peppa Pig medical kit and a glowing lullaby bug from Aunty Jen and Uncle Dave. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419708975_0_IMG_441401511.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "More early Christmas pressies! A Peppa Pig medical kit and a glowing lullaby bug from Aunty Jen and Uncle Dave.")
![[ More early Christmas pressies! A Peppa Pig medical kit and a glowing lullaby bug from Aunty Jen and Uncle Dave. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419708975_1_IMG_441401511-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "More early Christmas pressies! A Peppa Pig medical kit and a glowing lullaby bug from Aunty Jen and Uncle Dave.")
![[ Riding Hilda ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418720714_1_IMG_440413129-2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Riding Hilda")
![[ Riding Hilda ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418720714_0_IMG_440413128-3.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Riding Hilda")
![[ It was over 28 degrees today and no wind. Can't beat it. Just about to enjoy f&c on our lawn with our new friend Hilda the hippo (Gini's birthday present) ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418704157_2_image1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "It was over 28 degrees today and no wind. Can't beat it. Just about to enjoy f&c on our lawn with our new friend Hilda the hippo (Gini's birthday present)")
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![[ Hanging with Aussie Cuzzies Ali and Lachie in Taupo. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419710001_3_IMG_441402501.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Hanging with Aussie Cuzzies Ali and Lachie in Taupo.")
![[ Hanging with Aussie Cuzzies Ali and Lachie in Taupo. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419710001_1_IMG_441402501-2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Hanging with Aussie Cuzzies Ali and Lachie in Taupo.")
![[ Hanging with Aussie Cuzzies Ali and Lachie in Taupo. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419710001_0_IMG_441402502.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Hanging with Aussie Cuzzies Ali and Lachie in Taupo.")
![[ Hanging with Aussie Cuzzies Ali and Lachie in Taupo. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419710001_2_IMG_441402501-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Hanging with Aussie Cuzzies Ali and Lachie in Taupo.")
![[ Paul, Lauren, Ali and Lachie joined us for a day and a night in Taupo to break the trip to the Mt. They got on like no time had passed. It's like they know family are special. Olive has become Ali's number one fan. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419405130_0_IMG_6543.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Paul, Lauren, Ali and Lachie joined us for a day and a night in Taupo to break the trip to the Mt. They got on like no time had passed. It's like they know family are special. Olive has become Ali's number one fan.")
![[ Paul, Lauren, Ali and Lachie joined us for a day and a night in Taupo to break the trip to the Mt. They got on like no time had passed. It's like they know family are special. Olive has become Ali's number one fan. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419405131_1_IMG_6572.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Paul, Lauren, Ali and Lachie joined us for a day and a night in Taupo to break the trip to the Mt. They got on like no time had passed. It's like they know family are special. Olive has become Ali's number one fan.")
![[ Paul, Lauren, Ali and Lachie joined us for a day and a night in Taupo to break the trip to the Mt. They got on like no time had passed. It's like they know family are special. Olive has become Ali's number one fan. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419405131_2_IMG_6577.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Paul, Lauren, Ali and Lachie joined us for a day and a night in Taupo to break the trip to the Mt. They got on like no time had passed. It's like they know family are special. Olive has become Ali's number one fan.")
![[ Story time at the Mount. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419718514_1_IMG_441403635.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Story time at the Mount.")
![[ We drip fed the presents at the mount. This was puppets, planes and a giraffe from Nan and Grandad! Olive took her parrot Rio with her everywhere. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419718750_0_IMG_441403635-4.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We drip fed the presents at the mount. This was puppets, planes and a giraffe from Nan and Grandad! Olive took her parrot Rio with her everywhere.")
![[ We drip fed the presents at the mount. This was puppets, planes and a giraffe from Nan and Grandad! Olive took her parrot Rio with her everywhere. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419718750_1_IMG_441403634-8.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We drip fed the presents at the mount. This was puppets, planes and a giraffe from Nan and Grandad! Olive took her parrot Rio with her everywhere.")
![[ We drip fed the presents at the mount. This was puppets, planes and a giraffe from Nan and Grandad! Olive took her parrot Rio with her everywhere. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419718750_2_IMG_441403634-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We drip fed the presents at the mount. This was puppets, planes and a giraffe from Nan and Grandad! Olive took her parrot Rio with her everywhere.")
![[ The weather has been lovely. This is the only photo of olive in the pool and she hasn't braved it again but loved directing from the side of the pool. Milla and Ali are the only brave kids so far! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419405311_0_IMG_6578.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The weather has been lovely. This is the only photo of olive in the pool and she hasn't braved it again but loved directing from the side of the pool. Milla and Ali are the only brave kids so far!")
![[ The weather has been lovely. This is the only photo of olive in the pool and she hasn't braved it again but loved directing from the side of the pool. Milla and Ali are the only brave kids so far! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419405311_1_IMG_6585.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The weather has been lovely. This is the only photo of olive in the pool and she hasn't braved it again but loved directing from the side of the pool. Milla and Ali are the only brave kids so far!")
![[ Iris got lots of cuddles from Milla and Lachlan while on holiday. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419716651_1_IMG_441403635-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris got lots of cuddles from Milla and Lachlan while on holiday.")
![[ Iris got lots of cuddles from Milla and Lachlan while on holiday. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419716651_2_IMG_441403634-2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris got lots of cuddles from Milla and Lachlan while on holiday.")
![[ Iris got lots of cuddles from Milla and Lachlan while on holiday. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419716651_0_IMG_441403634-7.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris got lots of cuddles from Milla and Lachlan while on holiday.")
![[ Iris's first visit to the beach! Mummy and daddy braved the water, the kids just enjoyed making sand castles. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419405549_1_image1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris's first visit to the beach! Mummy and daddy braved the water, the kids just enjoyed making sand castles.")
![[ Iris's first visit to the beach! Mummy and daddy braved the water, the kids just enjoyed making sand castles. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419405549_0_IMG_6640.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris's first visit to the beach! Mummy and daddy braved the water, the kids just enjoyed making sand castles.")
![[ Beautiful sun rises on Iris' early morning walks. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419718388_0_IMG_441403634.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Beautiful sun rises on Iris' early morning walks.")
![[ We did our annual walk around the Mount with Iris asleep in the front pack and lady olive in the buggy. She eventually got out and walked a quarter of the way all for a yummy smoothie reward. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419405850_0_IMG_6661.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We did our annual walk around the Mount with Iris asleep in the front pack and lady olive in the buggy. She eventually got out and walked a quarter of the way all for a yummy smoothie reward.")
![[ Another day at the beach. Olive made an 'o' for olive which we were all allowed in and the cousins all loved playing in a giant hole of water! All doing something different. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419418092_0_IMG_441110528.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Another day at the beach. Olive made an 'o' for olive which we were all allowed in and the cousins all loved playing in a giant hole of water! All doing something different.")
![[ Another day at the beach. Olive made an 'o' for olive which we were all allowed in and the cousins all loved playing in a giant hole of water! All doing something different. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419418092_1_IMG_441110527.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Another day at the beach. Olive made an 'o' for olive which we were all allowed in and the cousins all loved playing in a giant hole of water! All doing something different.")
![[ Another day at the beach. Olive made an 'o' for olive which we were all allowed in and the cousins all loved playing in a giant hole of water! All doing something different. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419418092_2_IMG_441110528-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Another day at the beach. Olive made an 'o' for olive which we were all allowed in and the cousins all loved playing in a giant hole of water! All doing something different.")
![[ A lovely catchup with my cousins and great Aunty Margaret and uncle Kevin plus second cousins for Olive, Iris, Ali, Lachie & Milla. It's strange to think of them all catching up in 30 years! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419444011_1_IMG_441110926-2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely catchup with my cousins and great Aunty Margaret and uncle Kevin plus second cousins for Olive, Iris, Ali, Lachie & Milla. It's strange to think of them all catching up in 30 years!")
![[ A lovely catchup with my cousins and great Aunty Margaret and uncle Kevin plus second cousins for Olive, Iris, Ali, Lachie & Milla. It's strange to think of them all catching up in 30 years! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419444011_0_IMG_441110926-5.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely catchup with my cousins and great Aunty Margaret and uncle Kevin plus second cousins for Olive, Iris, Ali, Lachie & Milla. It's strange to think of them all catching up in 30 years!")
![[ We have enjoyed dinner outside every night. Olive is still Ali's number one fan. It is fascinating watching them chatting away together. Dinner for two? Cheers! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419702556_1_IMG_441110926-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We have enjoyed dinner outside every night. Olive is still Ali's number one fan. It is fascinating watching them chatting away together. Dinner for two? Cheers!")
![[ We have enjoyed dinner outside every night. Olive is still Ali's number one fan. It is fascinating watching them chatting away together. Dinner for two? Cheers! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419702556_0_IMG_441110926-4.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We have enjoyed dinner outside every night. Olive is still Ali's number one fan. It is fascinating watching them chatting away together. Dinner for two? Cheers!")
![[ Christmas Day madness! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419718878_2_IMG_441403635-2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Christmas Day madness!")
![[ Christmas Day madness! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419718878_0_IMG_441403634-6.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Christmas Day madness!")
![[ Christmas Day madness! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419718878_1_IMG_441403634-11.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Christmas Day madness!")
![[ Story time at the Mount. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419718514_0_IMG_441403634-12.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Story time at the Mount.")
![[ Christmas Day madness! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419718878_5_IMG_441403634-3.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Christmas Day madness!")
![[ Christmas Day madness! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419718878_3_IMG_441403635-5.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Christmas Day madness!")
![[ Christmas Day madness! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419718878_4_IMG_441403635-3.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Christmas Day madness!")
![[ We managed to see 3/4's of Lucy and Rory's beautiful wedding near Otaki on our way home from the Mount. Gorgeous setting. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419716477_0_IMG_441403634-10.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We managed to see 3/4's of Lucy and Rory's beautiful wedding near Otaki on our way home from the Mount. Gorgeous setting.")
![[ We managed to see 3/4's of Lucy and Rory's beautiful wedding near Otaki on our way home from the Mount. Gorgeous setting. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419716477_2_IMG_441403635-6.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We managed to see 3/4's of Lucy and Rory's beautiful wedding near Otaki on our way home from the Mount. Gorgeous setting.")
![[ We managed to see 3/4's of Lucy and Rory's beautiful wedding near Otaki on our way home from the Mount. Gorgeous setting. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419716477_1_IMG_441403634-4.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We managed to see 3/4's of Lucy and Rory's beautiful wedding near Otaki on our way home from the Mount. Gorgeous setting.")
![[ We managed to see 3/4's of Lucy and Rory's beautiful wedding near Otaki on our way home from the Mount. Gorgeous setting. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419716477_3_IMG_441403634-9.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We managed to see 3/4's of Lucy and Rory's beautiful wedding near Otaki on our way home from the Mount. Gorgeous setting.")
![[ Hilda didn't do a very good job of keeping the lawn short while we were away. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419721093_0_IMG_441413727.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Hilda didn't do a very good job of keeping the lawn short while we were away.")
![[ Gotch we have had so many lovely gifts. Might have to put some away for a later date. The best present from my perspective is having family here for a holiday and watching the kids all get along in different ways. I feel olive has changed so much over this past week, I can't pinpoint it but her humor has evolved and she is really playing games with Ali and understanding more. We are so lucky. Can't wait to see the Prosser cousins tomorrow too! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419838508_0_IMG_441530627-3.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Gotch we have had so many lovely gifts. Might have to put some away for a later date. The best present from my perspective is having family here for a holiday and watching the kids all get along in different ways. I feel olive has changed so much over this past week, I can't pinpoint it but her humor has evolved and she is really playing games with Ali and understanding more. We are so lucky. Can't wait to see the Prosser cousins tomorrow too!")
![[ I love my girls. Enough said. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419843131_0_IMG_441530627-4.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "I love my girls. Enough said.")
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![[ After a day of recovery from our Turner holiday, we reunited for a casual la fresco dining - burger style. The kids loved seeing each other again and the paddling pool was a hit. Geeze it was hot today! Over 30 degrees. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419843072_2_IMG_441530627-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "After a day of recovery from our Turner holiday, we reunited for a casual la fresco dining - burger style. The kids loved seeing each other again and the paddling pool was a hit. Geeze it was hot today! Over 30 degrees.")
![[ After a day of recovery from our Turner holiday, we reunited for a casual la fresco dining - burger style. The kids loved seeing each other again and the paddling pool was a hit. Geeze it was hot today! Over 30 degrees. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419843072_1_IMG_441530627-2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "After a day of recovery from our Turner holiday, we reunited for a casual la fresco dining - burger style. The kids loved seeing each other again and the paddling pool was a hit. Geeze it was hot today! Over 30 degrees.")
![[ After a day of recovery from our Turner holiday, we reunited for a casual la fresco dining - burger style. The kids loved seeing each other again and the paddling pool was a hit. Geeze it was hot today! Over 30 degrees. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419843072_0_IMG_441530717.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "After a day of recovery from our Turner holiday, we reunited for a casual la fresco dining - burger style. The kids loved seeing each other again and the paddling pool was a hit. Geeze it was hot today! Over 30 degrees.")
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![[ Yummy French toast at Granny and Poppas to celebrate Dave's birthday. Have never seen Olives plate so clean! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419921972_0_IMG_441614587-3.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Yummy French toast at Granny and Poppas to celebrate Dave's birthday. Have never seen Olives plate so clean!")
![[ Yummy French toast at Granny and Poppas to celebrate Dave's birthday. Have never seen Olives plate so clean! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419921972_1_IMG_441614587-2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Yummy French toast at Granny and Poppas to celebrate Dave's birthday. Have never seen Olives plate so clean!")
![[ Yummy French toast at Granny and Poppas to celebrate Dave's birthday. Have never seen Olives plate so clean! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419921972_2_IMG_441614587.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Yummy French toast at Granny and Poppas to celebrate Dave's birthday. Have never seen Olives plate so clean!")
![[ It's nice to have Mr Stinkle home. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1420014489_0_IMG_441706757.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "It's nice to have Mr Stinkle home.")
![[ New Year's Eve... It rained so we cancelled our bbq and hung out with family in Ngaio. Hiding under desks, showing Milla how to jump, sharing Ali, bus rolling, peppa snap... The list goes on. I'm pooped and it's only 8pm. Olive cried all the way home as she didn't want to leave. I hate to think how she is going to be after the cousins go back to Auz. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1420010953_0_IMG_441703331-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "New Year's Eve... It rained so we cancelled our bbq and hung out with family in Ngaio. Hiding under desks, showing Milla how to jump, sharing Ali, bus rolling, peppa snap... The list goes on. I'm pooped and it's only 8pm. Olive cried all the way home as she didn't want to leave. I hate to think how she is going to be after the cousins go back to Auz.")
![[ New Year's Eve... It rained so we cancelled our bbq and hung out with family in Ngaio. Hiding under desks, showing Milla how to jump, sharing Ali, bus rolling, peppa snap... The list goes on. I'm pooped and it's only 8pm. Olive cried all the way home as she didn't want to leave. I hate to think how she is going to be after the cousins go back to Auz. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1420010953_3_IMG_441703330.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "New Year's Eve... It rained so we cancelled our bbq and hung out with family in Ngaio. Hiding under desks, showing Milla how to jump, sharing Ali, bus rolling, peppa snap... The list goes on. I'm pooped and it's only 8pm. Olive cried all the way home as she didn't want to leave. I hate to think how she is going to be after the cousins go back to Auz.")
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![[ New Year's Eve... It rained so we cancelled our bbq and hung out with family in Ngaio. Hiding under desks, showing Milla how to jump, sharing Ali, bus rolling, peppa snap... The list goes on. I'm pooped and it's only 8pm. Olive cried all the way home as she didn't want to leave. I hate to think how she is going to be after the cousins go back to Auz. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1420010953_1_IMG_441703331-2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "New Year's Eve... It rained so we cancelled our bbq and hung out with family in Ngaio. Hiding under desks, showing Milla how to jump, sharing Ali, bus rolling, peppa snap... The list goes on. I'm pooped and it's only 8pm. Olive cried all the way home as she didn't want to leave. I hate to think how she is going to be after the cousins go back to Auz.")
![[ New Year's Eve... It rained so we cancelled our bbq and hung out with family in Ngaio. Hiding under desks, showing Milla how to jump, sharing Ali, bus rolling, peppa snap... The list goes on. I'm pooped and it's only 8pm. Olive cried all the way home as she didn't want to leave. I hate to think how she is going to be after the cousins go back to Auz. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1420010953_2_IMG_441703331.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "New Year's Eve... It rained so we cancelled our bbq and hung out with family in Ngaio. Hiding under desks, showing Milla how to jump, sharing Ali, bus rolling, peppa snap... The list goes on. I'm pooped and it's only 8pm. Olive cried all the way home as she didn't want to leave. I hate to think how she is going to be after the cousins go back to Auz.")
![[ The Christmas decoration that cost $30. Olive was still recovering from her nasty tummy bug and grandad made the fatal mistake of not checking the price and no it isn't made of gold, tin it would seem. Thanks grandad and nan! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418369049_0_IMG_6462.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The Christmas decoration that cost $30. Olive was still recovering from her nasty tummy bug and grandad made the fatal mistake of not checking the price and no it isn't made of gold, tin it would seem. Thanks grandad and nan!")
![[ It was over 28 degrees today and no wind. Can't beat it. Just about to enjoy f&c on our lawn with our new friend Hilda the hippo (Gini's birthday present) ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418704156_0_IMG_6502.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "It was over 28 degrees today and no wind. Can't beat it. Just about to enjoy f&c on our lawn with our new friend Hilda the hippo (Gini's birthday present)")
![[ We did our annual walk around the Mount with Iris asleep in the front pack and lady olive in the buggy. She eventually got out and walked a quarter of the way all for a yummy smoothie reward. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1419405850_1_IMG_6666.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We did our annual walk around the Mount with Iris asleep in the front pack and lady olive in the buggy. She eventually got out and walked a quarter of the way all for a yummy smoothie reward.")
![[ Bouncy Iriee. She loves jumping about. Also loves watching Lyon and especially olive. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418214490_114105703_114105703.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Bouncy Iriee. She loves jumping about. Also loves watching Lyon and especially olive.")
![[ It was over 28 degrees today and no wind. Can't beat it. Just about to enjoy f&c on our lawn with our new friend Hilda the hippo (Gini's birthday present) ]](/cache/gallery/2014/December_-_Journal_Entries/1418704157_1_IMG_6500.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "It was over 28 degrees today and no wind. Can't beat it. Just about to enjoy f&c on our lawn with our new friend Hilda the hippo (Gini's birthday present)")
November - Journal Entries
November 14
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![[ The drive up to Taupo was a great success. Hit the road by 7.30am, one stop at flat hills then the final leg to Taupo. The iPad helped out on the final leg with Olive watching Frozen. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1414779618_1_IMG_436471979-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The drive up to Taupo was a great success. Hit the road by 7.30am, one stop at flat hills then the final leg to Taupo. The iPad helped out on the final leg with Olive watching Frozen.")
![[ The drive up to Taupo was a great success. Hit the road by 7.30am, one stop at flat hills then the final leg to Taupo. The iPad helped out on the final leg with Olive watching Frozen. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1414779618_0_IMG_436471980-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The drive up to Taupo was a great success. Hit the road by 7.30am, one stop at flat hills then the final leg to Taupo. The iPad helped out on the final leg with Olive watching Frozen.")
![[ The drive up to Taupo was a great success. Hit the road by 7.30am, one stop at flat hills then the final leg to Taupo. The iPad helped out on the final leg with Olive watching Frozen. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1414779618_2_IMG_436471979.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The drive up to Taupo was a great success. Hit the road by 7.30am, one stop at flat hills then the final leg to Taupo. The iPad helped out on the final leg with Olive watching Frozen.")
![[ The drive up to Taupo was a great success. Hit the road by 7.30am, one stop at flat hills then the final leg to Taupo. The iPad helped out on the final leg with Olive watching Frozen. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1414779618_3_IMG_436471980.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The drive up to Taupo was a great success. Hit the road by 7.30am, one stop at flat hills then the final leg to Taupo. The iPad helped out on the final leg with Olive watching Frozen.")
![[ The drive home was pretty good. Olive fell asleep at 10.30am (must have been tired!) we managed to stop at the Raumati marine gardens for some lunch and water fun at the playground before the last hour drive back. It was good to know where to stop for kids on a long drive. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1414772771_0_IMG_436465111-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The drive home was pretty good. Olive fell asleep at 10.30am (must have been tired!) we managed to stop at the Raumati marine gardens for some lunch and water fun at the playground before the last hour drive back. It was good to know where to stop for kids on a long drive.")
![[ The drive home was pretty good. Olive fell asleep at 10.30am (must have been tired!) we managed to stop at the Raumati marine gardens for some lunch and water fun at the playground before the last hour drive back. It was good to know where to stop for kids on a long drive. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1414772771_1_IMG_436465111-2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The drive home was pretty good. Olive fell asleep at 10.30am (must have been tired!) we managed to stop at the Raumati marine gardens for some lunch and water fun at the playground before the last hour drive back. It was good to know where to stop for kids on a long drive.")
![[ The homemade tutu and witches hat that didn't make the Olive cut for KCC Halloween dress up day. The pink 'elsa' cape was a huge hit however. She didn't want to take it off. Started to enjoy pretending to be Elsa and daddy was Ana (or Iris). ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1414773009_0_IMG_436465111-3.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The homemade tutu and witches hat that didn't make the Olive cut for KCC Halloween dress up day. The pink 'elsa' cape was a huge hit however. She didn't want to take it off. Started to enjoy pretending to be Elsa and daddy was Ana (or Iris).")
![[ The drive home was pretty good. Olive fell asleep at 10.30am (must have been tired!) we managed to stop at the Raumati marine gardens for some lunch and water fun at the playground before the last hour drive back. It was good to know where to stop for kids on a long drive. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1414772771_2_IMG_436465111.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The drive home was pretty good. Olive fell asleep at 10.30am (must have been tired!) we managed to stop at the Raumati marine gardens for some lunch and water fun at the playground before the last hour drive back. It was good to know where to stop for kids on a long drive.")
![[ Birthday dinner for grandad. Olive helped decorate the cake with precision and sung a lovely solo birthday song. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415081350_0_IMG_436773756.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Birthday dinner for grandad. Olive helped decorate the cake with precision and sung a lovely solo birthday song.")
![[ Birthday dinner for grandad. Olive helped decorate the cake with precision and sung a lovely solo birthday song. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415081350_1_IMG_436773756-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Birthday dinner for grandad. Olive helped decorate the cake with precision and sung a lovely solo birthday song.")
![[ We resurrect our childhood favourite - Guy Fawkes night! Fish and chips followed by a little daylight display and then sparklers. Olive was a little wary of the noisy ones but loved the sparklers. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415227336_0_IMG_436919748-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We resurrect our childhood favourite - Guy Fawkes night! Fish and chips followed by a little daylight display and then sparklers. Olive was a little wary of the noisy ones but loved the sparklers.")
![[ We resurrect our childhood favourite - Guy Fawkes night! Fish and chips followed by a little daylight display and then sparklers. Olive was a little wary of the noisy ones but loved the sparklers. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415227336_1_IMG_436919748-2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We resurrect our childhood favourite - Guy Fawkes night! Fish and chips followed by a little daylight display and then sparklers. Olive was a little wary of the noisy ones but loved the sparklers.")
![[ We resurrect our childhood favourite - Guy Fawkes night! Fish and chips followed by a little daylight display and then sparklers. Olive was a little wary of the noisy ones but loved the sparklers. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415227336_3_IMG_436919748.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We resurrect our childhood favourite - Guy Fawkes night! Fish and chips followed by a little daylight display and then sparklers. Olive was a little wary of the noisy ones but loved the sparklers.")
![[ We resurrect our childhood favourite - Guy Fawkes night! Fish and chips followed by a little daylight display and then sparklers. Olive was a little wary of the noisy ones but loved the sparklers. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415227336_2_IMG_436919748-4.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We resurrect our childhood favourite - Guy Fawkes night! Fish and chips followed by a little daylight display and then sparklers. Olive was a little wary of the noisy ones but loved the sparklers.")
![[ We resurrect our childhood favourite - Guy Fawkes night! Fish and chips followed by a little daylight display and then sparklers. Olive was a little wary of the noisy ones but loved the sparklers. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415227336_4_IMG_436919748-3.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We resurrect our childhood favourite - Guy Fawkes night! Fish and chips followed by a little daylight display and then sparklers. Olive was a little wary of the noisy ones but loved the sparklers.")
![[ Toe touching on the bed. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415953871_0_IMG_437646328-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Toe touching on the bed.")
![[ Toe touching on the bed. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415953871_1_IMG_437646328.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Toe touching on the bed.")
![[ We donned our bests for Dan and Kats wedding at the boat shed. Granny had the task of dealing with the little ones (thanks Granny!) which went well until Iris decided not take the bottle (a recent development) and cutting Mums evening short. Daddy stumbled home at 2am. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415516531_0_IMG_437208685-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We donned our bests for Dan and Kats wedding at the boat shed. Granny had the task of dealing with the little ones (thanks Granny!) which went well until Iris decided not take the bottle (a recent development) and cutting Mums evening short. Daddy stumbled home at 2am.")
![[ We donned our bests for Dan and Kats wedding at the boat shed. Granny had the task of dealing with the little ones (thanks Granny!) which went well until Iris decided not take the bottle (a recent development) and cutting Mums evening short. Daddy stumbled home at 2am. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415516531_1_IMG_437208685.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We donned our bests for Dan and Kats wedding at the boat shed. Granny had the task of dealing with the little ones (thanks Granny!) which went well until Iris decided not take the bottle (a recent development) and cutting Mums evening short. Daddy stumbled home at 2am.")
![[ I think we forget how far our mr Stinkle has come since we have had him in our lives. He is so good with Olive. Will know play fetch and loves chasing with her. Ignores Iris completely which is to be expected at this age. He loves toilet rolls. Will even stick his head through the door if one is ready. His other favourite toy is the native cabbage leaves for chasing with. We love you buddy. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415551869_0_IMG_437244076.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "I think we forget how far our mr Stinkle has come since we have had him in our lives. He is so good with Olive. Will know play fetch and loves chasing with her. Ignores Iris completely which is to be expected at this age. He loves toilet rolls. Will even stick his head through the door if one is ready. His other favourite toy is the native cabbage leaves for chasing with. We love you buddy.")
![[ We had bike Monday at Playcentre this week. All the kids enjoyed the long road beside the park for circuits. Olive tried a scooter and balance bike but she still loves tri bike. (Might need a balance bike now!) Iris enjoyed some time with herself. Smiling to impress! She loves hanging in the baby pit and watching everything from her tummy and now the mirror too! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415882174_1_IMG_437574106-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We had bike Monday at Playcentre this week. All the kids enjoyed the long road beside the park for circuits. Olive tried a scooter and balance bike but she still loves tri bike. (Might need a balance bike now!) Iris enjoyed some time with herself. Smiling to impress! She loves hanging in the baby pit and watching everything from her tummy and now the mirror too!")
![[ We had bike Monday at Playcentre this week. All the kids enjoyed the long road beside the park for circuits. Olive tried a scooter and balance bike but she still loves tri bike. (Might need a balance bike now!) Iris enjoyed some time with herself. Smiling to impress! She loves hanging in the baby pit and watching everything from her tummy and now the mirror too! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415882174_0_IMG_437574106.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We had bike Monday at Playcentre this week. All the kids enjoyed the long road beside the park for circuits. Olive tried a scooter and balance bike but she still loves tri bike. (Might need a balance bike now!) Iris enjoyed some time with herself. Smiling to impress! She loves hanging in the baby pit and watching everything from her tummy and now the mirror too!")
![[ We had bike Monday at Playcentre this week. All the kids enjoyed the long road beside the park for circuits. Olive tried a scooter and balance bike but she still loves tri bike. (Might need a balance bike now!) Iris enjoyed some time with herself. Smiling to impress! She loves hanging in the baby pit and watching everything from her tummy and now the mirror too! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415882174_3_IMG_437574106-3.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We had bike Monday at Playcentre this week. All the kids enjoyed the long road beside the park for circuits. Olive tried a scooter and balance bike but she still loves tri bike. (Might need a balance bike now!) Iris enjoyed some time with herself. Smiling to impress! She loves hanging in the baby pit and watching everything from her tummy and now the mirror too!")
![[ We had bike Monday at Playcentre this week. All the kids enjoyed the long road beside the park for circuits. Olive tried a scooter and balance bike but she still loves tri bike. (Might need a balance bike now!) Iris enjoyed some time with herself. Smiling to impress! She loves hanging in the baby pit and watching everything from her tummy and now the mirror too! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415882174_2_IMG_437574106-2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We had bike Monday at Playcentre this week. All the kids enjoyed the long road beside the park for circuits. Olive tried a scooter and balance bike but she still loves tri bike. (Might need a balance bike now!) Iris enjoyed some time with herself. Smiling to impress! She loves hanging in the baby pit and watching everything from her tummy and now the mirror too!")
![[ The Vege garden is in full swing again. Potatoes, tomatoes, chilis, beans, snow peas, carrots, beetroot, herbs. The apple tree is looking great and the raspberries are forming. Hoping for a good yield this year! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1416169936_0_IMG_437862493.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The Vege garden is in full swing again. Potatoes, tomatoes, chilis, beans, snow peas, carrots, beetroot, herbs. The apple tree is looking great and the raspberries are forming. Hoping for a good yield this year!")
![[ We had a sleeping gremlin in our bed last night. First time this year. She was upset by something in her bedroom - maybe the blustery wind. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1416169688_0_IMG_437862354.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We had a sleeping gremlin in our bed last night. First time this year. She was upset by something in her bedroom - maybe the blustery wind.")
![[ A beautiful day for some backyard letter fishing. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1416169515_0_IMG_437862220.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A beautiful day for some backyard letter fishing.")
![[ Olive the giant! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1416169567_0_IMG_437862032-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive the giant!")
![[ Lyon loves his first new toy in years. Olive wouldn't let us leave the pet store without buying him one. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1416249429_0_IMG_437942088.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Lyon loves his first new toy in years. Olive wouldn't let us leave the pet store without buying him one.")
![[ Iris wakes up on her 5 month birthday. Today we bought a new bed for Olive, finally! Arrives in two weeks. Iris is sure looking forward to moving out of her now cramped bassinet. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1416462310_0_IMG_438154840.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris wakes up on her 5 month birthday. Today we bought a new bed for Olive, finally! Arrives in two weeks. Iris is sure looking forward to moving out of her now cramped bassinet.")
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![[ We ventured out to staglands after a 2.5 year gap with Anthony, Lana and Nige. Had a lovely afternoon and wondered why we don't go more often. Olive loved the tractor ride and the swing bridge. She was a little wary of some of the larger birds and the cheeky horse but had fun throwing food at them anyway. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1416764366_2_IMG_438417268-2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured out to staglands after a 2.5 year gap with Anthony, Lana and Nige. Had a lovely afternoon and wondered why we don't go more often. Olive loved the tractor ride and the swing bridge. She was a little wary of some of the larger birds and the cheeky horse but had fun throwing food at them anyway.")
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![[ We ventured out to staglands after a 2.5 year gap with Anthony, Lana and Nige. Had a lovely afternoon and wondered why we don't go more often. Olive loved the tractor ride and the swing bridge. She was a little wary of some of the larger birds and the cheeky horse but had fun throwing food at them anyway. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1416764366_3_IMG_438417268.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured out to staglands after a 2.5 year gap with Anthony, Lana and Nige. Had a lovely afternoon and wondered why we don't go more often. Olive loved the tractor ride and the swing bridge. She was a little wary of some of the larger birds and the cheeky horse but had fun throwing food at them anyway.")
![[ We ventured out to staglands after a 2.5 year gap with Anthony, Lana and Nige. Had a lovely afternoon and wondered why we don't go more often. Olive loved the tractor ride and the swing bridge. She was a little wary of some of the larger birds and the cheeky horse but had fun throwing food at them anyway. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1416764366_0_IMG_438417268-6.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured out to staglands after a 2.5 year gap with Anthony, Lana and Nige. Had a lovely afternoon and wondered why we don't go more often. Olive loved the tractor ride and the swing bridge. She was a little wary of some of the larger birds and the cheeky horse but had fun throwing food at them anyway.")
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![[ We ventured out to staglands after a 2.5 year gap with Anthony, Lana and Nige. Had a lovely afternoon and wondered why we don't go more often. Olive loved the tractor ride and the swing bridge. She was a little wary of some of the larger birds and the cheeky horse but had fun throwing food at them anyway. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1416764366_1_IMG_438417268-4.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured out to staglands after a 2.5 year gap with Anthony, Lana and Nige. Had a lovely afternoon and wondered why we don't go more often. Olive loved the tractor ride and the swing bridge. She was a little wary of some of the larger birds and the cheeky horse but had fun throwing food at them anyway.")
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![[ We ventured out to staglands after a 2.5 year gap with Anthony, Lana and Nige. Had a lovely afternoon and wondered why we don't go more often. Olive loved the tractor ride and the swing bridge. She was a little wary of some of the larger birds and the cheeky horse but had fun throwing food at them anyway. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1416764366_4_IMG_438417268-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured out to staglands after a 2.5 year gap with Anthony, Lana and Nige. Had a lovely afternoon and wondered why we don't go more often. Olive loved the tractor ride and the swing bridge. She was a little wary of some of the larger birds and the cheeky horse but had fun throwing food at them anyway.")
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![[ We ventured out to staglands after a 2.5 year gap with Anthony, Lana and Nige. Had a lovely afternoon and wondered why we don't go more often. Olive loved the tractor ride and the swing bridge. She was a little wary of some of the larger birds and the cheeky horse but had fun throwing food at them anyway. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1416764366_5_IMG_438417268-5.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured out to staglands after a 2.5 year gap with Anthony, Lana and Nige. Had a lovely afternoon and wondered why we don't go more often. Olive loved the tractor ride and the swing bridge. She was a little wary of some of the larger birds and the cheeky horse but had fun throwing food at them anyway.")
![[ We ventured out to staglands after a 2.5 year gap with Anthony, Lana and Nige. Had a lovely afternoon and wondered why we don't go more often. Olive loved the tractor ride and the swing bridge. She was a little wary of some of the larger birds and the cheeky horse but had fun throwing food at them anyway. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1416764366_6_IMG_438417268-3.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured out to staglands after a 2.5 year gap with Anthony, Lana and Nige. Had a lovely afternoon and wondered why we don't go more often. Olive loved the tractor ride and the swing bridge. She was a little wary of some of the larger birds and the cheeky horse but had fun throwing food at them anyway.")
![[ We ventured out to staglands after a 2.5 year gap with Anthony, Lana and Nige. Had a lovely afternoon and wondered why we don't go more often. Olive loved the tractor ride and the swing bridge. She was a little wary of some of the larger birds and the cheeky horse but had fun throwing food at them anyway. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1416764366_7_IMG_438417269.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured out to staglands after a 2.5 year gap with Anthony, Lana and Nige. Had a lovely afternoon and wondered why we don't go more often. Olive loved the tractor ride and the swing bridge. She was a little wary of some of the larger birds and the cheeky horse but had fun throwing food at them anyway.")
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![[ We ventured out to staglands after a 2.5 year gap with Anthony, Lana and Nige. Had a lovely afternoon and wondered why we don't go more often. Olive loved the tractor ride and the swing bridge. She was a little wary of some of the larger birds and the cheeky horse but had fun throwing food at them anyway. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1416764366_8_IMG_438417269-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured out to staglands after a 2.5 year gap with Anthony, Lana and Nige. Had a lovely afternoon and wondered why we don't go more often. Olive loved the tractor ride and the swing bridge. She was a little wary of some of the larger birds and the cheeky horse but had fun throwing food at them anyway.")
![[ This morning the pig family went on a picnic. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1416902049_0_IMG_438594579.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "This morning the pig family went on a picnic.")
![[ Olive feeds Iris her first solids! Apple banana mush followed by yoghurt. She seemed to enjoy it and want more! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1416902589_0_IMG_438594579-1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive feeds Iris her first solids! Apple banana mush followed by yoghurt. She seemed to enjoy it and want more!")
![[ Now that Olive is "toilet trained" (i.e., in undies and holding on all morning), she can join the bigger kids at KCC who go to Gym Tots. This is a post from her second outing to Gym Tots. It looks really cool. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1414982650_0_.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Now that Olive is \"toilet trained\" (i.e., in undies and holding on all morning), she can join the bigger kids at KCC who go to Gym Tots. This is a post from her second outing to Gym Tots. It looks really cool.")
![[ Now that Olive is "toilet trained" (i.e., in undies and holding on all morning), she can join the bigger kids at KCC who go to Gym Tots. This is a post from her second outing to Gym Tots. It looks really cool. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1414982650_1_.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Now that Olive is \"toilet trained\" (i.e., in undies and holding on all morning), she can join the bigger kids at KCC who go to Gym Tots. This is a post from her second outing to Gym Tots. It looks really cool.")
![[ Jolly Jumping Iris ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415389448_111237499_111237499.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Jolly Jumping Iris")
![[ Today we had a relaxing picnic out the front and ended up spending most of the day there coming up with ideas on how to improve it. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415507048_111318583_111318583.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Today we had a relaxing picnic out the front and ended up spending most of the day there coming up with ideas on how to improve it.")
![[ First time Rissy rides shotgun with big sister at the supermarket. Nearly fell asleep at the end - so much to see! Had a lovely swim date with Olive today, she loved the water and swim ring. She was really confident walking around in the deep end and jumping into my arms. Loved it so much I had a hard time getting her out! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415764274_0_IMG_6205.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "First time Rissy rides shotgun with big sister at the supermarket. Nearly fell asleep at the end - so much to see! Had a lovely swim date with Olive today, she loved the water and swim ring. She was really confident walking around in the deep end and jumping into my arms. Loved it so much I had a hard time getting her out!")
![[ We enjoyed the afternoon sun with a walk down to the park and a attempt at scootering again. Caught up with Freya and Scarlett at the playground after a yummy ice block. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1415991849_0_IMG_6217.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We enjoyed the afternoon sun with a walk down to the park and a attempt at scootering again. Caught up with Freya and Scarlett at the playground after a yummy ice block.")
![[ An exciting morning - Iris joins us at the table for her first taste of food. Apple! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/November_-_Journal_Entries/1416178748_112001001_112001001.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "An exciting morning - Iris joins us at the table for her first taste of food. Apple!")
October - Journal Entries
October 14
48 Images
![[ We have finally got blossoms! Spring is here! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1412212509_0_IMG_1139.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We have finally got blossoms! Spring is here!")
![[ Iris’s love affair with the elephant on her bouncer continues… Today we are modelling our ‘spacesuit' enjoying working with mummy while Olive is at KCC this morning. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1412222110_0_IMG_1179.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris’s love affair with the elephant on her bouncer continues… Today we are modelling our ‘spacesuit' enjoying working with mummy while Olive is at KCC this morning.")
![[ Iris’s love affair with the elephant on her bouncer continues… Today we are modelling our ‘spacesuit' enjoying working with mummy while Olive is at KCC this morning. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1412222110_1_IMG_1184.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris’s love affair with the elephant on her bouncer continues… Today we are modelling our ‘spacesuit' enjoying working with mummy while Olive is at KCC this morning.")
![[ Iris’s love affair with the elephant on her bouncer continues… Today we are modelling our ‘spacesuit' enjoying working with mummy while Olive is at KCC this morning. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1412222110_2_IMG_1188.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris’s love affair with the elephant on her bouncer continues… Today we are modelling our ‘spacesuit' enjoying working with mummy while Olive is at KCC this morning.")
![[ Iris’s love affair with the elephant on her bouncer continues… Today we are modelling our ‘spacesuit' enjoying working with mummy while Olive is at KCC this morning. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1412222110_3_IMG_1191.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris’s love affair with the elephant on her bouncer continues… Today we are modelling our ‘spacesuit' enjoying working with mummy while Olive is at KCC this morning.")
![[ Iris’s love affair with the elephant on her bouncer continues… Today we are modelling our ‘spacesuit' enjoying working with mummy while Olive is at KCC this morning. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1412222110_4_IMG_1192.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris’s love affair with the elephant on her bouncer continues… Today we are modelling our ‘spacesuit' enjoying working with mummy while Olive is at KCC this morning.")
![[ Marching robot pyjamas! Thanks Aunty Lauren. Iris can finally fit hers. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1412196016_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Marching robot pyjamas! Thanks Aunty Lauren. Iris can finally fit hers.")
![[ Marching robot pyjamas! Thanks Aunty Lauren. Iris can finally fit hers. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1412196016_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Marching robot pyjamas! Thanks Aunty Lauren. Iris can finally fit hers.")
![[ Marching robot pyjamas! Thanks Aunty Lauren. Iris can finally fit hers. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1412196016_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Marching robot pyjamas! Thanks Aunty Lauren. Iris can finally fit hers.")
![[ Dire at ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1412244067_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Dire at")
![[ A walk to the butchers with Granny and Poppa. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1412491755_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A walk to the butchers with Granny and Poppa.")
![[ A walk to the butchers with Granny and Poppa. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1412491755_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A walk to the butchers with Granny and Poppa.")
![[ Olive had a lovely morning date with Nan & Grandad with lots of fun on the waterfront. Let the sun continue! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1412546108_0_IMG_1067.JPG.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive had a lovely morning date with Nan & Grandad with lots of fun on the waterfront. Let the sun continue!")
![[ We are loving our fingers and hands at the moment. Iris is becoming our little roller under her gym while I have been working. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1412498288_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We are loving our fingers and hands at the moment. Iris is becoming our little roller under her gym while I have been working.")
![[ Our rolley polley baby. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413051912_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Our rolley polley baby.")
![[ Our rolley polley baby. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413051912_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Our rolley polley baby.")
![[ A beaut Saturday. Our day started with the usual five in the bed. We then managed to all get out into the garden for most of the day and made a start on the spring garden clean. We had to devise many distractions for Olive and sleeps for Iris but it can be done! Olive just loves pottering outside, in fact she always has. Earlier in the week we planted the vegetable seeds which olive enjoyed, especially the beans, I think we will see a few bean stalks per hole as the beans needed friends. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413185422_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A beaut Saturday. Our day started with the usual five in the bed. We then managed to all get out into the garden for most of the day and made a start on the spring garden clean. We had to devise many distractions for Olive and sleeps for Iris but it can be done! Olive just loves pottering outside, in fact she always has. Earlier in the week we planted the vegetable seeds which olive enjoyed, especially the beans, I think we will see a few bean stalks per hole as the beans needed friends.")
![[ A beaut Saturday. Our day started with the usual five in the bed. We then managed to all get out into the garden for most of the day and made a start on the spring garden clean. We had to devise many distractions for Olive and sleeps for Iris but it can be done! Olive just loves pottering outside, in fact she always has. Earlier in the week we planted the vegetable seeds which olive enjoyed, especially the beans, I think we will see a few bean stalks per hole as the beans needed friends. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413185422_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A beaut Saturday. Our day started with the usual five in the bed. We then managed to all get out into the garden for most of the day and made a start on the spring garden clean. We had to devise many distractions for Olive and sleeps for Iris but it can be done! Olive just loves pottering outside, in fact she always has. Earlier in the week we planted the vegetable seeds which olive enjoyed, especially the beans, I think we will see a few bean stalks per hole as the beans needed friends.")
![[ A beaut Saturday. Our day started with the usual five in the bed. We then managed to all get out into the garden for most of the day and made a start on the spring garden clean. We had to devise many distractions for Olive and sleeps for Iris but it can be done! Olive just loves pottering outside, in fact she always has. Earlier in the week we planted the vegetable seeds which olive enjoyed, especially the beans, I think we will see a few bean stalks per hole as the beans needed friends. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413185422_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A beaut Saturday. Our day started with the usual five in the bed. We then managed to all get out into the garden for most of the day and made a start on the spring garden clean. We had to devise many distractions for Olive and sleeps for Iris but it can be done! Olive just loves pottering outside, in fact she always has. Earlier in the week we planted the vegetable seeds which olive enjoyed, especially the beans, I think we will see a few bean stalks per hole as the beans needed friends.")
![[ A beautiful day spent in the garden. So much weeding and clearing to be done. Olive helped by covering a freshly groomed Lyon in dirt. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413051669_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A beautiful day spent in the garden. So much weeding and clearing to be done. Olive helped by covering a freshly groomed Lyon in dirt.")
![[ A beaut Saturday. Our day started with the usual five in the bed. We then managed to all get out into the garden for most of the day and made a start on the spring garden clean. We had to devise many distractions for Olive and sleeps for Iris but it can be done! Olive just loves pottering outside, in fact she always has. Earlier in the week we planted the vegetable seeds which olive enjoyed, especially the beans, I think we will see a few bean stalks per hole as the beans needed friends. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413185422_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A beaut Saturday. Our day started with the usual five in the bed. We then managed to all get out into the garden for most of the day and made a start on the spring garden clean. We had to devise many distractions for Olive and sleeps for Iris but it can be done! Olive just loves pottering outside, in fact she always has. Earlier in the week we planted the vegetable seeds which olive enjoyed, especially the beans, I think we will see a few bean stalks per hole as the beans needed friends.")
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![[ This morning Iris desperately wanted to join us building block towers. So she rolled over to join in. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413237912_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "This morning Iris desperately wanted to join us building block towers. So she rolled over to join in.")
![[ This morning Iris desperately wanted to join us building block towers. So she rolled over to join in. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413237912_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "This morning Iris desperately wanted to join us building block towers. So she rolled over to join in.")
![[ This morning Iris desperately wanted to join us building block towers. So she rolled over to join in. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413237912_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "This morning Iris desperately wanted to join us building block towers. So she rolled over to join in.")
![[ Train ride with nan into Wellington to meet grandad for a milkshake! Olive loved the train ride a lot! Wouldn't stop talking about seeing grandad in his 'work office' and wants to go again on the train. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413722352_0_IMG_1085.JPG.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Train ride with nan into Wellington to meet grandad for a milkshake! Olive loved the train ride a lot! Wouldn't stop talking about seeing grandad in his 'work office' and wants to go again on the train.")
![[ Olive has increased her interest in dress ups lately. After enjoying the loud noise my shoes make, she requested 'comfy' shoes next, oh so true Olive oh so true. I even get to do her hair in the mornings!!!! The spotty skirt had to be worn out gardening this weekend too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413287710_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive has increased her interest in dress ups lately. After enjoying the loud noise my shoes make, she requested 'comfy' shoes next, oh so true Olive oh so true. I even get to do her hair in the mornings!!!! The spotty skirt had to be worn out gardening this weekend too.")
![[ With daddy off at a 12 hour stag do, we spent a day in the life of Nan and Grandad. Olive was very busy! Cleaning the car with grandad, mostly climbing around in the car, with an opportunity piggybacks and then cookie cutting pastry and eating strawberries with nan. With a grand finale eating splodge spaghetti (grandad's specialty) for dinner. The wrong daughter fell asleep on route home but was happy to go back to sleep after a book. Iris however turned owl like and stayed on off awake until 11pm. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413722111_1_IMG_6018.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "With daddy off at a 12 hour stag do, we spent a day in the life of Nan and Grandad. Olive was very busy! Cleaning the car with grandad, mostly climbing around in the car, with an opportunity piggybacks and then cookie cutting pastry and eating strawberries with nan. With a grand finale eating splodge spaghetti (grandad's specialty) for dinner. The wrong daughter fell asleep on route home but was happy to go back to sleep after a book. Iris however turned owl like and stayed on off awake until 11pm.")
![[ Four months today and we are trying to stuck on our toes. Rolling both ways at every opportunity and lots of lovely chatty noises. Evenings are a bit long with bedtime around 10pm and a few wake ups during the night but we are a happy bunny during the day with a smile at any and everyone. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413786368_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Four months today and we are trying to stuck on our toes. Rolling both ways at every opportunity and lots of lovely chatty noises. Evenings are a bit long with bedtime around 10pm and a few wake ups during the night but we are a happy bunny during the day with a smile at any and everyone.")
![[ Four months today and we are trying to stuck on our toes. Rolling both ways at every opportunity and lots of lovely chatty noises. Evenings are a bit long with bedtime around 10pm and a few wake ups during the night but we are a happy bunny during the day with a smile at any and everyone. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413786368_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Four months today and we are trying to stuck on our toes. Rolling both ways at every opportunity and lots of lovely chatty noises. Evenings are a bit long with bedtime around 10pm and a few wake ups during the night but we are a happy bunny during the day with a smile at any and everyone.")
![[ Olive is really into building animals or tall towers out of duplo lately, iris gets a dog to play with. Olive continues to adore Iris (sometimes a bit too close) but it is wonderful. Sometimes Olive will say something like 'when Iris is bigger we can do it together' she is really looking forward to having a sibling to do stuff with. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413987729_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive is really into building animals or tall towers out of duplo lately, iris gets a dog to play with. Olive continues to adore Iris (sometimes a bit too close) but it is wonderful. Sometimes Olive will say something like 'when Iris is bigger we can do it together' she is really looking forward to having a sibling to do stuff with.")
![[ Olive is really into building animals or tall towers out of duplo lately, iris gets a dog to play with. Olive continues to adore Iris (sometimes a bit too close) but it is wonderful. Sometimes Olive will say something like 'when Iris is bigger we can do it together' she is really looking forward to having a sibling to do stuff with. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413987730_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive is really into building animals or tall towers out of duplo lately, iris gets a dog to play with. Olive continues to adore Iris (sometimes a bit too close) but it is wonderful. Sometimes Olive will say something like 'when Iris is bigger we can do it together' she is really looking forward to having a sibling to do stuff with.")
![[ Having a blast with the cuzzies over Labour Weekend in Taupo. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1414416134_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Having a blast with the cuzzies over Labour Weekend in Taupo.")
![[ The little Taupo train was so much fun we had to ride it twice one day then again the next day with Alex and Violet. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1414415410_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The little Taupo train was so much fun we had to ride it twice one day then again the next day with Alex and Violet.")
![[ Having a blast with the cuzzies over Labour Weekend in Taupo. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1414416134_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Having a blast with the cuzzies over Labour Weekend in Taupo.")
![[ Having a blast with the cuzzies over Labour Weekend in Taupo. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1414416134_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Having a blast with the cuzzies over Labour Weekend in Taupo.")
![[ 4 in the bath in Taupo ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1414415533_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "4 in the bath in Taupo")
![[ 4 in the bath in Taupo ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1414415533_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "4 in the bath in Taupo")
![[ Having a blast with the cuzzies over Labour Weekend in Taupo. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1414416134_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Having a blast with the cuzzies over Labour Weekend in Taupo.")
![[ Copying Iris on the floor at ohakune. A quick stop over on our way home from Taupo. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1414408689_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Copying Iris on the floor at ohakune. A quick stop over on our way home from Taupo.")
![[ Copying Iris on the floor at ohakune. A quick stop over on our way home from Taupo. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1414408689_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Copying Iris on the floor at ohakune. A quick stop over on our way home from Taupo.")
![[ The little Taupo train was so much fun we had to ride it twice one day then again the next day with Alex and Violet. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1414415410_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The little Taupo train was so much fun we had to ride it twice one day then again the next day with Alex and Violet.")
![[ Iris Timelapse. Testing fun new iPhone feature. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1412408588_107982588_107982588.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris Timelapse. Testing fun new iPhone feature.")
![[ Olive started little dribblers today with Felix. She seem to enjoy it. Until half time and was more interested in eating her apple and sitting with Lyon because he was lonely. It was a stunning day so bring on summer! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413111010_0_IMG_5992.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive started little dribblers today with Felix. She seem to enjoy it. Until half time and was more interested in eating her apple and sitting with Lyon because he was lonely. It was a stunning day so bring on summer!")
![[ With daddy off at a 12 hour stag do, we spent a day in the life of Nan and Grandad. Olive was very busy! Cleaning the car with grandad, mostly climbing around in the car, with an opportunity piggybacks and then cookie cutting pastry and eating strawberries with nan. With a grand finale eating splodge spaghetti (grandad's specialty) for dinner. The wrong daughter fell asleep on route home but was happy to go back to sleep after a book. Iris however turned owl like and stayed on off awake until 11pm. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413722110_0_IMG_6015.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "With daddy off at a 12 hour stag do, we spent a day in the life of Nan and Grandad. Olive was very busy! Cleaning the car with grandad, mostly climbing around in the car, with an opportunity piggybacks and then cookie cutting pastry and eating strawberries with nan. With a grand finale eating splodge spaghetti (grandad's specialty) for dinner. The wrong daughter fell asleep on route home but was happy to go back to sleep after a book. Iris however turned owl like and stayed on off awake until 11pm.")
![[ With daddy off at a 12 hour stag do, we spent a day in the life of Nan and Grandad. Olive was very busy! Cleaning the car with grandad, mostly climbing around in the car, with an opportunity piggybacks and then cookie cutting pastry and eating strawberries with nan. With a grand finale eating splodge spaghetti (grandad's specialty) for dinner. The wrong daughter fell asleep on route home but was happy to go back to sleep after a book. Iris however turned owl like and stayed on off awake until 11pm. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413722111_2_IMG_6020.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "With daddy off at a 12 hour stag do, we spent a day in the life of Nan and Grandad. Olive was very busy! Cleaning the car with grandad, mostly climbing around in the car, with an opportunity piggybacks and then cookie cutting pastry and eating strawberries with nan. With a grand finale eating splodge spaghetti (grandad's specialty) for dinner. The wrong daughter fell asleep on route home but was happy to go back to sleep after a book. Iris however turned owl like and stayed on off awake until 11pm.")
![[ First train ride with Nan to johnsonville! Loved it so much nearly wouldn't get off at the right stop! Started role playing as a doctor and her medical kit off to 'catch a train' tonight. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/October_-_Journal_Entries/1413722529_0_IMG_1080.JPG.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "First train ride with Nan to johnsonville! Loved it so much nearly wouldn't get off at the right stop! Started role playing as a doctor and her medical kit off to 'catch a train' tonight.")
Ohakune Snow Getaway
September 14
25 Images
![[ Trying on Olives bear outfit ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/540ebe257f35e_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Trying on Olives bear outfit")
![[ Roofbox finally fitted! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/540ebe258522f_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Roofbox finally fitted!")
![[ At the playground at Levin ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/540ebe25891fe_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "At the playground at Levin")
![[ Ahoy there! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/540ebe258dd30_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Ahoy there!")
![[ Out for a walk ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/540ebe259265d_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Out for a walk")
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![[ Trying out the Ergo - mostly a success ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/540d165a7e604_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Trying out the Ergo - mostly a success")
![[ Another playground ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/540ebe2597654_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Another playground")
![[ The Giant Carrot ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/540d165a74905_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The Giant Carrot")
![[ Never short on smiles ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/540d165a72101_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Never short on smiles")
![[ The frown sisters ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/540ebe259ceac_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The frown sisters")
![[ Olive wasn't as impressed with coco pops as I expected. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/540ebe25a2a12_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive wasn't as impressed with coco pops as I expected.")
![[ Ready to hit the slopes! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/540ebe25a85b1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Ready to hit the slopes!")
![[ And Iris of course ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/540ebe25aed45_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "And Iris of course")
![[ Making her first snowman ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Making her first snowman")
![[ Endless sled rides ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/540ebe5f3be51_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Endless sled rides")
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![[ Picnic in the boot ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/540ebe5f546c8_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Picnic in the boot")
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![[ Giving the dogs a runaround ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/540ebe5f5bcf8_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Giving the dogs a runaround")
![[ The mountain on the way home ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/540ebe5f63a7f_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The mountain on the way home")
![[ Piggies at Flat Hills cafe ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/540ebe5f6b85f_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Piggies at Flat Hills cafe")
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![[ Buzz buzz buzz ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-09-07-Ohakune_Snow_Getaway/540ebe5f7ce15_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Buzz buzz buzz")
September - Journal Entries
September 14
47 Images
![[ Two in the bath. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1409523848_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Two in the bath.")
![[ Two in the bath. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1409523848_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Two in the bath.")
![[ Iris meets Tiff and Jamie's new arrival Jonty. Three weeks her junior but already a big boy! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1409523787_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris meets Tiff and Jamie's new arrival Jonty. Three weeks her junior but already a big boy!")
![[ Olive said to freya 'freya this is my brother sister lris, you can touch her like this' very proud sister. Iris is very into anything with eyes, elephants seem to be a favourite. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1409542936_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive said to freya 'freya this is my brother sister lris, you can touch her like this' very proud sister. Iris is very into anything with eyes, elephants seem to be a favourite.")
![[ Olive said to freya 'freya this is my brother sister lris, you can touch her like this' very proud sister. Iris is very into anything with eyes, elephants seem to be a favourite. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1409542936_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive said to freya 'freya this is my brother sister lris, you can touch her like this' very proud sister. Iris is very into anything with eyes, elephants seem to be a favourite.")
![[ Olive said to freya 'freya this is my brother sister lris, you can touch her like this' very proud sister. Iris is very into anything with eyes, elephants seem to be a favourite. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1409542936_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive said to freya 'freya this is my brother sister lris, you can touch her like this' very proud sister. Iris is very into anything with eyes, elephants seem to be a favourite.")
![[ Olive said to freya 'freya this is my brother sister lris, you can touch her like this' very proud sister. Iris is very into anything with eyes, elephants seem to be a favourite. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1409542936_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive said to freya 'freya this is my brother sister lris, you can touch her like this' very proud sister. Iris is very into anything with eyes, elephants seem to be a favourite.")
![[ Frowns. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410251408_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Frowns.")
![[ Pegu ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410057915_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Pegu")
![[ Building Olives first snowman. A glorious day up at Turoa skifield, it went better than expected with the girls! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410055148_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Building Olives first snowman. A glorious day up at Turoa skifield, it went better than expected with the girls!")
![[ Pegu ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410057915_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Pegu")
![[ Pegu ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410057915_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Pegu")
![[ Pegu ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410057915_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Pegu")
![[ Pegu ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410057915_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Pegu")
![[ A beaut day. Already getting some use of our new ergo pack. Bring on summer and lots of walks with the girls and Lyon! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410245708_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A beaut day. Already getting some use of our new ergo pack. Bring on summer and lots of walks with the girls and Lyon!")
![[ The BBQ gets a clean and a first use of the BBQ season. May it be a long and tasty one! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410246310_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The BBQ gets a clean and a first use of the BBQ season. May it be a long and tasty one!")
![[ The BBQ gets a clean and a first use of the BBQ season. May it be a long and tasty one! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410246310_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The BBQ gets a clean and a first use of the BBQ season. May it be a long and tasty one!")
![[ Myah loves to cool off in water when out for a walk. Or in this case - a muddy puddle! Peppa Pig would be proud. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410387311_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Myah loves to cool off in water when out for a walk. Or in this case - a muddy puddle! Peppa Pig would be proud.")
![[ Myah loves to cool off in water when out for a walk. Or in this case - a muddy puddle! Peppa Pig would be proud. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410387312_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Myah loves to cool off in water when out for a walk. Or in this case - a muddy puddle! Peppa Pig would be proud.")
![[ What's been happening on the Block NZ daddy? ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410964268_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "What's been happening on the Block NZ daddy?")
![[ Iris does her first up and over dog walk. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1411463985_0_image1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris does her first up and over dog walk.")
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![[ Beautiful sleeping Iris. I've taken to rocking her to sleep in the afternoons to help with the chaos called dinner time. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1411498508_0_IMG_5867.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Beautiful sleeping Iris. I've taken to rocking her to sleep in the afternoons to help with the chaos called dinner time.")
![[ Beautiful sleeping Iris. I've taken to rocking her to sleep in the afternoons to help with the chaos called dinner time. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1411498508_1_IMG_5868.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Beautiful sleeping Iris. I've taken to rocking her to sleep in the afternoons to help with the chaos called dinner time.")
![[ Beautiful sleeping Iris. I've taken to rocking her to sleep in the afternoons to help with the chaos called dinner time. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1411498508_2_IMG_5865.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Beautiful sleeping Iris. I've taken to rocking her to sleep in the afternoons to help with the chaos called dinner time.")
![[ Olive helped bake and decorated daddy's birthday cake. 35 years today. Olive sung a lovely birthday song too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1411758799_1_IMG_5892.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive helped bake and decorated daddy's birthday cake. 35 years today. Olive sung a lovely birthday song too.")
![[ Olive helped bake and decorated daddy's birthday cake. 35 years today. Olive sung a lovely birthday song too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1411758799_2_IMG_5898.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive helped bake and decorated daddy's birthday cake. 35 years today. Olive sung a lovely birthday song too.")
![[ Iris just loves looking at herself in the little mirror. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1411782368_0_Photo1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris just loves looking at herself in the little mirror.")
![[ So exciting about picking Nan & Grandad up from the airport Olive fell asleep holding her flowers. Nice to have all the Grandparents home. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1411972808_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "So exciting about picking Nan & Grandad up from the airport Olive fell asleep holding her flowers. Nice to have all the Grandparents home.")
![[ Day 10 with the cot side off. Olive is doing really well. We have had one visit straight after bedtime with a few tears and one fallout, well more like a slow motion slither out of bed and remained asleep only to wake half an hour later and put herself back to bed. We have however had early wake ups ranging from 5.30 to 6.30am and she has yet to find our room. She usually ends up down the hall calling for mummy. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1411973169_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Day 10 with the cot side off. Olive is doing really well. We have had one visit straight after bedtime with a few tears and one fallout, well more like a slow motion slither out of bed and remained asleep only to wake half an hour later and put herself back to bed. We have however had early wake ups ranging from 5.30 to 6.30am and she has yet to find our room. She usually ends up down the hall calling for mummy.")
![[ Day 10 with the cot side off. Olive is doing really well. We have had one visit straight after bedtime with a few tears and one fallout, well more like a slow motion slither out of bed and remained asleep only to wake half an hour later and put herself back to bed. We have however had early wake ups ranging from 5.30 to 6.30am and she has yet to find our room. She usually ends up down the hall calling for mummy. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1411973169_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Day 10 with the cot side off. Olive is doing really well. We have had one visit straight after bedtime with a few tears and one fallout, well more like a slow motion slither out of bed and remained asleep only to wake half an hour later and put herself back to bed. We have however had early wake ups ranging from 5.30 to 6.30am and she has yet to find our room. She usually ends up down the hall calling for mummy.")
![[ Olive doing the Pigeon song at Play Group. My Pigeon House My pigeon house I open wide And set my pigeons free. They fly so high they touch the sky And light on the tallest trees. And when they return from their merry flight I shut the door and I say goodnight. Coo roo, coo roo, coo roo, coo roo. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410300427_0_.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive doing the Pigeon song at Play Group. My Pigeon House My pigeon house I open wide And set my pigeons free. They fly so high they touch the sky And light on the tallest trees. And when they return from their merry flight I shut the door and I say goodnight. Coo roo, coo roo, coo roo, coo roo.")
![[ Olive doing the Pigeon song at Play Group. My Pigeon House My pigeon house I open wide And set my pigeons free. They fly so high they touch the sky And light on the tallest trees. And when they return from their merry flight I shut the door and I say goodnight. Coo roo, coo roo, coo roo, coo roo. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410300427_1_.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive doing the Pigeon song at Play Group. My Pigeon House My pigeon house I open wide And set my pigeons free. They fly so high they touch the sky And light on the tallest trees. And when they return from their merry flight I shut the door and I say goodnight. Coo roo, coo roo, coo roo, coo roo.")
![[ Olive doing the Pigeon song at Play Group. My Pigeon House My pigeon house I open wide And set my pigeons free. They fly so high they touch the sky And light on the tallest trees. And when they return from their merry flight I shut the door and I say goodnight. Coo roo, coo roo, coo roo, coo roo. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410300427_2_.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive doing the Pigeon song at Play Group. My Pigeon House My pigeon house I open wide And set my pigeons free. They fly so high they touch the sky And light on the tallest trees. And when they return from their merry flight I shut the door and I say goodnight. Coo roo, coo roo, coo roo, coo roo.")
![[ It has taken us ages to catch this on video but Richard Scary has been teaching Olive a few songs! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410770287_106153019_106153019.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "It has taken us ages to catch this on video but Richard Scary has been teaching Olive a few songs!")
![[ We setup the iPad on record so Olive could see herself in the mirror while doing her makeup this morning. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410770586_106152705_106152705.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We setup the iPad on record so Olive could see herself in the mirror while doing her makeup this morning.")
![[ Caught iris laughing today, which she has just started doing. Just magical and heart warming. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410797886_106163947_106163947.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Caught iris laughing today, which she has just started doing. Just magical and heart warming.")
![[ After some shopping we popped into the pet shop and olive really wanted a hold of the lopsy bunny. She was so gentle and loved holding it. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410806708_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "After some shopping we popped into the pet shop and olive really wanted a hold of the lopsy bunny. She was so gentle and loved holding it.")
![[ Caught Iris laughing today, which she has just started doing. Just magical and heart warming. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1410813487_106163947_106163947.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Caught Iris laughing today, which she has just started doing. Just magical and heart warming.")
![[ The side comes off! Big day. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1411465147_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The side comes off! Big day.")
![[ We join the Foo's at the botanicals for Dutch Tulip day. Tasty food, fun entertainment and of course the beautiful tulips. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1411465874_0_image1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We join the Foo's at the botanicals for Dutch Tulip day. Tasty food, fun entertainment and of course the beautiful tulips.")
![[ We join the Foo's at the botanicals for Dutch Tulip day. Tasty food, fun entertainment and of course the beautiful tulips. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1411465874_1_image2.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We join the Foo's at the botanicals for Dutch Tulip day. Tasty food, fun entertainment and of course the beautiful tulips.")
![[ We join the Foo's at the botanicals for Dutch Tulip day. Tasty food, fun entertainment and of course the beautiful tulips. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1411465874_2_image3.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We join the Foo's at the botanicals for Dutch Tulip day. Tasty food, fun entertainment and of course the beautiful tulips.")
![[ Olive helped bake and decorated daddy's birthday cake. 35 years today. Olive sung a lovely birthday song too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1411758798_0_IMG_5891.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive helped bake and decorated daddy's birthday cake. 35 years today. Olive sung a lovely birthday song too.")
![[ We have rolled over from back to front. She was happy under the gym one second and then the next smiling on her tummy! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/September_-_Journal_Entries/1411972453_0_IMG_5859.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We have rolled over from back to front. She was happy under the gym one second and then the next smiling on her tummy!")
August - Journal Entries
August 14
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![[ Dr Olive to the rescue! Thanks very much for my new doctors kit Nan! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1406928129_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Dr Olive to the rescue! Thanks very much for my new doctors kit Nan!")
![[ Dr Olive to the rescue! Thanks very much for my new doctors kit Nan! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1406928129_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Dr Olive to the rescue! Thanks very much for my new doctors kit Nan!")
![[ Day 4 of the urticaria rash and it has nearly gone so olive was back at KCC which she enjoyed. Duvet cover went back on and we had two wake ups, not sure if it was cover and cold related. We had some lovely picnic cave play this afternoon. Can't wait for Iris to be a playmate. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1406907008_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Day 4 of the urticaria rash and it has nearly gone so olive was back at KCC which she enjoyed. Duvet cover went back on and we had two wake ups, not sure if it was cover and cold related. We had some lovely picnic cave play this afternoon. Can't wait for Iris to be a playmate.")
![[ Pizza picnic dinner at the new peck rental. With the kids enjoying the running circuit for ages and a catnap for olive we lasted until a wapping 7.30pm - living it up these days! Iris did really well and slept 95% of the time with a short spell of colic hour. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1406907308_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Pizza picnic dinner at the new peck rental. With the kids enjoying the running circuit for ages and a catnap for olive we lasted until a wapping 7.30pm - living it up these days! Iris did really well and slept 95% of the time with a short spell of colic hour.")
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![[ We visited Jan and Jerry so they could meet Iris. They gave Olive some fridge magnet letters which she loved racing from the lounge one at a time to place on the fridge. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407101948_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We visited Jan and Jerry so they could meet Iris. They gave Olive some fridge magnet letters which she loved racing from the lounge one at a time to place on the fridge.")
![[ We visited Jan and Jerry so they could meet Iris. They gave Olive some fridge magnet letters which she loved racing from the lounge one at a time to place on the fridge. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407101949_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We visited Jan and Jerry so they could meet Iris. They gave Olive some fridge magnet letters which she loved racing from the lounge one at a time to place on the fridge.")
![[ Disney on ice! Olive sat captivated for 2 hours, only mentioning the Captain Hook's 'huge crocodile' and 'tinkabell' after getting home olive 'wants more ice skating' and loved stand on one leg. Mummy really enjoyed reconnecting with her favourites like Ariel, the little mermaid and the lion king. It's funny how they were our generation characters and still going strong! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407068890_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Disney on ice! Olive sat captivated for 2 hours, only mentioning the Captain Hook's 'huge crocodile' and 'tinkabell' after getting home olive 'wants more ice skating' and loved stand on one leg. Mummy really enjoyed reconnecting with her favourites like Ariel, the little mermaid and the lion king. It's funny how they were our generation characters and still going strong!")
![[ Iris got to spend the morning with daddy while mum and Olive were at Disney on ice. A Lyon walk, lunch at the local cafe, a tasty bottle of milk and not a grizzle the whole morning. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407101707_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris got to spend the morning with daddy while mum and Olive were at Disney on ice. A Lyon walk, lunch at the local cafe, a tasty bottle of milk and not a grizzle the whole morning.")
![[ Disney on ice! Olive sat captivated for 2 hours, only mentioning the Captain Hook's 'huge crocodile' and 'tinkabell' after getting home olive 'wants more ice skating' and loved stand on one leg. Mummy really enjoyed reconnecting with her favourites like Ariel, the little mermaid and the lion king. It's funny how they were our generation characters and still going strong! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407068890_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Disney on ice! Olive sat captivated for 2 hours, only mentioning the Captain Hook's 'huge crocodile' and 'tinkabell' after getting home olive 'wants more ice skating' and loved stand on one leg. Mummy really enjoyed reconnecting with her favourites like Ariel, the little mermaid and the lion king. It's funny how they were our generation characters and still going strong!")
![[ Disney on ice! Olive sat captivated for 2 hours, only mentioning the Captain Hook's 'huge crocodile' and 'tinkabell' after getting home olive 'wants more ice skating' and loved stand on one leg. Mummy really enjoyed reconnecting with her favourites like Ariel, the little mermaid and the lion king. It's funny how they were our generation characters and still going strong! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407068890_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Disney on ice! Olive sat captivated for 2 hours, only mentioning the Captain Hook's 'huge crocodile' and 'tinkabell' after getting home olive 'wants more ice skating' and loved stand on one leg. Mummy really enjoyed reconnecting with her favourites like Ariel, the little mermaid and the lion king. It's funny how they were our generation characters and still going strong!")
![[ Sisterly love. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407102015_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Sisterly love.")
![[ Sisterly love. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407102015_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Sisterly love.")
![[ Sisterly love. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407102015_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Sisterly love.")
![[ Olive is definitely back to her loving self. This time Lyon getting some loving. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407102029_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive is definitely back to her loving self. This time Lyon getting some loving.")
![[ Olive is definitely back to her loving self. This time Lyon getting some loving. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407102029_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive is definitely back to her loving self. This time Lyon getting some loving.")
![[ Olive is definitely back to her loving self. This time Lyon getting some loving. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407102029_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive is definitely back to her loving self. This time Lyon getting some loving.")
![[ Olive is definitely back to her loving self. This time Lyon getting some loving. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407102029_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive is definitely back to her loving self. This time Lyon getting some loving.")
![[ First time back at Playcentre this term! Bye bye sickness! (Hopefully) olive went really well and Iris had her first session! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407118750_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "First time back at Playcentre this term! Bye bye sickness! (Hopefully) olive went really well and Iris had her first session!")
![[ First time back at Playcentre this term! Bye bye sickness! (Hopefully) olive went really well and Iris had her first session! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407118750_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "First time back at Playcentre this term! Bye bye sickness! (Hopefully) olive went really well and Iris had her first session!")
![[ Even though I was late with planting the tulips, they are still good! All growing well! We popped outside while the sun was shining and olive said to me 'mummy why you wearing your jammie's? That's a bit strange' (I was in fact wearing trackpants), getting fashion advice from a two year old, it is sad day. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407119048_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Even though I was late with planting the tulips, they are still good! All growing well! We popped outside while the sun was shining and olive said to me 'mummy why you wearing your jammie's? That's a bit strange' (I was in fact wearing trackpants), getting fashion advice from a two year old, it is sad day.")
![[ What a glorious day today! It reminded us of summer. Could it be the light at the end if the winter tunnel? Started getting excited about blossoms and tulips! (Yes getting very old) enjoyed a solo trio buggy ride to music and library. Even opened the French doors and did a spot of gardening. Olive played nicely in and outside for a good period too. Bliss. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407248768_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "What a glorious day today! It reminded us of summer. Could it be the light at the end if the winter tunnel? Started getting excited about blossoms and tulips! (Yes getting very old) enjoyed a solo trio buggy ride to music and library. Even opened the French doors and did a spot of gardening. Olive played nicely in and outside for a good period too. Bliss.")
![[ Lyons bed is finally finished. A good team effort! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407222249_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lyons bed is finally finished. A good team effort!")
![[ Lyons bed is finally finished. A good team effort! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407222249_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lyons bed is finally finished. A good team effort!")
![[ Our smilie iris. She is smiling more and more now. It is one of life's joys. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407298147_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Our smilie iris. She is smiling more and more now. It is one of life's joys.")
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![[ Spent the afternoon at the Thompson's farm to congratulate them on twinning it! Took a nice stroll to the top of the hill before the snow arrived. Later on we found a dog and a leopard hanging in Bens bed together! Ben and Olive had a blast. So did Lyon and Maisie. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407493692_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Spent the afternoon at the Thompson's farm to congratulate them on twinning it! Took a nice stroll to the top of the hill before the snow arrived. Later on we found a dog and a leopard hanging in Bens bed together! Ben and Olive had a blast. So did Lyon and Maisie.")
![[ Spent the afternoon at the Thompson's farm to congratulate them on twinning it! Took a nice stroll to the top of the hill before the snow arrived. Later on we found a dog and a leopard hanging in Bens bed together! Ben and Olive had a blast. So did Lyon and Maisie. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407493692_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Spent the afternoon at the Thompson's farm to congratulate them on twinning it! Took a nice stroll to the top of the hill before the snow arrived. Later on we found a dog and a leopard hanging in Bens bed together! Ben and Olive had a blast. So did Lyon and Maisie.")
![[ Spent the afternoon at the Thompson's farm to congratulate them on twinning it! Took a nice stroll to the top of the hill before the snow arrived. Later on we found a dog and a leopard hanging in Bens bed together! Ben and Olive had a blast. So did Lyon and Maisie. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407493692_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Spent the afternoon at the Thompson's farm to congratulate them on twinning it! Took a nice stroll to the top of the hill before the snow arrived. Later on we found a dog and a leopard hanging in Bens bed together! Ben and Olive had a blast. So did Lyon and Maisie.")
![[ Spent the afternoon at the Thompson's farm to congratulate them on twinning it! Took a nice stroll to the top of the hill before the snow arrived. Later on we found a dog and a leopard hanging in Bens bed together! Ben and Olive had a blast. So did Lyon and Maisie. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407493692_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Spent the afternoon at the Thompson's farm to congratulate them on twinning it! Took a nice stroll to the top of the hill before the snow arrived. Later on we found a dog and a leopard hanging in Bens bed together! Ben and Olive had a blast. So did Lyon and Maisie.")
![[ Extended family photo! Thanks Lisa Mick! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408313230_0_.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Extended family photo! Thanks Lisa Mick!")
![[ Pixel meets the Aussie Cuzzies and Aunty and Uncles! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407613812_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Pixel meets the Aussie Cuzzies and Aunty and Uncles!")
![[ Pixel meets the Aussie Cuzzies and Aunty and Uncles! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407613812_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Pixel meets the Aussie Cuzzies and Aunty and Uncles!")
![[ Pixel meets the Aussie Cuzzies and Aunty and Uncles! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407613812_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Pixel meets the Aussie Cuzzies and Aunty and Uncles!")
![[ Fish and chip evening at the Turners. Olive had a great time catching up with her "Aussie Cuzzies". ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407614351_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fish and chip evening at the Turners. Olive had a great time catching up with her \"Aussie Cuzzies\".")
![[ Fish and chip evening at the Turners. Olive had a great time catching up with her "Aussie Cuzzies". ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407614351_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fish and chip evening at the Turners. Olive had a great time catching up with her \"Aussie Cuzzies\".")
![[ Fish and chip evening at the Turners. Olive had a great time catching up with her "Aussie Cuzzies". ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407614351_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fish and chip evening at the Turners. Olive had a great time catching up with her \"Aussie Cuzzies\".")
![[ Pixel meets the Aussie Cuzzies and Aunty and Uncles! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407613812_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Pixel meets the Aussie Cuzzies and Aunty and Uncles!")
![[ Fish and chip evening at the Turners. Olive had a great time catching up with her "Aussie Cuzzies". ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407614351_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fish and chip evening at the Turners. Olive had a great time catching up with her \"Aussie Cuzzies\".")
![[ Bath time and a pyjama party with Lochy and Ali. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407614229_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Bath time and a pyjama party with Lochy and Ali.")
![[ Chocolate fish cafe for lunch and bike action. Followed by dancing before dinner with the auzzie cousins. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407732557_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Chocolate fish cafe for lunch and bike action. Followed by dancing before dinner with the auzzie cousins.")
![[ Chocolate fish cafe for lunch and bike action. Followed by dancing before dinner with the auzzie cousins. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407732557_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Chocolate fish cafe for lunch and bike action. Followed by dancing before dinner with the auzzie cousins.")
![[ Ali and Olive take Lyon for a walk. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407705850_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Ali and Olive take Lyon for a walk.")
![[ Ali and Olive take Lyon for a walk. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407705850_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Ali and Olive take Lyon for a walk.")
![[ A beautiful afternoon for a run up Mt Kaukau. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407705912_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A beautiful afternoon for a run up Mt Kaukau.")
![[ A beautiful afternoon for a run up Mt Kaukau. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407705912_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A beautiful afternoon for a run up Mt Kaukau.")
![[ Chocolate fish cafe for lunch and bike action. Followed by dancing before dinner with the auzzie cousins. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407732557_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Chocolate fish cafe for lunch and bike action. Followed by dancing before dinner with the auzzie cousins.")
![[ Chocolate fish cafe for lunch and bike action. Followed by dancing before dinner with the auzzie cousins. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407732557_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Chocolate fish cafe for lunch and bike action. Followed by dancing before dinner with the auzzie cousins.")
![[ Chocolate fish cafe for lunch and bike action. Followed by dancing before dinner with the auzzie cousins. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407732557_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Chocolate fish cafe for lunch and bike action. Followed by dancing before dinner with the auzzie cousins.")
![[ Singing and dancing time. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407705967_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Singing and dancing time.")
![[ We enjoyed a lovely sunny day at zoo with cousins and extended family. Olive really wanted to see a zebra and walked the whole way around. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407947537_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We enjoyed a lovely sunny day at zoo with cousins and extended family. Olive really wanted to see a zebra and walked the whole way around.")
![[ We enjoyed a lovely sunny day at zoo with cousins and extended family. Olive really wanted to see a zebra and walked the whole way around. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407947537_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We enjoyed a lovely sunny day at zoo with cousins and extended family. Olive really wanted to see a zebra and walked the whole way around.")
![[ We enjoyed a lovely sunny day at zoo with cousins and extended family. Olive really wanted to see a zebra and walked the whole way around. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407947537_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We enjoyed a lovely sunny day at zoo with cousins and extended family. Olive really wanted to see a zebra and walked the whole way around.")
![[ We enjoyed a lovely sunny day at zoo with cousins and extended family. Olive really wanted to see a zebra and walked the whole way around. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407947537_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We enjoyed a lovely sunny day at zoo with cousins and extended family. Olive really wanted to see a zebra and walked the whole way around.")
![[ We enjoyed a lovely sunny day at zoo with cousins and extended family. Olive really wanted to see a zebra and walked the whole way around. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1407947537_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We enjoyed a lovely sunny day at zoo with cousins and extended family. Olive really wanted to see a zebra and walked the whole way around.")
![[ An outing to Te Papa. The kids loved the activity room with the dress ups. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408311554_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "An outing to Te Papa. The kids loved the activity room with the dress ups.")
![[ An outing to Te Papa. The kids loved the activity room with the dress ups. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408311554_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "An outing to Te Papa. The kids loved the activity room with the dress ups.")
![[ An outing to Te Papa. The kids loved the activity room with the dress ups. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408311554_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "An outing to Te Papa. The kids loved the activity room with the dress ups.")
![[ An outing to Te Papa. The kids loved the activity room with the dress ups. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408311554_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "An outing to Te Papa. The kids loved the activity room with the dress ups.")
![[ An outing to Te Papa. The kids loved the activity room with the dress ups. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408311554_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "An outing to Te Papa. The kids loved the activity room with the dress ups.")
![[ Double birthday bonanza! Ali's 4th and Ava's 1st. Snowman spiders, pass the parcel, dancing and singing to the Frozen soundtrack and two birthday cakes! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408311677_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Double birthday bonanza! Ali's 4th and Ava's 1st. Snowman spiders, pass the parcel, dancing and singing to the Frozen soundtrack and two birthday cakes!")
![[ Double birthday bonanza! Ali's 4th and Ava's 1st. Snowman spiders, pass the parcel, dancing and singing to the Frozen soundtrack and two birthday cakes! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408311677_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Double birthday bonanza! Ali's 4th and Ava's 1st. Snowman spiders, pass the parcel, dancing and singing to the Frozen soundtrack and two birthday cakes!")
![[ Double birthday bonanza! Ali's 4th and Ava's 1st. Snowman spiders, pass the parcel, dancing and singing to the Frozen soundtrack and two birthday cakes! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408311677_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Double birthday bonanza! Ali's 4th and Ava's 1st. Snowman spiders, pass the parcel, dancing and singing to the Frozen soundtrack and two birthday cakes!")
![[ Double birthday bonanza! Ali's 4th and Ava's 1st. Snowman spiders, pass the parcel, dancing and singing to the Frozen soundtrack and two birthday cakes! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408311677_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Double birthday bonanza! Ali's 4th and Ava's 1st. Snowman spiders, pass the parcel, dancing and singing to the Frozen soundtrack and two birthday cakes!")
![[ Double birthday bonanza! Ali's 4th and Ava's 1st. Snowman spiders, pass the parcel, dancing and singing to the Frozen soundtrack and two birthday cakes! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408311677_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Double birthday bonanza! Ali's 4th and Ava's 1st. Snowman spiders, pass the parcel, dancing and singing to the Frozen soundtrack and two birthday cakes!")
![[ Double birthday bonanza! Ali's 4th and Ava's 1st. Snowman spiders, pass the parcel, dancing and singing to the Frozen soundtrack and two birthday cakes! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408311677_5_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Double birthday bonanza! Ali's 4th and Ava's 1st. Snowman spiders, pass the parcel, dancing and singing to the Frozen soundtrack and two birthday cakes!")
![[ Ice blocks at the park after we hosted lunch to see Graham and Paul on their way home. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408311728_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Ice blocks at the park after we hosted lunch to see Graham and Paul on their way home.")
![[ The auzzie cousins come to Playcentre! It was so lovely to see them all at olive's Playcentre. Olive & Ali even got to decorate cupcakes! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408328475_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The auzzie cousins come to Playcentre! It was so lovely to see them all at olive's Playcentre. Olive & Ali even got to decorate cupcakes!")
![[ The auzzie cousins come to Playcentre! It was so lovely to see them all at olive's Playcentre. Olive & Ali even got to decorate cupcakes! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408328475_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The auzzie cousins come to Playcentre! It was so lovely to see them all at olive's Playcentre. Olive & Ali even got to decorate cupcakes!")
![[ The auzzie cousins come to Playcentre! It was so lovely to see them all at olive's Playcentre. Olive & Ali even got to decorate cupcakes! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408328475_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The auzzie cousins come to Playcentre! It was so lovely to see them all at olive's Playcentre. Olive & Ali even got to decorate cupcakes!")
![[ The auzzie cousins come to Playcentre! It was so lovely to see them all at olive's Playcentre. Olive & Ali even got to decorate cupcakes! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408328475_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The auzzie cousins come to Playcentre! It was so lovely to see them all at olive's Playcentre. Olive & Ali even got to decorate cupcakes!")
![[ The auzzie cousins come to Playcentre! It was so lovely to see them all at olive's Playcentre. Olive & Ali even got to decorate cupcakes! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408328475_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The auzzie cousins come to Playcentre! It was so lovely to see them all at olive's Playcentre. Olive & Ali even got to decorate cupcakes!")
![[ We can't get enough of iris's smiles. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408457166_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We can't get enough of iris's smiles.")
![[ Bathing squidge. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408382828_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Bathing squidge.")
![[ Bathing squidge. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408382828_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Bathing squidge.")
![[ Bathing squidge. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408382828_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Bathing squidge.")
![[ The weather still held out so we hit another Playground which the kids had a ball at. Bec, Felix & ruby joined us too. We managed 7 kids and 4 adults for lunch on the parade cafe boat for lunch and it went really well! Geeze it's nice having family and more cousins to play with! It's going to be hard saying goodbye. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408457716_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The weather still held out so we hit another Playground which the kids had a ball at. Bec, Felix & ruby joined us too. We managed 7 kids and 4 adults for lunch on the parade cafe boat for lunch and it went really well! Geeze it's nice having family and more cousins to play with! It's going to be hard saying goodbye.")
![[ The weather still held out so we hit another Playground which the kids had a ball at. Bec, Felix & ruby joined us too. We managed 7 kids and 4 adults for lunch on the parade cafe boat for lunch and it went really well! Geeze it's nice having family and more cousins to play with! It's going to be hard saying goodbye. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408457716_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The weather still held out so we hit another Playground which the kids had a ball at. Bec, Felix & ruby joined us too. We managed 7 kids and 4 adults for lunch on the parade cafe boat for lunch and it went really well! Geeze it's nice having family and more cousins to play with! It's going to be hard saying goodbye.")
![[ The weather still held out so we hit another Playground which the kids had a ball at. Bec, Felix & ruby joined us too. We managed 7 kids and 4 adults for lunch on the parade cafe boat for lunch and it went really well! Geeze it's nice having family and more cousins to play with! It's going to be hard saying goodbye. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408457716_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The weather still held out so we hit another Playground which the kids had a ball at. Bec, Felix & ruby joined us too. We managed 7 kids and 4 adults for lunch on the parade cafe boat for lunch and it went really well! Geeze it's nice having family and more cousins to play with! It's going to be hard saying goodbye.")
![[ The weather still held out so we hit another Playground which the kids had a ball at. Bec, Felix & ruby joined us too. We managed 7 kids and 4 adults for lunch on the parade cafe boat for lunch and it went really well! Geeze it's nice having family and more cousins to play with! It's going to be hard saying goodbye. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408457716_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The weather still held out so we hit another Playground which the kids had a ball at. Bec, Felix & ruby joined us too. We managed 7 kids and 4 adults for lunch on the parade cafe boat for lunch and it went really well! Geeze it's nice having family and more cousins to play with! It's going to be hard saying goodbye.")
![[ The great escape. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408523354_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The great escape.")
![[ The great escape. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408523354_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The great escape.")
![[ The great escape. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408523354_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The great escape.")
![[ Flying 12 hours solo! We had a ball. One of the twelve hours: Iris slept under the gym and olive and I made muffins. Olive is getting a lot better at sifting flour and was really careful with spooning out the mixture. A blueberry for each muffin! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408942934_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Flying 12 hours solo! We had a ball. One of the twelve hours: Iris slept under the gym and olive and I made muffins. Olive is getting a lot better at sifting flour and was really careful with spooning out the mixture. A blueberry for each muffin!")
![[ Flying 12 hours solo! We had a ball. One of the twelve hours: Iris slept under the gym and olive and I made muffins. Olive is getting a lot better at sifting flour and was really careful with spooning out the mixture. A blueberry for each muffin! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408942934_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Flying 12 hours solo! We had a ball. One of the twelve hours: Iris slept under the gym and olive and I made muffins. Olive is getting a lot better at sifting flour and was really careful with spooning out the mixture. A blueberry for each muffin!")
![[ Flying 12 hours solo! We had a ball. One of the twelve hours: Iris slept under the gym and olive and I made muffins. Olive is getting a lot better at sifting flour and was really careful with spooning out the mixture. A blueberry for each muffin! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408942934_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Flying 12 hours solo! We had a ball. One of the twelve hours: Iris slept under the gym and olive and I made muffins. Olive is getting a lot better at sifting flour and was really careful with spooning out the mixture. A blueberry for each muffin!")
![[ Flying 12 hours solo! We had a ball. One of the twelve hours: Iris slept under the gym and olive and I made muffins. Olive is getting a lot better at sifting flour and was really careful with spooning out the mixture. A blueberry for each muffin! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408942934_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Flying 12 hours solo! We had a ball. One of the twelve hours: Iris slept under the gym and olive and I made muffins. Olive is getting a lot better at sifting flour and was really careful with spooning out the mixture. A blueberry for each muffin!")
![[ Iris expressions. Cheeky, concerned, intrigued, gooby, surprised and happy. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408822034_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris expressions. Cheeky, concerned, intrigued, gooby, surprised and happy.")
![[ Iris expressions. Cheeky, concerned, intrigued, gooby, surprised and happy. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408822034_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris expressions. Cheeky, concerned, intrigued, gooby, surprised and happy.")
![[ Iris expressions. Cheeky, concerned, intrigued, gooby, surprised and happy. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408822034_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris expressions. Cheeky, concerned, intrigued, gooby, surprised and happy.")
![[ Iris expressions. Cheeky, concerned, intrigued, gooby, surprised and happy. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408822034_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris expressions. Cheeky, concerned, intrigued, gooby, surprised and happy.")
![[ Iris expressions. Cheeky, concerned, intrigued, gooby, surprised and happy. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408822034_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris expressions. Cheeky, concerned, intrigued, gooby, surprised and happy.")
![[ Iris expressions. Cheeky, concerned, intrigued, gooby, surprised and happy. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408822034_5_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris expressions. Cheeky, concerned, intrigued, gooby, surprised and happy.")
![[ Sisters. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408822148_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Sisters.")
![[ Sisters. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408822148_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Sisters.")
![[ Elephants are still the favourite. Lately Olive has been saying 'that's my favourite' to a lot of things. Purple and pink are her favourite colours too. (no surprise there) from time to time I catch her saying I'm ice skating and a ballerina, Disney on ice made an impression! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408943351_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Elephants are still the favourite. Lately Olive has been saying 'that's my favourite' to a lot of things. Purple and pink are her favourite colours too. (no surprise there) from time to time I catch her saying I'm ice skating and a ballerina, Disney on ice made an impression!")
![[ Elephants are still the favourite. Lately Olive has been saying 'that's my favourite' to a lot of things. Purple and pink are her favourite colours too. (no surprise there) from time to time I catch her saying I'm ice skating and a ballerina, Disney on ice made an impression! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408943351_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Elephants are still the favourite. Lately Olive has been saying 'that's my favourite' to a lot of things. Purple and pink are her favourite colours too. (no surprise there) from time to time I catch her saying I'm ice skating and a ballerina, Disney on ice made an impression!")
![[ Elephants are still the favourite. Lately Olive has been saying 'that's my favourite' to a lot of things. Purple and pink are her favourite colours too. (no surprise there) from time to time I catch her saying I'm ice skating and a ballerina, Disney on ice made an impression! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408943351_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Elephants are still the favourite. Lately Olive has been saying 'that's my favourite' to a lot of things. Purple and pink are her favourite colours too. (no surprise there) from time to time I catch her saying I'm ice skating and a ballerina, Disney on ice made an impression!")
![[ Sleeping in this morning! After a zero degree dog walk, iris was still sleeping after she had escaped from the wrap! What an angel. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1409174890_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Sleeping in this morning! After a zero degree dog walk, iris was still sleeping after she had escaped from the wrap! What an angel.")
![[ Sleeping in this morning! After a zero degree dog walk, iris was still sleeping after she had escaped from the wrap! What an angel. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1409174890_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Sleeping in this morning! After a zero degree dog walk, iris was still sleeping after she had escaped from the wrap! What an angel.")
![[ Peppa pig puppet show was great! Olive loved the crab and petro pony the most! We joined the boys after for a wellington on a plate burger and a big run around for the kids followed by ice cream in the sun. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1409410459_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Peppa pig puppet show was great! Olive loved the crab and petro pony the most! We joined the boys after for a wellington on a plate burger and a big run around for the kids followed by ice cream in the sun.")
![[ ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1409425272_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg)
![[ Peppa pig puppet show was great! Olive loved the crab and petro pony the most! We joined the boys after for a wellington on a plate burger and a big run around for the kids followed by ice cream in the sun. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1409410459_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Peppa pig puppet show was great! Olive loved the crab and petro pony the most! We joined the boys after for a wellington on a plate burger and a big run around for the kids followed by ice cream in the sun.")
![[ ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1409425273_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg)
![[ Peppa pig puppet show was great! Olive loved the crab and petro pony the most! We joined the boys after for a wellington on a plate burger and a big run around for the kids followed by ice cream in the sun. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1409410459_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Peppa pig puppet show was great! Olive loved the crab and petro pony the most! We joined the boys after for a wellington on a plate burger and a big run around for the kids followed by ice cream in the sun.")
![[ Peppa pig puppet show was great! Olive loved the crab and petro pony the most! We joined the boys after for a wellington on a plate burger and a big run around for the kids followed by ice cream in the sun. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1409410459_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Peppa pig puppet show was great! Olive loved the crab and petro pony the most! We joined the boys after for a wellington on a plate burger and a big run around for the kids followed by ice cream in the sun.")
![[ Peppa pig puppet show was great! Olive loved the crab and petro pony the most! We joined the boys after for a wellington on a plate burger and a big run around for the kids followed by ice cream in the sun. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1409410459_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Peppa pig puppet show was great! Olive loved the crab and petro pony the most! We joined the boys after for a wellington on a plate burger and a big run around for the kids followed by ice cream in the sun.")
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![[ Sack Heads ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408409947_103762673_103762673.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Sack Heads")
![[ Saying bye bye to the cuzzies. It's been a busy but fun two weeks of family time. Olive cried out all the way home, 'Ali, I want Ali to come back' it's amazing that she understands that we won't see them for a few months. 'Why' after every sentence is the latest. 'Why' are they going away' ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408634531_0_photo_1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Saying bye bye to the cuzzies. It's been a busy but fun two weeks of family time. Olive cried out all the way home, 'Ali, I want Ali to come back' it's amazing that she understands that we won't see them for a few months. 'Why' after every sentence is the latest. 'Why' are they going away'")
![[ Saying bye bye to the cuzzies. It's been a busy but fun two weeks of family time. Olive cried out all the way home, 'Ali, I want Ali to come back' it's amazing that she understands that we won't see them for a few months. 'Why' after every sentence is the latest. 'Why' are they going away' ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408634532_1_photo_2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Saying bye bye to the cuzzies. It's been a busy but fun two weeks of family time. Olive cried out all the way home, 'Ali, I want Ali to come back' it's amazing that she understands that we won't see them for a few months. 'Why' after every sentence is the latest. 'Why' are they going away'")
![[ Saying bye bye to the cuzzies. It's been a busy but fun two weeks of family time. Olive cried out all the way home, 'Ali, I want Ali to come back' it's amazing that she understands that we won't see them for a few months. 'Why' after every sentence is the latest. 'Why' are they going away' ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1408634532_2_photo_3.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Saying bye bye to the cuzzies. It's been a busy but fun two weeks of family time. Olive cried out all the way home, 'Ali, I want Ali to come back' it's amazing that she understands that we won't see them for a few months. 'Why' after every sentence is the latest. 'Why' are they going away'")
![[ Iris fell asleep waiting for big sister olive to get dressed. An hour later still running around shouting 'can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man' why is it that the simple things in life seem to take the longest? Needless to say we didn't make music today. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/August_-_Journal_Entries/1409025427_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris fell asleep waiting for big sister olive to get dressed. An hour later still running around shouting 'can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man' why is it that the simple things in life seem to take the longest? Needless to say we didn't make music today.")
July - Journal Entries
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![[ The famous jewjew lips. They seem to pop out when Olive is in deep concentration. She loved painting Iris's letters and then beer boxes this morning. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405282867_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The famous jewjew lips. They seem to pop out when Olive is in deep concentration. She loved painting Iris's letters and then beer boxes this morning.")
![[ The famous jewjew lips. They seem to pop out when Olive is in deep concentration. She loved painting Iris's letters and then beer boxes this morning. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405284008_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The famous jewjew lips. They seem to pop out when Olive is in deep concentration. She loved painting Iris's letters and then beer boxes this morning.")
![[ Day 23: we had our second to last midwife appointment and at 3 weeks we are finally past our birth weight! Hooray! She still continues to feed fast and sleep a lot. Nights have been really good with a midnight and 5am feed. Iris loves floating around in the bath water and tracking us with her eyes up close. She has mummy's dimples and it is gorgeous when you get that spontaneous smile. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405284012_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Day 23: we had our second to last midwife appointment and at 3 weeks we are finally past our birth weight! Hooray! She still continues to feed fast and sleep a lot. Nights have been really good with a midnight and 5am feed. Iris loves floating around in the bath water and tracking us with her eyes up close. She has mummy's dimples and it is gorgeous when you get that spontaneous smile.")
![[ Off to bed we go. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405475106_0_IMG_0009.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Off to bed we go.")
![[ Day 14: the jaundice is pretty much gone from her skin. She is feeding a lot better (waking for a feed) and she weighted in at 3.68kg, things are on the up! Dear I say it? Maybe she is just a 'sleepy' baby? I had forgotten how small newborns are and how much they sleep! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404501191_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Day 14: the jaundice is pretty much gone from her skin. She is feeding a lot better (waking for a feed) and she weighted in at 3.68kg, things are on the up! Dear I say it? Maybe she is just a 'sleepy' baby? I had forgotten how small newborns are and how much they sleep!")
![[ Day 14: the jaundice is pretty much gone from her skin. She is feeding a lot better (waking for a feed) and she weighted in at 3.68kg, things are on the up! Dear I say it? Maybe she is just a 'sleepy' baby? I had forgotten how small newborns are and how much they sleep! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404501191_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Day 14: the jaundice is pretty much gone from her skin. She is feeding a lot better (waking for a feed) and she weighted in at 3.68kg, things are on the up! Dear I say it? Maybe she is just a 'sleepy' baby? I had forgotten how small newborns are and how much they sleep!")
![[ Another family outing under our belt. We are all a bit sick this week but Lyon who needed a run. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404354786_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Another family outing under our belt. We are all a bit sick this week but Lyon who needed a run.")
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![[ Day 14: the jaundice is pretty much gone from her skin. She is feeding a lot better (waking for a feed) and she weighted in at 3.68kg, things are on the up! Dear I say it? Maybe she is just a 'sleepy' baby? I had forgotten how small newborns are and how much they sleep! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404501191_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Day 14: the jaundice is pretty much gone from her skin. She is feeding a lot better (waking for a feed) and she weighted in at 3.68kg, things are on the up! Dear I say it? Maybe she is just a 'sleepy' baby? I had forgotten how small newborns are and how much they sleep!")
![[ Lyon has been a little more interested in iris. He was very worried when I was in labour and would come and sit by me as if to protect me. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404485167_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lyon has been a little more interested in iris. He was very worried when I was in labour and would come and sit by me as if to protect me.")
![[ Day 14: the jaundice is pretty much gone from her skin. She is feeding a lot better (waking for a feed) and she weighted in at 3.68kg, things are on the up! Dear I say it? Maybe she is just a 'sleepy' baby? I had forgotten how small newborns are and how much they sleep! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404501191_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Day 14: the jaundice is pretty much gone from her skin. She is feeding a lot better (waking for a feed) and she weighted in at 3.68kg, things are on the up! Dear I say it? Maybe she is just a 'sleepy' baby? I had forgotten how small newborns are and how much they sleep!")
![[ An outing to Mitre 10 and then Avalon Park to feed the ducks. Then Olive hit the wall so it was home time. Still rather sick and and a grizzly guts in the afternoon. We all are now. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404616089_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "An outing to Mitre 10 and then Avalon Park to feed the ducks. Then Olive hit the wall so it was home time. Still rather sick and and a grizzly guts in the afternoon. We all are now.")
![[ An outing to Mitre 10 and then Avalon Park to feed the ducks. Then Olive hit the wall so it was home time. Still rather sick and and a grizzly guts in the afternoon. We all are now. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404616089_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "An outing to Mitre 10 and then Avalon Park to feed the ducks. Then Olive hit the wall so it was home time. Still rather sick and and a grizzly guts in the afternoon. We all are now.")
![[ So I had to quickly feed Iris before we headed out to the playground, olive was already sitting in the buggy ready. After 15mins Iris is asleep so we are ready to go! only to discover olive is also asleep! This cold has really hit olive hard. Poor mooje. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404786671_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "So I had to quickly feed Iris before we headed out to the playground, olive was already sitting in the buggy ready. After 15mins Iris is asleep so we are ready to go! only to discover olive is also asleep! This cold has really hit olive hard. Poor mooje.")
![[ So I had to quickly feed Iris before we headed out to the playground, olive was already sitting in the buggy ready. After 15mins Iris is asleep so we are ready to go! only to discover olive is also asleep! This cold has really hit olive hard. Poor mooje. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404786671_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "So I had to quickly feed Iris before we headed out to the playground, olive was already sitting in the buggy ready. After 15mins Iris is asleep so we are ready to go! only to discover olive is also asleep! This cold has really hit olive hard. Poor mooje.")
![[ First solo outing to the playground! Iris rugged up in the front pack, olive in the buggy. It went well. We walked home together and spotted some 'gorgeous flowers' glad my baby loves flowers too. They were weeds and she would pick them and then 'stick' them back. Loved the dandy loin and managed a big blow! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404855910_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "First solo outing to the playground! Iris rugged up in the front pack, olive in the buggy. It went well. We walked home together and spotted some 'gorgeous flowers' glad my baby loves flowers too. They were weeds and she would pick them and then 'stick' them back. Loved the dandy loin and managed a big blow!")
![[ First solo outing to the playground! Iris rugged up in the front pack, olive in the buggy. It went well. We walked home together and spotted some 'gorgeous flowers' glad my baby loves flowers too. They were weeds and she would pick them and then 'stick' them back. Loved the dandy loin and managed a big blow! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404855910_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "First solo outing to the playground! Iris rugged up in the front pack, olive in the buggy. It went well. We walked home together and spotted some 'gorgeous flowers' glad my baby loves flowers too. They were weeds and she would pick them and then 'stick' them back. Loved the dandy loin and managed a big blow!")
![[ Enjoying a bit if floor time knocking the rings around. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404893528_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Enjoying a bit if floor time knocking the rings around.")
![[ Enjoying a bit if floor time knocking the rings around. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405207087_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Enjoying a bit if floor time knocking the rings around.")
![[ Olive is finally back to her usual happy self after having her worst cold yet. Here she has pulled up a chair to read Iris a story. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404979628_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive is finally back to her usual happy self after having her worst cold yet. Here she has pulled up a chair to read Iris a story.")
![[ Day 20: Iris has the cough that has plagued mummy for months. Horrible to hear those lungs working so hard. She continues to sleep a lot (not used to this) and feed fast??!!! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404975907_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Day 20: Iris has the cough that has plagued mummy for months. Horrible to hear those lungs working so hard. She continues to sleep a lot (not used to this) and feed fast??!!!")
![[ Escaping the swaddle. A borrowed merino swaddle is working a treat! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405314847_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Escaping the swaddle. A borrowed merino swaddle is working a treat!")
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![[ Cousins all in a row. Spot the widdle iris on granny. Enjoyed a lovely family fish and chips evening. Kids are getting along better and better and played in Olives room for a while too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405063151_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Cousins all in a row. Spot the widdle iris on granny. Enjoyed a lovely family fish and chips evening. Kids are getting along better and better and played in Olives room for a while too.")
![[ Cousins all in a row. Spot the widdle iris on granny. Enjoyed a lovely family fish and chips evening. Kids are getting along better and better and played in Olives room for a while too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405063151_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Cousins all in a row. Spot the widdle iris on granny. Enjoyed a lovely family fish and chips evening. Kids are getting along better and better and played in Olives room for a while too.")
![[ The famous jewjew lips. They seem to pop out when Olive is in deep concentration. She loved painting Iris's letters and then beer boxes this morning. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405286348_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The famous jewjew lips. They seem to pop out when Olive is in deep concentration. She loved painting Iris's letters and then beer boxes this morning.")
![[ Day 23: we had our second to last midwife appointment and at 3 weeks we are finally past our birth weight! Hooray! She still continues to feed fast and sleep a lot. Nights have been really good with a midnight and 5am feed. Iris loves floating around in the bath water and tracking us with her eyes up close. She has mummy's dimples and it is gorgeous when you get that spontaneous smile. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405286351_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Day 23: we had our second to last midwife appointment and at 3 weeks we are finally past our birth weight! Hooray! She still continues to feed fast and sleep a lot. Nights have been really good with a midnight and 5am feed. Iris loves floating around in the bath water and tracking us with her eyes up close. She has mummy's dimples and it is gorgeous when you get that spontaneous smile.")
![[ And smile! Olive was more interested in iris today, telling me Iris needs her nappy changed, stop Iris crying, but also asking to be picked up a lot more especially when I'm holding Iris. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405318809_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "And smile! Olive was more interested in iris today, telling me Iris needs her nappy changed, stop Iris crying, but also asking to be picked up a lot more especially when I'm holding Iris.")
![[ And smile! Olive was more interested in iris today, telling me Iris needs her nappy changed, stop Iris crying, but also asking to be picked up a lot more especially when I'm holding Iris. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405318809_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "And smile! Olive was more interested in iris today, telling me Iris needs her nappy changed, stop Iris crying, but also asking to be picked up a lot more especially when I'm holding Iris.")
![[ Sister shot. Spot the cross eyed iris! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405318508_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Sister shot. Spot the cross eyed iris!")
![[ Sister shot. Spot the cross eyed iris! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405318508_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Sister shot. Spot the cross eyed iris!")
![[ Cuddles with mummy and daddy. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405406107_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Cuddles with mummy and daddy.")
![[ First solo shopping under our belts. We also had a lovely lunch play date with Felix, Ruby and Bec. Felix and Olive had some lovely moments of play. A ring, a ring a rosy around the blanket was a hit. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405405867_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "First solo shopping under our belts. We also had a lovely lunch play date with Felix, Ruby and Bec. Felix and Olive had some lovely moments of play. A ring, a ring a rosy around the blanket was a hit.")
![[ Cuddles with mummy and daddy. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405406107_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Cuddles with mummy and daddy.")
![[ Olive wanted to hang under the gym with Iris this afternoon. She thought Iris was very funny with goos and gaas and accidental touching! Asking her 'to do it again' Some lovely kissing and cuddles too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405629673_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive wanted to hang under the gym with Iris this afternoon. She thought Iris was very funny with goos and gaas and accidental touching! Asking her 'to do it again' Some lovely kissing and cuddles too.")
![[ Olive wanted to hang under the gym with Iris this afternoon. She thought Iris was very funny with goos and gaas and accidental touching! Asking her 'to do it again' Some lovely kissing and cuddles too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405629673_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive wanted to hang under the gym with Iris this afternoon. She thought Iris was very funny with goos and gaas and accidental touching! Asking her 'to do it again' Some lovely kissing and cuddles too.")
![[ Olive wanted to hang under the gym with Iris this afternoon. She thought Iris was very funny with goos and gaas and accidental touching! Asking her 'to do it again' Some lovely kissing and cuddles too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405629673_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive wanted to hang under the gym with Iris this afternoon. She thought Iris was very funny with goos and gaas and accidental touching! Asking her 'to do it again' Some lovely kissing and cuddles too.")
![[ Olive wanted to hang under the gym with Iris this afternoon. She thought Iris was very funny with goos and gaas and accidental touching! Asking her 'to do it again' Some lovely kissing and cuddles too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405629673_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive wanted to hang under the gym with Iris this afternoon. She thought Iris was very funny with goos and gaas and accidental touching! Asking her 'to do it again' Some lovely kissing and cuddles too.")
![[ Lyon gets a new dog bed. A work in progress but at least the curtains are now safe! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405573814_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lyon gets a new dog bed. A work in progress but at least the curtains are now safe!")
![[ Lyon gets a new dog bed. A work in progress but at least the curtains are now safe! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405573815_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lyon gets a new dog bed. A work in progress but at least the curtains are now safe!")
![[ Lyon gets a new dog bed. A work in progress but at least the curtains are now safe! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405573815_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lyon gets a new dog bed. A work in progress but at least the curtains are now safe!")
![[ Violet turns two! A fun morning at Dave's parents place for a family get together to celebrate Violets birthday. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405822272_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Violet turns two! A fun morning at Dave's parents place for a family get together to celebrate Violets birthday.")
![[ Violet turns two! A fun morning at Dave's parents place for a family get together to celebrate Violets birthday. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405822272_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Violet turns two! A fun morning at Dave's parents place for a family get together to celebrate Violets birthday.")
![[ Violet turns two! A fun morning at Dave's parents place for a family get together to celebrate Violets birthday. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405822272_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Violet turns two! A fun morning at Dave's parents place for a family get together to celebrate Violets birthday.")
![[ Violet turns two! A fun morning at Dave's parents place for a family get together to celebrate Violets birthday. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405822272_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Violet turns two! A fun morning at Dave's parents place for a family get together to celebrate Violets birthday.")
![[ Violet turns two! A fun morning at Dave's parents place for a family get together to celebrate Violets birthday. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405822272_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Violet turns two! A fun morning at Dave's parents place for a family get together to celebrate Violets birthday.")
![[ Our little Pixel is one month old already! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405822626_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Our little Pixel is one month old already!")
![[ On the worst weather day of the year we met the Foo's and Harris's at the octopus marine education centre for some touchy feely with the creatures of the our local sea. Fantastic and we will go back! Finished it off with lunch with the foos. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405819872_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "On the worst weather day of the year we met the Foo's and Harris's at the octopus marine education centre for some touchy feely with the creatures of the our local sea. Fantastic and we will go back! Finished it off with lunch with the foos.")
![[ On the worst weather day of the year we met the Foo's and Harris's at the octopus marine education centre for some touchy feely with the creatures of the our local sea. Fantastic and we will go back! Finished it off with lunch with the foos. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405819872_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "On the worst weather day of the year we met the Foo's and Harris's at the octopus marine education centre for some touchy feely with the creatures of the our local sea. Fantastic and we will go back! Finished it off with lunch with the foos.")
![[ On the worst weather day of the year we met the Foo's and Harris's at the octopus marine education centre for some touchy feely with the creatures of the our local sea. Fantastic and we will go back! Finished it off with lunch with the foos. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405819872_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "On the worst weather day of the year we met the Foo's and Harris's at the octopus marine education centre for some touchy feely with the creatures of the our local sea. Fantastic and we will go back! Finished it off with lunch with the foos.")
![[ My girls. And Mr Stinkle! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405928470_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "My girls. And Mr Stinkle!")
![[ My girls. And Mr Stinkle! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405928470_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "My girls. And Mr Stinkle!")
![[ My girls. And Mr Stinkle! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405928470_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "My girls. And Mr Stinkle!")
![[ The 'Pretend I'm sleeping face' only to cry after we stop rocking. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405928047_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The 'Pretend I'm sleeping face' only to cry after we stop rocking.")
![[ Someone got a little sleepy while waiting for the pharmacy to finish with our scripts after another family visit to see the doctor. Hopefully this bag of drugs will sort us all out! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405913955_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Someone got a little sleepy while waiting for the pharmacy to finish with our scripts after another family visit to see the doctor. Hopefully this bag of drugs will sort us all out!")
![[ Look who's moved up to the bouncer! And then asleep in the bouncer. Definitely something Olive never did! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1406083989_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Look who's moved up to the bouncer! And then asleep in the bouncer. Definitely something Olive never did!")
![[ Look who's moved up to the bouncer! And then asleep in the bouncer. Definitely something Olive never did! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1406083989_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Look who's moved up to the bouncer! And then asleep in the bouncer. Definitely something Olive never did!")
![[ A bit slow off the mark with my bulbs again this year! They had started shooting in a container under the house! Should be more on to it with the Lilly's. Hydrangeas are all trimmed now! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1406166787_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A bit slow off the mark with my bulbs again this year! They had started shooting in a container under the house! Should be more on to it with the Lilly's. Hydrangeas are all trimmed now!")
![[ My little hot water bottle. Colic calm did the trick with our unsettled fleurie in the evenings. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1406166548_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "My little hot water bottle. Colic calm did the trick with our unsettled fleurie in the evenings.")
![[ All wrapped up warm this morning, one degree outside! We are getting a lot more smiles and talking from Iris and of course frowning at whatever her big sister Olive is doing. Which is usually loud! Love our 'just the two of us' outings, went to movies! And of course shopping, Iris is proving to be a great wing baby. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1406299569_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "All wrapped up warm this morning, one degree outside! We are getting a lot more smiles and talking from Iris and of course frowning at whatever her big sister Olive is doing. Which is usually loud! Love our 'just the two of us' outings, went to movies! And of course shopping, Iris is proving to be a great wing baby.")
![[ All wrapped up warm this morning, one degree outside! We are getting a lot more smiles and talking from Iris and of course frowning at whatever her big sister Olive is doing. Which is usually loud! Love our 'just the two of us' outings, went to movies! And of course shopping, Iris is proving to be a great wing baby. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1406299569_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "All wrapped up warm this morning, one degree outside! We are getting a lot more smiles and talking from Iris and of course frowning at whatever her big sister Olive is doing. Which is usually loud! Love our 'just the two of us' outings, went to movies! And of course shopping, Iris is proving to be a great wing baby.")
![[ Today Olive had three boiled eggs with soldiers for second lunch after having fish fingers at playgroup. The new egg cup did the trick. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1406271849_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Today Olive had three boiled eggs with soldiers for second lunch after having fish fingers at playgroup. The new egg cup did the trick.")
![[ Today Olive had three boiled eggs with soldiers for second lunch after having fish fingers at playgroup. The new egg cup did the trick. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1406271849_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Today Olive had three boiled eggs with soldiers for second lunch after having fish fingers at playgroup. The new egg cup did the trick.")
![[ A beaut blue and still day in the capital. Managed a lovely walk along the waterfront with 'antsee', Lana & Nige. Saw some art, piano playing and had noodles for lunch. Finished off with the best tantrum Olive has ever had.(everything is awesome!) Iris slept like a baby, in fact didn't know we had left home. Later the kids enjoyed a box of fun while we enjoy a drink with Marcus, Jess and Orsen. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1406381467_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A beaut blue and still day in the capital. Managed a lovely walk along the waterfront with 'antsee', Lana & Nige. Saw some art, piano playing and had noodles for lunch. Finished off with the best tantrum Olive has ever had.(everything is awesome!) Iris slept like a baby, in fact didn't know we had left home. Later the kids enjoyed a box of fun while we enjoy a drink with Marcus, Jess and Orsen.")
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![[ 'Antsee's sock has become olive nappy changing glove, so 'poo doesn't go everywhere'!? It is also a magical glove rubbed over my face to make me happy instead of sad. When I say I'm sad with her behaviour, olive reacts by saying 'no your happy' not sure it works that way... ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1406429048_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "'Antsee's sock has become olive nappy changing glove, so 'poo doesn't go everywhere'!? It is also a magical glove rubbed over my face to make me happy instead of sad. When I say I'm sad with her behaviour, olive reacts by saying 'no your happy' not sure it works that way...")
![[ Big day! No more sleep sack! The new duvet cover is the start of the move to the big bed. Eeek. Better start looking at beds! The first night went well and covers stayed on. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1406526431_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Big day! No more sleep sack! The new duvet cover is the start of the move to the big bed. Eeek. Better start looking at beds! The first night went well and covers stayed on.")
![[ Big day! No more sleep sack! The new duvet cover is the start of the move to the big bed. Eeek. Better start looking at beds! The first night went well and covers stayed on. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1406526431_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Big day! No more sleep sack! The new duvet cover is the start of the move to the big bed. Eeek. Better start looking at beds! The first night went well and covers stayed on.")
![[ Big day! No more sleep sack! The new duvet cover is the start of the move to the big bed. Eeek. Better start looking at beds! The first night went well and covers stayed on. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1406526431_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Big day! No more sleep sack! The new duvet cover is the start of the move to the big bed. Eeek. Better start looking at beds! The first night went well and covers stayed on.")
![[ 5 weeks old! Weighted in at 4.11kg. It seems everyone wanted to be in in the photo! Even iris's new soft friend fletch the fox. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1406480652_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "5 weeks old! Weighted in at 4.11kg. It seems everyone wanted to be in in the photo! Even iris's new soft friend fletch the fox.")
![[ 5 weeks old! Weighted in at 4.11kg. It seems everyone wanted to be in in the photo! Even iris's new soft friend fletch the fox. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1406480652_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "5 weeks old! Weighted in at 4.11kg. It seems everyone wanted to be in in the photo! Even iris's new soft friend fletch the fox.")
![[ 5 weeks old! Weighted in at 4.11kg. It seems everyone wanted to be in in the photo! Even iris's new soft friend fletch the fox. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1406480652_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "5 weeks old! Weighted in at 4.11kg. It seems everyone wanted to be in in the photo! Even iris's new soft friend fletch the fox.")
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![[ To wake up Iris this morning, Olive showered her with 'baby' soft toys. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404336129_0_photo_1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "To wake up Iris this morning, Olive showered her with 'baby' soft toys.")
![[ To wake up Iris this morning, Olive showered her with 'baby' soft toys. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404336130_1_photo_2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "To wake up Iris this morning, Olive showered her with 'baby' soft toys.")
![[ It's a hard road to a perfect sister shot! Olive has been really gentle with iris and most days asks to hold iris on the couch. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404362947_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "It's a hard road to a perfect sister shot! Olive has been really gentle with iris and most days asks to hold iris on the couch.")
![[ A lovely story was posted to Olive’s day care website today. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404440231_0_.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely story was posted to Olive’s day care website today.")
![[ A lovely story was posted to Olive’s day care website today. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404440232_1_.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely story was posted to Olive’s day care website today.")
![[ Day 16: It's official! Iris Ann Peck. Starting to wake for night feeds. Sleeping pretty well day and night, may it last! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404580567_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Day 16: It's official! Iris Ann Peck. Starting to wake for night feeds. Sleeping pretty well day and night, may it last!")
![[ As I sit feeding, olive is happy putting her babies to bed. Iris then squeaks and olive states ' it's okay iris you will be going home soon' not sure olive understands she is here to stay. Olive also stated to nan 'when is that baby going home' hmmm... ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1404681128_0_image.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "As I sit feeding, olive is happy putting her babies to bed. Iris then squeaks and olive states ' it's okay iris you will be going home soon' not sure olive understands she is here to stay. Olive also stated to nan 'when is that baby going home' hmmm...")
![[ Olive had to show Iris how to use the rings. 'You hold them like this Iris' olive is starting to be back to her usual self. Our happy mooje. Yesterday I picked her up from kcc and I was greeted with a leg hug and mummy mummy mummy! Makes me feel like the most special person in the world. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405048877_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive had to show Iris how to use the rings. 'You hold them like this Iris' olive is starting to be back to her usual self. Our happy mooje. Yesterday I picked her up from kcc and I was greeted with a leg hug and mummy mummy mummy! Makes me feel like the most special person in the world.")
![[ Cuddles with Nan. 3 weeks old and still a happy little sleepy baby. May it last! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405206547_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Cuddles with Nan. 3 weeks old and still a happy little sleepy baby. May it last!")
![[ Doro comes the meet little Iris. Slept the whole time! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405658767_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Doro comes the meet little Iris. Slept the whole time!")
![[ > > Loves running and jumping with no fear. Turning out to be very bossy as you have sit exactly where she wants you to play her games. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405830847_101193185_101193185.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "> > Loves running and jumping with no fear. Turning out to be very bossy as you have sit exactly where she wants you to play her games.")
![[ > > Caught Olive in her own little world, telling me what she is doing while she was doing it. > ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405830906_101191808_101191808.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "> > Caught Olive in her own little world, telling me what she is doing while she was doing it. >")
![[ Olive is really enjoying being a big sister. She asked if iris could walk yet and after I explained she is too little but she will soon, olive said 'then iris can play with me and be a big kid!' ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405842067_101196884_101196884.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive is really enjoying being a big sister. She asked if iris could walk yet and after I explained she is too little but she will soon, olive said 'then iris can play with me and be a big kid!'")
![[ My little garden helper. Olive was always up for helping with the gardening. Loved spotting potatoes too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405842246_101197897_101197897.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "My little garden helper. Olive was always up for helping with the gardening. Loved spotting potatoes too.")
![[ Lyon Tunnel ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405901348_101252416_101252416.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lyon Tunnel")
![[ Greytown Playground fun. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1405905126_101253087_101253087.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Greytown Playground fun.")
![[ We just rock up to the supermarket (which has been going well now!) and Olive says 'look mummy it's Jo, over there look look!' Jo is a friend and apparently on the pharmacy window too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1406002807_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We just rock up to the supermarket (which has been going well now!) and Olive says 'look mummy it's Jo, over there look look!' Jo is a friend and apparently on the pharmacy window too.")
![[ Sara & Tom and Anna & Eva came to visit little Iris and bought some tummy treats and gifts for her. Lovely chaotic morning ladies! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1406141827_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Sara & Tom and Anna & Eva came to visit little Iris and bought some tummy treats and gifts for her. Lovely chaotic morning ladies!")
![[ Waiting patiently for the doctor at A&E. Olive woke with a rash from head to toe at 4am and it just kept getting worst so we had our first trip to hospital. 4 hours later it has started to go down, what a mission. All very shattered today. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/July_-_Journal_Entries/1406509147_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Waiting patiently for the doctor at A&E. Olive woke with a rash from head to toe at 4am and it just kept getting worst so we had our first trip to hospital. 4 hours later it has started to go down, what a mission. All very shattered today.")
June - Journal Entries
June 14
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![[ Fun at Petone beach on a crisp but beautiful morning. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1401571754_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun at Petone beach on a crisp but beautiful morning.")
![[ Fun at Petone beach on a crisp but beautiful morning. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1401571754_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun at Petone beach on a crisp but beautiful morning.")
![[ Fun at Petone beach on a crisp but beautiful morning. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1401571754_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun at Petone beach on a crisp but beautiful morning.")
![[ Enjoying the sunshine (photo stolen from Lana - thanks!) ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1401571867_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Enjoying the sunshine (photo stolen from Lana - thanks!)")
![[ Poppa's birthday dinner! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1401572112_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Poppa's birthday dinner!")
![[ Poppa's birthday dinner! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1401572112_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Poppa's birthday dinner!")
![[ Poppa's birthday dinner! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1401572112_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Poppa's birthday dinner!")
![[ A beautiful still and crisp morning for a picnic at Makara beach. It was the busiest we have seen it. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1401603073_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A beautiful still and crisp morning for a picnic at Makara beach. It was the busiest we have seen it.")
![[ Enjoying the warm winter sun. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1401603127_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Enjoying the warm winter sun.")
![[ Olives love of being involved in everything continues as she helps make pancakes one morning and scrambled eggs the next. If you try doing it without her, she'll quickly drag over a "mummy/daddy" chair and take over. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1402642870_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olives love of being involved in everything continues as she helps make pancakes one morning and scrambled eggs the next. If you try doing it without her, she'll quickly drag over a \"mummy/daddy\" chair and take over.")
![[ Olive refused to go in a normal trolley when Daddy had to do a quick run to the supermarket. Luckily the excitement of sitting next to Liony was enough to get her into the double trolley. Hope the interest lasts! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1402642688_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive refused to go in a normal trolley when Daddy had to do a quick run to the supermarket. Luckily the excitement of sitting next to Liony was enough to get her into the double trolley. Hope the interest lasts!")
![[ Olives love of being involved in everything continues as she helps make pancakes one morning and scrambled eggs the next. If you try doing it without her, she'll quickly drag over a "mummy/daddy" chair and take over. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1402642870_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olives love of being involved in everything continues as she helps make pancakes one morning and scrambled eggs the next. If you try doing it without her, she'll quickly drag over a \"mummy/daddy\" chair and take over.")
![[ Olive really enjoyed my old stamping playground with Lucas this afternoon. Her confidence has come along with climbing ladders, going down head first on the slide to yelling 'higher' on the swing. She also looked after Lucas when he wandering off by taking his hand and took him back to play. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1402641190_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive really enjoyed my old stamping playground with Lucas this afternoon. Her confidence has come along with climbing ladders, going down head first on the slide to yelling 'higher' on the swing. She also looked after Lucas when he wandering off by taking his hand and took him back to play.")
![[ Olive really enjoyed my old stamping playground with Lucas this afternoon. Her confidence has come along with climbing ladders, going down head first on the slide to yelling 'higher' on the swing. She also looked after Lucas when he wandering off by taking his hand and took him back to play. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1402641190_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive really enjoyed my old stamping playground with Lucas this afternoon. Her confidence has come along with climbing ladders, going down head first on the slide to yelling 'higher' on the swing. She also looked after Lucas when he wandering off by taking his hand and took him back to play.")
![[ Just the four of us. Enjoying our family. And spotting hairy maclary dogs at the beach. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403159172_1_photo_2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Just the four of us. Enjoying our family. And spotting hairy maclary dogs at the beach.")
![[ Just the four of us. Enjoying our family. And spotting hairy maclary dogs at the beach. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403159172_2_photo_3.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Just the four of us. Enjoying our family. And spotting hairy maclary dogs at the beach.")
![[ Milkshakes at Lyall bay. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1402872130_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Milkshakes at Lyall bay.")
![[ Milkshakes at Lyall bay. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1402872130_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Milkshakes at Lyall bay.")
![[ Olive loved running round the stepping stones with Harry as we joined the Foo's for dinner. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1402872010_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive loved running round the stepping stones with Harry as we joined the Foo's for dinner.")
![[ Olive enjoys a bit more play (throwing soft toys in the air) in her bedroom (but mummy has to stay)we have nearly finished her new but old dresser, with the mirror which olive loves! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403072709_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive enjoys a bit more play (throwing soft toys in the air) in her bedroom (but mummy has to stay)we have nearly finished her new but old dresser, with the mirror which olive loves!")
![[ Enjoying a coffee in the afternoon sun. No baby yet. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403160790_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Enjoying a coffee in the afternoon sun. No baby yet.")
![[ Welcome to our lives Iris Ann! Born at 12.48am on June 20th 2014 and weighing 8.6 pounds. Couldn't be happier with our little water baby. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403226849_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Welcome to our lives Iris Ann! Born at 12.48am on June 20th 2014 and weighing 8.6 pounds. Couldn't be happier with our little water baby.")
![[ Welcome to our lives Iris Ann! Born at 12.48am on June 20th 2014 and weighing 8.6 pounds. Couldn't be happier with our little water baby. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403226849_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Welcome to our lives Iris Ann! Born at 12.48am on June 20th 2014 and weighing 8.6 pounds. Couldn't be happier with our little water baby.")
![[ Bean meets Pixel. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403226909_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Bean meets Pixel.")
![[ Nan and Grandad meet little Iris. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403227029_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Nan and Grandad meet little Iris.")
![[ Nan and Grandad meet little Iris. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403227029_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Nan and Grandad meet little Iris.")
![[ Granny and Grandpa come to meet and hold little Iris. Tag: Pixel ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403251630_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Granny and Grandpa come to meet and hold little Iris. Tag: Pixel")
![[ Granny and Grandpa come to meet and hold little Iris. Tag: Pixel ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403251630_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Granny and Grandpa come to meet and hold little Iris. Tag: Pixel")
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![[ Iris Ann ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403298909_0_photo_1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris Ann")
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![[ Iris Ann ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403298909_1_photo_2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris Ann")
![[ Mum and bubs. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403302993_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Mum and bubs.")
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![[ Iris Ann ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403298909_2_photo_3.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris Ann")
![[ Mum and bubs. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403302993_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Mum and bubs.")
![[ Our family ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403313787_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Our family")
![[ Welcome home Iris! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403303168_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Welcome home Iris!")
![[ Welcome home Iris! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403303168_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Welcome home Iris!")
![[ Iris' first bath! A bit of a shock to her sleepy system. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403517250_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris' first bath! A bit of a shock to her sleepy system.")
![[ Iris' first bath! A bit of a shock to her sleepy system. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403517250_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris' first bath! A bit of a shock to her sleepy system.")
![[ Lana, Nige and Anthony came to meet Iris and have a play date with Olive. Thanks for the Moses basket guys! So handy. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403851687_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lana, Nige and Anthony came to meet Iris and have a play date with Olive. Thanks for the Moses basket guys! So handy.")
![[ Lana, Nige and Anthony came to meet Iris and have a play date with Olive. Thanks for the Moses basket guys! So handy. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403851687_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lana, Nige and Anthony came to meet Iris and have a play date with Olive. Thanks for the Moses basket guys! So handy.")
![[ Day four: sleeping all day and then a owl at night. Pretty tired but isn't she a dream to look at. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403485087_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Day four: sleeping all day and then a owl at night. Pretty tired but isn't she a dream to look at.")
![[ Play centre with Daddy. It was fun to see Olive cruising around play centre and getting into everything. It was also great to put a name to the faces I often hear about. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403516953_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Play centre with Daddy. It was fun to see Olive cruising around play centre and getting into everything. It was also great to put a name to the faces I often hear about.")
![[ Play centre with Daddy. It was fun to see Olive cruising around play centre and getting into everything. It was also great to put a name to the faces I often hear about. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403516953_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Play centre with Daddy. It was fun to see Olive cruising around play centre and getting into everything. It was also great to put a name to the faces I often hear about.")
![[ Play centre with Daddy. It was fun to see Olive cruising around play centre and getting into everything. It was also great to put a name to the faces I often hear about. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403516953_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Play centre with Daddy. It was fun to see Olive cruising around play centre and getting into everything. It was also great to put a name to the faces I often hear about.")
![[ Olives occasional interest in her little sister has led to cuddles, kisses a few pokes and the sharing of baby toys. She seems to be warming up to the idea of having a sibling and apparently has been taking about her baby Iris at playgroup. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403852049_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olives occasional interest in her little sister has led to cuddles, kisses a few pokes and the sharing of baby toys. She seems to be warming up to the idea of having a sibling and apparently has been taking about her baby Iris at playgroup.")
![[ Olives occasional interest in her little sister has led to cuddles, kisses a few pokes and the sharing of baby toys. She seems to be warming up to the idea of having a sibling and apparently has been taking about her baby Iris at playgroup. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403852049_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olives occasional interest in her little sister has led to cuddles, kisses a few pokes and the sharing of baby toys. She seems to be warming up to the idea of having a sibling and apparently has been taking about her baby Iris at playgroup.")
![[ Olives occasional interest in her little sister has led to cuddles, kisses a few pokes and the sharing of baby toys. She seems to be warming up to the idea of having a sibling and apparently has been taking about her baby Iris at playgroup. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403852049_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olives occasional interest in her little sister has led to cuddles, kisses a few pokes and the sharing of baby toys. She seems to be warming up to the idea of having a sibling and apparently has been taking about her baby Iris at playgroup.")
![[ Four piggies escape. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403852052_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Four piggies escape.")
![[ Only a few days old but already looking completely different to Olive at the same age. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403850132_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Only a few days old but already looking completely different to Olive at the same age.")
![[ Only a few days old but already looking completely different to Olive at the same age. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403850132_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Only a few days old but already looking completely different to Olive at the same age.")
![[ Only a few days old but already looking completely different to Olive at the same age. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403850132_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Only a few days old but already looking completely different to Olive at the same age.")
![[ Only a few days old but already looking completely different to Olive at the same age. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403850132_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Only a few days old but already looking completely different to Olive at the same age.")
![[ Daddy's hair? ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403850187_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Daddy's hair?")
![[ Pixel gets her first weigh in. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403850248_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Pixel gets her first weigh in.")
![[ Are my clean clothes ready yet? ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403851747_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Are my clean clothes ready yet?")
![[ A family outing to the garden center. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403852650_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A family outing to the garden center.")
![[ A family outing to the garden center. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403852650_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A family outing to the garden center.")
![[ The Thompsons come to meet Iris. Thanks for a yummy lunch! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403852288_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The Thompsons come to meet Iris. Thanks for a yummy lunch!")
![[ The Thompsons come to meet Iris. Thanks for a yummy lunch! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403852288_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The Thompsons come to meet Iris. Thanks for a yummy lunch!")
![[ We ventured to the zoo on a beautiful day. We got up close to the tiger and Olive loved the creepy crawlies. Iris slept like a baby. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403930487_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured to the zoo on a beautiful day. We got up close to the tiger and Olive loved the creepy crawlies. Iris slept like a baby.")
![[ We ventured to the zoo on a beautiful day. We got up close to the tiger and Olive loved the creepy crawlies. Iris slept like a baby. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403930487_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured to the zoo on a beautiful day. We got up close to the tiger and Olive loved the creepy crawlies. Iris slept like a baby.")
![[ We ventured to the zoo on a beautiful day. We got up close to the tiger and Olive loved the creepy crawlies. Iris slept like a baby. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403930487_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured to the zoo on a beautiful day. We got up close to the tiger and Olive loved the creepy crawlies. Iris slept like a baby.")
![[ We ventured to the zoo on a beautiful day. We got up close to the tiger and Olive loved the creepy crawlies. Iris slept like a baby. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403930487_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured to the zoo on a beautiful day. We got up close to the tiger and Olive loved the creepy crawlies. Iris slept like a baby.")
![[ We ventured to the zoo on a beautiful day. We got up close to the tiger and Olive loved the creepy crawlies. Iris slept like a baby. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403930487_5_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured to the zoo on a beautiful day. We got up close to the tiger and Olive loved the creepy crawlies. Iris slept like a baby.")
![[ We ventured to the zoo on a beautiful day. We got up close to the tiger and Olive loved the creepy crawlies. Iris slept like a baby. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403930487_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured to the zoo on a beautiful day. We got up close to the tiger and Olive loved the creepy crawlies. Iris slept like a baby.")
![[ We ventured to the zoo on a beautiful day. We got up close to the tiger and Olive loved the creepy crawlies. Iris slept like a baby. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403930487_6_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured to the zoo on a beautiful day. We got up close to the tiger and Olive loved the creepy crawlies. Iris slept like a baby.")
![[ We ventured to the zoo on a beautiful day. We got up close to the tiger and Olive loved the creepy crawlies. Iris slept like a baby. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403930487_7_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured to the zoo on a beautiful day. We got up close to the tiger and Olive loved the creepy crawlies. Iris slept like a baby.")
![[ We ventured to the zoo on a beautiful day. We got up close to the tiger and Olive loved the creepy crawlies. Iris slept like a baby. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403930487_8_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured to the zoo on a beautiful day. We got up close to the tiger and Olive loved the creepy crawlies. Iris slept like a baby.")
![[ Fun with a box on a rainy inside day. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1404110470_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun with a box on a rainy inside day.")
![[ Fun with a box on a rainy inside day. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1404110470_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun with a box on a rainy inside day.")
![[ They have arrived! And Olive took it upon herself after the 'blind man' had left to try and put it down from on top of the cabinet. Olive's little chairs seem to scattered all over the house these days as she uses them to get to anything up high. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1401862388_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "They have arrived! And Olive took it upon herself after the 'blind man' had left to try and put it down from on top of the cabinet. Olive's little chairs seem to scattered all over the house these days as she uses them to get to anything up high.")
![[ Olive and Bunny Piano duet. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1402896609_98305243_98305243.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive and Bunny Piano duet.")
![[ Just the four of us. Enjoying our family. And spotting hairy maclary dogs at the beach. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403159171_0_photo_1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Just the four of us. Enjoying our family. And spotting hairy maclary dogs at the beach.")
![[ After a terrible night sleep, We are ready for home! Olive very excited about bring little sis iris home. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/June_-_Journal_Entries/1403298728_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "After a terrible night sleep, We are ready for home! Olive very excited about bring little sis iris home.")
May - Journal Entries
May 14
62 Images
![[ Olive is a very cuddly wee girl but recently loves to cuddle her friends too. Freya & William from PC get a hug goodbye, cousin violet gets a arrival hug and Lucas just because they saw a ginger cat together. So lovely. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399532111_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive is a very cuddly wee girl but recently loves to cuddle her friends too. Freya & William from PC get a hug goodbye, cousin violet gets a arrival hug and Lucas just because they saw a ginger cat together. So lovely.")
![[ A late afternoon buggy walk around the park. All went well until olive decided that she 'wanted to cuddle the ducks' and went off road, and it was a very slow drag walk home. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399093033_0_photo_1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A late afternoon buggy walk around the park. All went well until olive decided that she 'wanted to cuddle the ducks' and went off road, and it was a very slow drag walk home.")
![[ At the car wash. When did they become $16? Still, better that than a hand wash by Mr Lazy Pants. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399088771_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "At the car wash. When did they become $16? Still, better that than a hand wash by Mr Lazy Pants.")
![[ At the car wash. When did they become $16? Still, better that than a hand wash by Mr Lazy Pants. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399088770_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "At the car wash. When did they become $16? Still, better that than a hand wash by Mr Lazy Pants.")
![[ Olive and Daddy spend a day with Granny, Poppa and the Prosser cuzzies so Mummy can get her work done. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399089074_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive and Daddy spend a day with Granny, Poppa and the Prosser cuzzies so Mummy can get her work done.")
![[ Olive and Daddy spend a day with Granny, Poppa and the Prosser cuzzies so Mummy can get her work done. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399089074_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive and Daddy spend a day with Granny, Poppa and the Prosser cuzzies so Mummy can get her work done.")
![[ Olive and Daddy spend a day with Granny, Poppa and the Prosser cuzzies so Mummy can get her work done. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399089074_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive and Daddy spend a day with Granny, Poppa and the Prosser cuzzies so Mummy can get her work done.")
![[ Olive and Daddy spend a day with Granny, Poppa and the Prosser cuzzies so Mummy can get her work done. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399089074_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive and Daddy spend a day with Granny, Poppa and the Prosser cuzzies so Mummy can get her work done.")
![[ Olive loved the ginger cat on the way to the park. And the fluffy to follow. And the muddy puddles! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399273156_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive loved the ginger cat on the way to the park. And the fluffy to follow. And the muddy puddles!")
![[ Olive loved the ginger cat on the way to the park. And the fluffy to follow. And the muddy puddles! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399273157_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive loved the ginger cat on the way to the park. And the fluffy to follow. And the muddy puddles!")
![[ Olive loved the ginger cat on the way to the park. And the fluffy to follow. And the muddy puddles! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399273157_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive loved the ginger cat on the way to the park. And the fluffy to follow. And the muddy puddles!")
![[ Olive is a very cuddly wee girl but recently loves to cuddle her friends too. Freya & William from PC get a hug goodbye, cousin violet gets a arrival hug and Lucas just because they saw a ginger cat together. So lovely. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399532111_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive is a very cuddly wee girl but recently loves to cuddle her friends too. Freya & William from PC get a hug goodbye, cousin violet gets a arrival hug and Lucas just because they saw a ginger cat together. So lovely.")
![[ Rudie nudies in the bath. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399794728_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Rudie nudies in the bath.")
![[ On a sheep hunt in Greytown. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399795395_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "On a sheep hunt in Greytown.")
![[ On a sheep hunt in Greytown. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399795395_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "On a sheep hunt in Greytown.")
![[ On a sheep hunt in Greytown. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399795395_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "On a sheep hunt in Greytown.")
![[ The puzzle interest continues... Really nice playing with Ben this weekend. Liam didn't get a look in and often told off for pointing at olive. Found two great puzzles to buy too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399862168_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The puzzle interest continues... Really nice playing with Ben this weekend. Liam didn't get a look in and often told off for pointing at olive. Found two great puzzles to buy too.")
![[ Chocostashe ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399795329_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Chocostashe")
![[ Fun at Greytown's playground. Olive loved Donkey. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399796651_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun at Greytown's playground. Olive loved Donkey.")
![[ Fun at Greytown's playground. Olive loved Donkey. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399796651_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun at Greytown's playground. Olive loved Donkey.")
![[ I love how kids love being rudie nudie. They just go wild and why not! It was extremely fun running down the large hall and then hiding behind the curtain... Again and again. Olive managed to keep up with Ben, Liam was aways doing the opposite, trying to keep up. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399861992_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "I love how kids love being rudie nudie. They just go wild and why not! It was extremely fun running down the large hall and then hiding behind the curtain... Again and again. Olive managed to keep up with Ben, Liam was aways doing the opposite, trying to keep up.")
![[ I love how kids love being rudie nudie. They just go wild and why not! It was extremely fun running down the large hall and then hiding behind the curtain... Again and again. Olive managed to keep up with Ben, Liam was aways doing the opposite, trying to keep up. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399861992_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "I love how kids love being rudie nudie. They just go wild and why not! It was extremely fun running down the large hall and then hiding behind the curtain... Again and again. Olive managed to keep up with Ben, Liam was aways doing the opposite, trying to keep up.")
![[ I love how kids love being rudie nudie. They just go wild and why not! It was extremely fun running down the large hall and then hiding behind the curtain... Again and again. Olive managed to keep up with Ben, Liam was aways doing the opposite, trying to keep up. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399861992_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "I love how kids love being rudie nudie. They just go wild and why not! It was extremely fun running down the large hall and then hiding behind the curtain... Again and again. Olive managed to keep up with Ben, Liam was aways doing the opposite, trying to keep up.")
![[ Mother's Day morning on our last day in Greytown with the Thompsons. A beautiful morning to finish a lovely weekend away. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399797375_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Mother's Day morning on our last day in Greytown with the Thompsons. A beautiful morning to finish a lovely weekend away.")
![[ Mother's Day morning on our last day in Greytown with the Thompsons. A beautiful morning to finish a lovely weekend away. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399797375_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Mother's Day morning on our last day in Greytown with the Thompsons. A beautiful morning to finish a lovely weekend away.")
![[ Mother's Day morning on our last day in Greytown with the Thompsons. A beautiful morning to finish a lovely weekend away. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399797375_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Mother's Day morning on our last day in Greytown with the Thompsons. A beautiful morning to finish a lovely weekend away.")
![[ Lots of fun at Alex's 4th birthday party. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399938618_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lots of fun at Alex's 4th birthday party.")
![[ Lots of fun at Alex's 4th birthday party. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399938618_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lots of fun at Alex's 4th birthday party.")
![[ Lots of fun at Alex's 4th birthday party. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399938618_5_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lots of fun at Alex's 4th birthday party.")
![[ Lots of fun at Alex's 4th birthday party. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399938618_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lots of fun at Alex's 4th birthday party.")
![[ Lots of fun at Alex's 4th birthday party. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399938618_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lots of fun at Alex's 4th birthday party.")
![[ Lots of fun at Alex's 4th birthday party. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399938618_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lots of fun at Alex's 4th birthday party.")
![[ Olive becomes a bumble cat thanks to Catherine at Alex's birthday party. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399938430_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive becomes a bumble cat thanks to Catherine at Alex's birthday party.")
![[ Olive becomes a bumble cat thanks to Catherine at Alex's birthday party. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399938430_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive becomes a bumble cat thanks to Catherine at Alex's birthday party.")
![[ Olive loved going on a "picnic" with Violet at Alex's "tea party". They sat down together for the good part of half an hour enjoying their picnic. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399937891_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive loved going on a \"picnic\" with Violet at Alex's \"tea party\". They sat down together for the good part of half an hour enjoying their picnic.")
![[ Olive loved going on a "picnic" with Violet at Alex's "tea party". They sat down together for the good part of half an hour enjoying their picnic. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399937891_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive loved going on a \"picnic\" with Violet at Alex's \"tea party\". They sat down together for the good part of half an hour enjoying their picnic.")
![[ Olive loved going on a "picnic" with Violet at Alex's "tea party". They sat down together for the good part of half an hour enjoying their picnic. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399937891_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive loved going on a \"picnic\" with Violet at Alex's \"tea party\". They sat down together for the good part of half an hour enjoying their picnic.")
![[ Room for two in the reinstated bassinet. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1400235908_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Room for two in the reinstated bassinet.")
![[ Room for two in the reinstated bassinet. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1400235909_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Room for two in the reinstated bassinet.")
![[ Beautiful day for a catch up with Nige, Lana and Anthony - home from their Ireland trip. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1400308390_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Beautiful day for a catch up with Nige, Lana and Anthony - home from their Ireland trip.")
![[ Beautiful day for a catch up with Nige, Lana and Anthony - home from their Ireland trip. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1400308390_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Beautiful day for a catch up with Nige, Lana and Anthony - home from their Ireland trip.")
![[ There is nothing quite like eating fresh carrots straight from the garden. Olive ate five baby carrots from our garden one after another. She was also extremely excited about spotting the potatoes as I dug them up and quickly placed them into the box. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1400581807_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "There is nothing quite like eating fresh carrots straight from the garden. Olive ate five baby carrots from our garden one after another. She was also extremely excited about spotting the potatoes as I dug them up and quickly placed them into the box.")
![[ Tigger wasn't allowed into Winnie the Pooh's cave. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1400640670_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Tigger wasn't allowed into Winnie the Pooh's cave.")
![[ Funky spider web tree on the misty walk this morning. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1400640728_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Funky spider web tree on the misty walk this morning.")
![[ The SPCA came to visit on our Playcentre session with two cute puppies and a adorable bunny! Olive guessed it was a bunny from the cage and enjoyed its funny nose. She was quick to get right in there and pat them all very gently. Having a dog, I think has made her very comfortable and a animal lover all round. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1400581634_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The SPCA came to visit on our Playcentre session with two cute puppies and a adorable bunny! Olive guessed it was a bunny from the cage and enjoyed its funny nose. She was quick to get right in there and pat them all very gently. Having a dog, I think has made her very comfortable and a animal lover all round.")
![[ The SPCA came to visit on our Playcentre session with two cute puppies and a adorable bunny! Olive guessed it was a bunny from the cage and enjoyed its funny nose. She was quick to get right in there and pat them all very gently. Having a dog, I think has made her very comfortable and a animal lover all round. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1400581635_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The SPCA came to visit on our Playcentre session with two cute puppies and a adorable bunny! Olive guessed it was a bunny from the cage and enjoyed its funny nose. She was quick to get right in there and pat them all very gently. Having a dog, I think has made her very comfortable and a animal lover all round.")
![[ The SPCA came to visit on our Playcentre session with two cute puppies and a adorable bunny! Olive guessed it was a bunny from the cage and enjoyed its funny nose. She was quick to get right in there and pat them all very gently. Having a dog, I think has made her very comfortable and a animal lover all round. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1400581635_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The SPCA came to visit on our Playcentre session with two cute puppies and a adorable bunny! Olive guessed it was a bunny from the cage and enjoyed its funny nose. She was quick to get right in there and pat them all very gently. Having a dog, I think has made her very comfortable and a animal lover all round.")
![[ Olive insisted that the cork board was actually a chalk board. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1400640789_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive insisted that the cork board was actually a chalk board.")
![[ Olive insisted that the cork board was actually a chalk board. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1400640789_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive insisted that the cork board was actually a chalk board.")
![[ Piggy also goes to the potty these days. We have some success in the afternoons with the potty and no nappies. Mostly number ones and if we gently remind her, she often says yes or no if she needs to go. So proud. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1400725569_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Piggy also goes to the potty these days. We have some success in the afternoons with the potty and no nappies. Mostly number ones and if we gently remind her, she often says yes or no if she needs to go. So proud.")
![[ The baby obsession continues, after reading her library books once last night, Olive is able to tell 'baby' all about them at story time. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1400830149_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The baby obsession continues, after reading her library books once last night, Olive is able to tell 'baby' all about them at story time.")
![[ They have finally arrived! The lounge curtains!!! So excited and thrilled with them! Now just the blinds to come... ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1401083828_0_IMG_4345.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "They have finally arrived! The lounge curtains!!! So excited and thrilled with them! Now just the blinds to come...")
![[ Daddy day with a Chicken Pox child on a rainy day limits your options, but we managed a visit to Mitre 10 Mega and a duck pond. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1401351791_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Daddy day with a Chicken Pox child on a rainy day limits your options, but we managed a visit to Mitre 10 Mega and a duck pond.")
![[ Daddy day with a Chicken Pox child on a rainy day limits your options, but we managed a visit to Mitre 10 Mega and a duck pond. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1401351791_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Daddy day with a Chicken Pox child on a rainy day limits your options, but we managed a visit to Mitre 10 Mega and a duck pond.")
![[ The roman blind for pixel's room is complete! 2.7m wide by 1.9m in length. My first attempt at making one, glad it is finally up! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1401339548_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The roman blind for pixel's room is complete! 2.7m wide by 1.9m in length. My first attempt at making one, glad it is finally up!")
![[ The roman blind for pixel's room is complete! 2.7m wide by 1.9m in length. My first attempt at making one, glad it is finally up! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1401339608_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The roman blind for pixel's room is complete! 2.7m wide by 1.9m in length. My first attempt at making one, glad it is finally up!")
![[ Bedroom curtains arrived a few weeks ago. Curtaining the whole house is complete! Everything is looking so fresh and clean! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1401344287_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Bedroom curtains arrived a few weeks ago. Curtaining the whole house is complete! Everything is looking so fresh and clean!")
![[ Just hanging with daddy. We still can't see either of ourselves in in olive. But perhaps she has daddy's eyes and mummy's smile. It will be interesting to watch her change. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1401465429_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Just hanging with daddy. We still can't see either of ourselves in in olive. But perhaps she has daddy's eyes and mummy's smile. It will be interesting to watch her change.")
![[ A crisp walk with olive in control of Lyon. She has became very assertive with telling Lyon what he should and shouldn't be doing. Meanwhile a little later around the park stated "mummy there is a pebble in my boot" so we stopped to shake it out and then olive refused to put it back on, walking half way around the park in socks. She seems to take any opportunity to take her shoes off these days. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1401465252_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A crisp walk with olive in control of Lyon. She has became very assertive with telling Lyon what he should and shouldn't be doing. Meanwhile a little later around the park stated \"mummy there is a pebble in my boot\" so we stopped to shake it out and then olive refused to put it back on, walking half way around the park in socks. She seems to take any opportunity to take her shoes off these days.")
![[ A crisp walk with olive in control of Lyon. She has became very assertive with telling Lyon what he should and shouldn't be doing. Meanwhile a little later around the park stated "mummy there is a pebble in my boot" so we stopped to shake it out and then olive refused to put it back on, walking half way around the park in socks. She seems to take any opportunity to take her shoes off these days. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1401465253_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A crisp walk with olive in control of Lyon. She has became very assertive with telling Lyon what he should and shouldn't be doing. Meanwhile a little later around the park stated \"mummy there is a pebble in my boot\" so we stopped to shake it out and then olive refused to put it back on, walking half way around the park in socks. She seems to take any opportunity to take her shoes off these days.")
![[ A late afternoon buggy walk around the park. All went well until olive decided that she 'wanted to cuddle the ducks' and went off road, and it was a very slow drag walk home. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399093033_1_photo_2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A late afternoon buggy walk around the park. All went well until olive decided that she 'wanted to cuddle the ducks' and went off road, and it was a very slow drag walk home.")
![[ Mad about puzzles! The concentration is amazing. She will complete it and say 'done it' and wait for some reaction, smile and then tip it over and starts all over again. We can last at puzzles for a good 30min. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/May_-_Journal_Entries/1399093271_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Mad about puzzles! The concentration is amazing. She will complete it and say 'done it' and wait for some reaction, smile and then tip it over and starts all over again. We can last at puzzles for a good 30min.")
Camping Kaitoke
April 14
29 Images
![[ Showing the kids how the water carrier works ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-04-05-Camping_Kaitoke/5340dc04b9efc_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Showing the kids how the water carrier works")
![[ All setup in a beautiful setting ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-04-05-Camping_Kaitoke/5341c4e10d95c_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "All setup in a beautiful setting")
![[ Coffee time ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-04-05-Camping_Kaitoke/5341c4e123349_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Coffee time")
![[ Olive and Violet loved playing in the Van (or Bus as Anthony called it) ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-04-05-Camping_Kaitoke/5341c4e12cd46_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive and Violet loved playing in the Van (or Bus as Anthony called it)")
![[ Rest time in her portacot ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-04-05-Camping_Kaitoke/5340dc04d611c_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Rest time in her portacot")
![[ Violet checking out our tent ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-04-05-Camping_Kaitoke/5340dc04d8af4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Violet checking out our tent")
![[ Alex comes in for a play ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-04-05-Camping_Kaitoke/5340dc04ddd7e_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Alex comes in for a play")
![[ Our blow up mattress was actually pretty comfortable (but a little crammed with three of us) ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-04-05-Camping_Kaitoke/5340dc04e0b6e_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Our blow up mattress was actually pretty comfortable (but a little crammed with three of us)")
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![[ We tried out the kite, but there wasn't enough wind ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-04-05-Camping_Kaitoke/5340dc04efcaa_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We tried out the kite, but there wasn't enough wind")
![[ Throwing rocks in the stream ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-04-05-Camping_Kaitoke/5340dc05004c6_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Throwing rocks in the stream")
![[ Lyon having a blast ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-04-05-Camping_Kaitoke/5340dc0505664_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lyon having a blast")
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![[ Paddling in the surprisingly warm water ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-04-05-Camping_Kaitoke/5341c4e14f512_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Paddling in the surprisingly warm water")
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![[ Working on the BBQ ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-04-05-Camping_Kaitoke/5340dc0522d00_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Working on the BBQ")
![[ Dinner time! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-04-05-Camping_Kaitoke/5340dc051c21f_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Dinner time!")
![[ Anthony comes for a play ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-04-05-Camping_Kaitoke/5340dc0529a36_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Anthony comes for a play")
![[ Back in the van ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-04-05-Camping_Kaitoke/5340dc0530d10_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Back in the van")
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![[ Toasting marshmallows! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-04-05-Camping_Kaitoke/5340dc053f7ce_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Toasting marshmallows!")
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![[ Back to the stream in the morning ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2014-04-05-Camping_Kaitoke/5340dc05479c9_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Back to the stream in the morning")
April - Journal Entries
April 14
65 Images
![[ We decided to dig up some potatoes and carrots - finally ready! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1396328228_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We decided to dig up some potatoes and carrots - finally ready!")
![[ We decided to dig up some potatoes and carrots - finally ready! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1396328228_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We decided to dig up some potatoes and carrots - finally ready!")
![[ Olive has settled into play group nicely. She's happy to be dropped off both days and she's starting to get into all the activities and be chatty with the ladies. She even ate some lunch for the first time today! Our little girl is becoming more independent by the day. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1396639151_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive has settled into play group nicely. She's happy to be dropped off both days and she's starting to get into all the activities and be chatty with the ladies. She even ate some lunch for the first time today! Our little girl is becoming more independent by the day.")
![[ A fantastic family camping trip to Kaitoke with the Prossers. A successful test of our new tents - will go again! See entry for more photos. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1396819093_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A fantastic family camping trip to Kaitoke with the Prossers. A successful test of our new tents - will go again! See entry for more photos.")
![[ A fantastic family camping trip to Kaitoke with the Prossers. A successful test of our new tents - will go again! See entry for more photos. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1396819094_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A fantastic family camping trip to Kaitoke with the Prossers. A successful test of our new tents - will go again! See entry for more photos.")
![[ Got into painting on her hands and hand printing everything in sight. Doing a lot better sitting at morning tea and taking her lunchbox back to the trolley when she finished. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1396854729_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Got into painting on her hands and hand printing everything in sight. Doing a lot better sitting at morning tea and taking her lunchbox back to the trolley when she finished.")
![[ We love giving cuddles and kisses (with sound effect) right on the lips lately, I do encourage it, so lovely to have my baby cuddle me. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1397081468_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We love giving cuddles and kisses (with sound effect) right on the lips lately, I do encourage it, so lovely to have my baby cuddle me.")
![[ With a week of rain and another forecast we are bring out the big guns. After olive helped paint a test pot for pixels room, we extended it to her paint. Olive loved painting her hands (as it tickles!) and making hand prints. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1397247913_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "With a week of rain and another forecast we are bring out the big guns. After olive helped paint a test pot for pixels room, we extended it to her paint. Olive loved painting her hands (as it tickles!) and making hand prints.")
![[ With a week of rain and another forecast we are bring out the big guns. After olive helped paint a test pot for pixels room, we extended it to her paint. Olive loved painting her hands (as it tickles!) and making hand prints. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1397247913_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "With a week of rain and another forecast we are bring out the big guns. After olive helped paint a test pot for pixels room, we extended it to her paint. Olive loved painting her hands (as it tickles!) and making hand prints.")
![[ With a week of rain and another forecast we are bring out the big guns. After olive helped paint a test pot for pixels room, we extended it to her paint. Olive loved painting her hands (as it tickles!) and making hand prints. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1397247913_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "With a week of rain and another forecast we are bring out the big guns. After olive helped paint a test pot for pixels room, we extended it to her paint. Olive loved painting her hands (as it tickles!) and making hand prints.")
![[ Avoided the downpour with a nice dog walk around Parramatta inlet with the Thompsons. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1397336114_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Avoided the downpour with a nice dog walk around Parramatta inlet with the Thompsons.")
![[ Avoided the downpour with a nice dog walk around Parramatta inlet with the Thompsons. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1397336114_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Avoided the downpour with a nice dog walk around Parramatta inlet with the Thompsons.")
![[ Avoided the downpour with a nice dog walk around Parramatta inlet with the Thompsons. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1397336114_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Avoided the downpour with a nice dog walk around Parramatta inlet with the Thompsons.")
![[ She may not always use her fork but when M&D had chopsticks, she just had to have some! She proved us wrong, and managed to eat a lot of her noodle dish with her sticks! I wonder how Asian kids learn to use chopsticks? ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1397716511_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "She may not always use her fork but when M&D had chopsticks, she just had to have some! She proved us wrong, and managed to eat a lot of her noodle dish with her sticks! I wonder how Asian kids learn to use chopsticks?")
![[ She may not always use her fork but when M&D had chopsticks, she just had to have some! She proved us wrong, and managed to eat a lot of her noodle dish with her sticks! I wonder how Asian kids learn to use chopsticks? ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1397716511_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "She may not always use her fork but when M&D had chopsticks, she just had to have some! She proved us wrong, and managed to eat a lot of her noodle dish with her sticks! I wonder how Asian kids learn to use chopsticks?")
![[ Out for a walk. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163515_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Out for a walk.")
![[ We ventured out to Huka Falls where jumping in muddy puddles was way more fun than watching the fast flowing waterfall! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163463_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured out to Huka Falls where jumping in muddy puddles was way more fun than watching the fast flowing waterfall!")
![[ We ventured out to Huka Falls where jumping in muddy puddles was way more fun than watching the fast flowing waterfall! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163463_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured out to Huka Falls where jumping in muddy puddles was way more fun than watching the fast flowing waterfall!")
![[ We ventured out to Huka Falls where jumping in muddy puddles was way more fun than watching the fast flowing waterfall! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163463_5_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured out to Huka Falls where jumping in muddy puddles was way more fun than watching the fast flowing waterfall!")
![[ We ventured out to Huka Falls where jumping in muddy puddles was way more fun than watching the fast flowing waterfall! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163463_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured out to Huka Falls where jumping in muddy puddles was way more fun than watching the fast flowing waterfall!")
![[ We ventured out to Huka Falls where jumping in muddy puddles was way more fun than watching the fast flowing waterfall! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163463_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured out to Huka Falls where jumping in muddy puddles was way more fun than watching the fast flowing waterfall!")
![[ We had a fun Easter weekend in Taupo. Olive continued her no nap policy even during the 6.5hr drive there and 6hr drive home - luckily she slept well at night. We managed to enjoy some sunshine in between the rain. The kids had a great time mucking around together - Olive and Violet playing their "that's mine" game was a laugh. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163275_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We had a fun Easter weekend in Taupo. Olive continued her no nap policy even during the 6.5hr drive there and 6hr drive home - luckily she slept well at night. We managed to enjoy some sunshine in between the rain. The kids had a great time mucking around together - Olive and Violet playing their \"that's mine\" game was a laugh.")
![[ We had a fun Easter weekend in Taupo. Olive continued her no nap policy even during the 6.5hr drive there and 6hr drive home - luckily she slept well at night. We managed to enjoy some sunshine in between the rain. The kids had a great time mucking around together - Olive and Violet playing their "that's mine" game was a laugh. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163275_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We had a fun Easter weekend in Taupo. Olive continued her no nap policy even during the 6.5hr drive there and 6hr drive home - luckily she slept well at night. We managed to enjoy some sunshine in between the rain. The kids had a great time mucking around together - Olive and Violet playing their \"that's mine\" game was a laugh.")
![[ We had a fun Easter weekend in Taupo. Olive continued her no nap policy even during the 6.5hr drive there and 6hr drive home - luckily she slept well at night. We managed to enjoy some sunshine in between the rain. The kids had a great time mucking around together - Olive and Violet playing their "that's mine" game was a laugh. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163275_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We had a fun Easter weekend in Taupo. Olive continued her no nap policy even during the 6.5hr drive there and 6hr drive home - luckily she slept well at night. We managed to enjoy some sunshine in between the rain. The kids had a great time mucking around together - Olive and Violet playing their \"that's mine\" game was a laugh.")
![[ Fun times down at the beach during a break in the weather. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163763_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun times down at the beach during a break in the weather.")
![[ Fun times down at the beach during a break in the weather. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163763_6_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun times down at the beach during a break in the weather.")
![[ Fun times down at the beach during a break in the weather. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163763_5_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun times down at the beach during a break in the weather.")
![[ Easter egg hunt! They were so cute, spotting eggs (with help) and running over to collect them but mostly so excited about putting them in the picnic basket. Olive enjoyed the act of unwrapping the eggs but took one bite and gave to mummy. Alex, knew what it was all about! And violet did too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163343_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Easter egg hunt! They were so cute, spotting eggs (with help) and running over to collect them but mostly so excited about putting them in the picnic basket. Olive enjoyed the act of unwrapping the eggs but took one bite and gave to mummy. Alex, knew what it was all about! And violet did too.")
![[ Easter egg hunt! They were so cute, spotting eggs (with help) and running over to collect them but mostly so excited about putting them in the picnic basket. Olive enjoyed the act of unwrapping the eggs but took one bite and gave to mummy. Alex, knew what it was all about! And violet did too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163343_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Easter egg hunt! They were so cute, spotting eggs (with help) and running over to collect them but mostly so excited about putting them in the picnic basket. Olive enjoyed the act of unwrapping the eggs but took one bite and gave to mummy. Alex, knew what it was all about! And violet did too.")
![[ Easter egg hunt! They were so cute, spotting eggs (with help) and running over to collect them but mostly so excited about putting them in the picnic basket. Olive enjoyed the act of unwrapping the eggs but took one bite and gave to mummy. Alex, knew what it was all about! And violet did too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163343_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Easter egg hunt! They were so cute, spotting eggs (with help) and running over to collect them but mostly so excited about putting them in the picnic basket. Olive enjoyed the act of unwrapping the eggs but took one bite and gave to mummy. Alex, knew what it was all about! And violet did too.")
![[ Easter egg hunt! They were so cute, spotting eggs (with help) and running over to collect them but mostly so excited about putting them in the picnic basket. Olive enjoyed the act of unwrapping the eggs but took one bite and gave to mummy. Alex, knew what it was all about! And violet did too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163343_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Easter egg hunt! They were so cute, spotting eggs (with help) and running over to collect them but mostly so excited about putting them in the picnic basket. Olive enjoyed the act of unwrapping the eggs but took one bite and gave to mummy. Alex, knew what it was all about! And violet did too.")
![[ Easter egg hunt! They were so cute, spotting eggs (with help) and running over to collect them but mostly so excited about putting them in the picnic basket. Olive enjoyed the act of unwrapping the eggs but took one bite and gave to mummy. Alex, knew what it was all about! And violet did too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163343_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Easter egg hunt! They were so cute, spotting eggs (with help) and running over to collect them but mostly so excited about putting them in the picnic basket. Olive enjoyed the act of unwrapping the eggs but took one bite and gave to mummy. Alex, knew what it was all about! And violet did too.")
![[ Easter egg hunt! They were so cute, spotting eggs (with help) and running over to collect them but mostly so excited about putting them in the picnic basket. Olive enjoyed the act of unwrapping the eggs but took one bite and gave to mummy. Alex, knew what it was all about! And violet did too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163343_5_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Easter egg hunt! They were so cute, spotting eggs (with help) and running over to collect them but mostly so excited about putting them in the picnic basket. Olive enjoyed the act of unwrapping the eggs but took one bite and gave to mummy. Alex, knew what it was all about! And violet did too.")
![[ Easter egg hunt! They were so cute, spotting eggs (with help) and running over to collect them but mostly so excited about putting them in the picnic basket. Olive enjoyed the act of unwrapping the eggs but took one bite and gave to mummy. Alex, knew what it was all about! And violet did too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163343_6_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Easter egg hunt! They were so cute, spotting eggs (with help) and running over to collect them but mostly so excited about putting them in the picnic basket. Olive enjoyed the act of unwrapping the eggs but took one bite and gave to mummy. Alex, knew what it was all about! And violet did too.")
![[ Easter egg hunt! They were so cute, spotting eggs (with help) and running over to collect them but mostly so excited about putting them in the picnic basket. Olive enjoyed the act of unwrapping the eggs but took one bite and gave to mummy. Alex, knew what it was all about! And violet did too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163343_7_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Easter egg hunt! They were so cute, spotting eggs (with help) and running over to collect them but mostly so excited about putting them in the picnic basket. Olive enjoyed the act of unwrapping the eggs but took one bite and gave to mummy. Alex, knew what it was all about! And violet did too.")
![[ Driveway madness. With very mixed dramatic weather throughout the day (rain, sun, rain) we managed a easter hunt, bubbles on the new flash deck and biking races on the long driveway. Olive and Violet had their usual banter 'mine' 'no, mine' 'no my bike' 'no mine' with them both smiling. They did it all weekend over anything 'my chair' 'no mine' and 'my mummy' which ended with 'my Ginny' (which was so lovely of Violet to say). The girls are really getting along, so cute. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163773_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Driveway madness. With very mixed dramatic weather throughout the day (rain, sun, rain) we managed a easter hunt, bubbles on the new flash deck and biking races on the long driveway. Olive and Violet had their usual banter 'mine' 'no, mine' 'no my bike' 'no mine' with them both smiling. They did it all weekend over anything 'my chair' 'no mine' and 'my mummy' which ended with 'my Ginny' (which was so lovely of Violet to say). The girls are really getting along, so cute.")
![[ Driveway madness. With very mixed dramatic weather throughout the day (rain, sun, rain) we managed a easter hunt, bubbles on the new flash deck and biking races on the long driveway. Olive and Violet had their usual banter 'mine' 'no, mine' 'no my bike' 'no mine' with them both smiling. They did it all weekend over anything 'my chair' 'no mine' and 'my mummy' which ended with 'my Ginny' (which was so lovely of Violet to say). The girls are really getting along, so cute. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163773_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Driveway madness. With very mixed dramatic weather throughout the day (rain, sun, rain) we managed a easter hunt, bubbles on the new flash deck and biking races on the long driveway. Olive and Violet had their usual banter 'mine' 'no, mine' 'no my bike' 'no mine' with them both smiling. They did it all weekend over anything 'my chair' 'no mine' and 'my mummy' which ended with 'my Ginny' (which was so lovely of Violet to say). The girls are really getting along, so cute.")
![[ Driveway madness. With very mixed dramatic weather throughout the day (rain, sun, rain) we managed a easter hunt, bubbles on the new flash deck and biking races on the long driveway. Olive and Violet had their usual banter 'mine' 'no, mine' 'no my bike' 'no mine' with them both smiling. They did it all weekend over anything 'my chair' 'no mine' and 'my mummy' which ended with 'my Ginny' (which was so lovely of Violet to say). The girls are really getting along, so cute. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163773_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Driveway madness. With very mixed dramatic weather throughout the day (rain, sun, rain) we managed a easter hunt, bubbles on the new flash deck and biking races on the long driveway. Olive and Violet had their usual banter 'mine' 'no, mine' 'no my bike' 'no mine' with them both smiling. They did it all weekend over anything 'my chair' 'no mine' and 'my mummy' which ended with 'my Ginny' (which was so lovely of Violet to say). The girls are really getting along, so cute.")
![[ We had a fun Easter weekend in Taupo. Olive continued her no nap policy even during the 6.5hr drive there and 6hr drive home - luckily she slept well at night. We managed to enjoy some sunshine in between the rain. The kids had a great time mucking around together - Olive and Violet playing their "that's mine" game was a laugh. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163275_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We had a fun Easter weekend in Taupo. Olive continued her no nap policy even during the 6.5hr drive there and 6hr drive home - luckily she slept well at night. We managed to enjoy some sunshine in between the rain. The kids had a great time mucking around together - Olive and Violet playing their \"that's mine\" game was a laugh.")
![[ Out for a walk. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163515_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Out for a walk.")
![[ Fun times down at the beach during a break in the weather. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163763_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun times down at the beach during a break in the weather.")
![[ Out for a walk. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163515_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Out for a walk.")
![[ Fun times down at the beach during a break in the weather. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163763_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun times down at the beach during a break in the weather.")
![[ We ventured out to Huka Falls where jumping in muddy puddles was way more fun than watching the fast flowing waterfall! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163463_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We ventured out to Huka Falls where jumping in muddy puddles was way more fun than watching the fast flowing waterfall!")
![[ Fun times down at the beach during a break in the weather. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163763_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun times down at the beach during a break in the weather.")
![[ Fun times down at the beach during a break in the weather. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398163763_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun times down at the beach during a break in the weather.")
![[ We had Anna, Perry and the adorable Leola around for dinner while they are in NZ for a short time. Lots of lovely catching up. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398290290_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We had Anna, Perry and the adorable Leola around for dinner while they are in NZ for a short time. Lots of lovely catching up.")
![[ We had Anna, Perry and the adorable Leola around for dinner while they are in NZ for a short time. Lots of lovely catching up. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398290291_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We had Anna, Perry and the adorable Leola around for dinner while they are in NZ for a short time. Lots of lovely catching up.")
![[ We celebrated Harry's second birthday. A fun morning of running around outside and eating cake. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398539530_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We celebrated Harry's second birthday. A fun morning of running around outside and eating cake.")
![[ We celebrated Harry's second birthday. A fun morning of running around outside and eating cake. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398539530_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We celebrated Harry's second birthday. A fun morning of running around outside and eating cake.")
![[ We pulled out a few more potatoes and thinned the carrots out a little! Also cleared out all the old plants ready to start again. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398539772_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We pulled out a few more potatoes and thinned the carrots out a little! Also cleared out all the old plants ready to start again.")
![[ We pulled out a few more potatoes and thinned the carrots out a little! Also cleared out all the old plants ready to start again. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398539772_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We pulled out a few more potatoes and thinned the carrots out a little! Also cleared out all the old plants ready to start again.")
![[ Off at the zoo with the Turner grandparents. Loved the giraffes and chimps. M&D got some more painting done! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398539471_0_photo_1.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Off at the zoo with the Turner grandparents. Loved the giraffes and chimps. M&D got some more painting done!")
![[ Off at the zoo with the Turner grandparents. Loved the giraffes and chimps. M&D got some more painting done! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398539471_1_photo_2.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Off at the zoo with the Turner grandparents. Loved the giraffes and chimps. M&D got some more painting done!")
![[ A breezy walk and a brunch at Spruce Goose for Lyons 3rd birthday. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398576071_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A breezy walk and a brunch at Spruce Goose for Lyons 3rd birthday.")
![[ A breezy walk and a brunch at Spruce Goose for Lyons 3rd birthday. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398576071_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A breezy walk and a brunch at Spruce Goose for Lyons 3rd birthday.")
![[ Where's the study nook!?! We finally finished the wallpapering in the lounge with the doors now done! No more wallpapering - yay! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398570968_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Where's the study nook!?! We finally finished the wallpapering in the lounge with the doors now done! No more wallpapering - yay!")
![[ Hugs and kisses for Lyons birthday. Happy birthday Mr Stinkle! Happy birthday to you. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398579309_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Hugs and kisses for Lyons birthday. Happy birthday Mr Stinkle! Happy birthday to you.")
![[ Hugs and kisses for Lyons birthday. Happy birthday Mr Stinkle! Happy birthday to you. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398579309_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Hugs and kisses for Lyons birthday. Happy birthday Mr Stinkle! Happy birthday to you.")
![[ Hugs and kisses for Lyons birthday. Happy birthday Mr Stinkle! Happy birthday to you. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398579309_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Hugs and kisses for Lyons birthday. Happy birthday Mr Stinkle! Happy birthday to you.")
![[ Olive really got into this toy from the library. She spent long periods just pushing the buttons and dancing. So cute. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1396985767_91394737_91394737.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive really got into this toy from the library. She spent long periods just pushing the buttons and dancing. So cute.")
![[ Lately Olive is climbing over everything, jumping on everything and even skipping at times. She always has to jump down the last step. She is very confident on her feet. She love playing catch with her hands out ready and kicking the ball around spontaneously. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1396986186_91396642_91396642.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lately Olive is climbing over everything, jumping on everything and even skipping at times. She always has to jump down the last step. She is very confident on her feet. She love playing catch with her hands out ready and kicking the ball around spontaneously.")
![[ Olive decided to play hide and seek. She disappeared for about 5mins so I went to seek her out, found her hiding in our bedroom corner, then I said hide again, this time she went behind the couch, giggling when I said 'where is olive' lastly the curtain was a favourite, sitting behind it for a good 20mins, even when I had found her half a dozen times. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1397081289_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive decided to play hide and seek. She disappeared for about 5mins so I went to seek her out, found her hiding in our bedroom corner, then I said hide again, this time she went behind the couch, giggling when I said 'where is olive' lastly the curtain was a favourite, sitting behind it for a good 20mins, even when I had found her half a dozen times.")
![[ Olive enjoying being a bee. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398589688_93050983_93050983.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive enjoying being a bee.")
![[ Two years of taking a photo with the iPhone every so often. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/April_-_Journal_Entries/1398589806_93051435_93051435.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Two years of taking a photo with the iPhone every so often.")
March - Journal Entries
March 14
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![[ Pixel peekaboo. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394523248_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Pixel peekaboo.")
![[ We had cute 4 month old Maisie stay on Saturday night while the Thompsons were wedding partying it up. She reminded us of how Lyon used to be and how grown up and well behaved he is now! (Mostly) ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1393791499_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We had cute 4 month old Maisie stay on Saturday night while the Thompsons were wedding partying it up. She reminded us of how Lyon used to be and how grown up and well behaved he is now! (Mostly)")
![[ We had cute 4 month old Maisie stay on Saturday night while the Thompsons were wedding partying it up. She reminded us of how Lyon used to be and how grown up and well behaved he is now! (Mostly) ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1393791499_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We had cute 4 month old Maisie stay on Saturday night while the Thompsons were wedding partying it up. She reminded us of how Lyon used to be and how grown up and well behaved he is now! (Mostly)")
![[ We had cute 4 month old Maisie stay on Saturday night while the Thompsons were wedding partying it up. She reminded us of how Lyon used to be and how grown up and well behaved he is now! (Mostly) ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1393791499_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We had cute 4 month old Maisie stay on Saturday night while the Thompsons were wedding partying it up. She reminded us of how Lyon used to be and how grown up and well behaved he is now! (Mostly)")
![[ We had cute 4 month old Maisie stay on Saturday night while the Thompsons were wedding partying it up. She reminded us of how Lyon used to be and how grown up and well behaved he is now! (Mostly) ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1393791499_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We had cute 4 month old Maisie stay on Saturday night while the Thompsons were wedding partying it up. She reminded us of how Lyon used to be and how grown up and well behaved he is now! (Mostly)")
![[ A night out for the girls! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394520430_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A night out for the girls!")
![[ The sun was finally shining again do we went to the park for ice cream and a kick around. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394137099_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The sun was finally shining again do we went to the park for ice cream and a kick around.")
![[ The sun was finally shining again do we went to the park for ice cream and a kick around. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394137099_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The sun was finally shining again do we went to the park for ice cream and a kick around.")
![[ The sun was finally shining again do we went to the park for ice cream and a kick around. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394137099_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The sun was finally shining again do we went to the park for ice cream and a kick around.")
![[ The sun was finally shining again do we went to the park for ice cream and a kick around. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394137099_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The sun was finally shining again do we went to the park for ice cream and a kick around.")
![[ The sun was finally shining again do we went to the park for ice cream and a kick around. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394137099_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The sun was finally shining again do we went to the park for ice cream and a kick around.")
![[ Helen and Robin shouted us a night out to the light and sound show at the botanicals. It was really great! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394137273_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Helen and Robin shouted us a night out to the light and sound show at the botanicals. It was really great!")
![[ Helen and Robin shouted us a night out to the light and sound show at the botanicals. It was really great! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394137273_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Helen and Robin shouted us a night out to the light and sound show at the botanicals. It was really great!")
![[ Love how Olive sticks the sticker hats over the eyes. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394137390_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Love how Olive sticks the sticker hats over the eyes.")
![[ Love how Olive sticks the sticker hats over the eyes. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394137390_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Love how Olive sticks the sticker hats over the eyes.")
![[ An ex Onslow girls BBQ with the kids. It was so lovely to have some old faces back in town! and to see the next generation. Nice to know we are still the same nice people we were half our life ago! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394519948_0_IMG_1027.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "An ex Onslow girls BBQ with the kids. It was so lovely to have some old faces back in town! and to see the next generation. Nice to know we are still the same nice people we were half our life ago!")
![[ Enjoying a fluffy (finally loves them!) after an afternoon dog beach walk. My, what a lady with her little cup! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394348893_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Enjoying a fluffy (finally loves them!) after an afternoon dog beach walk. My, what a lady with her little cup!")
![[ Enjoying a fluffy (finally loves them!) after an afternoon dog beach walk. My, what a lady with her little cup! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394348894_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Enjoying a fluffy (finally loves them!) after an afternoon dog beach walk. My, what a lady with her little cup!")
![[ Enjoying a fluffy (finally loves them!) after an afternoon dog beach walk. My, what a lady with her little cup! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394348894_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Enjoying a fluffy (finally loves them!) after an afternoon dog beach walk. My, what a lady with her little cup!")
![[ Tunnel, cave or tent was all good fun to build them on the couch, well directing the building that is. Up here, higher!, sides down!, darker! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394349128_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Tunnel, cave or tent was all good fun to build them on the couch, well directing the building that is. Up here, higher!, sides down!, darker!")
![[ A lovely walk with feeding the ducks and some playground action, olive went on the flying fox and the big blue slide! Before we enjoyed a cafe break. Olive loved copying what Felix was doing and she even got a few hugs from him! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394518583_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely walk with feeding the ducks and some playground action, olive went on the flying fox and the big blue slide! Before we enjoyed a cafe break. Olive loved copying what Felix was doing and she even got a few hugs from him!")
![[ A lovely walk with feeding the ducks and some playground action, olive went on the flying fox and the big blue slide! Before we enjoyed a cafe break. Olive loved copying what Felix was doing and she even got a few hugs from him! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394518584_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely walk with feeding the ducks and some playground action, olive went on the flying fox and the big blue slide! Before we enjoyed a cafe break. Olive loved copying what Felix was doing and she even got a few hugs from him!")
![[ A lovely walk with feeding the ducks and some playground action, olive went on the flying fox and the big blue slide! Before we enjoyed a cafe break. Olive loved copying what Felix was doing and she even got a few hugs from him! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394518584_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely walk with feeding the ducks and some playground action, olive went on the flying fox and the big blue slide! Before we enjoyed a cafe break. Olive loved copying what Felix was doing and she even got a few hugs from him!")
![[ A lovely walk with feeding the ducks and some playground action, olive went on the flying fox and the big blue slide! Before we enjoyed a cafe break. Olive loved copying what Felix was doing and she even got a few hugs from him! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394518584_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely walk with feeding the ducks and some playground action, olive went on the flying fox and the big blue slide! Before we enjoyed a cafe break. Olive loved copying what Felix was doing and she even got a few hugs from him!")
![[ A lovely walk with feeding the ducks and some playground action, olive went on the flying fox and the big blue slide! Before we enjoyed a cafe break. Olive loved copying what Felix was doing and she even got a few hugs from him! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394518584_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely walk with feeding the ducks and some playground action, olive went on the flying fox and the big blue slide! Before we enjoyed a cafe break. Olive loved copying what Felix was doing and she even got a few hugs from him!")
![[ A lovely walk with feeding the ducks and some playground action, olive went on the flying fox and the big blue slide! Before we enjoyed a cafe break. Olive loved copying what Felix was doing and she even got a few hugs from him! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394518584_5_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely walk with feeding the ducks and some playground action, olive went on the flying fox and the big blue slide! Before we enjoyed a cafe break. Olive loved copying what Felix was doing and she even got a few hugs from him!")
![[ Pixel Protector ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394909890_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Pixel Protector")
![[ F&C with old family friends: barbers, woods and turners with another generation running around. Olive really enjoyed playing with Felix as we found them giggling and jumping on the bed and later playing the piano. A farewell to Nat, Poppy & Marcus, which is sad but so lovely to have had them here for a little visit! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394868561_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "F&C with old family friends: barbers, woods and turners with another generation running around. Olive really enjoyed playing with Felix as we found them giggling and jumping on the bed and later playing the piano. A farewell to Nat, Poppy & Marcus, which is sad but so lovely to have had them here for a little visit!")
![[ F&C with old family friends: barbers, woods and turners with another generation running around. Olive really enjoyed playing with Felix as we found them giggling and jumping on the bed and later playing the piano. A farewell to Nat, Poppy & Marcus, which is sad but so lovely to have had them here for a little visit! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394868561_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "F&C with old family friends: barbers, woods and turners with another generation running around. Olive really enjoyed playing with Felix as we found them giggling and jumping on the bed and later playing the piano. A farewell to Nat, Poppy & Marcus, which is sad but so lovely to have had them here for a little visit!")
![[ F&C with old family friends: barbers, woods and turners with another generation running around. Olive really enjoyed playing with Felix as we found them giggling and jumping on the bed and later playing the piano. A farewell to Nat, Poppy & Marcus, which is sad but so lovely to have had them here for a little visit! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394868561_6_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "F&C with old family friends: barbers, woods and turners with another generation running around. Olive really enjoyed playing with Felix as we found them giggling and jumping on the bed and later playing the piano. A farewell to Nat, Poppy & Marcus, which is sad but so lovely to have had them here for a little visit!")
![[ F&C with old family friends: barbers, woods and turners with another generation running around. Olive really enjoyed playing with Felix as we found them giggling and jumping on the bed and later playing the piano. A farewell to Nat, Poppy & Marcus, which is sad but so lovely to have had them here for a little visit! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394868561_5_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "F&C with old family friends: barbers, woods and turners with another generation running around. Olive really enjoyed playing with Felix as we found them giggling and jumping on the bed and later playing the piano. A farewell to Nat, Poppy & Marcus, which is sad but so lovely to have had them here for a little visit!")
![[ F&C with old family friends: barbers, woods and turners with another generation running around. Olive really enjoyed playing with Felix as we found them giggling and jumping on the bed and later playing the piano. A farewell to Nat, Poppy & Marcus, which is sad but so lovely to have had them here for a little visit! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394868561_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "F&C with old family friends: barbers, woods and turners with another generation running around. Olive really enjoyed playing with Felix as we found them giggling and jumping on the bed and later playing the piano. A farewell to Nat, Poppy & Marcus, which is sad but so lovely to have had them here for a little visit!")
![[ F&C with old family friends: barbers, woods and turners with another generation running around. Olive really enjoyed playing with Felix as we found them giggling and jumping on the bed and later playing the piano. A farewell to Nat, Poppy & Marcus, which is sad but so lovely to have had them here for a little visit! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394868561_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "F&C with old family friends: barbers, woods and turners with another generation running around. Olive really enjoyed playing with Felix as we found them giggling and jumping on the bed and later playing the piano. A farewell to Nat, Poppy & Marcus, which is sad but so lovely to have had them here for a little visit!")
![[ F&C with old family friends: barbers, woods and turners with another generation running around. Olive really enjoyed playing with Felix as we found them giggling and jumping on the bed and later playing the piano. A farewell to Nat, Poppy & Marcus, which is sad but so lovely to have had them here for a little visit! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394868561_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "F&C with old family friends: barbers, woods and turners with another generation running around. Olive really enjoyed playing with Felix as we found them giggling and jumping on the bed and later playing the piano. A farewell to Nat, Poppy & Marcus, which is sad but so lovely to have had them here for a little visit!")
![[ Not a bad vege garden haul. Olive went straight for the lone raspberry. First taste of our apples - they were yum. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394873711_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Not a bad vege garden haul. Olive went straight for the lone raspberry. First taste of our apples - they were yum.")
![[ Not a bad vege garden haul. Olive went straight for the lone raspberry. First taste of our apples - they were yum. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394873711_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Not a bad vege garden haul. Olive went straight for the lone raspberry. First taste of our apples - they were yum.")
![[ Olive is really into hiding in things at the moment. Behind the couch, behind the arm chair, under the desk, or in the play tent with as many toys as possible. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1395175631_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive is really into hiding in things at the moment. Behind the couch, behind the arm chair, under the desk, or in the play tent with as many toys as possible.")
![[ Olive is really into hiding in things at the moment. Behind the couch, behind the arm chair, under the desk, or in the play tent with as many toys as possible. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1395175631_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive is really into hiding in things at the moment. Behind the couch, behind the arm chair, under the desk, or in the play tent with as many toys as possible.")
![[ The study nook is really coming along. It now has lights, wallpapered walls and left over carpet from Pixels room. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1395175930_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The study nook is really coming along. It now has lights, wallpapered walls and left over carpet from Pixels room.")
![[ Pixels room is finally feeling like a real bedroom again with the carpet relaid and the wardrobe door on. Just cleaning, painting, curtains and furnishing left! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1395176049_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Pixels room is finally feeling like a real bedroom again with the carpet relaid and the wardrobe door on. Just cleaning, painting, curtains and furnishing left!")
![[ Olive stated "mummy have a coffee and olive have a fluffy at cafe" lucky this paid ride didn't need any money to be fun. Java furniture store was a zoo in its own right, olive loved naming everything and picking everything up! Loved the hippo! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1395215769_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive stated \"mummy have a coffee and olive have a fluffy at cafe\" lucky this paid ride didn't need any money to be fun. Java furniture store was a zoo in its own right, olive loved naming everything and picking everything up! Loved the hippo!")
![[ A lovely walk in Wilton bush to see "a big daddymummy rimu tree" and a yummy picnic in the sun after with Anthony, Lana & Nige. Followed by a tasty beef fillet, kumara chips & a frenchy sauce for dinner as the kids had a ball together. Baby carrots were a big hit for both kids. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1395477140_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely walk in Wilton bush to see \"a big daddymummy rimu tree\" and a yummy picnic in the sun after with Anthony, Lana & Nige. Followed by a tasty beef fillet, kumara chips & a frenchy sauce for dinner as the kids had a ball together. Baby carrots were a big hit for both kids.")
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![[ A lovely walk in Wilton bush to see "a big daddymummy rimu tree" and a yummy picnic in the sun after with Anthony, Lana & Nige. Followed by a tasty beef fillet, kumara chips & a frenchy sauce for dinner as the kids had a ball together. Baby carrots were a big hit for both kids. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1395477140_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely walk in Wilton bush to see \"a big daddymummy rimu tree\" and a yummy picnic in the sun after with Anthony, Lana & Nige. Followed by a tasty beef fillet, kumara chips & a frenchy sauce for dinner as the kids had a ball together. Baby carrots were a big hit for both kids.")
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![[ A lovely walk in Wilton bush to see "a big daddymummy rimu tree" and a yummy picnic in the sun after with Anthony, Lana & Nige. Followed by a tasty beef fillet, kumara chips & a frenchy sauce for dinner as the kids had a ball together. Baby carrots were a big hit for both kids. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1395477140_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely walk in Wilton bush to see \"a big daddymummy rimu tree\" and a yummy picnic in the sun after with Anthony, Lana & Nige. Followed by a tasty beef fillet, kumara chips & a frenchy sauce for dinner as the kids had a ball together. Baby carrots were a big hit for both kids.")
![[ A lovely walk in Wilton bush to see "a big daddymummy rimu tree" and a yummy picnic in the sun after with Anthony, Lana & Nige. Followed by a tasty beef fillet, kumara chips & a frenchy sauce for dinner as the kids had a ball together. Baby carrots were a big hit for both kids. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1395477140_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely walk in Wilton bush to see \"a big daddymummy rimu tree\" and a yummy picnic in the sun after with Anthony, Lana & Nige. Followed by a tasty beef fillet, kumara chips & a frenchy sauce for dinner as the kids had a ball together. Baby carrots were a big hit for both kids.")
![[ A lovely walk in Wilton bush to see "a big daddymummy rimu tree" and a yummy picnic in the sun after with Anthony, Lana & Nige. Followed by a tasty beef fillet, kumara chips & a frenchy sauce for dinner as the kids had a ball together. Baby carrots were a big hit for both kids. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1395477140_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely walk in Wilton bush to see \"a big daddymummy rimu tree\" and a yummy picnic in the sun after with Anthony, Lana & Nige. Followed by a tasty beef fillet, kumara chips & a frenchy sauce for dinner as the kids had a ball together. Baby carrots were a big hit for both kids.")
![[ We made gingerbread men for decorating at playcentre which fun and tasty! Olive started by biting his head off and then licking the icing off the spoon. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1395704470_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We made gingerbread men for decorating at playcentre which fun and tasty! Olive started by biting his head off and then licking the icing off the spoon.")
![[ We made gingerbread men for decorating at playcentre which fun and tasty! Olive started by biting his head off and then licking the icing off the spoon. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1395704470_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We made gingerbread men for decorating at playcentre which fun and tasty! Olive started by biting his head off and then licking the icing off the spoon.")
![[ Chopsticks master. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1395777373_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Chopsticks master.")
![[ Chopsticks master. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1395777373_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Chopsticks master.")
![[ Chopsticks master. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1395777373_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Chopsticks master.")
![[ We went for a family walk and discovered the Karori West School fair was on. Food stalls, pet show, cheap toys, cupcakes and candy floss! Classic old school where we can see Olive in a few years time! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1396054568_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We went for a family walk and discovered the Karori West School fair was on. Food stalls, pet show, cheap toys, cupcakes and candy floss! Classic old school where we can see Olive in a few years time!")
![[ The Milkrowave ]](/cache/gallery/2014/March_-_Journal_Entries/1394704807_88980671_88980671.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The Milkrowave")
February - Journal Entries
February 14
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![[ Olive still says ‘No’ to most questions even when she means yes. A recent conversation about her sibling and our visit to the midwife. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392112457__.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive still says ‘No’ to most questions even when she means yes. A recent conversation about her sibling and our visit to the midwife.")
![[ We have been giving "Olive a fright" a lot lately. Hide and Seek has been great evening fun with Daddy hiding and Olive, Mama and Lyon going to find him (Lyon usually gives it away first) and then Daddy gives Olive a fun fright by jumping out when she has found him. The simple things are so much fun. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392112459__.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We have been giving \"Olive a fright\" a lot lately. Hide and Seek has been great evening fun with Daddy hiding and Olive, Mama and Lyon going to find him (Lyon usually gives it away first) and then Daddy gives Olive a fun fright by jumping out when she has found him. The simple things are so much fun.")
![[ The pavers are mostly down on our little vege garden hideaway. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392141617_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The pavers are mostly down on our little vege garden hideaway.")
![[ The pavers are mostly down on our little vege garden hideaway. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392141617_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The pavers are mostly down on our little vege garden hideaway.")
![[ Train rides and train cake at Zachs 3 rd birthday picnic at Aotea Lagoon. Great place for the kids. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1391721910_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Train rides and train cake at Zachs 3 rd birthday picnic at Aotea Lagoon. Great place for the kids.")
![[ Olive & daddy enjoyed a few train rides with the fello dads for Zac's 3rd birthday party at Aotea Lagoon. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1391745790_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive & daddy enjoyed a few train rides with the fello dads for Zac's 3rd birthday party at Aotea Lagoon.")
![[ Olive & daddy enjoyed a few train rides with the fello dads for Zac's 3rd birthday party at Aotea Lagoon. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1391745791_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive & daddy enjoyed a few train rides with the fello dads for Zac's 3rd birthday party at Aotea Lagoon.")
![[ Train rides and train cake at Zachs 3 rd birthday picnic at Aotea Lagoon. Great place for the kids. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1391721910_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Train rides and train cake at Zachs 3 rd birthday picnic at Aotea Lagoon. Great place for the kids.")
![[ Train rides and train cake at Zachs 3 rd birthday picnic at Aotea Lagoon. Great place for the kids. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1391721910_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Train rides and train cake at Zachs 3 rd birthday picnic at Aotea Lagoon. Great place for the kids.")
![[ Olive & daddy enjoyed a few train rides with the fello dads for Zac's 3rd birthday party at Aotea Lagoon. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1391745791_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive & daddy enjoyed a few train rides with the fello dads for Zac's 3rd birthday party at Aotea Lagoon.")
![[ Olive & daddy enjoyed a few train rides with the fello dads for Zac's 3rd birthday party at Aotea Lagoon. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1391745791_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive & daddy enjoyed a few train rides with the fello dads for Zac's 3rd birthday party at Aotea Lagoon.")
![[ It's a dogs life. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1391334847_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "It's a dogs life.")
![[ The thumbs up from Pixel saying everything is A-O-K at the 20 week scan. Hard to believe we are halfway there already! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392112454_0_IM000031.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The thumbs up from Pixel saying everything is A-O-K at the 20 week scan. Hard to believe we are halfway there already!")
![[ The thumbs up from Pixel saying everything is A-O-K at the 20 week scan. Hard to believe we are halfway there already! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392112454_1_IM000088.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The thumbs up from Pixel saying everything is A-O-K at the 20 week scan. Hard to believe we are halfway there already!")
![[ The paddling pool has been a huge success this summer. As has the slide (with Lyons bed as a landing pad) olive asks for the sandpit lid to be lifted daily too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1391746268_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The paddling pool has been a huge success this summer. As has the slide (with Lyons bed as a landing pad) olive asks for the sandpit lid to be lifted daily too.")
![[ The paddling pool has been a huge success this summer. As has the slide (with Lyons bed as a landing pad) olive asks for the sandpit lid to be lifted daily too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1391746268_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The paddling pool has been a huge success this summer. As has the slide (with Lyons bed as a landing pad) olive asks for the sandpit lid to be lifted daily too.")
![[ First time sitting down in the bath for months! Cup feet did the trick. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1391721487_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "First time sitting down in the bath for months! Cup feet did the trick.")
![[ Yummy milkshake at the new cafe opposite the dog beach in Lyall Bay - Spruce Goose. Have to have brunch next time! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1391721248_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Yummy milkshake at the new cafe opposite the dog beach in Lyall Bay - Spruce Goose. Have to have brunch next time!")
![[ Swimming lessons have started at Karori pool! Olive will be diving for coins in no time. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392004327_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Swimming lessons have started at Karori pool! Olive will be diving for coins in no time.")
![[ Swimming lessons have started at Karori pool! Olive will be diving for coins in no time. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392004327_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Swimming lessons have started at Karori pool! Olive will be diving for coins in no time.")
![[ Olive loved the balloon play with Anthony and dessert at Lucy's first birthday. Olive and the three boys (Zac, Harry, Anthony) played nicely in Zac's room until Olive decided throwing is great fun. Who said girls can't throw?... ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392003608_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive loved the balloon play with Anthony and dessert at Lucy's first birthday. Olive and the three boys (Zac, Harry, Anthony) played nicely in Zac's room until Olive decided throwing is great fun. Who said girls can't throw?...")
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![[ 8am the birthday cake baking begins. Olive was into every part of it, mixing, messing and sweeping. The pressure mounts. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392429492_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "8am the birthday cake baking begins. Olive was into every part of it, mixing, messing and sweeping. The pressure mounts.")
![[ 8am the birthday cake baking begins. Olive was into every part of it, mixing, messing and sweeping. The pressure mounts. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392429492_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "8am the birthday cake baking begins. Olive was into every part of it, mixing, messing and sweeping. The pressure mounts.")
![[ 8am the birthday cake baking begins. Olive was into every part of it, mixing, messing and sweeping. The pressure mounts. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392429492_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "8am the birthday cake baking begins. Olive was into every part of it, mixing, messing and sweeping. The pressure mounts.")
![[ We get to meet Poppy from the UK! Olive is a giant in comparison but a gentle one! Poppy was very smilie and looks like Marcus. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392276911_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We get to meet Poppy from the UK! Olive is a giant in comparison but a gentle one! Poppy was very smilie and looks like Marcus.")
![[ We get to meet Poppy from the UK! Olive is a giant in comparison but a gentle one! Poppy was very smilie and looks like Marcus. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392276911_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We get to meet Poppy from the UK! Olive is a giant in comparison but a gentle one! Poppy was very smilie and looks like Marcus.")
![[ Our baby is two! Likes getting presents to start her day. Had a low key family brunch at chocolate fish which the kids loved, followed with cake and coffee at home. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392429673_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Our baby is two! Likes getting presents to start her day. Had a low key family brunch at chocolate fish which the kids loved, followed with cake and coffee at home.")
![[ A fun second birthday for Olive with a family brunch at the great Chocolate Fish cafe followed by ... ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392457390_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A fun second birthday for Olive with a family brunch at the great Chocolate Fish cafe followed by ...")
![[ Our baby is two! Likes getting presents to start her day. Had a low key family brunch at chocolate fish which the kids loved, followed with cake and coffee at home. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392429673_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Our baby is two! Likes getting presents to start her day. Had a low key family brunch at chocolate fish which the kids loved, followed with cake and coffee at home.")
![[ A fun second birthday for Olive with a family brunch at the great Chocolate Fish cafe followed by ... ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392457390_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A fun second birthday for Olive with a family brunch at the great Chocolate Fish cafe followed by ...")
![[ Our baby is two! Likes getting presents to start her day. Had a low key family brunch at chocolate fish which the kids loved, followed with cake and coffee at home. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392429673_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Our baby is two! Likes getting presents to start her day. Had a low key family brunch at chocolate fish which the kids loved, followed with cake and coffee at home.")
![[ Followed by presents and awesome cake made by mamma back at home. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392458181_5_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Followed by presents and awesome cake made by mamma back at home.")
![[ Followed by presents and awesome cake made by mamma back at home. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392458180_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Followed by presents and awesome cake made by mamma back at home.")
![[ Followed by presents and awesome cake made by mamma back at home. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392458180_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Followed by presents and awesome cake made by mamma back at home.")
![[ Followed by presents and awesome cake made by mamma back at home. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392458180_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Followed by presents and awesome cake made by mamma back at home.")
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![[ Followed by presents and awesome cake made by mamma back at home. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392458180_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Followed by presents and awesome cake made by mamma back at home.")
![[ Followed by presents and awesome cake made by mamma back at home. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392458180_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Followed by presents and awesome cake made by mamma back at home.")
![[ And finishing with a fun BBQ with BFF Anthony. These two trouble makers are getting along so well. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392458595_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "And finishing with a fun BBQ with BFF Anthony. These two trouble makers are getting along so well.")
![[ And finishing with a fun BBQ with BFF Anthony. These two trouble makers are getting along so well. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392458595_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "And finishing with a fun BBQ with BFF Anthony. These two trouble makers are getting along so well.")
![[ And finishing with a fun BBQ with BFF Anthony. These two trouble makers are getting along so well. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392458595_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "And finishing with a fun BBQ with BFF Anthony. These two trouble makers are getting along so well.")
![[ The old magical hands are back. Bring me my bike! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392620169_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The old magical hands are back. Bring me my bike!")
![[ The sun is back! My big two year old all painted black and blue after fun in the water and sun at Playcentre. Painting animals and mixing paint and water was fun. The backpack is a huge hit too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392619933_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The sun is back! My big two year old all painted black and blue after fun in the water and sun at Playcentre. Painting animals and mixing paint and water was fun. The backpack is a huge hit too.")
![[ The sun is back! My big two year old all painted black and blue after fun in the water and sun at Playcentre. Painting animals and mixing paint and water was fun. The backpack is a huge hit too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392619933_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The sun is back! My big two year old all painted black and blue after fun in the water and sun at Playcentre. Painting animals and mixing paint and water was fun. The backpack is a huge hit too.")
![[ The sun is back! My big two year old all painted black and blue after fun in the water and sun at Playcentre. Painting animals and mixing paint and water was fun. The backpack is a huge hit too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392619933_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The sun is back! My big two year old all painted black and blue after fun in the water and sun at Playcentre. Painting animals and mixing paint and water was fun. The backpack is a huge hit too.")
![[ My office nook is slowing taking shape. Lights? Wallpaper? Shelves? Desk? Still a wee way to go! Olive enjoyed 'working' in mama's chair. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392620108_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "My office nook is slowing taking shape. Lights? Wallpaper? Shelves? Desk? Still a wee way to go! Olive enjoyed 'working' in mama's chair.")
![[ The tomatoes are finally changing colour! Soon we will be inundated by juicy morsels. Baby chillies and beans have arrived too! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392669375_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The tomatoes are finally changing colour! Soon we will be inundated by juicy morsels. Baby chillies and beans have arrived too!")
![[ The tomatoes are finally changing colour! Soon we will be inundated by juicy morsels. Baby chillies and beans have arrived too! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392669376_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The tomatoes are finally changing colour! Soon we will be inundated by juicy morsels. Baby chillies and beans have arrived too!")
![[ The tomatoes are finally changing colour! Soon we will be inundated by juicy morsels. Baby chillies and beans have arrived too! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392669376_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The tomatoes are finally changing colour! Soon we will be inundated by juicy morsels. Baby chillies and beans have arrived too!")
![[ The tomatoes are finally changing colour! Soon we will be inundated by juicy morsels. Baby chillies and beans have arrived too! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392669376_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The tomatoes are finally changing colour! Soon we will be inundated by juicy morsels. Baby chillies and beans have arrived too!")
![[ Bubbachinno music today with Nat & poppy and leece, Louis & Rico. Great setup with fluffy's and choc fish after followed by toys! Coffees for the mums too! Lovely seeing more of the girls too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392686888_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Bubbachinno music today with Nat & poppy and leece, Louis & Rico. Great setup with fluffy's and choc fish after followed by toys! Coffees for the mums too! Lovely seeing more of the girls too.")
![[ A crazy warm foggy morning. The spider webs looked amazing with the dew, olive was interested for a second and then back to find her queen! She found 'another one!' to make 5 pairs with her memory cards. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392868992_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A crazy warm foggy morning. The spider webs looked amazing with the dew, olive was interested for a second and then back to find her queen! She found 'another one!' to make 5 pairs with her memory cards.")
![[ A crazy warm foggy morning. The spider webs looked amazing with the dew, olive was interested for a second and then back to find her queen! She found 'another one!' to make 5 pairs with her memory cards. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392868992_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A crazy warm foggy morning. The spider webs looked amazing with the dew, olive was interested for a second and then back to find her queen! She found 'another one!' to make 5 pairs with her memory cards.")
![[ Fun in khandallah pool with Poppy & Nat. Olive was very confident this time in fact so keen to get in she climbed in before I had time to get her togs on, dress and shoes!. Loved being pushed around on a floaty and then the ring was a big hit. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392869544_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun in khandallah pool with Poppy & Nat. Olive was very confident this time in fact so keen to get in she climbed in before I had time to get her togs on, dress and shoes!. Loved being pushed around on a floaty and then the ring was a big hit.")
![[ Fun in khandallah pool with Poppy & Nat. Olive was very confident this time in fact so keen to get in she climbed in before I had time to get her togs on, dress and shoes!. Loved being pushed around on a floaty and then the ring was a big hit. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392869544_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun in khandallah pool with Poppy & Nat. Olive was very confident this time in fact so keen to get in she climbed in before I had time to get her togs on, dress and shoes!. Loved being pushed around on a floaty and then the ring was a big hit.")
![[ Fun in khandallah pool with Poppy & Nat. Olive was very confident this time in fact so keen to get in she climbed in before I had time to get her togs on, dress and shoes!. Loved being pushed around on a floaty and then the ring was a big hit. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392869544_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun in khandallah pool with Poppy & Nat. Olive was very confident this time in fact so keen to get in she climbed in before I had time to get her togs on, dress and shoes!. Loved being pushed around on a floaty and then the ring was a big hit.")
![[ Fun in khandallah pool with Poppy & Nat. Olive was very confident this time in fact so keen to get in she climbed in before I had time to get her togs on, dress and shoes!. Loved being pushed around on a floaty and then the ring was a big hit. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392869544_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun in khandallah pool with Poppy & Nat. Olive was very confident this time in fact so keen to get in she climbed in before I had time to get her togs on, dress and shoes!. Loved being pushed around on a floaty and then the ring was a big hit.")
![[ Fun in khandallah pool with Poppy & Nat. Olive was very confident this time in fact so keen to get in she climbed in before I had time to get her togs on, dress and shoes!. Loved being pushed around on a floaty and then the ring was a big hit. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392869544_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun in khandallah pool with Poppy & Nat. Olive was very confident this time in fact so keen to get in she climbed in before I had time to get her togs on, dress and shoes!. Loved being pushed around on a floaty and then the ring was a big hit.")
![[ Fun in khandallah pool with Poppy & Nat. Olive was very confident this time in fact so keen to get in she climbed in before I had time to get her togs on, dress and shoes!. Loved being pushed around on a floaty and then the ring was a big hit. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392869544_5_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun in khandallah pool with Poppy & Nat. Olive was very confident this time in fact so keen to get in she climbed in before I had time to get her togs on, dress and shoes!. Loved being pushed around on a floaty and then the ring was a big hit.")
![[ On the hottest day of the year to date, Daddy took Lyon on a jaunt to the top of Makara Peak and back. This resulted in a rather hot dog. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392868218_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "On the hottest day of the year to date, Daddy took Lyon on a jaunt to the top of Makara Peak and back. This resulted in a rather hot dog.")
![[ On the hottest day of the year to date, Daddy took Lyon on a jaunt to the top of Makara Peak and back. This resulted in a rather hot dog. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392868218_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "On the hottest day of the year to date, Daddy took Lyon on a jaunt to the top of Makara Peak and back. This resulted in a rather hot dog.")
![[ On the hottest day of the year to date, Daddy took Lyon on a jaunt to the top of Makara Peak and back. This resulted in a rather hot dog. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392868218_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "On the hottest day of the year to date, Daddy took Lyon on a jaunt to the top of Makara Peak and back. This resulted in a rather hot dog.")
![[ On the hottest day of the year to date, Daddy took Lyon on a jaunt to the top of Makara Peak and back. This resulted in a rather hot dog. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392868218_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "On the hottest day of the year to date, Daddy took Lyon on a jaunt to the top of Makara Peak and back. This resulted in a rather hot dog.")
![[ BIG mamma daddy cucumber - ripe for the picking. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392868570_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "BIG mamma daddy cucumber - ripe for the picking.")
![[ Cup of tea and a snooze? ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392868449_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Cup of tea and a snooze?")
![[ Moving on up! Bye bye Toyota putty pitz of 20 years, even learnt to drive in you. Hello Mazda pristine pitz. Big day, automatic gears, remote central locking, Bluetooth, electric & tinted windows, air conditioning the list goes on as does our excitement. It feels like we have been trapped in a car time warp. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1393050913_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Moving on up! Bye bye Toyota putty pitz of 20 years, even learnt to drive in you. Hello Mazda pristine pitz. Big day, automatic gears, remote central locking, Bluetooth, electric & tinted windows, air conditioning the list goes on as does our excitement. It feels like we have been trapped in a car time warp.")
![[ Moving on up! Bye bye Toyota putty pitz of 20 years, even learnt to drive in you. Hello Mazda pristine pitz. Big day, automatic gears, remote central locking, Bluetooth, electric & tinted windows, air conditioning the list goes on as does our excitement. It feels like we have been trapped in a car time warp. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1393050913_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Moving on up! Bye bye Toyota putty pitz of 20 years, even learnt to drive in you. Hello Mazda pristine pitz. Big day, automatic gears, remote central locking, Bluetooth, electric & tinted windows, air conditioning the list goes on as does our excitement. It feels like we have been trapped in a car time warp.")
![[ Moving on up! Bye bye Toyota putty pitz of 20 years, even learnt to drive in you. Hello Mazda pristine pitz. Big day, automatic gears, remote central locking, Bluetooth, electric & tinted windows, air conditioning the list goes on as does our excitement. It feels like we have been trapped in a car time warp. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1393050913_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Moving on up! Bye bye Toyota putty pitz of 20 years, even learnt to drive in you. Hello Mazda pristine pitz. Big day, automatic gears, remote central locking, Bluetooth, electric & tinted windows, air conditioning the list goes on as does our excitement. It feels like we have been trapped in a car time warp.")
![[ Today we met the cute and tiny Orson McMillan! Congratulations Jess and Marcus. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1393051272_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Today we met the cute and tiny Orson McMillan! Congratulations Jess and Marcus.")
![[ Today we met the cute and tiny Orson McMillan! Congratulations Jess and Marcus. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1393051272_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Today we met the cute and tiny Orson McMillan! Congratulations Jess and Marcus.")
![[ Today we met the cute and tiny Orson McMillan! Congratulations Jess and Marcus. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1393051272_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Today we met the cute and tiny Orson McMillan! Congratulations Jess and Marcus.")
![[ We dropped Olive at Nan and Grandads for our first child free night! We had a lovely 3 course meal and a sleep at the White Swan in Greytown. Thanks Nan and Grandad! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1393365908_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We dropped Olive at Nan and Grandads for our first child free night! We had a lovely 3 course meal and a sleep at the White Swan in Greytown. Thanks Nan and Grandad!")
![[ We finally have some juicy edible tomatoes! So sweet. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1393553649_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We finally have some juicy edible tomatoes! So sweet.")
![[ Playing with our new lounge LED lightbulbs with an iPhone App to change the colours. Psychedelic fun, dude! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1393553352_0_IMG_1719.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Playing with our new lounge LED lightbulbs with an iPhone App to change the colours. Psychedelic fun, dude!")
![[ Playing with our new lounge LED lightbulbs with an iPhone App to change the colours. Psychedelic fun, dude! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1393553352_1_IMG_1720.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Playing with our new lounge LED lightbulbs with an iPhone App to change the colours. Psychedelic fun, dude!")
![[ Playing with our new lounge LED lightbulbs with an iPhone App to change the colours. Psychedelic fun, dude! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1393553352_2_IMG_1721.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Playing with our new lounge LED lightbulbs with an iPhone App to change the colours. Psychedelic fun, dude!")
![[ Playing with our new lounge LED lightbulbs with an iPhone App to change the colours. Psychedelic fun, dude! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1393553352_3_IMG_1723.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Playing with our new lounge LED lightbulbs with an iPhone App to change the colours. Psychedelic fun, dude!")
![[ Hi Guys. Wanna play? ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1393553708_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Hi Guys. Wanna play?")
![[ Olive still says ‘No’ to most questions even when she means yes. A recent conversation about her sibling and our visit to the midwife. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392150668_86379896_86379896.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive still says ‘No’ to most questions even when she means yes. A recent conversation about her sibling and our visit to the midwife.")
![[ We have been giving "Olive a fright" a lot lately. Hide and Seek has been great evening fun with Daddy hiding and Olive, Mama and Lyon going to find him (Lyon usually gives it away first) and then Daddy gives Olive a fun fright by jumping out when she has found him. The simple things are so much fun. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/February_-_Journal_Entries/1392150726_86380164_86380164.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We have been giving \"Olive a fright\" a lot lately. Hide and Seek has been great evening fun with Daddy hiding and Olive, Mama and Lyon going to find him (Lyon usually gives it away first) and then Daddy gives Olive a fun fright by jumping out when she has found him. The simple things are so much fun.")
January - Journal Entries
January 14
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![[ We started Christmas morning with.... Porridge! Before the Spanish omelette brunch with the grandparents. Olive has become a lot better sitting on a normal chair these days. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1388820668_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We started Christmas morning with.... Porridge! Before the Spanish omelette brunch with the grandparents. Olive has become a lot better sitting on a normal chair these days.")
![[ A chilled out Boxing Day spent slurping up 'noo noos' and last minute shopping before Tiff and Jamie's wedding BBQ and our holiday begins! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1388820550_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A chilled out Boxing Day spent slurping up 'noo noos' and last minute shopping before Tiff and Jamie's wedding BBQ and our holiday begins!")
![[ A chilled out Boxing Day spent slurping up 'noo noos' and last minute shopping before Tiff and Jamie's wedding BBQ and our holiday begins! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1388820550_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A chilled out Boxing Day spent slurping up 'noo noos' and last minute shopping before Tiff and Jamie's wedding BBQ and our holiday begins!")
![[ Enjoying inner city living in our Melbourne holiday apartment. Perfect position to walk anywhere and olive loved watching the trams, taxi and people go by. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1388820367_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Enjoying inner city living in our Melbourne holiday apartment. Perfect position to walk anywhere and olive loved watching the trams, taxi and people go by.")
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![[ Olive finally got to see an ‘Et De’ elephant! and a baby elephant too. Olive with her boy cousins riding the stone elephant! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1388784729_0_IMG_0899.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive finally got to see an ‘Et De’ elephant! and a baby elephant too. Olive with her boy cousins riding the stone elephant!")
![[ Inspecting the vege garden after a week away. Everything growing nicely! Snow peas have appeared. Potatoes have sprouted. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389118630_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Inspecting the vege garden after a week away. Everything growing nicely! Snow peas have appeared. Potatoes have sprouted.")
![[ Fun in Taupo with the Prossers and the Peck grandparents. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389213677_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun in Taupo with the Prossers and the Peck grandparents.")
![[ Fun in Taupo with the Prossers and the Peck grandparents. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389213677_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun in Taupo with the Prossers and the Peck grandparents.")
![[ Fun in Taupo with the Prossers and the Peck grandparents. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389213677_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun in Taupo with the Prossers and the Peck grandparents.")
![[ Fun at the lakeside. Dog swim, kite flying and cousin chasing. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389213805_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun at the lakeside. Dog swim, kite flying and cousin chasing.")
![[ Fun at the lakeside. Dog swim, kite flying and cousin chasing. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389213805_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun at the lakeside. Dog swim, kite flying and cousin chasing.")
![[ Fun at the lakeside. Dog swim, kite flying and cousin chasing. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389213805_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun at the lakeside. Dog swim, kite flying and cousin chasing.")
![[ Fun at the lakeside. Dog swim, kite flying and cousin chasing. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389213805_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun at the lakeside. Dog swim, kite flying and cousin chasing.")
![[ Fun at the lakeside. Dog swim, kite flying and cousin chasing. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389213805_5_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun at the lakeside. Dog swim, kite flying and cousin chasing.")
![[ Fun at the lakeside. Dog swim, kite flying and cousin chasing. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389213805_6_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun at the lakeside. Dog swim, kite flying and cousin chasing.")
![[ Fun at the lakeside. Dog swim, kite flying and cousin chasing. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389213805_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun at the lakeside. Dog swim, kite flying and cousin chasing.")
![[ Fun in Taupo with the Prossers and the Peck grandparents. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389213677_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Fun in Taupo with the Prossers and the Peck grandparents.")
![[ Relaxing in Taupo. Olive loves following around big cousin Alex. They are playing really well together, mainly the chasing game and holding hands. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389119355_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Relaxing in Taupo. Olive loves following around big cousin Alex. They are playing really well together, mainly the chasing game and holding hands.")
![[ A fun morning spent at Taupo AC baths. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389213849_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A fun morning spent at Taupo AC baths.")
![[ Relaxing in Taupo. Olive loves following around big cousin Alex. They are playing really well together, mainly the chasing game and holding hands. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389119354_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Relaxing in Taupo. Olive loves following around big cousin Alex. They are playing really well together, mainly the chasing game and holding hands.")
![[ Relaxing in Taupo. Olive loves following around big cousin Alex. They are playing really well together, mainly the chasing game and holding hands. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389119354_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Relaxing in Taupo. Olive loves following around big cousin Alex. They are playing really well together, mainly the chasing game and holding hands.")
![[ Relaxing in Taupo. Olive loves following around big cousin Alex. They are playing really well together, mainly the chasing game and holding hands. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389119354_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Relaxing in Taupo. Olive loves following around big cousin Alex. They are playing really well together, mainly the chasing game and holding hands.")
![[ Relaxing in Taupo. Olive loves following around big cousin Alex. They are playing really well together, mainly the chasing game and holding hands. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389119354_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Relaxing in Taupo. Olive loves following around big cousin Alex. They are playing really well together, mainly the chasing game and holding hands.")
![[ Relaxing on the new deck as it's being built. Hanging with the peck grandparents. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389339319_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Relaxing on the new deck as it's being built. Hanging with the peck grandparents.")
![[ Relaxing on the new deck as it's being built. Hanging with the peck grandparents. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389339320_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Relaxing on the new deck as it's being built. Hanging with the peck grandparents.")
![[ Olive is a little unsure of Daddy's old favourite Blackie ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389378249_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive is a little unsure of Daddy's old favourite Blackie")
![[ Duck and swan feeding on a walk to Taupo town. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389378369_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Duck and swan feeding on a walk to Taupo town.")
![[ Duck and swan feeding on a walk to Taupo town. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389378369_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Duck and swan feeding on a walk to Taupo town.")
![[ Relaxing on the new deck as it's being built. Hanging with the peck grandparents. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389339320_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Relaxing on the new deck as it's being built. Hanging with the peck grandparents.")
![[ Lyon sat waiting in the car for about an hour before we left Taupo. He hasn't been home for over two weeks! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389378488_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lyon sat waiting in the car for about an hour before we left Taupo. He hasn't been home for over two weeks!")
![[ We meet cute little Maisie and the chickens at the Thompsons. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389378673_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We meet cute little Maisie and the chickens at the Thompsons.")
![[ We meet cute little Maisie and the chickens at the Thompsons. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389378673_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We meet cute little Maisie and the chickens at the Thompsons.")
![[ We meet cute little Maisie and the chickens at the Thompsons. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389378673_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We meet cute little Maisie and the chickens at the Thompsons.")
![[ Tom was in need of some RnR building style after two weeks away from the backyard. Third planter nearly complete with a seat to boot! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389500709_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Tom was in need of some RnR building style after two weeks away from the backyard. Third planter nearly complete with a seat to boot!")
![[ Olive biked all the way to the neighbours plum tree for a spot of picking for jam! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389500549_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive biked all the way to the neighbours plum tree for a spot of picking for jam!")
![[ Olive biked all the way to the neighbours plum tree for a spot of picking for jam! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389500549_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive biked all the way to the neighbours plum tree for a spot of picking for jam!")
![[ Olive biked all the way to the neighbours plum tree for a spot of picking for jam! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389500549_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive biked all the way to the neighbours plum tree for a spot of picking for jam!")
![[ Olive biked all the way to the neighbours plum tree for a spot of picking for jam! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389500549_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive biked all the way to the neighbours plum tree for a spot of picking for jam!")
![[ Olive biked all the way to the neighbours plum tree for a spot of picking for jam! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389500549_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive biked all the way to the neighbours plum tree for a spot of picking for jam!")
![[ Trying out the nearly completed top tier seat. Room for the whole family! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389651130_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Trying out the nearly completed top tier seat. Room for the whole family!")
![[ Trying out the nearly completed top tier seat. Room for the whole family! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389651130_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Trying out the nearly completed top tier seat. Room for the whole family!")
![[ Olive finally shows an interest in building towers instead of just destroying them. Record so far: 9 blocks! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389651015_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive finally shows an interest in building towers instead of just destroying them. Record so far: 9 blocks!")
![[ Olive finally shows an interest in building towers instead of just destroying them. Record so far: 9 blocks! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389651015_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive finally shows an interest in building towers instead of just destroying them. Record so far: 9 blocks!")
![[ Olive finally shows an interest in building towers instead of just destroying them. Record so far: 9 blocks! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389651015_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive finally shows an interest in building towers instead of just destroying them. Record so far: 9 blocks!")
![[ A sail on a flutter board with as many toys as olive could carry at khandallah pool, brings back lots of great memories at this pool as a kid.such a beautiful setting, best pool in wellie! Lucas and Jo joined us for some toe dipping too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389658511_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A sail on a flutter board with as many toys as olive could carry at khandallah pool, brings back lots of great memories at this pool as a kid.such a beautiful setting, best pool in wellie! Lucas and Jo joined us for some toe dipping too.")
![[ A sail on a flutter board with as many toys as olive could carry at khandallah pool, brings back lots of great memories at this pool as a kid.such a beautiful setting, best pool in wellie! Lucas and Jo joined us for some toe dipping too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389658511_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A sail on a flutter board with as many toys as olive could carry at khandallah pool, brings back lots of great memories at this pool as a kid.such a beautiful setting, best pool in wellie! Lucas and Jo joined us for some toe dipping too.")
![[ A sail on a flutter board with as many toys as olive could carry at khandallah pool, brings back lots of great memories at this pool as a kid.such a beautiful setting, best pool in wellie! Lucas and Jo joined us for some toe dipping too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389658511_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A sail on a flutter board with as many toys as olive could carry at khandallah pool, brings back lots of great memories at this pool as a kid.such a beautiful setting, best pool in wellie! Lucas and Jo joined us for some toe dipping too.")
![[ A sail on a flutter board with as many toys as olive could carry at khandallah pool, brings back lots of great memories at this pool as a kid.such a beautiful setting, best pool in wellie! Lucas and Jo joined us for some toe dipping too. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389658512_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A sail on a flutter board with as many toys as olive could carry at khandallah pool, brings back lots of great memories at this pool as a kid.such a beautiful setting, best pool in wellie! Lucas and Jo joined us for some toe dipping too.")
![[ Lyon our hero, came to save the day when mama screamed like a girl as a large spider ran across our sandpit masterpiece! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389752468_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lyon our hero, came to save the day when mama screamed like a girl as a large spider ran across our sandpit masterpiece!")
![[ Olive has taken to biking indoors and outdoors in circles and even up the stairs. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389929468_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive has taken to biking indoors and outdoors in circles and even up the stairs.")
![[ We popped over to meet baby ruby and a play date with Felix, which they got along really well. Olive finished with a huge tantrum at home time when she had to leave the police car. Biggest one yet. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389929648_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We popped over to meet baby ruby and a play date with Felix, which they got along really well. Olive finished with a huge tantrum at home time when she had to leave the police car. Biggest one yet.")
![[ The Prosser's join us for a BBQ after Dave plasters our walls. Violet teachers Olive a new way to traverse the slide! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390104011_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The Prosser's join us for a BBQ after Dave plasters our walls. Violet teachers Olive a new way to traverse the slide!")
![[ The Prosser's join us for a BBQ after Dave plasters our walls. Violet teachers Olive a new way to traverse the slide! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390104011_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The Prosser's join us for a BBQ after Dave plasters our walls. Violet teachers Olive a new way to traverse the slide!")
![[ The Prosser's join us for a BBQ after Dave plasters our walls. Violet teachers Olive a new way to traverse the slide! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390104011_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The Prosser's join us for a BBQ after Dave plasters our walls. Violet teachers Olive a new way to traverse the slide!")
![[ Brunch at the Pecks to celebrate Granny's 65th! These kids are just getting on better and better. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390104671_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Brunch at the Pecks to celebrate Granny's 65th! These kids are just getting on better and better.")
![[ Brunch at the Pecks to celebrate Granny's 65th! These kids are just getting on better and better. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390104671_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Brunch at the Pecks to celebrate Granny's 65th! These kids are just getting on better and better.")
![[ Brunch at the Pecks to celebrate Granny's 65th! These kids are just getting on better and better. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390104671_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Brunch at the Pecks to celebrate Granny's 65th! These kids are just getting on better and better.")
![[ After months of shaking her head when I came near her hair with a clip or bobble, olive finally let me put a bobble in! And what a cute curly one to boot. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390103296_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "After months of shaking her head when I came near her hair with a clip or bobble, olive finally let me put a bobble in! And what a cute curly one to boot.")
![[ After months of shaking her head when I came near her hair with a clip or bobble, olive finally let me put a bobble in! And what a cute curly one to boot. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390103296_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "After months of shaking her head when I came near her hair with a clip or bobble, olive finally let me put a bobble in! And what a cute curly one to boot.")
![[ Lisa and I braved the circular track into Wilton bush with Rico, Louis, Olive and her soft toy cat(huge as it deserves a mention). They did so well! And we had some yummy lamingtons in the park. Lots of lovely tracks and dog friendly, we will be coming back! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390506788_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lisa and I braved the circular track into Wilton bush with Rico, Louis, Olive and her soft toy cat(huge as it deserves a mention). They did so well! And we had some yummy lamingtons in the park. Lots of lovely tracks and dog friendly, we will be coming back!")
![[ After a busy morning, olive strangely woke after 40mins to then fall asleep on mama! It has been a long time! We think two year old molars are to blame with strange naps all week. Plus I saw huge white bumps at the back if her mouth! Let the teething be over. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390509429_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "After a busy morning, olive strangely woke after 40mins to then fall asleep on mama! It has been a long time! We think two year old molars are to blame with strange naps all week. Plus I saw huge white bumps at the back if her mouth! Let the teething be over.")
![[ After a busy morning, olive strangely woke after 40mins to then fall asleep on mama! It has been a long time! We think two year old molars are to blame with strange naps all week. Plus I saw huge white bumps at the back if her mouth! Let the teething be over. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390509429_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "After a busy morning, olive strangely woke after 40mins to then fall asleep on mama! It has been a long time! We think two year old molars are to blame with strange naps all week. Plus I saw huge white bumps at the back if her mouth! Let the teething be over.")
![[ After a busy morning, olive strangely woke after 40mins to then fall asleep on mama! It has been a long time! We think two year old molars are to blame with strange naps all week. Plus I saw huge white bumps at the back if her mouth! Let the teething be over. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390509429_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "After a busy morning, olive strangely woke after 40mins to then fall asleep on mama! It has been a long time! We think two year old molars are to blame with strange naps all week. Plus I saw huge white bumps at the back if her mouth! Let the teething be over.")
![[ No tantrums leaving the pool today, olive will do anything for a suckie yoghurt. Lovely catching up with Julia, and her boys, Vincent was somewhat braver in the water than olive, she just enjoyed being a lady of leisure on the floaty board! Hmm swimming lessons should be interesting with these two! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390522449_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "No tantrums leaving the pool today, olive will do anything for a suckie yoghurt. Lovely catching up with Julia, and her boys, Vincent was somewhat braver in the water than olive, she just enjoyed being a lady of leisure on the floaty board! Hmm swimming lessons should be interesting with these two!")
![[ A lovely sunny Friday evening, so we met daddy in the botanicals for our traditional takeaways Friday. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390606628_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely sunny Friday evening, so we met daddy in the botanicals for our traditional takeaways Friday.")
![[ A tranquil warm morning on petone beach. Left with pockets full of shells and stones. Lyon got a good swim in too. Mitre 10 next stop for pavers! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390606809_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A tranquil warm morning on petone beach. Left with pockets full of shells and stones. Lyon got a good swim in too. Mitre 10 next stop for pavers!")
![[ Not very often you get to take advantage of a passer by to take your photo while on a bush walk. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390694948_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Not very often you get to take advantage of a passer by to take your photo while on a bush walk.")
![[ Before the rain set in, we set off for the usual Lyon bush walk with olive's statement "a nice blue day" blue being the answer for every question at moment. Olive managed a small part of the walk with her collection of pine cones which she had to defend from fur brother Lyon (who loves them). ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390711390_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Before the rain set in, we set off for the usual Lyon bush walk with olive's statement \"a nice blue day\" blue being the answer for every question at moment. Olive managed a small part of the walk with her collection of pine cones which she had to defend from fur brother Lyon (who loves them).")
![[ Trying to decide what material to have on the steps leading up to the vege garden and surrounding the vege garden. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390638675_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Trying to decide what material to have on the steps leading up to the vege garden and surrounding the vege garden.")
![[ Trying to decide what material to have on the steps leading up to the vege garden and surrounding the vege garden. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390638675_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Trying to decide what material to have on the steps leading up to the vege garden and surrounding the vege garden.")
![[ Hydrangea are just looking so pretty at the moment. There seems to be some really old plants on our section which is great. This one has finally flowered a bit more since Tom trimmed some overgrown trees above. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390711628_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Hydrangea are just looking so pretty at the moment. There seems to be some really old plants on our section which is great. This one has finally flowered a bit more since Tom trimmed some overgrown trees above.")
![[ Trying to decide what material to have on the steps leading up to the vege garden and surrounding the vege garden. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390638675_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Trying to decide what material to have on the steps leading up to the vege garden and surrounding the vege garden.")
![[ BBQ fun at Nige and Lana's where the kids had a blast together. Almost no adult supervision required for this dynamic duo. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390770911_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "BBQ fun at Nige and Lana's where the kids had a blast together. Almost no adult supervision required for this dynamic duo.")
![[ BBQ fun at Nige and Lana's where the kids had a blast together. Almost no adult supervision required for this dynamic duo. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390770911_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "BBQ fun at Nige and Lana's where the kids had a blast together. Almost no adult supervision required for this dynamic duo.")
![[ BBQ fun at Nige and Lana's where the kids had a blast together. Almost no adult supervision required for this dynamic duo. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390770911_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "BBQ fun at Nige and Lana's where the kids had a blast together. Almost no adult supervision required for this dynamic duo.")
![[ BBQ fun at Nige and Lana's where the kids had a blast together. Almost no adult supervision required for this dynamic duo. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390770911_3_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "BBQ fun at Nige and Lana's where the kids had a blast together. Almost no adult supervision required for this dynamic duo.")
![[ BBQ fun at Nige and Lana's where the kids had a blast together. Almost no adult supervision required for this dynamic duo. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390770911_4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "BBQ fun at Nige and Lana's where the kids had a blast together. Almost no adult supervision required for this dynamic duo.")
![[ We finally got to story time at te papa with Isabelle & Bec and Felix, Ruby & Bec. Olive sat for about 2 secs and found lots of soft toys to befriend. We got them sitting all together on the small nature walk outside. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1390866668_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We finally got to story time at te papa with Isabelle & Bec and Felix, Ruby & Bec. Olive sat for about 2 secs and found lots of soft toys to befriend. We got them sitting all together on the small nature walk outside.")
![[ Enjoying our pebble vege paradise. Sugar snap peas are doing really well, radishes are too. Potatoes & corn have got so high it's a jungle in there for olive! Olive has taken to helping herself to the peas, as the raspberries are all but exhausted. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1391146450_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Enjoying our pebble vege paradise. Sugar snap peas are doing really well, radishes are too. Potatoes & corn have got so high it's a jungle in there for olive! Olive has taken to helping herself to the peas, as the raspberries are all but exhausted.")
![[ Enjoying our pebble vege paradise. Sugar snap peas are doing really well, radishes are too. Potatoes & corn have got so high it's a jungle in there for olive! Olive has taken to helping herself to the peas, as the raspberries are all but exhausted. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1391146450_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Enjoying our pebble vege paradise. Sugar snap peas are doing really well, radishes are too. Potatoes & corn have got so high it's a jungle in there for olive! Olive has taken to helping herself to the peas, as the raspberries are all but exhausted.")
![[ Enjoying our pebble vege paradise. Sugar snap peas are doing really well, radishes are too. Potatoes & corn have got so high it's a jungle in there for olive! Olive has taken to helping herself to the peas, as the raspberries are all but exhausted. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1391146450_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Enjoying our pebble vege paradise. Sugar snap peas are doing really well, radishes are too. Potatoes & corn have got so high it's a jungle in there for olive! Olive has taken to helping herself to the peas, as the raspberries are all but exhausted.")
![[ High space chair is kind of working, so olive can climb up on her own. Still wants to sit on our chairs though. Clip on highchair is in the past now. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1391146567_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "High space chair is kind of working, so olive can climb up on her own. Still wants to sit on our chairs though. Clip on highchair is in the past now.")
![[ What a shock it was to see a park from my past with large trees that never existed then! Getting old. After nap time olive's language was so clear. She said" nice to sit outside and read" and then I found her 'reading'. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1391146989_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "What a shock it was to see a park from my past with large trees that never existed then! Getting old. After nap time olive's language was so clear. She said\" nice to sit outside and read\" and then I found her 'reading'.")
![[ What a shock it was to see a park from my past with large trees that never existed then! Getting old. After nap time olive's language was so clear. She said" nice to sit outside and read" and then I found her 'reading'. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1391146989_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "What a shock it was to see a park from my past with large trees that never existed then! Getting old. After nap time olive's language was so clear. She said\" nice to sit outside and read\" and then I found her 'reading'.")
![[ Monster Feet! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1391149388_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Monster Feet!")
![[ Monster Feet! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1391149388_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Monster Feet!")
![[ "Olive, smile!" we were surprised she even knew what it meant! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1391151249_0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "\"Olive, smile!\" we were surprised she even knew what it meant!")
![[ "Olive, smile!" we were surprised she even knew what it meant! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1391151249_1_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "\"Olive, smile!\" we were surprised she even knew what it meant!")
![[ "Olive, smile!" we were surprised she even knew what it meant! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1391151249_2_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "\"Olive, smile!\" we were surprised she even knew what it meant!")
![[ We have a purple Cauliflower! Geeze it takes a long time for them to heart up. The rest haven't yet so hopefully they will one at a time. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389422828_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We have a purple Cauliflower! Geeze it takes a long time for them to heart up. The rest haven't yet so hopefully they will one at a time.")
![[ Popped in to see Anthony for brunch. We were going to check out the trains in Silverstream but will save it for another day! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/January_-_Journal_Entries/1389510067_0_photo.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Popped in to see Anthony for brunch. We were going to check out the trains in Silverstream but will save it for another day!")
![[ Olive & Grandad walking to Botanical Gardens ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf83c94b5_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive & Grandad walking to Botanical Gardens")
![[ Cousins Olive & Milla ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf83e2026_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Cousins Olive & Milla")
![[ Still walking to the Botanicals, Olive loved the gravel sound under her feet ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf8407143_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Still walking to the Botanicals, Olive loved the gravel sound under her feet")
![[ Walking along the riverfront after brunch ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf841cd20_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Walking along the riverfront after brunch")
![[ Morning of the Wedding, Paul having a beer? ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_4351.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Morning of the Wedding, Paul having a beer?")
![[ Gini's dress creation for Olive ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_4353.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Gini's dress creation for Olive")
![[ Milla and Olive's dresses ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_4357.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Milla and Olive's dresses")
![[ The creepy finger puppet hand ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_4361.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The creepy finger puppet hand")
![[ Milla all dressed and ready to go ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_4363.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Milla all dressed and ready to go")
![[ The Turners without the Peck ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_4370.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The Turners without the Peck")
![[ The Turner/pecks who look like the Wests from Outrageous Fortunes ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_4375.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The Turner/pecks who look like the Wests from Outrageous Fortunes")
![[ The Brisbane Turners ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_4378.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The Brisbane Turners")
![[ The Wellington Pecks ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_4379.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The Wellington Pecks")
![[ Olive walking down the Aisle with cough Ali, well sort of. ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_4381.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive walking down the Aisle with cough Ali, well sort of.")
![[ So proud of our button all by herself! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_4382.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "So proud of our button all by herself!")
![[ The lovely Bride - Lauren and her dad Ray ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_4385.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The lovely Bride - Lauren and her dad Ray")
![[ Ali not sure where to be ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf842ea53_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Ali not sure where to be")
![[ Olive sitting for a moment ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf843d4da_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive sitting for a moment")
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![[ Milla sitting like a good baby should ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf8448063_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Milla sitting like a good baby should")
![[ Married yet? ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf0a3880c_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Married yet?")
![[ how about now? ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf845289f_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "how about now?")
![[ Married and Gini signed it to make sure ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf0a48929_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Married and Gini signed it to make sure")
![[ still married ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf09d4d00_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "still married")
![[ Happy couple ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_4406.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Happy couple")
![[ The cousins Olive, Lachie, Ali and Milla (Thanks Lisa McCormick) ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/11664514906_613b685e10_o.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The cousins Olive, Lachie, Ali and Milla (Thanks Lisa McCormick)")
![[ and again the cousins (Thanks Lisa McCormick) ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/11663988193_5bfae9c7a3_o.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "and again the cousins (Thanks Lisa McCormick)")
![[ The booze Nan ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf845e4e9_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The booze Nan")
![[ The stare down over Grandad (Olive got Grandad and Ali got Olive's sandwiches) ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf0a5753a_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The stare down over Grandad (Olive got Grandad and Ali got Olive's sandwiches)")
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![[ The Westies, whole family ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_4412.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The Westies, whole family")
![[ Olive Balloon girl (Thanks Lisa McCormick) ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/11664549646_92aa57ae68_o.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive Balloon girl (Thanks Lisa McCormick)")
![[ Loved the balloons (Thanks Lisa McCormick) ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/11664556536_d0ca3c4275_o.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Loved the balloons (Thanks Lisa McCormick)")
![[ Still married ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_4419.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Still married")
![[ Blowing bubbles with Mama ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_4431.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Blowing bubbles with Mama")
![[ Uncle Graham with Cousin Milla, calm ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_4437.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Uncle Graham with Cousin Milla, calm")
![[ The Pecks ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_4441.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The Pecks")
![[ Balloon happiness ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf0a1ad90_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Balloon happiness")
![[ The walk back to the hotel ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf8469831_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The walk back to the hotel")
![[ Kisses at the reception ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf8474dc6_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Kisses at the reception")
![[ Milla's sound cancelling headphones! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf8481601_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Milla's sound cancelling headphones!")
![[ Speeches ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf8492982_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Speeches")
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![[ Spot the fat one! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf84aa546_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Spot the fat one!")
![[ (Thanks Lisa McCormick) ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/11664248994_5092e40dd0_o.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "(Thanks Lisa McCormick)")
![[ Family (Thanks Lisa McCormick) ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/11664254434_84c173536d_o.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Family (Thanks Lisa McCormick)")
![[ (Thanks Lisa McCormick) ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/11664259764_2b9f175760_o.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "(Thanks Lisa McCormick)")
![[ (Thanks Lisa McCormick) ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/11664168553_77846e7a08_o.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "(Thanks Lisa McCormick)")
![[ Dancing - first time since our wedding! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_4477.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Dancing - first time since our wedding!")
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![[ keeping Olive happy in the morning ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf8a44607_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "keeping Olive happy in the morning")
![[ Kids corner at the botanicals ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf8a64d47_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Kids corner at the botanicals")
![[ Waterplay the day after the wedding ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf8a85582_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Waterplay the day after the wedding")
![[ Getting her feet wet ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf8aaa2a7_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Getting her feet wet")
![[ Following Cousin Ali everywhere ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7cf8ac9449_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Following Cousin Ali everywhere")
![[ Story time ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7d0ed9e294_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Story time")
![[ Girly cousins ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7d0edb597b_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Girly cousins")
![[ Myer window displays ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7d0edd4c2e_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Myer window displays")
![[ Milla hanging with Daddy ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_0867.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Milla hanging with Daddy")
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![[ hanging with Lachie ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7d0ee243a8_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "hanging with Lachie")
![[ Webber action for New Years ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7d0ee0e803_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Webber action for New Years")
![[ Ready for food? ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7d0edeb8b7_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Ready for food?")
![[ Oh the fun of cousins, there is always one crying ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7d0ee3cc7e_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Oh the fun of cousins, there is always one crying")
![[ Eating together ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7d0ee541e0_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Eating together")
![[ Bubbles and bike fun outside ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7d0ee6df0e_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Bubbles and bike fun outside")
![[ Ali and Olive ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7d0eebb239_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Ali and Olive")
![[ Christmas present time for the Turners ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7d0eea10e5_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Christmas present time for the Turners")
![[ more presents for the cousins ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7d0ee86f71_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "more presents for the cousins")
![[ Sleepy time with Olive in the room? ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7d0eed5206_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Sleepy time with Olive in the room?")
![[ Olive just loved hanging with Ali ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7d0eeee83d_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive just loved hanging with Ali")
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![[ Hanging with the Liverpool boys ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7d0ef6567c_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Hanging with the Liverpool boys")
![[ Nice patting Milla ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7d0ef4a34c_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Nice patting Milla")
![[ Lunch at the Zoo ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7d0ef2e143_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Lunch at the Zoo")
![[ Olive liked the monkeys ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_0869.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive liked the monkeys")
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![[ Big Tortoise, Olive did not want to touch it ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_0874.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Big Tortoise, Olive did not want to touch it")
![[ Amazing Monkey enclosure ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_0877.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Amazing Monkey enclosure")
![[ Olive running after Ali ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_0878.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive running after Ali")
![[ Up close and personal ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_0881.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Up close and personal")
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![[ Elephant ride ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_0887.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Elephant ride")
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![[ All three on the Elephant ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_0899.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "All three on the Elephant")
![[ Grandad with Olive & Ali ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_0902.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Grandad with Olive & Ali")
![[ Butterfly house, spot the butterfly ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_0907.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Butterfly house, spot the butterfly")
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![[ Real Elephants! baby one too ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_0913.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Real Elephants! baby one too")
![[ Enjoying Nan time at lunchtime ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_0916.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Enjoying Nan time at lunchtime")
![[ Nice to have a family outing ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_0917.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Nice to have a family outing")
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![[ Ali's favourite animal (at the moment) the Bear! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_0923.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Ali's favourite animal (at the moment) the Bear!")
![[ helps with Grandad picking him up to see ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_0927.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "helps with Grandad picking him up to see")
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![[ Hanging with Milla and Grandad - Blocks! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_0933.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Hanging with Milla and Grandad - Blocks!")
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![[ The giant Olive - no tears this time! ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/IMG_0942.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The giant Olive - no tears this time!")
![[ Aunty Gini and Milla ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7d0ef80fa4_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Aunty Gini and Milla")
![[ Plane ride home, tired and happy ]](/cache/gallery/2014/2013-12-31-Turner_Melbourne_Wedding/52c7d0ef9ca9d_Photo.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Plane ride home, tired and happy")
