December - Journal Entries
December 17
49 Images
![[ Making the most of a beautiful morning at Paihia Beach. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512150607_0_IMG_0275.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Making the most of a beautiful morning at Paihia Beach.")
![[ Making the most of a beautiful morning at Paihia Beach. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512150607_1_IMG_0282.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Making the most of a beautiful morning at Paihia Beach.")
![[ Making the most of a beautiful morning at Paihia Beach. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512150607_2_IMG_0291.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Making the most of a beautiful morning at Paihia Beach.")
![[ Making the most of a beautiful morning at Paihia Beach. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512150607_3_IMG_0295.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Making the most of a beautiful morning at Paihia Beach.")
![[ We took in some culture at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds while the girls hung with Nan and Grandad. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512150725_0_IMG_0296.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We took in some culture at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds while the girls hung with Nan and Grandad.")
![[ Our paihia holiday has come to an end. A much needed great holiday. Better get this munchkin out before the capsule gets checked in. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512110345_0_IMG_5150.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Our paihia holiday has come to an end. A much needed great holiday. Better get this munchkin out before the capsule gets checked in.")
![[ A relaxing morning at Kpc on my bday. Just hung under the parachute with Juni and iris with her baby Rosie. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512643865_0_IMG_5153.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A relaxing morning at Kpc on my bday. Just hung under the parachute with Juni and iris with her baby Rosie.")
![[ A relaxing morning at Kpc on my bday. Just hung under the parachute with Juni and iris with her baby Rosie. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512643866_1_IMG_5156.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A relaxing morning at Kpc on my bday. Just hung under the parachute with Juni and iris with her baby Rosie.")
![[ A relaxing morning at Kpc on my bday. Just hung under the parachute with Juni and iris with her baby Rosie. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512643868_2_IMG_5160.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A relaxing morning at Kpc on my bday. Just hung under the parachute with Juni and iris with her baby Rosie.")
![[ A relaxing morning at Kpc on my bday. Just hung under the parachute with Juni and iris with her baby Rosie. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512643869_3_IMG_5162.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A relaxing morning at Kpc on my bday. Just hung under the parachute with Juni and iris with her baby Rosie.")
![[ Super hot which means no wind! So picked olive up from school and met nan and iris at k pool to cool down. Days like these it’s good to be a stay at home Mum! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512643624_0_IMG_5180.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Super hot which means no wind! So picked olive up from school and met nan and iris at k pool to cool down. Days like these it’s good to be a stay at home Mum!")
![[ Super hot which means no wind! So picked olive up from school and met nan and iris at k pool to cool down. Days like these it’s good to be a stay at home Mum! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512643624_1_IMG_5164.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Super hot which means no wind! So picked olive up from school and met nan and iris at k pool to cool down. Days like these it’s good to be a stay at home Mum!")
![[ The weather has been just amazing. So off to oriental beach we went today. Caught up with a few friends a long the way. Juni even had a snooze in the tent and I got to take a swim with the kids, as no one else bought their togs! After 3 hours we were toast. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512643328_0_IMG_5167.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The weather has been just amazing. So off to oriental beach we went today. Caught up with a few friends a long the way. Juni even had a snooze in the tent and I got to take a swim with the kids, as no one else bought their togs! After 3 hours we were toast.")
![[ The weather has been just amazing. So off to oriental beach we went today. Caught up with a few friends a long the way. Juni even had a snooze in the tent and I got to take a swim with the kids, as no one else bought their togs! After 3 hours we were toast. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512643328_1_IMG_5168.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The weather has been just amazing. So off to oriental beach we went today. Caught up with a few friends a long the way. Juni even had a snooze in the tent and I got to take a swim with the kids, as no one else bought their togs! After 3 hours we were toast.")
![[ The weather has been just amazing. So off to oriental beach we went today. Caught up with a few friends a long the way. Juni even had a snooze in the tent and I got to take a swim with the kids, as no one else bought their togs! After 3 hours we were toast. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512643328_2_IMG_5169.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The weather has been just amazing. So off to oriental beach we went today. Caught up with a few friends a long the way. Juni even had a snooze in the tent and I got to take a swim with the kids, as no one else bought their togs! After 3 hours we were toast.")
![[ The weather has been just amazing. So off to oriental beach we went today. Caught up with a few friends a long the way. Juni even had a snooze in the tent and I got to take a swim with the kids, as no one else bought their togs! After 3 hours we were toast. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512643328_3_IMG_5170.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The weather has been just amazing. So off to oriental beach we went today. Caught up with a few friends a long the way. Juni even had a snooze in the tent and I got to take a swim with the kids, as no one else bought their togs! After 3 hours we were toast.")
![[ The weather has been just amazing. So off to oriental beach we went today. Caught up with a few friends a long the way. Juni even had a snooze in the tent and I got to take a swim with the kids, as no one else bought their togs! After 3 hours we were toast. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512643330_4_IMG_5171.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The weather has been just amazing. So off to oriental beach we went today. Caught up with a few friends a long the way. Juni even had a snooze in the tent and I got to take a swim with the kids, as no one else bought their togs! After 3 hours we were toast.")
![[ The weather has been just amazing. So off to oriental beach we went today. Caught up with a few friends a long the way. Juni even had a snooze in the tent and I got to take a swim with the kids, as no one else bought their togs! After 3 hours we were toast. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512643331_5_IMG_5172.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The weather has been just amazing. So off to oriental beach we went today. Caught up with a few friends a long the way. Juni even had a snooze in the tent and I got to take a swim with the kids, as no one else bought their togs! After 3 hours we were toast.")
![[ Just a nappy it is so super hot, even tried to convert heat pump to air con! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512643745_0_IMG_5174.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Just a nappy it is so super hot, even tried to convert heat pump to air con!")
![[ Just a nappy it is so super hot, even tried to convert heat pump to air con! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512643746_1_IMG_5179.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Just a nappy it is so super hot, even tried to convert heat pump to air con!")
![[ We had a lovely early afternoon hanging with two of Juno’s boyfriends who are younger but bigger, while mums got to bring in summer with pimms. First ‘Mum Christmas party’ followed by play date after school with Freya & Scarlett and bubbles. God it’s good to be a stay at home Mum! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512730206_0_IMG_5182.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We had a lovely early afternoon hanging with two of Juno’s boyfriends who are younger but bigger, while mums got to bring in summer with pimms. First ‘Mum Christmas party’ followed by play date after school with Freya & Scarlett and bubbles. God it’s good to be a stay at home Mum!")
![[ We had a lovely early afternoon hanging with two of Juno’s boyfriends who are younger but bigger, while mums got to bring in summer with pimms. First ‘Mum Christmas party’ followed by play date after school with Freya & Scarlett and bubbles. God it’s good to be a stay at home Mum! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1512730207_1_IMG_5187.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We had a lovely early afternoon hanging with two of Juno’s boyfriends who are younger but bigger, while mums got to bring in summer with pimms. First ‘Mum Christmas party’ followed by play date after school with Freya & Scarlett and bubbles. God it’s good to be a stay at home Mum!")
![[ This weather has been amazing so we headed to oriential bay for a dip after school. Met daddy after work too. Girls are just loving the water! I put Juno’s foot in and got a cry, just testing... ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1513136646_0_IMG_5199.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "This weather has been amazing so we headed to oriential bay for a dip after school. Met daddy after work too. Girls are just loving the water! I put Juno’s foot in and got a cry, just testing...")
![[ This weather has been amazing so we headed to oriential bay for a dip after school. Met daddy after work too. Girls are just loving the water! I put Juno’s foot in and got a cry, just testing... ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1513136647_1_IMG_5200.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "This weather has been amazing so we headed to oriential bay for a dip after school. Met daddy after work too. Girls are just loving the water! I put Juno’s foot in and got a cry, just testing...")
![[ This weather has been amazing so we headed to oriential bay for a dip after school. Met daddy after work too. Girls are just loving the water! I put Juno’s foot in and got a cry, just testing... ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1513136649_2_IMG_5201.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "This weather has been amazing so we headed to oriential bay for a dip after school. Met daddy after work too. Girls are just loving the water! I put Juno’s foot in and got a cry, just testing...")
![[ They have arrived! Mummy is more excited about these than the girls will be! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1513456625_0_IMG_5204.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "They have arrived! Mummy is more excited about these than the girls will be!")
![[ While the big girls had a sleep over at Nan and Grandads (amazing!), the three of us hit the beach then a quick dinner at our old classic - Leuvin. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1514100245_0_IMG_0488.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "While the big girls had a sleep over at Nan and Grandads (amazing!), the three of us hit the beach then a quick dinner at our old classic - Leuvin.")
![[ While the big girls had a sleep over at Nan and Grandads (amazing!), the three of us hit the beach then a quick dinner at our old classic - Leuvin. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1514100245_1_IMG_0489.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "While the big girls had a sleep over at Nan and Grandads (amazing!), the three of us hit the beach then a quick dinner at our old classic - Leuvin.")
![[ While the big girls had a sleep over at Nan and Grandads (amazing!), the three of us hit the beach then a quick dinner at our old classic - Leuvin. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1514100245_2_IMG_0490.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "While the big girls had a sleep over at Nan and Grandads (amazing!), the three of us hit the beach then a quick dinner at our old classic - Leuvin.")
![[ While the big girls had a sleep over at Nan and Grandads (amazing!), the three of us hit the beach then a quick dinner at our old classic - Leuvin. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1514100245_3_IMG_0493.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "While the big girls had a sleep over at Nan and Grandads (amazing!), the three of us hit the beach then a quick dinner at our old classic - Leuvin.")
![[ Jolly jumpering Juniper! More of a slight bounce than a jump. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1514100187_0_IMG_0510.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Jolly jumpering Juniper! More of a slight bounce than a jump.")
![[ The jun boon is 6 months old! Two teeth, rolled both ways (only a few times) generally cherry little berry. Sleeping has gone down hill but it only improve! Right?! Not really sitting and haven’t tired food yet, this week once we are over this cold and she can breath through her nose again. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1513630264_0_IMG_5215.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The jun boon is 6 months old! Two teeth, rolled both ways (only a few times) generally cherry little berry. Sleeping has gone down hill but it only improve! Right?! Not really sitting and haven’t tired food yet, this week once we are over this cold and she can breath through her nose again.")
![[ The girls went candy crazy over the gingerbread house, next year I think we could attempt our own one me thinks! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1513913765_0_IMG_5222.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The girls went candy crazy over the gingerbread house, next year I think we could attempt our own one me thinks!")
![[ The girls went candy crazy over the gingerbread house, next year I think we could attempt our own one me thinks! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1513913767_1_IMG_5223.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The girls went candy crazy over the gingerbread house, next year I think we could attempt our own one me thinks!")
![[ The girls went candy crazy over the gingerbread house, next year I think we could attempt our own one me thinks! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1513913768_2_IMG_5224.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The girls went candy crazy over the gingerbread house, next year I think we could attempt our own one me thinks!")
![[ The Turner Christmas was a small affair this year. Since it is our off year, but the girls enjoyed their toilet bags even slept with them. Sad we aren’t hitting the Mt Maunganui beach this year. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1513914125_0_IMG_5227.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The Turner Christmas was a small affair this year. Since it is our off year, but the girls enjoyed their toilet bags even slept with them. Sad we aren’t hitting the Mt Maunganui beach this year.")
![[ The Turner Christmas was a small affair this year. Since it is our off year, but the girls enjoyed their toilet bags even slept with them. Sad we aren’t hitting the Mt Maunganui beach this year. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1513914127_1_IMG_5228.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The Turner Christmas was a small affair this year. Since it is our off year, but the girls enjoyed their toilet bags even slept with them. Sad we aren’t hitting the Mt Maunganui beach this year.")
![[ We have rolled before but we have been doing it all afternoon and morning the next day. A lot more mobile. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1513913946_0_IMG_5231.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We have rolled before but we have been doing it all afternoon and morning the next day. A lot more mobile.")
![[ Picnic on the new lodge furniture with Freya. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1513913885_0_IMG_5235.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Picnic on the new lodge furniture with Freya.")
![[ First full family up and over the back of Karori. Olive went the distance with barely a whine, Iris lasted a short while in before requesting the throne - where she happily stayed for the rest of the walk. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1514100250_0_IMG_0691.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "First full family up and over the back of Karori. Olive went the distance with barely a whine, Iris lasted a short while in before requesting the throne - where she happily stayed for the rest of the walk.")
![[ We finally have done the up and over skyline dog park walk with all three kids. Olive was a champ walking all the way with not much complaining (only at the end) iris only made it to kindy before requesting to be carried and Juni slept through it all. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1514045706_0_IMG_5236.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We finally have done the up and over skyline dog park walk with all three kids. Olive was a champ walking all the way with not much complaining (only at the end) iris only made it to kindy before requesting to be carried and Juni slept through it all.")
![[ We finally have done the up and over skyline dog park walk with all three kids. Olive was a champ walking all the way with not much complaining (only at the end) iris only made it to kindy before requesting to be carried and Juni slept through it all. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1514045708_1_IMG_5239.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We finally have done the up and over skyline dog park walk with all three kids. Olive was a champ walking all the way with not much complaining (only at the end) iris only made it to kindy before requesting to be carried and Juni slept through it all.")
![[ First full family up and over the back of Karori. Olive went the distance with barely a whine, Iris lasted a short while in before requesting the throne - where she happily stayed for the rest of the walk. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1514100250_1_IMG_0698.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "First full family up and over the back of Karori. Olive went the distance with barely a whine, Iris lasted a short while in before requesting the throne - where she happily stayed for the rest of the walk.")
![[ Christmas Eve at Granny and Poppas. The clan has grown since last photo and another one only a few weeks away! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1514100184_0_IMG_0709.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Christmas Eve at Granny and Poppas. The clan has grown since last photo and another one only a few weeks away!")
![[ This year both girls were super excited about Christmas and Olive was good at going to bed, iris wasn’t as per usual but she slept in past 7.30, much to olives dismay! A successful Xmas. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1514269325_0_IMG_5241.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "This year both girls were super excited about Christmas and Olive was good at going to bed, iris wasn’t as per usual but she slept in past 7.30, much to olives dismay! A successful Xmas.")
![[ This year both girls were super excited about Christmas and Olive was good at going to bed, iris wasn’t as per usual but she slept in past 7.30, much to olives dismay! A successful Xmas. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1514269327_1_IMG_5242.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "This year both girls were super excited about Christmas and Olive was good at going to bed, iris wasn’t as per usual but she slept in past 7.30, much to olives dismay! A successful Xmas.")
![[ This year both girls were super excited about Christmas and Olive was good at going to bed, iris wasn’t as per usual but she slept in past 7.30, much to olives dismay! A successful Xmas. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1514269328_2_IMG_5245.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "This year both girls were super excited about Christmas and Olive was good at going to bed, iris wasn’t as per usual but she slept in past 7.30, much to olives dismay! A successful Xmas.")
![[ This year both girls were super excited about Christmas and Olive was good at going to bed, iris wasn’t as per usual but she slept in past 7.30, much to olives dismay! A successful Xmas. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1514269329_3_IMG_5246.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "This year both girls were super excited about Christmas and Olive was good at going to bed, iris wasn’t as per usual but she slept in past 7.30, much to olives dismay! A successful Xmas.")
![[ Juniper has turned a corner and is enjoying bath time! Generally into everything a lot more, rolling, talking, grabbing for everything even lamb and turkey over past few days. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/December_-_Journal_Entries/1514269624_0_IMG_5250.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Juniper has turned a corner and is enjoying bath time! Generally into everything a lot more, rolling, talking, grabbing for everything even lamb and turkey over past few days.")
November - Journal Entries
November 17
45 Images
![[ First try at sourdough pizza... a resounding success! Need a few tricks to get it working in our average oven though. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511036107_0_IMG_4652.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "First try at sourdough pizza... a resounding success! Need a few tricks to get it working in our average oven though.")
![[ First try at sourdough pizza... a resounding success! Need a few tricks to get it working in our average oven though. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511036108_1_IMG_4655.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "First try at sourdough pizza... a resounding success! Need a few tricks to get it working in our average oven though.")
![[ Jens birthday and cheeky chickens at the Prosser household. The kids loved playing outside with the chickens. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511035625_0_IMG_4690.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Jens birthday and cheeky chickens at the Prosser household. The kids loved playing outside with the chickens.")
![[ Jens birthday and cheeky chickens at the Prosser household. The kids loved playing outside with the chickens. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511035628_1_IMG_4698.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Jens birthday and cheeky chickens at the Prosser household. The kids loved playing outside with the chickens.")
![[ Iris in the box. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511035324_0_IMG_0004.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris in the box.")
![[ Gosh I’m lucky. Two minutes later not so. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1509690484_0_IMG_5028.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Gosh I’m lucky. Two minutes later not so.")
![[ Epic 6hr run in the bush called the Aorangi Undulator. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511035265_0_IMG_0009.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Epic 6hr run in the bush called the Aorangi Undulator.")
![[ Epic 6hr run in the bush called the Aorangi Undulator. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511035265_1_IMG_0011.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Epic 6hr run in the bush called the Aorangi Undulator.")
![[ Epic 6hr run in the bush called the Aorangi Undulator. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511035265_2_IMG_0015.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Epic 6hr run in the bush called the Aorangi Undulator.")
![[ Epic 6hr run in the bush called the Aorangi Undulator. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511035265_3_IMG_0018.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Epic 6hr run in the bush called the Aorangi Undulator.")
![[ Epic 6hr run in the bush called the Aorangi Undulator. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511035265_4_IMG_0025.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Epic 6hr run in the bush called the Aorangi Undulator.")
![[ Happy birthday grandad! Juniper managed a bit of tummy time watching the truck and dribbling with her new teeth too. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1509857405_0_IMG_5039.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Happy birthday grandad! Juniper managed a bit of tummy time watching the truck and dribbling with her new teeth too.")
![[ Happy birthday grandad! Juniper managed a bit of tummy time watching the truck and dribbling with her new teeth too. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1509857407_1_IMG_5041.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Happy birthday grandad! Juniper managed a bit of tummy time watching the truck and dribbling with her new teeth too.")
![[ Happy birthday grandad! Juniper managed a bit of tummy time watching the truck and dribbling with her new teeth too. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1509857408_2_IMG_5043.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Happy birthday grandad! Juniper managed a bit of tummy time watching the truck and dribbling with her new teeth too.")
![[ My first two teeth have arrived! Juniper has done a few all night sleepers! But not holding my breath! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1509941705_0_IMG_5049.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "My first two teeth have arrived! Juniper has done a few all night sleepers! But not holding my breath!")
![[ Action animal shot: the swing has been getting a hammering so Tom put up another one. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1510468864_0_IMG_5058.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Action animal shot: the swing has been getting a hammering so Tom put up another one.")
![[ Hey spikey! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511036286_0_IMG_0067.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Hey spikey!")
![[ Juni smoking bunny. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1510468803_0_IMG_5064.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Juni smoking bunny.")
![[ Juni smoking bunny. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1510468805_1_IMG_5069.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Juni smoking bunny.")
![[ So after 5 years of attempting to spray and walk away we decided to call in the professionals. It is so great to see the color of the bricks again. Money well spent. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1510469584_0_IMG_5073.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "So after 5 years of attempting to spray and walk away we decided to call in the professionals. It is so great to see the color of the bricks again. Money well spent.")
![[ Our big five month old. Managed a roll earlier in the week, hates bath time, starting doing longer morning naps sometimes! Loves watching big sisters playing, generally a happy smilie wee ju ju. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511082125_0_IMG_5083.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Our big five month old. Managed a roll earlier in the week, hates bath time, starting doing longer morning naps sometimes! Loves watching big sisters playing, generally a happy smilie wee ju ju.")
![[ Dinner for two (and a half) with the girls staying the night at Nan and Grandads! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511034665_0_IMG_0081.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Dinner for two (and a half) with the girls staying the night at Nan and Grandads!")
![[ Look who joined us for dinner! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511677684_0_IMG_0114.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Look who joined us for dinner!")
![[ This has been happening for a few weeks where iris insists on bring her baby to school, Kindy or anywhere walking. She seems to be mimicking me while feeding, talking and generally looking after baby. Very cute and very very slow to get anywhere! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511408105_0_IMG_5088.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "This has been happening for a few weeks where iris insists on bring her baby to school, Kindy or anywhere walking. She seems to be mimicking me while feeding, talking and generally looking after baby. Very cute and very very slow to get anywhere!")
![[ On holiday at last! The long anticipated trip to Piahia and our first holiday of the year. First we had to fly to Auckland! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511893504_0_IMG_0129.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "On holiday at last! The long anticipated trip to Piahia and our first holiday of the year. First we had to fly to Auckland!")
![[ Really good fish and chips on the beach shortly after arriving in Paihia in our rental. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511893624_0_IMG_0143.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Really good fish and chips on the beach shortly after arriving in Paihia in our rental.")
![[ Testing the waters at the timeshare. The girls were happy to jump in the pool despite the cool water. Olives confidence in the pool has reached new levels due to the swimming lessons she’s been having. Really great to see. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511893745_0_IMG_0156.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Testing the waters at the timeshare. The girls were happy to jump in the pool despite the cool water. Olives confidence in the pool has reached new levels due to the swimming lessons she’s been having. Really great to see.")
![[ Testing the waters at the timeshare. The girls were happy to jump in the pool despite the cool water. Olives confidence in the pool has reached new levels due to the swimming lessons she’s been having. Really great to see. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511893745_1_IMG_0158.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Testing the waters at the timeshare. The girls were happy to jump in the pool despite the cool water. Olives confidence in the pool has reached new levels due to the swimming lessons she’s been having. Really great to see.")
![[ Testing the waters at the timeshare. The girls were happy to jump in the pool despite the cool water. Olives confidence in the pool has reached new levels due to the swimming lessons she’s been having. Really great to see. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511893745_2_IMG_0160.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Testing the waters at the timeshare. The girls were happy to jump in the pool despite the cool water. Olives confidence in the pool has reached new levels due to the swimming lessons she’s been having. Really great to see.")
![[ We enjoyed giant strawberries at the old pack house Kerikeri market. Puts Wellington markets to shame! Lots of great foodie options. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511884265_0_IMG_5106.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We enjoyed giant strawberries at the old pack house Kerikeri market. Puts Wellington markets to shame! Lots of great foodie options.")
![[ We enjoyed giant strawberries at the old pack house Kerikeri market. Puts Wellington markets to shame! Lots of great foodie options. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511884267_1_IMG_5107.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We enjoyed giant strawberries at the old pack house Kerikeri market. Puts Wellington markets to shame! Lots of great foodie options.")
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![[ Everybody wanted to hold the baby at the picturesque Haruru Falls. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511893204_0_IMG_0178.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Everybody wanted to hold the baby at the picturesque Haruru Falls.")
![[ Parrot Place in Kerikeri was well worth the visit. Iris got right in there feeding and holding all the birds she could. Olive was much more reserved - fed a few tentative peanuts and nearly got up the courage to hold one. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511893324_0_IMG_0185.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Parrot Place in Kerikeri was well worth the visit. Iris got right in there feeding and holding all the birds she could. Olive was much more reserved - fed a few tentative peanuts and nearly got up the courage to hold one.")
![[ Parrot Place in Kerikeri was well worth the visit. Iris got right in there feeding and holding all the birds she could. Olive was much more reserved - fed a few tentative peanuts and nearly got up the courage to hold one. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511893327_1_IMG_0196.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Parrot Place in Kerikeri was well worth the visit. Iris got right in there feeding and holding all the birds she could. Olive was much more reserved - fed a few tentative peanuts and nearly got up the courage to hold one.")
![[ Parrot Place in Kerikeri was well worth the visit. Iris got right in there feeding and holding all the birds she could. Olive was much more reserved - fed a few tentative peanuts and nearly got up the courage to hold one. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511893329_2_IMG_0208.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Parrot Place in Kerikeri was well worth the visit. Iris got right in there feeding and holding all the birds she could. Olive was much more reserved - fed a few tentative peanuts and nearly got up the courage to hold one.")
![[ Parrot Place in Kerikeri was well worth the visit. Iris got right in there feeding and holding all the birds she could. Olive was much more reserved - fed a few tentative peanuts and nearly got up the courage to hold one. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511893329_3_IMG_0213.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Parrot Place in Kerikeri was well worth the visit. Iris got right in there feeding and holding all the birds she could. Olive was much more reserved - fed a few tentative peanuts and nearly got up the courage to hold one.")
![[ Ferry ride and a lovely stroll in Russell. Very pretty town and the beer at the Duke of Marlborough was well deserved. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511894106_0_IMG_0219.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Ferry ride and a lovely stroll in Russell. Very pretty town and the beer at the Duke of Marlborough was well deserved.")
![[ Ferry ride and a lovely stroll in Russell. Very pretty town and the beer at the Duke of Marlborough was well deserved. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511894106_1_IMG_0220.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Ferry ride and a lovely stroll in Russell. Very pretty town and the beer at the Duke of Marlborough was well deserved.")
![[ Ferry ride and a lovely stroll in Russell. Very pretty town and the beer at the Duke of Marlborough was well deserved. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511894106_2_IMG_0221.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Ferry ride and a lovely stroll in Russell. Very pretty town and the beer at the Duke of Marlborough was well deserved.")
![[ Ferry ride and a lovely stroll in Russell. Very pretty town and the beer at the Duke of Marlborough was well deserved. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511894106_3_IMG_0224.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Ferry ride and a lovely stroll in Russell. Very pretty town and the beer at the Duke of Marlborough was well deserved.")
![[ Ferry ride and a lovely stroll in Russell. Very pretty town and the beer at the Duke of Marlborough was well deserved. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511894106_4_IMG_0233.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Ferry ride and a lovely stroll in Russell. Very pretty town and the beer at the Duke of Marlborough was well deserved.")
![[ “Olive Peck also Iris and Juniper†]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511894524_0_IMG_0245.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "“Olive Peck also Iris and Juniperâ€Â")
![[ Eating babies. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1511976124_0_IMG_0250.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Eating babies.")
![[ Hanging on the mat with jun bug. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/November_-_Journal_Entries/1512027065_0_IMG_5146.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Hanging on the mat with jun bug.")
October - Journal Entries
October 17
14 Images
![[ Poor bubs is back in the hospital after bronchitis took a turn for the worse. Oxygen and nasal tube for feeding makes a scary sight but she is on the mend. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/October_-_Journal_Entries/1507071605_0_IMG_4551.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Poor bubs is back in the hospital after bronchitis took a turn for the worse. Oxygen and nasal tube for feeding makes a scary sight but she is on the mend.")
![[ During the week of juni being in hospital we had booked olive into a swimming holiday programme (won it in a silent auction) at 9.15am. We had a bumpy start by refusing to get in, so every morning we had either drop off milk at the hospital before lessons or swap and pickup mummy! A week of lessons really does make a difference. Anthony moved up, which was hard for olive to understand but a life lesson. Hopefully we aren’t far behind! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/October_-_Journal_Entries/1509065406_0_IMG_4956.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "During the week of juni being in hospital we had booked olive into a swimming holiday programme (won it in a silent auction) at 9.15am. We had a bumpy start by refusing to get in, so every morning we had either drop off milk at the hospital before lessons or swap and pickup mummy! A week of lessons really does make a difference. Anthony moved up, which was hard for olive to understand but a life lesson. Hopefully we aren’t far behind!")
![[ Get well soon Juniper, love from Olive and Iris. Olive makes a little card for Juni as she is back in hospital - this time with bronchitis. Poor little thing. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/October_-_Journal_Entries/1507071304_0_IMG_4564.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Get well soon Juniper, love from Olive and Iris. Olive makes a little card for Juni as she is back in hospital - this time with bronchitis. Poor little thing.")
![[ Get well soon Juniper, love from Olive and Iris. Olive makes a little card for Juni as she is back in hospital - this time with bronchitis. Poor little thing. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/October_-_Journal_Entries/1507071306_1_IMG_4565.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Get well soon Juniper, love from Olive and Iris. Olive makes a little card for Juni as she is back in hospital - this time with bronchitis. Poor little thing.")
![[ Iris is always busy busy, often leaving a trail of destruction in her wake. This time, however, she created an amazing little castle town from the blocks she nabbed from Junipers room. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/October_-_Journal_Entries/1507072085_0_IMG_4567.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris is always busy busy, often leaving a trail of destruction in her wake. This time, however, she created an amazing little castle town from the blocks she nabbed from Junipers room.")
![[ A few smiles from bubble beard this morning after her third night in hospital. She is out of the ICU and in the children’s ward which is good a sign of her recovery. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/October_-_Journal_Entries/1507071724_0_IMG_4579.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A few smiles from bubble beard this morning after her third night in hospital. She is out of the ICU and in the children’s ward which is good a sign of her recovery.")
![[ The girls got to hang with the Prosser cousins for the afternoon to give us a needed break. They had loads of fun by the sounds of it! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/October_-_Journal_Entries/1507186145_0_IMG_4583.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The girls got to hang with the Prosser cousins for the afternoon to give us a needed break. They had loads of fun by the sounds of it!")
![[ The girls got to hang with the Prosser cousins for the afternoon to give us a needed break. They had loads of fun by the sounds of it! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/October_-_Journal_Entries/1507186147_1_IMG_4582.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The girls got to hang with the Prosser cousins for the afternoon to give us a needed break. They had loads of fun by the sounds of it!")
![[ Somebody is happy to be down to only one attachment! Mostly oxygen self sufficient and feeding again so hopefully only one more night then we get to bring Juni home! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/October_-_Journal_Entries/1507185844_0_IMG_4590.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Somebody is happy to be down to only one attachment! Mostly oxygen self sufficient and feeding again so hopefully only one more night then we get to bring Juni home!")
![[ Juniper has gone wireless! Hopefully we get the all clear to take her home today. We are all looking forward to all being together again and getting back to a bit of normality. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/October_-_Journal_Entries/1507242844_0_IMG_4597.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Juniper has gone wireless! Hopefully we get the all clear to take her home today. We are all looking forward to all being together again and getting back to a bit of normality.")
![[ Welcome home to the mad house June Bug! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/October_-_Journal_Entries/1507266485_0_IMG_4603.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Welcome home to the mad house June Bug!")
![[ Since being home from hospital, juni’s sleeping has somewhat been hard at night, waking every 3 hours but a smilie wee thing during the day. Still getting lots of attention from her sisters, who keep her amused. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/October_-_Journal_Entries/1507809606_0_IMG_4973.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Since being home from hospital, juni’s sleeping has somewhat been hard at night, waking every 3 hours but a smilie wee thing during the day. Still getting lots of attention from her sisters, who keep her amused.")
![[ Four months! I don’t know where they went?! We are getting lots of smiles and giggles, sleeping has changed to a few wake ups, usually 12 and 4am. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/October_-_Journal_Entries/1508127365_0_IMG_4982.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Four months! I don’t know where they went?! We are getting lots of smiles and giggles, sleeping has changed to a few wake ups, usually 12 and 4am.")
![[ A crisp but lovely sunny morning scootering around Oriental Bay with Elise, Bethany and Sarah. Good to be a professional Mum, bring on summer! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/October_-_Journal_Entries/1508374205_0_IMG_4992.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A crisp but lovely sunny morning scootering around Oriental Bay with Elise, Bethany and Sarah. Good to be a professional Mum, bring on summer!")
September - Journal Entries
September 17
25 Images
![[ She went from training wheels on her 16†4th birthday bike, to borrowing Anthony’s old balance bike to get her used to balancing to buying a $49 12" bike from K-Mart and putting the peddling and balancing together. Two tries with Daddy running behind her and now she’s away and laughing (literally!). So proud of our little bike rider and Mummies perseverance of getting her into it. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1505691124_234238659_234238659.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "She went from training wheels on her 16†4th birthday bike, to borrowing Anthony’s old balance bike to get her used to balancing to buying a $49 12\" bike from K-Mart and putting the peddling and balancing together. Two tries with Daddy running behind her and now she’s away and laughing (literally!). So proud of our little bike rider and Mummies perseverance of getting her into it.")
![[ She went from training wheels on her 16†4th birthday bike, to borrowing Anthony’s old balance bike to get her used to balancing to buying a $49 12" bike from K-Mart and putting the peddling and balancing together. Two tries with Daddy running behind her and now she’s away and laughing (literally!). So proud of our little bike rider and Mummies perseverance of getting her into it. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1505691964__.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "She went from training wheels on her 16†4th birthday bike, to borrowing Anthony’s old balance bike to get her used to balancing to buying a $49 12\" bike from K-Mart and putting the peddling and balancing together. Two tries with Daddy running behind her and now she’s away and laughing (literally!). So proud of our little bike rider and Mummies perseverance of getting her into it.")
![[ Juni's cheeky tongue likes to make an appearance a lot lately. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1504587124_0_IMG_4850.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Juni's cheeky tongue likes to make an appearance a lot lately.")
![[ It is so good to be getting back on our feet and normality. No more sickness! It makes having 3 healthy kids easy in comparison! Good session at Kpc, making milk shakes by herself. It was the first time iris had her spark back after 3 weeks, she even played quietly in juni's room while I settled juni to sleep. Amazing!oh and best day because of the sun! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1504707065_0_IMG_4852.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "It is so good to be getting back on our feet and normality. No more sickness! It makes having 3 healthy kids easy in comparison! Good session at Kpc, making milk shakes by herself. It was the first time iris had her spark back after 3 weeks, she even played quietly in juni's room while I settled juni to sleep. Amazing!oh and best day because of the sun!")
![[ It is so good to be getting back on our feet and normality. No more sickness! It makes having 3 healthy kids easy in comparison! Good session at Kpc, making milk shakes by herself. It was the first time iris had her spark back after 3 weeks, she even played quietly in juni's room while I settled juni to sleep. Amazing!oh and best day because of the sun! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1504707067_1_IMG_4854.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "It is so good to be getting back on our feet and normality. No more sickness! It makes having 3 healthy kids easy in comparison! Good session at Kpc, making milk shakes by herself. It was the first time iris had her spark back after 3 weeks, she even played quietly in juni's room while I settled juni to sleep. Amazing!oh and best day because of the sun!")
![[ It is so good to be getting back on our feet and normality. No more sickness! It makes having 3 healthy kids easy in comparison! Good session at Kpc, making milk shakes by herself. It was the first time iris had her spark back after 3 weeks, she even played quietly in juni's room while I settled juni to sleep. Amazing!oh and best day because of the sun! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1504707068_2_IMG_4855.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "It is so good to be getting back on our feet and normality. No more sickness! It makes having 3 healthy kids easy in comparison! Good session at Kpc, making milk shakes by herself. It was the first time iris had her spark back after 3 weeks, she even played quietly in juni's room while I settled juni to sleep. Amazing!oh and best day because of the sun!")
![[ It is so good to be getting back on our feet and normality. No more sickness! It makes having 3 healthy kids easy in comparison! Good session at Kpc, making milk shakes by herself. It was the first time iris had her spark back after 3 weeks, she even played quietly in juni's room while I settled juni to sleep. Amazing!oh and best day because of the sun! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1504707069_3_IMG_4856.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "It is so good to be getting back on our feet and normality. No more sickness! It makes having 3 healthy kids easy in comparison! Good session at Kpc, making milk shakes by herself. It was the first time iris had her spark back after 3 weeks, she even played quietly in juni's room while I settled juni to sleep. Amazing!oh and best day because of the sun!")
![[ Caught the tongue in the wild. This little guy comes out a lot to say hello at the moment. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1504706705_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Caught the tongue in the wild. This little guy comes out a lot to say hello at the moment.")
![[ Caught the tongue in the wild. This little guy comes out a lot to say hello at the moment. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1504706705_1_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Caught the tongue in the wild. This little guy comes out a lot to say hello at the moment.")
![[ Caught the tongue in the wild. This little guy comes out a lot to say hello at the moment. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1504706705_2_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Caught the tongue in the wild. This little guy comes out a lot to say hello at the moment.")
![[ Caught the tongue in the wild. This little guy comes out a lot to say hello at the moment. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1504706705_3_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Caught the tongue in the wild. This little guy comes out a lot to say hello at the moment.")
![[ It’s nice to have three of my little ones wave goodbye to me in the mornings. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1504730284_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "It’s nice to have three of my little ones wave goodbye to me in the mornings.")
![[ The peck sisters. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1505017924_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The peck sisters.")
![[ What is with us having blue eyed babies! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1505404324_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "What is with us having blue eyed babies!")
![[ She went from training wheels on her 16†4th birthday bike, to borrowing Anthony’s old balance bike to get her used to balancing to buying a $49 12" bike from K-Mart and putting the peddling and balancing together. Two tries with Daddy running behind her and now she’s away and laughing (literally!). So proud of our little bike rider and Mummies perseverance of getting her into it. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1505692204_234238659_234238659.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "She went from training wheels on her 16†4th birthday bike, to borrowing Anthony’s old balance bike to get her used to balancing to buying a $49 12\" bike from K-Mart and putting the peddling and balancing together. Two tries with Daddy running behind her and now she’s away and laughing (literally!). So proud of our little bike rider and Mummies perseverance of getting her into it.")
![[ Three in the bed and the little one said... Not a lot yet! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1506332824_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Three in the bed and the little one said... Not a lot yet!")
![[ Three in the bed and the little one said... Not a lot yet! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1506332824_1_Attachment-2.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Three in the bed and the little one said... Not a lot yet!")
![[ Three in the bed and the little one said... Not a lot yet! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1506332824_2_Attachment-3.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Three in the bed and the little one said... Not a lot yet!")
![[ Junie is still enjoying her bath time. Nearly outgrown the baby bath though! Going to be interesting squeezing three of them in the big bath. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1506332704_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Junie is still enjoying her bath time. Nearly outgrown the baby bath though! Going to be interesting squeezing three of them in the big bath.")
![[ Junie is still enjoying her bath time. Nearly outgrown the baby bath though! Going to be interesting squeezing three of them in the big bath. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1506332704_1_Attachment-2.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Junie is still enjoying her bath time. Nearly outgrown the baby bath though! Going to be interesting squeezing three of them in the big bath.")
![[ Spot the new addition to the swing chair! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1506332584_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Spot the new addition to the swing chair!")
![[ Where's the juni bug? Impossible to get a photo without the loving sister iris. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1506467824_0_IMG_4940.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Where's the juni bug? Impossible to get a photo without the loving sister iris.")
![[ Where's the juni bug? Impossible to get a photo without the loving sister iris. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1506467826_1_IMG_4944.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Where's the juni bug? Impossible to get a photo without the loving sister iris.")
![[ Where's the juni bug? Impossible to get a photo without the loving sister iris. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1506467827_2_IMG_4945.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Where's the juni bug? Impossible to get a photo without the loving sister iris.")
![[ Where's the juni bug? Impossible to get a photo without the loving sister iris. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/September_-_Journal_Entries/1506467828_3_IMG_4947.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Where's the juni bug? Impossible to get a photo without the loving sister iris.")
August - Journal Entries
August 17
15 Images
![[ Happy families. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/August_-_Journal_Entries/1502585403_0_IMG_4076.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Happy families.")
![[ Juniper(and Mummy) finally get to come home after spending 3 nights at the hospital while they treated her for a nasty skin infection. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/August_-_Journal_Entries/1501572604_0_IMG_4194.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Juniper(and Mummy) finally get to come home after spending 3 nights at the hospital while they treated her for a nasty skin infection.")
![[ Juniper & Ivy's first movie at the empire. We got the theatre all to ourselves and enjoy a chat, movie and coffee. It looks like David & Goliath with Juni a whole kilo bigger and only one day older! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/August_-_Journal_Entries/1501733043_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Juniper & Ivy's first movie at the empire. We got the theatre all to ourselves and enjoy a chat, movie and coffee. It looks like David & Goliath with Juni a whole kilo bigger and only one day older!")
![[ Oli has lost her top front tooth! Second one can't be far off! Here's our goofy smile. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/August_-_Journal_Entries/1501791543_0_IMG_4774.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Oli has lost her top front tooth! Second one can't be far off! Here's our goofy smile.")
![[ Asleep at the gym. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/August_-_Journal_Entries/1501962365_0_IMG_4776.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Asleep at the gym.")
![[ Maggie is out on my dog walk route. Spring?! Daffs are already out too. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/August_-_Journal_Entries/1501962485_0_IMG_4781.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Maggie is out on my dog walk route. Spring?! Daffs are already out too.")
![[ Somebody is happy we finally got the bouncer out for her to bounce in! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/August_-_Journal_Entries/1502565784_0_IMG_4241.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Somebody is happy we finally got the bouncer out for her to bounce in!")
![[ Our little juni is back! It has taken over 2 weeks but she looking like my baby again! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/August_-_Journal_Entries/1502647143_0_IMG_4822.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Our little juni is back! It has taken over 2 weeks but she looking like my baby again!")
![[ Walking routine. We are really enjoying the walking routine, kindy, school, biking and scootering... and juni gets a good sleep in! Strangely easier than packing them all in the car, then out, then in and out again! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/August_-_Journal_Entries/1503553983_0_IMG_4829.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Walking routine. We are really enjoying the walking routine, kindy, school, biking and scootering... and juni gets a good sleep in! Strangely easier than packing them all in the car, then out, then in and out again!")
![[ Walking routine. We are really enjoying the walking routine, kindy, school, biking and scootering... and juni gets a good sleep in! Strangely easier than packing them all in the car, then out, then in and out again! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/August_-_Journal_Entries/1503553985_1_IMG_4831.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Walking routine. We are really enjoying the walking routine, kindy, school, biking and scootering... and juni gets a good sleep in! Strangely easier than packing them all in the car, then out, then in and out again!")
![[ Walking routine. We are really enjoying the walking routine, kindy, school, biking and scootering... and juni gets a good sleep in! Strangely easier than packing them all in the car, then out, then in and out again! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/August_-_Journal_Entries/1503553985_2_IMG_4832.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Walking routine. We are really enjoying the walking routine, kindy, school, biking and scootering... and juni gets a good sleep in! Strangely easier than packing them all in the car, then out, then in and out again!")
![[ We dragged the girls out for lunch with Anthony, Nige and Lana followed by a boat ride with Skip Poppa. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/August_-_Journal_Entries/1504069079_0_IMG_4298.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We dragged the girls out for lunch with Anthony, Nige and Lana followed by a boat ride with Skip Poppa.")
![[ We dragged the girls out for lunch with Anthony, Nige and Lana followed by a boat ride with Skip Poppa. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/August_-_Journal_Entries/1504069080_1_IMG_4300.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We dragged the girls out for lunch with Anthony, Nige and Lana followed by a boat ride with Skip Poppa.")
![[ We dragged the girls out for lunch with Anthony, Nige and Lana followed by a boat ride with Skip Poppa. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/August_-_Journal_Entries/1504069080_2_IMG_4302.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We dragged the girls out for lunch with Anthony, Nige and Lana followed by a boat ride with Skip Poppa.")
![[ Sickness has plagued our household. Two weeks ago both girls (olive a day before iris) got high fevers and were couch bound for half a week followed by colds. A week after we had got back into our normal routine, they both got sick again. Fevers and this time strep throat. I'm totally over this. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/August_-_Journal_Entries/1504067764_0_IMG_4843.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Sickness has plagued our household. Two weeks ago both girls (olive a day before iris) got high fevers and were couch bound for half a week followed by colds. A week after we had got back into our normal routine, they both got sick again. Fevers and this time strep throat. I'm totally over this.")
July - Journal Entries
July 17
29 Images
![[ Juniper faces. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1498877887_0_IMG_3937.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Juniper faces.")
![[ Juniper faces. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1498877888_1_IMG_3947.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Juniper faces.")
![[ Juniper faces. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1498877890_2_IMG_3950.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Juniper faces.")
![[ Juniper faces. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1498877891_3_IMG_3958.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Juniper faces.")
![[ Juniper faces. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1498877891_4_IMG_3964.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Juniper faces.")
![[ Juniper faces. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1498877892_5_IMG_3976.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Juniper faces.")
![[ That’s a relief. The three girls squeeze into the back of the car. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1499071986_0_IMG_3982.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "That’s a relief. The three girls squeeze into the back of the car.")
![[ Big day! Olive’s first cross country run at school. She seemed to enjoy every minute of the 5 minute run. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1499071806_0_IMG_3994.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Big day! Olive’s first cross country run at school. She seemed to enjoy every minute of the 5 minute run.")
![[ Big day! Olive’s first cross country run at school. She seemed to enjoy every minute of the 5 minute run. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1499071806_1_IMG_3998.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Big day! Olive’s first cross country run at school. She seemed to enjoy every minute of the 5 minute run.")
![[ Little big sister looks sooo much bigger now! Juno back past her birth weight! No stressing this time! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1499312466_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Little big sister looks sooo much bigger now! Juno back past her birth weight! No stressing this time!")
![[ Last day of term! Mummy managed pickups and dropoffs for a week! We walked home and grabbed a scoop of chips to celebrate! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1499627588_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Last day of term! Mummy managed pickups and dropoffs for a week! We walked home and grabbed a scoop of chips to celebrate!")
![[ Last day of term! Mummy managed pickups and dropoffs for a week! We walked home and grabbed a scoop of chips to celebrate! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1499627589_1_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Last day of term! Mummy managed pickups and dropoffs for a week! We walked home and grabbed a scoop of chips to celebrate!")
![[ A cold but beautiful sunny day spent at the botanicals, 3 kids and we survived! Lucky we bumped into jo and the twins!! It is a joy to watch Oli and Iris have a ball together, timing sliding together, Oli is very caring of Iris, which makes it easier for mum! May it continue! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1499903283_0_IMG_4698.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A cold but beautiful sunny day spent at the botanicals, 3 kids and we survived! Lucky we bumped into jo and the twins!! It is a joy to watch Oli and Iris have a ball together, timing sliding together, Oli is very caring of Iris, which makes it easier for mum! May it continue!")
![[ A cold but beautiful sunny day spent at the botanicals, 3 kids and we survived! Lucky we bumped into jo and the twins!! It is a joy to watch Oli and Iris have a ball together, timing sliding together, Oli is very caring of Iris, which makes it easier for mum! May it continue! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1499903283_1_IMG_4702.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A cold but beautiful sunny day spent at the botanicals, 3 kids and we survived! Lucky we bumped into jo and the twins!! It is a joy to watch Oli and Iris have a ball together, timing sliding together, Oli is very caring of Iris, which makes it easier for mum! May it continue!")
![[ Nandad day! The grandies took the girls to te papa on this cold cold wet day. Finished off with cookies at home. Juno slept for most of the day at home, very strange feeling! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1499976249_0_IMG_4407.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Nandad day! The grandies took the girls to te papa on this cold cold wet day. Finished off with cookies at home. Juno slept for most of the day at home, very strange feeling!")
![[ First paid haircuts, iris stated "I don't want to be a boy" concerned if her hair was cut short she would then be a boy. Bonus plaits after. Another 3kiddy outing tick! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1500063724_0_IMG_4706.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "First paid haircuts, iris stated \"I don't want to be a boy\" concerned if her hair was cut short she would then be a boy. Bonus plaits after. Another 3kiddy outing tick!")
![[ First paid haircuts, iris stated "I don't want to be a boy" concerned if her hair was cut short she would then be a boy. Bonus plaits after. Another 3kiddy outing tick! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1500063725_1_IMG_4709.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "First paid haircuts, iris stated \"I don't want to be a boy\" concerned if her hair was cut short she would then be a boy. Bonus plaits after. Another 3kiddy outing tick!")
![[ Miss librarian ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1500063543_0_IMG_4713.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Miss librarian")
![[ ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1500016443_0_IMG_4713.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg)
![[ Good morning! We need a bigger bed! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1500063483_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Good morning! We need a bigger bed!")
![[ Aunty Hannah and Uncle James come to meet Junie. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1501387205_0_IMG_4048.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Aunty Hannah and Uncle James come to meet Junie.")
![[ Aunty Hannah and Uncle James come to meet Junie. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1501387205_1_IMG_4051.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Aunty Hannah and Uncle James come to meet Junie.")
![[ The one time they are allowed to paint on clothes. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1500247624_0_IMG_4724.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The one time they are allowed to paint on clothes.")
![[ The attack of the pimples has begun. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1500620163_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The attack of the pimples has begun.")
![[ Violet turns 5 with party games, a smorgasbord of food for the little ones and the big ones and a rainbow cake. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1501398784_2_IMG_4117.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Violet turns 5 with party games, a smorgasbord of food for the little ones and the big ones and a rainbow cake.")
![[ Violet turns 5 with party games, a smorgasbord of food for the little ones and the big ones and a rainbow cake. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1501398784_0_IMG_0461.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Violet turns 5 with party games, a smorgasbord of food for the little ones and the big ones and a rainbow cake.")
![[ Violet turns 5 with party games, a smorgasbord of food for the little ones and the big ones and a rainbow cake. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1501398784_1_IMG_0464.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Violet turns 5 with party games, a smorgasbord of food for the little ones and the big ones and a rainbow cake.")
![[ Olive's first netball game! It was freezing but so much fun watching the little cuties chasing the ball with hands out wide. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1501371124_0_IMG_4753.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive's first netball game! It was freezing but so much fun watching the little cuties chasing the ball with hands out wide.")
![[ Olive's first netball game! It was freezing but so much fun watching the little cuties chasing the ball with hands out wide. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/July_-_Journal_Entries/1501371124_1_IMG_4759.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive's first netball game! It was freezing but so much fun watching the little cuties chasing the ball with hands out wide.")
June - Journal Entries
June 17
54 Images
![[ Daddy has stepped up for swimming with iris in his lunchtime. I think they both enjoy themselves. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1496899206_0_IMG_4493.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Daddy has stepped up for swimming with iris in his lunchtime. I think they both enjoy themselves.")
![[ Introducing Juniper Florence Peck (June) to the Peck family! 4.06kg, born at 9.35am 17/6/17 - 5 days ahead of her due date. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1497671827_0_IMG_3651.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Introducing Juniper Florence Peck (June) to the Peck family! 4.06kg, born at 9.35am 17/6/17 - 5 days ahead of her due date.")
![[ Introducing Juniper Florence Peck (June) to the Peck family! 4.06kg, born at 9.35am 17/6/17 - 5 days ahead of her due date. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1497671827_1_IMG_3656.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Introducing Juniper Florence Peck (June) to the Peck family! 4.06kg, born at 9.35am 17/6/17 - 5 days ahead of her due date.")
![[ Olive and Iris get to meet Juniper! Both extremely excited to see their long awaited little sister for the first time. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1497735607_0_IMG_3665.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive and Iris get to meet Juniper! Both extremely excited to see their long awaited little sister for the first time.")
![[ Nan and Grandad bring the girls to meet bubs. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1497740407_0_IMG_3671.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Nan and Grandad bring the girls to meet bubs.")
![[ Olive and Iris get to meet Juniper! Both extremely excited to see their long awaited little sister for the first time. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1497735607_1_IMG_3676.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive and Iris get to meet Juniper! Both extremely excited to see their long awaited little sister for the first time.")
![[ Mini Gandalf ready to head home. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1497740707_0_IMG_3682.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Mini Gandalf ready to head home.")
![[ Mini Gandalf ready to head home. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1497740707_1_IMG_3685.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Mini Gandalf ready to head home.")
![[ Grandad gets some Juniper cuddles. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1497741847_0_IMG_3687.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Grandad gets some Juniper cuddles.")
![[ Iris cuddles her new sister. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1497742147_0_IMG_3704.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris cuddles her new sister.")
![[ Junipers first night at home! Once she settled shortly after midnight, she slept through to 6.30 (with a 4am feed). ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1497742687_0_IMG_3715.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Junipers first night at home! Once she settled shortly after midnight, she slept through to 6.30 (with a 4am feed).")
![[ Peck sisters ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498103107_0_IMG_4562.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Peck sisters")
![[ Talented air guitarist - like Daddy. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1497868327_0_IMG_3720.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Talented air guitarist - like Daddy.")
![[ Granny and Poppa come to meet and cuddle 7. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1497816068_0_IMG_3725.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Granny and Poppa come to meet and cuddle 7.")
![[ Granny and Poppa come to meet and cuddle 7. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1497816068_1_IMG_3729.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Granny and Poppa come to meet and cuddle 7.")
![[ When Tom goes out, Lyon is quick to come and keep me and Juno company, the responsibility he has just got bigger. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498102866_0_IMG_4571.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "When Tom goes out, Lyon is quick to come and keep me and Juno company, the responsibility he has just got bigger.")
![[ First bath was an enjoyable success. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1497868687_0_IMG_3740.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "First bath was an enjoyable success.")
![[ First bath was an enjoyable success. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1497868687_1_IMG_3743.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "First bath was an enjoyable success.")
![[ Our big girl turns 3! Happy birthday Irenieee! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498018928_0_IMG_3753.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Our big girl turns 3! Happy birthday Irenieee!")
![[ Our big girl turns 3! Happy birthday Irenieee! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498018928_1_IMG_3778.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Our big girl turns 3! Happy birthday Irenieee!")
![[ Our big girl turns 3! Happy birthday Irenieee! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498018928_2_IMG_3786.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Our big girl turns 3! Happy birthday Irenieee!")
![[ Our big girl turns 3! Happy birthday Irenieee! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498018928_3_IMG_3793.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Our big girl turns 3! Happy birthday Irenieee!")
![[ Our big girl turns 3! Happy birthday Irenieee! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498018928_4_IMG_3794.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Our big girl turns 3! Happy birthday Irenieee!")
![[ Iriee antics while Juniper gets a feed. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498016587_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iriee antics while Juniper gets a feed.")
![[ Iriee antics while Juniper gets a feed. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498016587_1_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iriee antics while Juniper gets a feed.")
![[ Iriee antics while Juniper gets a feed. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498016587_2_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iriee antics while Juniper gets a feed.")
![[ Aunty Jen, Violet and Jimmy come to meet our little Junebug. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498062788_0_IMG_3818.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Aunty Jen, Violet and Jimmy come to meet our little Junebug.")
![[ Aunty Jen, Violet and Jimmy come to meet our little Junebug. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498062788_1_IMG_3821.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Aunty Jen, Violet and Jimmy come to meet our little Junebug.")
![[ Sleeps during the day, night owl by night. At least the girls seem to be sleeping well, touch wood. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498102686_0_IMG_4592.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Sleeps during the day, night owl by night. At least the girls seem to be sleeping well, touch wood.")
![[ Juno slept through her bath and was closely followed by two rudie nudies. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498107247_0_IMG_4594.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Juno slept through her bath and was closely followed by two rudie nudies.")
![[ Juno slept through her bath and was closely followed by two rudie nudies. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498107247_1_IMG_4598.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Juno slept through her bath and was closely followed by two rudie nudies.")
![[ Juno slept through her bath and was closely followed by two rudie nudies. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498107248_2_IMG_4604.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Juno slept through her bath and was closely followed by two rudie nudies.")
![[ The work in progress window seat. Curtains ordered and fabric bought for cushions! Now to find time to sew them! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498194069_0_IMG_4608.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "The work in progress window seat. Curtains ordered and fabric bought for cushions! Now to find time to sew them!")
![[ A better nights sleep last night as she finally settled around midnight. Slept for a whopping 4.5hours! Isn't it amazing how quickly you appreciate the small improvements! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498194306_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A better nights sleep last night as she finally settled around midnight. Slept for a whopping 4.5hours! Isn't it amazing how quickly you appreciate the small improvements!")
![[ Iris’ morning tea birthday party. A couple of friends, some yummy food, and few games and a sponge cake! Iris felt very special and Juniper slept through the whole thing. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498452070_0_IMG_3863.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris’ morning tea birthday party. A couple of friends, some yummy food, and few games and a sponge cake! Iris felt very special and Juniper slept through the whole thing.")
![[ Iris’ morning tea birthday party. A couple of friends, some yummy food, and few games and a sponge cake! Iris felt very special and Juniper slept through the whole thing. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498452070_1_IMG_3865.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris’ morning tea birthday party. A couple of friends, some yummy food, and few games and a sponge cake! Iris felt very special and Juniper slept through the whole thing.")
![[ Iris’ morning tea birthday party. A couple of friends, some yummy food, and few games and a sponge cake! Iris felt very special and Juniper slept through the whole thing. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498452070_2_IMG_3868.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris’ morning tea birthday party. A couple of friends, some yummy food, and few games and a sponge cake! Iris felt very special and Juniper slept through the whole thing.")
![[ Iris’ morning tea birthday party. A couple of friends, some yummy food, and few games and a sponge cake! Iris felt very special and Juniper slept through the whole thing. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498452070_3_IMG_3876.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris’ morning tea birthday party. A couple of friends, some yummy food, and few games and a sponge cake! Iris felt very special and Juniper slept through the whole thing.")
![[ Settled at 10pm and then at 3am, woke at 7am. Not bad at all! Slept through the morning tea party for iris too. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498283827_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Settled at 10pm and then at 3am, woke at 7am. Not bad at all! Slept through the morning tea party for iris too.")
![[ Settled at 10pm and then at 3am, woke at 7am. Not bad at all! Slept through the morning tea party for iris too. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498283827_1_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Settled at 10pm and then at 3am, woke at 7am. Not bad at all! Slept through the morning tea party for iris too.")
![[ Iris’ morning tea birthday party. A couple of friends, some yummy food, and few games and a sponge cake! Iris felt very special and Juniper slept through the whole thing. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498452070_4_IMG_3097.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris’ morning tea birthday party. A couple of friends, some yummy food, and few games and a sponge cake! Iris felt very special and Juniper slept through the whole thing.")
![[ Iris’ morning tea birthday party. A couple of friends, some yummy food, and few games and a sponge cake! Iris felt very special and Juniper slept through the whole thing. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498452070_5_IMG_3100.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris’ morning tea birthday party. A couple of friends, some yummy food, and few games and a sponge cake! Iris felt very special and Juniper slept through the whole thing.")
![[ Iris’ morning tea birthday party. A couple of friends, some yummy food, and few games and a sponge cake! Iris felt very special and Juniper slept through the whole thing. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498452070_6_IMG_3102.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris’ morning tea birthday party. A couple of friends, some yummy food, and few games and a sponge cake! Iris felt very special and Juniper slept through the whole thing.")
![[ Iris’ morning tea birthday party. A couple of friends, some yummy food, and few games and a sponge cake! Iris felt very special and Juniper slept through the whole thing. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498452070_7_IMG_3118.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris’ morning tea birthday party. A couple of friends, some yummy food, and few games and a sponge cake! Iris felt very special and Juniper slept through the whole thing.")
![[ First family outing. A half walk/bike/scooter half around the park! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498452667_0_IMG_3898.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "First family outing. A half walk/bike/scooter half around the park!")
![[ First family outing. A half walk/bike/scooter half around the park! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498452667_1_IMG_3900.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "First family outing. A half walk/bike/scooter half around the park!")
![[ Attempted family photos! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498298227_0_IMG_3891.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Attempted family photos!")
![[ Attempted family photos! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498298227_1_IMG_3894.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Attempted family photos!")
![[ Lana comes for Juniper cuddles. 2 hours worth! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498454227_0_IMG_3903.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Lana comes for Juniper cuddles. 2 hours worth!")
![[ New routine for bedtime reading on the bunks, bedtime seems to take forever and they fed off each other. But mummy doesn't always have to be there now! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498291207_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "New routine for bedtime reading on the bunks, bedtime seems to take forever and they fed off each other. But mummy doesn't always have to be there now!")
![[ Nicky and twins bought us a lunch visit. The girls started to play right for at the end-typical! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498539546_0_IMG_4637.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Nicky and twins bought us a lunch visit. The girls started to play right for at the end-typical!")
![[ Tired. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498539428_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Tired.")
![[ Sisters. The big sister, the little big sister and little sister. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498618566_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Sisters. The big sister, the little big sister and little sister.")
![[ Cuddles with MJ. Amazing dinner and sweets left us spoiled. Thanks MJ! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/June_-_Journal_Entries/1498714446_0_IMG_4654.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Cuddles with MJ. Amazing dinner and sweets left us spoiled. Thanks MJ!")
May - Journal Entries
May 17
37 Images
![[ Daddy gets to take the girls to Hazel's 5th birthday party. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494663548_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Daddy gets to take the girls to Hazel's 5th birthday party.")
![[ Daddy gets to take the girls to Hazel's 5th birthday party. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494663548_1_Attachment-2.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Daddy gets to take the girls to Hazel's 5th birthday party.")
![[ Daddy gets to take the girls to Hazel's 5th birthday party. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494663548_2_Attachment-3.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Daddy gets to take the girls to Hazel's 5th birthday party.")
![[ Daddy gets to take the girls to Hazel's 5th birthday party. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494663548_3_Attachment-4.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Daddy gets to take the girls to Hazel's 5th birthday party.")
![[ Iris has started kindy! She is very excited! Feels weird to be back so soon too. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494660006_0_IMG_4275.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris has started kindy! She is very excited! Feels weird to be back so soon too.")
![[ Iris has started kindy! She is very excited! Feels weird to be back so soon too. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494660006_1_IMG_4288.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris has started kindy! She is very excited! Feels weird to be back so soon too.")
![[ Olive was super excited by her first netball session at lunchtime, so much so that she wore her uniform all afternoon. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1493787785_0_IMG_4296.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive was super excited by her first netball session at lunchtime, so much so that she wore her uniform all afternoon.")
![[ Daddy gets to take Iris to kindy. She had a great time getting into everything. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494663728_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Daddy gets to take Iris to kindy. She had a great time getting into everything.")
![[ Daddy gets to take Iris to kindy. She had a great time getting into everything. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494663728_1_Attachment-2.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Daddy gets to take Iris to kindy. She had a great time getting into everything.")
![[ Daddy gets to take Iris to kindy. She had a great time getting into everything. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494663728_2_Attachment-3.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Daddy gets to take Iris to kindy. She had a great time getting into everything.")
![[ Daddy gets to take Iris to kindy. She had a great time getting into everything. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494663728_3_Attachment-4.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Daddy gets to take Iris to kindy. She had a great time getting into everything.")
![[ Morning one with mummy away! Happy girls = happy Daddy. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494664386_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Morning one with mummy away! Happy girls = happy Daddy.")
![[ With Mummy away in Sydney, Daddy took the girls for a sleepover at Granny and Poppas. A day of beer and bread making for the adults while the kids played happily followed by a great nights sleep. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494664087_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "With Mummy away in Sydney, Daddy took the girls for a sleepover at Granny and Poppas. A day of beer and bread making for the adults while the kids played happily followed by a great nights sleep.")
![[ With Mummy away in Sydney, Daddy took the girls for a sleepover at Granny and Poppas. A day of beer and bread making for the adults while the kids played happily followed by a great nights sleep. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494664088_1_Attachment-2.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "With Mummy away in Sydney, Daddy took the girls for a sleepover at Granny and Poppas. A day of beer and bread making for the adults while the kids played happily followed by a great nights sleep.")
![[ With Mummy away in Sydney, Daddy took the girls for a sleepover at Granny and Poppas. A day of beer and bread making for the adults while the kids played happily followed by a great nights sleep. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494664088_2_Attachment-3.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "With Mummy away in Sydney, Daddy took the girls for a sleepover at Granny and Poppas. A day of beer and bread making for the adults while the kids played happily followed by a great nights sleep.")
![[ A Sydney wedding at palm beach with no kids! Well a bump! It was a stunning venue and a lovely family affair. Almost relaxing! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494660606_0_IMG_0045.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A Sydney wedding at palm beach with no kids! Well a bump! It was a stunning venue and a lovely family affair. Almost relaxing!")
![[ A Sydney wedding at palm beach with no kids! Well a bump! It was a stunning venue and a lovely family affair. Almost relaxing! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494660606_1_IMG_0023.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A Sydney wedding at palm beach with no kids! Well a bump! It was a stunning venue and a lovely family affair. Almost relaxing!")
![[ With Mummy away in Sydney, Daddy took the girls for a sleepover at Granny and Poppas. A day of beer and bread making for the adults while the kids played happily followed by a great nights sleep. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494664088_3_Attachment-4.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "With Mummy away in Sydney, Daddy took the girls for a sleepover at Granny and Poppas. A day of beer and bread making for the adults while the kids played happily followed by a great nights sleep.")
![[ A Sydney wedding at palm beach with no kids! Well a bump! It was a stunning venue and a lovely family affair. Almost relaxing! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494660606_2_IMG_0066.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A Sydney wedding at palm beach with no kids! Well a bump! It was a stunning venue and a lovely family affair. Almost relaxing!")
![[ A Sydney wedding at palm beach with no kids! Well a bump! It was a stunning venue and a lovely family affair. Almost relaxing! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494660606_3_IMG_0037.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A Sydney wedding at palm beach with no kids! Well a bump! It was a stunning venue and a lovely family affair. Almost relaxing!")
![[ With Mummy away in Sydney, Daddy took the girls for a sleepover at Granny and Poppas. A day of beer and bread making for the adults while the kids played happily followed by a great nights sleep. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494664088_4_Attachment-5.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "With Mummy away in Sydney, Daddy took the girls for a sleepover at Granny and Poppas. A day of beer and bread making for the adults while the kids played happily followed by a great nights sleep.")
![[ Family wedding photo shoot style. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494660666_0_IMG_4300.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Family wedding photo shoot style.")
![[ A Sydney wedding at palm beach with no kids! Well a bump! It was a stunning venue and a lovely family affair. Almost relaxing! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494660606_4_IMG_0058.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A Sydney wedding at palm beach with no kids! Well a bump! It was a stunning venue and a lovely family affair. Almost relaxing!")
![[ With a new hybrid starter (a mix of Nans and Nicky's), I'm finally having success with sourdough loaves! This one was amazing and demolished in half a day... ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494663846_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "With a new hybrid starter (a mix of Nans and Nicky's), I'm finally having success with sourdough loaves! This one was amazing and demolished in half a day...")
![[ With a new hybrid starter (a mix of Nans and Nicky's), I'm finally having success with sourdough loaves! This one was amazing and demolished in half a day... ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1494663847_1_Attachment-2.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "With a new hybrid starter (a mix of Nans and Nicky's), I'm finally having success with sourdough loaves! This one was amazing and demolished in half a day...")
![[ Bunk building in one day. $400 of timber, sketchup plan, father son duo and wala! Top bunk is built. The girls are super excited, mummy is sad iris is moving out of her room but onwards and upwards! Now to whitewash the bunk.... in oh 2 years most likely! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1495263307_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Bunk building in one day. $400 of timber, sketchup plan, father son duo and wala! Top bunk is built. The girls are super excited, mummy is sad iris is moving out of her room but onwards and upwards! Now to whitewash the bunk.... in oh 2 years most likely!")
![[ Bunk building in one day. $400 of timber, sketchup plan, father son duo and wala! Top bunk is built. The girls are super excited, mummy is sad iris is moving out of her room but onwards and upwards! Now to whitewash the bunk.... in oh 2 years most likely! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1495263307_1_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Bunk building in one day. $400 of timber, sketchup plan, father son duo and wala! Top bunk is built. The girls are super excited, mummy is sad iris is moving out of her room but onwards and upwards! Now to whitewash the bunk.... in oh 2 years most likely!")
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![[ Bunk building in one day. $400 of timber, sketchup plan, father son duo and wala! Top bunk is built. The girls are super excited, mummy is sad iris is moving out of her room but onwards and upwards! Now to whitewash the bunk.... in oh 2 years most likely! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1495263307_2_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Bunk building in one day. $400 of timber, sketchup plan, father son duo and wala! Top bunk is built. The girls are super excited, mummy is sad iris is moving out of her room but onwards and upwards! Now to whitewash the bunk.... in oh 2 years most likely!")
![[ Second kindy drop off went well. Waved to me from the window and no tears! I wonder how Monday will go. Came back to find her on the swing yet again. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1495824487_0_IMG_4339.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Second kindy drop off went well. Waved to me from the window and no tears! I wonder how Monday will go. Came back to find her on the swing yet again.")
![[ Daddy competed in the 12k Tough Guy Challenge with workmates and came second! Must have the been the family support. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1496049188_5_Attachment-6.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Daddy competed in the 12k Tough Guy Challenge with workmates and came second! Must have the been the family support.")
![[ Daddy competed in the 12k Tough Guy Challenge with workmates and came second! Must have the been the family support. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1496049188_4_Attachment-5.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Daddy competed in the 12k Tough Guy Challenge with workmates and came second! Must have the been the family support.")
![[ Daddy competed in the 12k Tough Guy Challenge with workmates and came second! Must have the been the family support. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1496049188_3_Attachment-4.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Daddy competed in the 12k Tough Guy Challenge with workmates and came second! Must have the been the family support.")
![[ Poppas 68th at Jen and Daves new house! They've finally moved in and the place is looking amazing. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1496049246_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Poppas 68th at Jen and Daves new house! They've finally moved in and the place is looking amazing.")
![[ Daddy competed in the 12k Tough Guy Challenge with workmates and came second! Must have the been the family support. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1496049188_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Daddy competed in the 12k Tough Guy Challenge with workmates and came second! Must have the been the family support.")
![[ Daddy competed in the 12k Tough Guy Challenge with workmates and came second! Must have the been the family support. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1496049188_1_Attachment-2.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Daddy competed in the 12k Tough Guy Challenge with workmates and came second! Must have the been the family support.")
![[ Daddy competed in the 12k Tough Guy Challenge with workmates and came second! Must have the been the family support. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/May_-_Journal_Entries/1496049188_2_Attachment-3.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Daddy competed in the 12k Tough Guy Challenge with workmates and came second! Must have the been the family support.")
April - Journal Entries
April 17
36 Images
![[ Iris getting into our kpc recycled water fountain. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492324085_0_IMG_4168.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris getting into our kpc recycled water fountain.")
![[ Iris getting into our kpc recycled water fountain. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492324086_1_IMG_4174.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris getting into our kpc recycled water fountain.")
![[ A fun day out at Olives school fair with Granny and Poppa. Candy floss, merrygoround, jumping castle, petting zoo and Olive so excited to show us around her new school. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1491422165_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A fun day out at Olives school fair with Granny and Poppa. Candy floss, merrygoround, jumping castle, petting zoo and Olive so excited to show us around her new school.")
![[ A fun day out at Olives school fair with Granny and Poppa. Candy floss, merrygoround, jumping castle, petting zoo and Olive so excited to show us around her new school. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1491422165_1_Attachment-2.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A fun day out at Olives school fair with Granny and Poppa. Candy floss, merrygoround, jumping castle, petting zoo and Olive so excited to show us around her new school.")
![[ A fun day out at Olives school fair with Granny and Poppa. Candy floss, merrygoround, jumping castle, petting zoo and Olive so excited to show us around her new school. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1491422165_2_Attachment-3.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A fun day out at Olives school fair with Granny and Poppa. Candy floss, merrygoround, jumping castle, petting zoo and Olive so excited to show us around her new school.")
![[ What's this? The start of another planter?!? ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1491421986_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "What's this? The start of another planter?!?")
![[ Iris got into dress ups today - a few! And started to get the hang of the sandpit digger! Tag: iris ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492324206_0_IMG_4195.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris got into dress ups today - a few! And started to get the hang of the sandpit digger! Tag: iris")
![[ Iris got into dress ups today - a few! And started to get the hang of the sandpit digger! Tag: iris ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492324207_1_IMG_4196.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris got into dress ups today - a few! And started to get the hang of the sandpit digger! Tag: iris")
![[ The take home spread from our one day bread course. Full on day baking ciabatta, brioche, doughnuts, bread rolls, hot cross buns and pizza dough. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492455726_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The take home spread from our one day bread course. Full on day baking ciabatta, brioche, doughnuts, bread rolls, hot cross buns and pizza dough.")
![[ Telling her friends about animals. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492455606_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Telling her friends about animals.")
![[ A wee drive up to waikanae to see the woods from the U.K. Ava has grown up so much! Nice to met little max too. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492330685_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A wee drive up to waikanae to see the woods from the U.K. Ava has grown up so much! Nice to met little max too.")
![[ Nan and Grandad join us for Easter Friday hot cross buns and ciabatta. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492455906_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Nan and Grandad join us for Easter Friday hot cross buns and ciabatta.")
![[ Got wood! Finally. First delivery in two years. Olive and Iris loved helping to sort out the pile. Had it shifted to the wood box in a day! A record. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492455546_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Got wood! Finally. First delivery in two years. Olive and Iris loved helping to sort out the pile. Had it shifted to the wood box in a day! A record.")
![[ DIY Easter! Tom has nearly finished off the planter so before we were off at a wedding we were filling planters with a trailer full of soil, the girls loved mucking in on the trailer. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492330447_0_IMG_4214.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "DIY Easter! Tom has nearly finished off the planter so before we were off at a wedding we were filling planters with a trailer full of soil, the girls loved mucking in on the trailer.")
![[ DIY Easter! Tom has nearly finished off the planter so before we were off at a wedding we were filling planters with a trailer full of soil, the girls loved mucking in on the trailer. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492330447_1_IMG_4215.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "DIY Easter! Tom has nearly finished off the planter so before we were off at a wedding we were filling planters with a trailer full of soil, the girls loved mucking in on the trailer.")
![[ Easter Sunday! With an Easter egg hunt with self decorated baskets, a nice spread and a game of deck soccer. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492455428_4_Attachment-5.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Easter Sunday! With an Easter egg hunt with self decorated baskets, a nice spread and a game of deck soccer.")
![[ Easter Sunday! With an Easter egg hunt with self decorated baskets, a nice spread and a game of deck soccer. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492455428_3_Attachment-4.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Easter Sunday! With an Easter egg hunt with self decorated baskets, a nice spread and a game of deck soccer.")
![[ Easter Sunday! With an Easter egg hunt with self decorated baskets, a nice spread and a game of deck soccer. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492455428_2_Attachment-3.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Easter Sunday! With an Easter egg hunt with self decorated baskets, a nice spread and a game of deck soccer.")
![[ Easter Sunday! With an Easter egg hunt with self decorated baskets, a nice spread and a game of deck soccer. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492455428_1_Attachment-2.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Easter Sunday! With an Easter egg hunt with self decorated baskets, a nice spread and a game of deck soccer.")
![[ Easter Sunday! With an Easter egg hunt with self decorated baskets, a nice spread and a game of deck soccer. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492455428_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Easter Sunday! With an Easter egg hunt with self decorated baskets, a nice spread and a game of deck soccer.")
![[ Easter Sunday! With an Easter egg hunt with self decorated baskets, a nice spread and a game of deck soccer. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492455428_5_Attachment-6.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Easter Sunday! With an Easter egg hunt with self decorated baskets, a nice spread and a game of deck soccer.")
![[ Another weekend, another planter built! This one has been on the cards for years to stop the cheeky chickens from kicking stuff onto our path. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492455186_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Another weekend, another planter built! This one has been on the cards for years to stop the cheeky chickens from kicking stuff onto our path.")
![[ Avalon park with the cuzzies. They really enjoyed the water stream, very hard to keep track of your kids though! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492748225_0_IMG_4228.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Avalon park with the cuzzies. They really enjoyed the water stream, very hard to keep track of your kids though!")
![[ Avalon park with the cuzzies. They really enjoyed the water stream, very hard to keep track of your kids though! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492748227_1_IMG_4233.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Avalon park with the cuzzies. They really enjoyed the water stream, very hard to keep track of your kids though!")
![[ Avalon park with the cuzzies. They really enjoyed the water stream, very hard to keep track of your kids though! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492748227_2_IMG_4234.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Avalon park with the cuzzies. They really enjoyed the water stream, very hard to keep track of your kids though!")
![[ Avalon park with the cuzzies. They really enjoyed the water stream, very hard to keep track of your kids though! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492748228_3_IMG_4236.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Avalon park with the cuzzies. They really enjoyed the water stream, very hard to keep track of your kids though!")
![[ We went on a fun little bush walk through Karori bush before rewarding ourselves with milkshakes at the cafe. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492974787_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We went on a fun little bush walk through Karori bush before rewarding ourselves with milkshakes at the cafe.")
![[ We went on a fun little bush walk through Karori bush before rewarding ourselves with milkshakes at the cafe. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1492974787_1_Attachment-2.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We went on a fun little bush walk through Karori bush before rewarding ourselves with milkshakes at the cafe.")
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![[ Who knew going to kpc in holidays would be so exciting for the kids, while the mummies painted! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1493526187_0_IMG_4239.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Who knew going to kpc in holidays would be so exciting for the kids, while the mummies painted!")
![[ Who knew going to kpc in holidays would be so exciting for the kids, while the mummies painted! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1493526187_1_IMG_4240.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Who knew going to kpc in holidays would be so exciting for the kids, while the mummies painted!")
![[ A lovely scroll along the waterfront, olive practicing on the big scooter and iris really getting the hang of the little scooter before lunch at the crab shack with the grandies. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1493526366_0_IMG_4242.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A lovely scroll along the waterfront, olive practicing on the big scooter and iris really getting the hang of the little scooter before lunch at the crab shack with the grandies.")
![[ A visit up the coast to catchup with nat & Anna and kids and to see paper shaper show and playground action. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1493526605_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A visit up the coast to catchup with nat & Anna and kids and to see paper shaper show and playground action.")
![[ A great day in featherston at a wax encaustic workshop with Lana. Will be setting it up at home! It was so much fun! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1493526965_0_IMG_4263.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A great day in featherston at a wax encaustic workshop with Lana. Will be setting it up at home! It was so much fun!")
![[ Sabine's party with face painting! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/April_-_Journal_Entries/1493526726_0_IMG_4272.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Sabine's party with face painting!")
March - Journal Entries
March 17
16 Images
![[ Bubble man bubble show! Such a hit with the kids. Especially the square bubble. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/March_-_Journal_Entries/1488354725_1_Attachment-2.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Bubble man bubble show! Such a hit with the kids. Especially the square bubble.")
![[ Bubble man bubble show! Such a hit with the kids. Especially the square bubble. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/March_-_Journal_Entries/1488354725_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Bubble man bubble show! Such a hit with the kids. Especially the square bubble.")
![[ Ice rocks, fish and chips, princess storm troopers, bananas and a glistening cake! All at Anthony's birthday party. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/March_-_Journal_Entries/1488354906_2_Attachment-3.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Ice rocks, fish and chips, princess storm troopers, bananas and a glistening cake! All at Anthony's birthday party.")
![[ Ice rocks, fish and chips, princess storm troopers, bananas and a glistening cake! All at Anthony's birthday party. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/March_-_Journal_Entries/1488354906_1_Attachment-2.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Ice rocks, fish and chips, princess storm troopers, bananas and a glistening cake! All at Anthony's birthday party.")
![[ Ice rocks, fish and chips, princess storm troopers, bananas and a glistening cake! All at Anthony's birthday party. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/March_-_Journal_Entries/1488354906_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Ice rocks, fish and chips, princess storm troopers, bananas and a glistening cake! All at Anthony's birthday party.")
![[ Iris getting used to being kpc without big sister. Bubble blowing art! Seems happy to play at times away from me. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/March_-_Journal_Entries/1488757805_0_IMG_4085.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris getting used to being kpc without big sister. Bubble blowing art! Seems happy to play at times away from me.")
![[ The side comes off the cot! Iris was super excited to go to bed and hop in herself. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/March_-_Journal_Entries/1488653825_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "The side comes off the cot! Iris was super excited to go to bed and hop in herself.")
![[ Milk marbling with Scarlett and chocolate cake cup magic ]](/cache/gallery/2017/March_-_Journal_Entries/1488757985_0_IMG_4105.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Milk marbling with Scarlett and chocolate cake cup magic")
![[ Milk marbling with Scarlett and chocolate cake cup magic ]](/cache/gallery/2017/March_-_Journal_Entries/1488757986_1_IMG_4106.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Milk marbling with Scarlett and chocolate cake cup magic")
![[ Olives latest artwork at school of her family. We have all become very colorful and detailed! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/March_-_Journal_Entries/1489117625_0_IMG_4109.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Olives latest artwork at school of her family. We have all become very colorful and detailed!")
![[ Olives latest artwork at school of her family. We have all become very colorful and detailed! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/March_-_Journal_Entries/1489117627_1_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olives latest artwork at school of her family. We have all become very colorful and detailed!")
![[ While daddy was away we had a sleepover at nandads (as iris calls them) even managed the bunks! Early wake up with olive upset at the top of the bunks but they both slept well. Pancakes for breakfast to boot! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/March_-_Journal_Entries/1490672765_0_IMG_4132.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "While daddy was away we had a sleepover at nandads (as iris calls them) even managed the bunks! Early wake up with olive upset at the top of the bunks but they both slept well. Pancakes for breakfast to boot!")
![[ Iris's first people! So proud. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/March_-_Journal_Entries/1490672585_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris's first people! So proud.")
![[ Waterloo fair was fun with ant. Olive won two chocolate bars. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/March_-_Journal_Entries/1490675285_0_IMG_4145.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Waterloo fair was fun with ant. Olive won two chocolate bars.")
![[ Friendly cat on our way to Kpc this morning ]](/cache/gallery/2017/March_-_Journal_Entries/1490675345_0_FullSizeRender.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Friendly cat on our way to Kpc this morning")
![[ Iris has been napping on and off. Usually quite good at saying she is tired. Today she was tired but resisted. After school pickup, she wanted to go to bed, I said go for it knowing it was full of blocks, 10mins later asleep. Never saw it coming. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/March_-_Journal_Entries/1490675585_0_IMG_4150.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Iris has been napping on and off. Usually quite good at saying she is tired. Today she was tired but resisted. After school pickup, she wanted to go to bed, I said go for it knowing it was full of blocks, 10mins later asleep. Never saw it coming.")
Olive is Five
February 17
43 Images
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February - Journal Entries
February 17
34 Images
![[ We visited Olives school (Karori West) and met her teacher in her classroom. Lovely teacher and what a great classroom! Olive and Iris had a ball playing with all the toys and crafty stuff. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1486324625_0_IMG_2787.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We visited Olives school (Karori West) and met her teacher in her classroom. Lovely teacher and what a great classroom! Olive and Iris had a ball playing with all the toys and crafty stuff.")
![[ We visited Olives school (Karori West) and met her teacher in her classroom. Lovely teacher and what a great classroom! Olive and Iris had a ball playing with all the toys and crafty stuff. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1486324625_1_IMG_2788.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We visited Olives school (Karori West) and met her teacher in her classroom. Lovely teacher and what a great classroom! Olive and Iris had a ball playing with all the toys and crafty stuff.")
![[ A run I've looked forward to for a while - the Jumbo Holdsworth loop in the Tararuas. An early start to drive to the Wairapa - but what a great race! Over 3 hours of intrepid journeying. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1486075085_1_Attachment-2.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A run I've looked forward to for a while - the Jumbo Holdsworth loop in the Tararuas. An early start to drive to the Wairapa - but what a great race! Over 3 hours of intrepid journeying.")
![[ A run I've looked forward to for a while - the Jumbo Holdsworth loop in the Tararuas. An early start to drive to the Wairapa - but what a great race! Over 3 hours of intrepid journeying. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1486075085_2_Attachment-3.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A run I've looked forward to for a while - the Jumbo Holdsworth loop in the Tararuas. An early start to drive to the Wairapa - but what a great race! Over 3 hours of intrepid journeying.")
![[ A run I've looked forward to for a while - the Jumbo Holdsworth loop in the Tararuas. An early start to drive to the Wairapa - but what a great race! Over 3 hours of intrepid journeying. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1486075085_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "A run I've looked forward to for a while - the Jumbo Holdsworth loop in the Tararuas. An early start to drive to the Wairapa - but what a great race! Over 3 hours of intrepid journeying.")
![[ A spot of colour today ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1486074365_0_IMG_3942.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "A spot of colour today")
![[ Woke at 3am to kneed this bad boy to make sure it was ready for lunch. A tasty wholemeal Pain de Campagne. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1488186005_0_IMG_2936.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Woke at 3am to kneed this bad boy to make sure it was ready for lunch. A tasty wholemeal Pain de Campagne.")
![[ First sunny summer day in a while. Nice catchup with school mates. Olive and Iris did really well playing with jonty and amusing themselves while we chatted. Mia and Sebastian reminded us what little babies are like again! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1486322948_2_Attachment-3.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "First sunny summer day in a while. Nice catchup with school mates. Olive and Iris did really well playing with jonty and amusing themselves while we chatted. Mia and Sebastian reminded us what little babies are like again!")
![[ First sunny summer day in a while. Nice catchup with school mates. Olive and Iris did really well playing with jonty and amusing themselves while we chatted. Mia and Sebastian reminded us what little babies are like again! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1486322948_1_Attachment-2.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "First sunny summer day in a while. Nice catchup with school mates. Olive and Iris did really well playing with jonty and amusing themselves while we chatted. Mia and Sebastian reminded us what little babies are like again!")
![[ First sunny summer day in a while. Nice catchup with school mates. Olive and Iris did really well playing with jonty and amusing themselves while we chatted. Mia and Sebastian reminded us what little babies are like again! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1486322948_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "First sunny summer day in a while. Nice catchup with school mates. Olive and Iris did really well playing with jonty and amusing themselves while we chatted. Mia and Sebastian reminded us what little babies are like again!")
![[ My girls (and Dot). ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1486322706_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "My girls (and Dot).")
![[ Daddy's old marbles make an appearance and keep the girls amused all afternoon. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487096646_0_IMG_2982.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Daddy's old marbles make an appearance and keep the girls amused all afternoon.")
![[ His Masters Voice. Lyon returns from having a lump removed from his cheek. Poor guy has to wear the cone until the stitches are good. Dog flap is closed for the interim! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1486619946_0_IMG_2990.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "His Masters Voice. Lyon returns from having a lump removed from his cheek. Poor guy has to wear the cone until the stitches are good. Dog flap is closed for the interim!")
![[ And so the birthday prep starts... rapunzel hair! Girls loved helping wind the wool and olive enjoyed plaiting the great hair! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487187366_0_IMG_3970.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "And so the birthday prep starts... rapunzel hair! Girls loved helping wind the wool and olive enjoyed plaiting the great hair!")
![[ Olive turns 5! A few morning presents before off to her happy last day at kindy. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487120407_0_IMG_3019.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Olive turns 5! A few morning presents before off to her happy last day at kindy.")
![[ Olives "happy last day" at kindy! She had her two kindy besties up front with her to say her farewell's. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487148486_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olives \"happy last day\" at kindy! She had her two kindy besties up front with her to say her farewell's.")
![[ Olives "happy last day" at kindy! She had her two kindy besties up front with her to say her farewell's. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487148486_1_Attachment-2.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olives \"happy last day\" at kindy! She had her two kindy besties up front with her to say her farewell's.")
![[ Olives "happy last day" at kindy! She had her two kindy besties up front with her to say her farewell's. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487148486_2_Attachment-3.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Olives \"happy last day\" at kindy! She had her two kindy besties up front with her to say her farewell's.")
![[ Happy last day for olive (my baby) handing out little farewell gifts with Hazel and Sabine. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487187546_0_IMG_3974.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Happy last day for olive (my baby) handing out little farewell gifts with Hazel and Sabine.")
![[ Happy last day for olive (my baby) handing out little farewell gifts with Hazel and Sabine. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487187547_1_IMG_3976.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Happy last day for olive (my baby) handing out little farewell gifts with Hazel and Sabine.")
![[ My big five year old rapunzel. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487486585_0_IMG_4023.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "My big five year old rapunzel.")
![[ Party Day! at Sunshine Kindy. Olive felt very special in the rapunzel dress and enjoyed pass the parcel, lunch, playground fun and finished with Ice cream sundaes ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487388785_0_IMG_2914.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Party Day! at Sunshine Kindy. Olive felt very special in the rapunzel dress and enjoyed pass the parcel, lunch, playground fun and finished with Ice cream sundaes")
![[ Party Day! at Sunshine Kindy. Olive felt very special in the rapunzel dress and enjoyed pass the parcel, lunch, playground fun and finished with Ice cream sundaes ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487388785_1_IMG_2924.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Party Day! at Sunshine Kindy. Olive felt very special in the rapunzel dress and enjoyed pass the parcel, lunch, playground fun and finished with Ice cream sundaes")
![[ Party Day! at Sunshine Kindy. Olive felt very special in the rapunzel dress and enjoyed pass the parcel, lunch, playground fun and finished with Ice cream sundaes ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487388785_2_IMG_2950.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "Party Day! at Sunshine Kindy. Olive felt very special in the rapunzel dress and enjoyed pass the parcel, lunch, playground fun and finished with Ice cream sundaes")
![[ My big five year old rapunzel. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487486586_1_IMG_4009.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "My big five year old rapunzel.")
![[ Karori karnival! A day of 4 seasons, finishing in sun and humidity. Mummy did 3 hours of face painting while the girls and daddy did the bouncy castles. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487477165_0_IMG_4021.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Karori karnival! A day of 4 seasons, finishing in sun and humidity. Mummy did 3 hours of face painting while the girls and daddy did the bouncy castles.")
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![[ Karori karnival! A day of 4 seasons, finishing in sun and humidity. Mummy did 3 hours of face painting while the girls and daddy did the bouncy castles. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487477165_1_IMG_4022.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Karori karnival! A day of 4 seasons, finishing in sun and humidity. Mummy did 3 hours of face painting while the girls and daddy did the bouncy castles.")
![[ On the hottest day after early school pickup we hit the beach. Best day ever. Oli was great to drop off at school, iris was happy at kpc and bonus beach swim. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487567285_0_IMG_4044.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "On the hottest day after early school pickup we hit the beach. Best day ever. Oli was great to drop off at school, iris was happy at kpc and bonus beach swim.")
![[ On the hottest day after early school pickup we hit the beach. Best day ever. Oli was great to drop off at school, iris was happy at kpc and bonus beach swim. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487567286_1_IMG_4047.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "On the hottest day after early school pickup we hit the beach. Best day ever. Oli was great to drop off at school, iris was happy at kpc and bonus beach swim.")
![[ On the hottest day after early school pickup we hit the beach. Best day ever. Oli was great to drop off at school, iris was happy at kpc and bonus beach swim. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487567287_2_IMG_4052.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "On the hottest day after early school pickup we hit the beach. Best day ever. Oli was great to drop off at school, iris was happy at kpc and bonus beach swim.")
![[ On the hottest day after early school pickup we hit the beach. Best day ever. Oli was great to drop off at school, iris was happy at kpc and bonus beach swim. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487567288_3_IMG_4053.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "On the hottest day after early school pickup we hit the beach. Best day ever. Oli was great to drop off at school, iris was happy at kpc and bonus beach swim.")
![[ On the hottest day after early school pickup we hit the beach. Best day ever. Oli was great to drop off at school, iris was happy at kpc and bonus beach swim. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487567289_4_IMG_4056.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "On the hottest day after early school pickup we hit the beach. Best day ever. Oli was great to drop off at school, iris was happy at kpc and bonus beach swim.")
![[ On the hottest day after early school pickup we hit the beach. Best day ever. Oli was great to drop off at school, iris was happy at kpc and bonus beach swim. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/February_-_Journal_Entries/1487567290_5_IMG_4061.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "On the hottest day after early school pickup we hit the beach. Best day ever. Oli was great to drop off at school, iris was happy at kpc and bonus beach swim.")
Camping Greytown
January 17
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![[ Since lachie had a sleepover in august, Ali was keen on one too! Second sleepover for oli, it was rather relaxing having three! Bath, pizzas, books and bed! Olive swapped beds at 4am with daddy. Not bad! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1483214655_0_IMG_3822.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Since lachie had a sleepover in august, Ali was keen on one too! Second sleepover for oli, it was rather relaxing having three! Bath, pizzas, books and bed! Olive swapped beds at 4am with daddy. Not bad!")
![[ Since lachie had a sleepover in august, Ali was keen on one too! Second sleepover for oli, it was rather relaxing having three! Bath, pizzas, books and bed! Olive swapped beds at 4am with daddy. Not bad! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1483214655_1_IMG_3823.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Since lachie had a sleepover in august, Ali was keen on one too! Second sleepover for oli, it was rather relaxing having three! Bath, pizzas, books and bed! Olive swapped beds at 4am with daddy. Not bad!")
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![[ We braved the wind and found a sheltered spot on Makara Beach to cook sausages and toast marsh mellows! Had a great time. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1483296465_0_Attachment-1.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We braved the wind and found a sheltered spot on Makara Beach to cook sausages and toast marsh mellows! Had a great time.")
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![[ We braved the wind and found a sheltered spot on Makara Beach to cook sausages and toast marsh mellows! Had a great time. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1483296465_1_Attachment-2.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We braved the wind and found a sheltered spot on Makara Beach to cook sausages and toast marsh mellows! Had a great time.")
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![[ We braved the wind and found a sheltered spot on Makara Beach to cook sausages and toast marsh mellows! Had a great time. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1483296465_2_Attachment-3.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We braved the wind and found a sheltered spot on Makara Beach to cook sausages and toast marsh mellows! Had a great time.")
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![[ We braved the wind and found a sheltered spot on Makara Beach to cook sausages and toast marsh mellows! Had a great time. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1483296465_3_Attachment-4.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We braved the wind and found a sheltered spot on Makara Beach to cook sausages and toast marsh mellows! Had a great time.")
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![[ We braved the wind and found a sheltered spot on Makara Beach to cook sausages and toast marsh mellows! Had a great time. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1483296465_4_Attachment-5.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We braved the wind and found a sheltered spot on Makara Beach to cook sausages and toast marsh mellows! Had a great time.")
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![[ We braved the wind and found a sheltered spot on Makara Beach to cook sausages and toast marsh mellows! Had a great time. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1483296465_5_Attachment-6.jpg_galleryLarge.jpg "We braved the wind and found a sheltered spot on Makara Beach to cook sausages and toast marsh mellows! Had a great time.")
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![[ Getting back to normality after the Turner season is over. The garden has gone crazy too. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1483489513_0_IMG_3847.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Getting back to normality after the Turner season is over. The garden has gone crazy too.")
![[ Jungle after two week holiday! Lots of weeding! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1484890451_0_IMG_3849.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Jungle after two week holiday! Lots of weeding!")
![[ Getting back to normality after the Turner season is over. The garden has gone crazy too. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1483489513_1_IMG_3859.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Getting back to normality after the Turner season is over. The garden has gone crazy too.")
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![[ We got lucky one morning when iris woke early but went back to sleep in our bed! Princess is her favorite toy called Angela ballerina. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1484889789_0_IMG_3884.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We got lucky one morning when iris woke early but went back to sleep in our bed! Princess is her favorite toy called Angela ballerina.")
![[ Our Christmas bench is getting a home! Well just getting started! Clearing up for a treehouse too. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1484970915_0_IMG_3885.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Our Christmas bench is getting a home! Well just getting started! Clearing up for a treehouse too.")
![[ After fun collecting shells at the mt, the interest in our shell collections has been lots of fun. (daddy's is better than mummy's) ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1484889969_0_IMG_3890.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "After fun collecting shells at the mt, the interest in our shell collections has been lots of fun. (daddy's is better than mummy's)")
![[ My cheap $20 'old lady rose arch' wasn't built to last and blowing with the wind and I was at a lost what to do but randomly our Neighbour was getting rid of their super heavy duty one so all solved! I have finally managed to make my top tier garden with hostas around the cherry tree. Job satisfaction, tick. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1484890274_0_IMG_3893.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "My cheap $20 'old lady rose arch' wasn't built to last and blowing with the wind and I was at a lost what to do but randomly our Neighbour was getting rid of their super heavy duty one so all solved! I have finally managed to make my top tier garden with hostas around the cherry tree. Job satisfaction, tick.")
![[ My cheap $20 'old lady rose arch' wasn't built to last and blowing with the wind and I was at a lost what to do but randomly our Neighbour was getting rid of their super heavy duty one so all solved! I have finally managed to make my top tier garden with hostas around the cherry tree. Job satisfaction, tick. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1484890275_1_IMG_3894.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "My cheap $20 'old lady rose arch' wasn't built to last and blowing with the wind and I was at a lost what to do but randomly our Neighbour was getting rid of their super heavy duty one so all solved! I have finally managed to make my top tier garden with hostas around the cherry tree. Job satisfaction, tick.")
![[ Girly overload with Jessie (old friend from kindy) soon to be school friend! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1484889668_0_IMG_3898.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Girly overload with Jessie (old friend from kindy) soon to be school friend!")
![[ Worm obsessed after Anthony's magic worm! Fun lunch with cousins followed by worm hunt. Last day of holidays. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1484890388_0_IMG_3901.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Worm obsessed after Anthony's magic worm! Fun lunch with cousins followed by worm hunt. Last day of holidays.")
![[ Our Christmas bench is getting a home! Well just getting started! Clearing up for a treehouse too. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1484970917_1_IMG_3903.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Our Christmas bench is getting a home! Well just getting started! Clearing up for a treehouse too.")
![[ We went to the weta workshop big exhibition at Te papa over the long weekend. I think it didn't help Iris's love of bugs (she didn't really like the huge models of insects) olive however thought it was great. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1485334389_0_IMG_3921.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "We went to the weta workshop big exhibition at Te papa over the long weekend. I think it didn't help Iris's love of bugs (she didn't really like the huge models of insects) olive however thought it was great.")
![[ Milla came over for a cousin play date. Cookie cutting, tea party and playing shop. Busy morning but lovely to see three playing together. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1483214178_3_IMG_3833.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Milla came over for a cousin play date. Cookie cutting, tea party and playing shop. Busy morning but lovely to see three playing together.")
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![[ Milla came over for a cousin play date. Cookie cutting, tea party and playing shop. Busy morning but lovely to see three playing together. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1483214177_1_IMG_3828.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Milla came over for a cousin play date. Cookie cutting, tea party and playing shop. Busy morning but lovely to see three playing together.")
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![[ Since lachie had a sleepover in august, Ali was keen on one too! Second sleepover for oli, it was rather relaxing having three! Bath, pizzas, books and bed! Olive swapped beds at 4am with daddy. Not bad! ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1483214655_2_IMG_3824.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Since lachie had a sleepover in august, Ali was keen on one too! Second sleepover for oli, it was rather relaxing having three! Bath, pizzas, books and bed! Olive swapped beds at 4am with daddy. Not bad!")
![[ Milla came over for a cousin play date. Cookie cutting, tea party and playing shop. Busy morning but lovely to see three playing together. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1483214177_0_IMG_3827.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Milla came over for a cousin play date. Cookie cutting, tea party and playing shop. Busy morning but lovely to see three playing together.")
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![[ Milla came over for a cousin play date. Cookie cutting, tea party and playing shop. Busy morning but lovely to see three playing together. ]](/cache/gallery/2017/January_-_Journal_Entries/1483214178_2_IMG_3830.JPG_galleryLarge.jpg "Milla came over for a cousin play date. Cookie cutting, tea party and playing shop. Busy morning but lovely to see three playing together.")
