Easter 2008

We have had a busy weekend, out and about with friends and both of us working when we get a chance. Lots of tag-teaming going on so we can get work finished and still spend time with Tommy. He loves having us both around, but always loves the extra time with daddy!

We had a lovely morning tea with our antenatal group on Good Friday, the kids had an easter egg hunt and Tommy was so pleased that he found 4! And I think there was only 2 left when we got in the car to come home, and then there was none.

Easter Sunday saw us at Rich and Jen's place (our annual bbq) and the kids all loved getting together again and spent lots of time on the trampoline and the waterslide. Hannah (Rich and Jen's daughter) had organised an easter egg hunt down at the Kawaroa rock pools. Daddy took Tommy down and they had heaps of fun! All the kids came back with handfuls of goodies, and when Tommy and daddy arrived back he also had his hands full of loot - rocks! Our Tommy is a real collector and will collect a rock from every place we go, if he can find one. Oh, by the way, the easter eggs and marshmellows were all eaten before they even ventured home!

What a lovely weekend!

More veges

Tommy had also added red and green capsicum, corn and peas to his healthy plate of food. The only one he still can't get a taste for is the broccoli.
Otherwise he is a healthy eating, growing boy!

Our Vege boy!

"I can not believe it!" said Quincy (a Little Einsteins).

Tommy is trying out some new veges this week - so far we have had green beans, broccoli, carrots and yellow capsicum.
The beans, carrots and capsicum have proved the most tasty, and the broccoli has taken a while longer to get used to.

It's still summer!

On Friday night I was having such a fun time in the pool that mummy decided that I could have a 'pool dinner'.

It was fun! I got to stay in my new pool togs and swim around like a little fish, and still get to have my dinner ( sausages and potato balls - my favourite!)

Check me out

Taranaki Anniversary

On Taranaki Anniversary we went up the mountain for a walk. I went with my daddy and my mummy. We went on the Ngatoro Loop track and had a great time looking at all the different trees and plants. There was lots of moss on the trees. I got to do lots of jumping down the stairs, and when we had to climb up the stairs I helped Daddy count them all!
When we got back to the Visitors Centre we had some lunch and I got a pineapple ice block. It was delicious.
On the way home in the car I fell asleep, I was very tired from all our walking.

Kindy progress

We have been going to kindy now for just over a month and things are going well. The first 3 weeks saw me staying with Tommy the whole time and getting to know the teachers, other children and kindy.
We spent lots of time cutting, gluing, painting, playing in the water tray and having a ball in the sandpit. But soon it was time to let Tommy be there by himself, so we ventured off on a Monday morning with the knowledge that mummy would stay for a while and then leave Tommy to play. I left at 2pm with Tommy kicking and screaming a tantrum - apparently for 20 of the 40mins I was away. The next day it only lasted 5 mins, then 3 mins, then only 1 minute! The week was over and we were all exhausted, but very proud of ourselves for having done it!

The next two weeks saw mummy staying till just after 1pm and coming back at 2.30pm for home time. Tommy loved his time and became used to relying on other adults for support and cuddles if he ever got upset.

Then last week, there were no tears and on Thursday and Friday I got waved away with a "see you at packing up time mummy!". WOW, is this our little man?!

Then this week, yesterday and today all I got was "you can go now mummy, have fun at work and see you at packing up time!". I was out the door by 12.50pm who could believe this was our little man that according to the last caregiver, Tommy was a child with "major play and social problems and we needed to see a play psychologist"

So, here is Tommy ready, willing and able to go to kindy - very excited about going to see his teachers at kindy (Jeanette, Julie and Tommy's favourite, Jane)

House with a View!

Check out our new views - all from the front deck of our house!
Over towards the bowling club
Down to town, can you spot the windwand?
West of Belt Road hill
Spot the hills of Mokau and up north

Our neighbour passed away a couple of weeks ago and his family were kind enough to let us create our view again. We managed to get four trees chopped down and now we enjoy lots of sunshine and light in our lounge again. Well worth the wait, and what we had 14 years ago when we first bought the house.

Banana Cake for a Birthday

We decided to make a birthday cake for our friend Erilyn. Tommy had great fun in the kitchen and enjoyed measuring and mixing. The favourite part was breaking the eggs into the mixture and using the beater to mix them in.

Once the cake had cooled, we made some chocolate icing and iced the cake. Tommy loved the chocolate icing so much he licked the fork, bowl and anything else with left over chocolate on it!

Then we rung up Erilyn and invited her for morning tea. We had candles and enjoyed singing "Happy Birthday" - Tommy was even lucky enough to help Erilyn blow out all the candles!

The best part was enjoying a piece for morning tea.

Erilyn took the remaining cake home and it was hit with her hubby, Larry, too! "Best cake ever!" he said.