Ripper Rugby

We had a great morning playing in a tournament at Inglewood today. The Tukapa Red U6 team had loads of fun, losing to Clifton but then getting into the reason for playing and downing Inglewood - just!
It was so funny watching them playing in the first game, I think they took each others "rips" off more than either they did to the other team or the other team did to them!
Loads of fun!! Go Tukapa - the Cast Iron Chickens!!!
The team

Going for the goofy photo

Getting ready for photo

Team cheer for Inglewood

Just missed a "rip"

Thomas and Wilson in discussions

Striding back to halfway

Concentration at team talk time

Trying to get them all lined up to start

This is hot work

Go Mason!

Thomas

First day of ripper rugby

Thomas has joined ripper rugby at Tukapa for the winter sports season. Today was the team first run around and training session. Steve is the coach and having fun!

Getting ready for some action...

Gorgeous boy!

Brooklands Zoo

Last Monday we spent the morning at Brooklands Zoo at Pukekura Park. Check out the cool animals and our gorgeous Thomas!

Tom's favourite monkeys

Cute little otter

Check out the cool bird home

Check out this cute bird...

Till he wasn't happy we were taking his photo

A swinging time

My cute monkey!

Tom couldn't decide which slide to go down so took the best option...

Tickling the monkeys

Walk-a-thon Update

Thomas had a great last week of school and the anticipation of the assembly today was enormous. He was very successful and was one of only 2 children from the junior school to recognised for the total number of laps of the course they did. Both did 16 laps and both received a free ticket for the hydroslide at the Aquatic Centre.
Thomas also received a certificate for raising over $100 - there were only 3 children in the entire school to accomplish that...he was the person that raised the most money $150.
So by the end of assembly Thomas was very proud, and I have a photo coming to me from another mum (so watch this space)

Thomas and Oscar receiving aquatic centre voucher for each completing 16 laps (most for junior child)

Thomas receiving certificate for raising over $100 and the most in the school