Thankyou for the T shirts

Tasman Jetty... would you like something like this for your wall??

Its been a long time.... Ahhh my concrete resolve to commit! It's a bit like when I decide that I really am going to become an exercise freak!!! Lasts a few weeks and then I promptly forget all about it. opps. But this is about my children so I may have a few more reminders. Plus I can sit inside by our roaring fire and write this.

We have had rain and wintery stuff and since we live in the sunniest spot in NZ we have had more than our fair share of sunshine as well. The puddle jumpers barely get a rest!

The girls have been riding Peewee the pony today. Lucia is very cute and brave and Armelie loves riding too. Shes trotting around the paddock now. Peewee is luckily patient and forgiving as there are invariably a few quarrels and screams about whos turn it is next.

They are beautiful our children we really love them to bits...... but some days I feel like we should hire an International mediator specialising in resolving conflict between warring tribes who have a religious belief system which abhors peaceful resolution and general playing without throwing sand. Hmmm maybe its the kiwi/english genetics fighting it out within them. I hear four is a more reasonable age so maybe we just batten down the hatches and duck flying objects (usually food) and wait a few months.

We have actually just come to the end of a three week school/kindergarten holiday. Armelie has been missing her friend Yuki and her teachers Halnalka and Maraije.

Lucia is talking more every day. She can say most words that she attempts and little sentences too, which is very gorgeous. Today she said "Dad I'm hungry".

Tui is away for another week, the little ones miss her a lot, but the time always flies by!

We are putting our new claw foot bath in tomorrow ...Yay! and we are insulating our roof so we will all stay warmer for the rest of the winter..... and thats about all for today. A new romantic vampire novel awaits me xxxx to you all