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The kids went back to school this week and it is now Waitangi weekend so Monday is a holiday – nice! Back to school arrived fast, here is Luca on his first day, of his last year of primary . He is in the senior class now , this year has lots of added responsibility …

The summer holidays are well underway and life is pretty blissful here….. Spending time at the beach always high on the priority list 🙂 With all the rain over the new year period there are a few puddles on the road down to the beach, much to Pica’s delight, she just cannot help herself! We …

Happy New Year everyone! This is a long one, it was an epic trip! We headed off to the west coast through Arthur’s Pass. Above is as we entered, pretty awesome! There are 3 passes through the mountains in the south island getting you from one coast to the other. We had done the Lewis …

River brought her babies outside when they were 2 days old, so so adorable… River is very proud of her little family. Rich made a great brooder pen for them, (which I will use going forward for the next batch), within the bigger pen. I have let them out with the others for periods of …

You know summer is on it’s way when the slip and slide comes out and Pica and Luca hit the slope 🙂 The day of the Art Parade the weather was not quite as nice, but still the kids had a great time and loved displaying all they had made… Luca’s birthday was this week, …

In a couple of weeks this gorgeous boy is 12! How did that happen?!!!! Just seems like yesterday he was this size…. It has been a busy few weeks. Halloween was fun, Luca and his mates had a great time. It is really nice for Luca that they do it, was such a big highlight …

We started Luca off early in his exposure to biking. First we had a chariot carrier when he was a baby. I used to tow it behind the bike for his afternoon nap. It was also great in winter as could replace the wheels with skis…. Then we got a bike that hooked onto the …

Fourteen years ago today Rich and I got married! We had met 10 months earlier in Peru. The photo to the left is our wedding day, and to the right we are in the ruins of Machu Picchu. We had spent 4 days hiking up that mountain, getting to know each other on the way, …

School holidays are here! Lots of things planned 🙂 Yesterday parents were invited to the school to see what the kids had produced for “art week”. It was really wonderful to see what they all had been doing, kids so excited to show off their skills 🙂 Here is Luca’s contribution to the exhibition… Last …

It has been a year since we moved into this place and Pica arrived in NZ. A lot has happened in that year for us, and the whole world! Pica very content here, life for her really could not get any better 🙂 When we moved in last year the Magnolia tree was beginning to …