Jack & Lucy: February 2010

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Trial Run

Well, we are finally ready to hit the road! The campervan or "D" (Lucy named it Donald and Jack promptly said "no Douglas" so D is the obvious compromise) is packed up and Daddy is happy enough with the tv (although no doubt there will be further fine tuning on the road!). We plan to head to Napier tomorrow morning.

First though, we decided we should take D for a trial run today so we took Nana to Wharewaka Point (just a little trip) for a swim. It was such a gorgeous day that instead of heading back home for dinner we called Grandad and he joined us for fish and chips. If the holiday is as good as this trial then we will all be super happy!

Friday, February 26, 2010

Pre-holiday prep. (updated with photos)

Mum and Dad spent last week busy packing and cleaning the house and doing other "boring chores". The house hasn't been so spotless and cleared out (mostly moved into the storage bedroom!) since we moved in 6 years ago. Aunty Lisa, the office photo is just for you!

And we've had some more fun times in Taupo with Nana and Grandad. Lucy still loves playing with Nana's "jewels"...

and this year Grandad took me fishing. Look Uncle Brendhan, even I can catch a fish!!!

And we've been having fun at the lake.

This week we got our campervan and Mum has been busy packing it while Dad has been trying to sort out the tv (priorities!!). So far tv3 kind of works...

Back in Auckland

Not much to report in the last month back in Akld but Lucy was a great help with the gardening...

and her hair continues to grow...

We also had a fun weekend camping with Jemma and Ryan but Mum was slack with the camera that weekend.

Summer holidays at Pukehina

After Christmas in Hamilton we headed to Pukehina for a few weeks. The weather was superb and the freezing cold water didn't stop Jack in the slightest! Lucy was more tentative like her Mum! The best part of the holiday was, of course, having the constant company of Nana and Grandad and also spending time with Nicholas, Aunty Paula and Uncle Brendhan...and on that note, we are all very excited that you are on your way home and we look forward to lots more fun together. Now we just need to work on Aunty Lisa and Uncle Justin and the Japanese contingency....

Anyhow, back to summer. We had so much fun that the best way to show you is just to add the photos, so here goes...

Of course there was plenty of Nana's ice-cream to be eaten...

Jack loved playing in the whops, mids, lits and hats (waves that knocked his hat off!)...

and he tried body surfing with Grandad..

and boogie boarding (and wiping out) with Daddy.

The boys loved the waterguns...

and Lucy enoyed bubbles with Nana,

and was happy sunning (not very 2010 I know!)...

Bathtime was fun for all...and entertaining too!

There was lots of sand fun - drawing trains (of course for Jack) and monkey, lions and rabbits (for Lucy),playing with seaweed and jellyfish, making train tracks, turning J&L into a mermaid and making jack a racing car.