Visitors!!

Alan's mum and her friend Dot arrived on 12 February for a visit from Scotland. We picked them up from the airport and took them off for lunch before picking up the boys and going home for dinner. The next day I met up with them again to show them around Christchurch. We met Alan for lunch at the Boat Shed then I took them around the Botanics.

That evening we all went out for a meal at Viaduct on the strip.

Alan's mum, Cameron and Dot.

Finishing off with an ice-cream sundae :o)

The boys were very happy!

A picnic at the Ashley Gorge ........... Sunday 8 February

Sorry to rub it in but it was another fantastically hot day. So we met up with our friends again for a picnic at the Ashley Gorge. The boys had a fantastic time playing in the river ... a great way to cool down on a hot day.

Baby got wet!!

All too much for the wee man who slept the excitement off!

Waitangi Day - February 6th

We had a holiday for Waitangi Day on 6th February so we headed off for a picnic at The Groynes with some friends. It was a lovely hot day, high in the 30's and the kids had a fab time running around the park before we headed off to feed the ducks and go on the boating lake.

Feeding the ducks ...

All the kids ...........

Cameron and I cooling down in our canoe .......

Alan and Ewan enjoying the ride ....

Georgie and Evie before setting off ........

OK, been slacking on the blogging, so bit of a catch up...

A couple of weeks ago I took the boys to a morning out at Steam Scene. Been there a few times now so the boys know exactly what they want when they get in so it's "Daddy, I want to go on the train" as soon as we pull up to the gate.

One of the trains

Action shot of Cameron on the castle

Mmmmm...ice-cream beard!
After lunch we picked up Vicky and headed to the beach to see the kites at the kite festival. We've never seen New Brighton beach so busy! Some pretty impressive kites.

Ewan had fun on the beach

And even Finlay found it exciting!