Back on-line

Well on Sunday 8th March we finally moved into our new home .... our first owned in NZ ... must have settled in ... only took us 3 1/2 years!!! We have just got back on-line so promise to update with piccies soon. I am going into hospital on Thursday and then will be at home recovering for 6 weeks after that so plenty of time to sit and blog!!

Will catch up soon!!!

Ice cream

Just to show it has been sunny in the last few weeks here's Ewan enjoying ice cream in Akaroa. He was getting himself covered in chocolate ice cream so had a helping hand from Dad.

This summer has been really hot with temperatures hitting 40 degrees in Christchurch in January. Of course, that was until Mum and Dot stepped off the plane. It rained most of the time they were here but in the dry bits in between we managed to get them out to see a few of the sights. Up the Port Hills...

then down to the beach at Sumnereven catching the end of the Coast to Coast race (I'll tell you all about that in a year or two once I've done it (really!)

The day after we went to Akaroa on the Banks Peninsula

Chinese Lanterns

Victoria Square turned into China for a weekend. Vicky, Mum, Dot and the boys went during the day...and back at night...

Captain Cook enjoying the festivities

and of course the traditional chinese penguin!?!