I've actually decided to make a couple play kitchens and sell them. I needed a creative outlet. I've bought four tables and I even bought my own jig saw. This specific play kitchen will go up on the New Zealand online auction site Trademe this week.
Friday, April 9, 2010
play kitchen
So, this is my most recent project, made with a lot of help from my kind neighbor Paul.
I've actually decided to make a couple play kitchens and sell them. I needed a creative outlet. I've bought four tables and I even bought my own jig saw. This specific play kitchen will go up on the New Zealand online auction site Trademe this week.
I've actually decided to make a couple play kitchens and sell them. I needed a creative outlet. I've bought four tables and I even bought my own jig saw. This specific play kitchen will go up on the New Zealand online auction site Trademe this week.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
sunday drive part 2: huia
My apologies to Andy Smith....good thing I didn't promise to not post any more photos of playgrounds next to the beach or beautiful scenery. Don't hate us because our life is beautiful, just join us.
easter
We celebrated Easter a day before our friends and family back in the states. We woke up Easter morning to a beautiful sunny day. The kids looked to eggs in the garden. Our neighbor Gus joined us and all the kids had their first ever egg hunt.
I was excited to find plastic eggs after searching in a couple different stores. I filled them with small toys from around the house....no one seemed to mind.
While I wasn't able to find jelly beans we did have our first taste of Pineapple Lumps...basically pineapple flavored marshmallow eggs covered in chocolate. Max particularly enjoyed them.
On Friday we dyed Easter eggs with food color, which came off on our hands during the egg hunt.
I made pancakes shaped (sort of) like bunnies and eggs which we ate along with some traditional Easter hot cross buns.
I was excited to find plastic eggs after searching in a couple different stores. I filled them with small toys from around the house....no one seemed to mind.
While I wasn't able to find jelly beans we did have our first taste of Pineapple Lumps...basically pineapple flavored marshmallow eggs covered in chocolate. Max particularly enjoyed them.
On Friday we dyed Easter eggs with food color, which came off on our hands during the egg hunt.
I made pancakes shaped (sort of) like bunnies and eggs which we ate along with some traditional Easter hot cross buns.
more public health care...
Lonnie was sick this week. He had a rotating high fever followed by cold sweats for several days. He finally decided to go see a doctor, giving us another experience with public health care. Visits for adults are more costly than for children because coverage under the public system varies according to age, but the cost was still quite reasonable. Lonnie was able to get into see the doctor within an hour of when he called to schedule an appointment. The doctor thought it would be a good idea for Lonnie to get a blood test and then he personally called later that evening to let Lonnie know the results. Given that the illness was a virus there wasn't much that the doctor could give Lonnie. He just told him to rest and try to avoid contact with others. Thankfully Lonnie is feeling much better after several days of working from home. The kids and I have managed to only feel slightly ill and we are all on the mend.
Monday, March 29, 2010
mt cambria
Sunday morning we went exploring the grounds at Mt Cambria (yet another park about a 5 min drive from the house) with our neighbor Gus. We followed the paths, rolled down hills and chased dogs.
Mt Cambria was originally a volcanic cone which was quarried away to provide roads, garden walls and ship ballast. The area has gardens, walkways and also the Devonport Museum (which we have yet to see because it is only open on Saturdays and Sundays from 2-4pm). It has fabulous hand-crafted steps up and over the bluffs of the old quarry....best of all the small stone walls along the path kept the kids on the walking trails and out of the bush.
Mt Cambria was originally a volcanic cone which was quarried away to provide roads, garden walls and ship ballast. The area has gardens, walkways and also the Devonport Museum (which we have yet to see because it is only open on Saturdays and Sundays from 2-4pm). It has fabulous hand-crafted steps up and over the bluffs of the old quarry....best of all the small stone walls along the path kept the kids on the walking trails and out of the bush.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
breakfast party
The babies have started insisting that their dolls eat meals with them. When I get them out of bed in the morning they so happy
a few of my favoite things...
Lonnie reading books with the babies.
Lonnie washing dishes with Max's smiling face.
Thankfully I get to see both of these things quite often.
Lonnie washing dishes with Max's smiling face.
Thankfully I get to see both of these things quite often.
Stanley Point
I recently came across this fabulous photo journal of my home town San Pedro, CA. It inspired me to take my camera along with me on a walk through Stanley Point, the small point north of Auckland, where we live. Stanley Point is pretty small. There is only one way in and then several short side roads that all end on ocean cliffs.
Here we are starting out in our back yard.
btw...this is the car we bought to match Maya's hair.
We live down a long drive way behind a beautiful old restored villa...
on a nice quite dead end street. At the end of the street we recently discovered a staircase leading down the cliff to a quite bay.
Our neighborhood has lots of beautiful homes and two apartment buildings.
This is the view from the end of Stanley Point, looking south. It shows just how close we are to the city.
From this spot up on the cliffs you can turn around, look north and see a small bay located on the other side of Stanley Point.
Walk to the end of this street, follow the path down to the water.
We have since found yet another pathway down to the water just a block away from our house.
Here we are starting out in our back yard.
btw...this is the car we bought to match Maya's hair.
We live down a long drive way behind a beautiful old restored villa...
on a nice quite dead end street. At the end of the street we recently discovered a staircase leading down the cliff to a quite bay.
Our neighborhood has lots of beautiful homes and two apartment buildings.
This is the view from the end of Stanley Point, looking south. It shows just how close we are to the city.
From this spot up on the cliffs you can turn around, look north and see a small bay located on the other side of Stanley Point.
Walk to the end of this street, follow the path down to the water.
We have since found yet another pathway down to the water just a block away from our house.
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