Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Busy baking day
I bought a cheap box of tomatoes and so made a pile of Jamie Olivers pasta sauce. Yummy just on pasta or great as a sauce for cannelloni. Then iced the yoyo's made yesterday and threw together a batch of Afgans. I still haven't attended to the blackboy peaches that have fallen off the tree. Maybe tonight.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
My sister had both hands operated on this week.
The goodies for the invalid. Blackboy peaches, pears and dahlias all from the garden. Some bok choy and lettuce seedlings. |
It was a hair dying and drying day. Forgot to take a photo of the finished product. |
Silly Mark needs to learn that if he takes self portraits on my camera then I will use them. |
Mother - being the main helper for the invalid and doing a fantastic job. |
Homework time
Well in our house we have homework time, normally before dinner. As Mieke is also staying she is participating fully and will be the brainiest 8 month old ever. (or so doting uncle aaron says)
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Keeping the boys occupied
A chook house for a chocolate cake.
the said cake |
being clamped in with no escape! |
this is where it got finished to. |
Looking almost finished and gorgeous. |
a lovely entrance for the chooky girls. |
Friday, February 25, 2011
Mieke is with us again
Yes it has been horrendous and we did not expect to have to live through a second event like this. But the earthquake does have it's upsides. We have Jess, Stephen and Mieke living with us again. The boys are estatic and fantastic baby entertaining machines, Morris is thrilled and has managed to stop licking her every time he sees her and we are lucky to have this time with her.
The boys snuggling up together in one room. Eli having moved for Mieke. |
The Eigth Birthday Party
Yes Jakob has turned 8. Amazing. Sunday 20th February was a great day. Two days later the pool
We took 6 kids out for the day. First 10 pin bowling. Spencer won with an amazing 107 points (that is more than I normally get!!) and Brooklyn who had never been bowling before came in a point behind. (But he did get two strikes). After 10 pin bowling we went to the Waltham swimming pool. A lovely outdoor pool in Christchurch and the added attraction that it has a free open hydroslide.
Eli's great moves |
Jorja |
Jakob |
Eli |
Liam and Jakob making the dash to start again |
the duo - Brooklyn and Eli |
Spencer the hoon |
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