Back into the swing of things.

A final cheers from our Rarotongan holiday. Seems like a distant memory now that we are back into the work and school routine again. However, it's just 6 and a half weeks till the next school holidays... And only 10 sleeps till the 9th of November!!

That beautiful beach...

We loved spending time on the beach at Rarotonga, it was just as good as it looks!

Tim's fish identification chart came in very handy when we went snorkelling. Tim was able to take it in the water with him and kept us informed on what all the fish were called. It was just magical!

As you can see the water was crystal clear and very warm too.

 Some of the coconuts on the beach looked strangely human.



Activities Galore

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There was always something to do on our holiday. Dad loved challenging people to table tennis games (he won the championship match!). Mum and Tim enjoyed making the floral head pieces. There were several epic chess challenges. The fire show at night was really impressive. Tim and Anishka enjoyed the coconut talk and demonstration. These were just some of the things we did.

Fun in the Pool

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One of our favourite places was in the pool; not quite as warm as the sea, but still a great place on a hot day. One day Dad pushed Mum in so we made sure we got him back! Mum thinks Jack is a bit like her Grandma was when it came to getting in the water for a swim, can you spot the photo that shows this? We even got to swim after tea one night. (If you click on the photos they go bigger.)

Our Rarotongan Holiday

We have just got back from the best holiday ever! Seven days in warm, sunny, relaxing Rarotonga. Over the next few days we'll tell you about some of our holiday highlights.

We spent our holiday with Sakthy, Alan, Rohan and Anishka.

On the way over we spotted Dan Carter's Dad in the Koru Club in Christchurch. Then guess who he sat next to on the plane ... our Jack!! We have never seen Jack so talkative to someone he has never met. Jack's first question was, 'Do you have any children?' They had quite a chat and Jack gleaned some interesting information. Can you spot Dan's Dad in the picture?

We arrived at the Rarotangan resort after midnight and it was still about 23 degrees... bliss!

Come visit again tomorrow, for more about our holiday.

Trampoline Tricks

Holidays are great for trampolining and scootering at school and shopping with Grandma and playing on the iPad and playing with friends ... and GOING TO RAROTONGA ... ONLY TWO SLEEPS AWAY NOW!!!

Creative Jack

Today I made this carrier spaceship with 9 people on it. It's really cool because people can jump off chains and swing down and I really like it. I got the idea of the people jumping off from Avatar, the movie we watched last night.

Student of the Week

Today I started learning kamite (Japenese for fighting) in karate. I got Student of the Week for my amazing skills.

Thursday Play-Day

Since we were babies we have been playing with Charlie once a week. A few years ago Angus joined us, so now we are 4. Today we had heaps of fun on the trampoline, playing all sorts of boy games.

Tuesday Nights

Every Tuesday we go to BOSCO after school, then mum comes to get us and we go home and have fish and chips for tea, yum! We do this every Tuesday. Do you have a night like that in your house when you have the same thing for dinner each week?

Tables Whiz

Jack has reached AA (advanced additive)  for his basic facts and is busy learning his tables. We're having a contest to see how many he can answer correctly in 2 minutes. On Friday he got 12 and tonight he got 15. As you can see, Jack isn't his usual bouncy self today; he's all stuffed up with a cold and nasty cough... but it's just 5 days till the holidays ... YIPEE.

Happy Birthday to Mum

I'm now on the slippery slope towards 90, I think it's about now you start to forget how old you are! We've had a lovely day; lunch out with David and Ellen and Jenny, then dinner out with Grant. I wore your scarf Ellen and it looked great.