Day two was action packed!

 First up was the Sky Tower. Jack and Mum were brave enough to venture onto the glass floor. 

 It was a perfect day with blue sky all round. Tim wasn't keen to stay up that high for too long.

 Then it was off to Kelly Talton's. The penguins were the highlight.

 Don't worry this shark was fake, but we saw lots of real ones too!

We finished off the day at the Easter Show where Jack got his tattoo.

Our wonderful holiday up North: Part 1.

We have just returned for an action packed (Auckland) and relaxing (Rotorua) holiday. Over the next few days we'll share some holiday highlights.
Let's start with some Auckland adventures...

 On our first day we took the ferry from Devonport to Auckland, you can see the naval base in the background of this picture.

We had a lovely time exploring Wynyard Quarter on the Auckland waterfront. This is the boat that Grant was keen to buy, just a little beyond our price range!!

Posing beauty!

What a selection of boats! Jack found it difficult to choose his favourite.

Tim is about to explode ... but luckily he survived.

Jack sets the naval base gun, watch out Sky Tower!!

Grading Day

Tim and Jack both went to a karate grading today. The expectations were high, the pressure was on and I'm pleased to report the outcome was positive. Jack is now a yellow belt and Tim an orange belt.

Watch Out!

Bet you wouldn't want to bump into this on a dark night! All padded up and ready for kumite (not sure about spelling) but it means ... one on one combat. Who's up for a challenge?

Garden Show

Late Saturday afternoon we headed off to the Ellerslie Garden Show with Jenny and Reece. Everyone had a great time. The food tent was a hit with the boys, and the gardens were pretty well received too.

The Trumpeter

We now have a band member in the house. Tim started the trumpet last week, he's got his lips sorted and is getting a good sound. Band practice goes from 8 - 9am every Wednesday and then he has a 30 min lesson later in the day. He's loving it. Yoda's not so keen on trumpet practice at home.

The mazing mazing maze

Today I rearranged the guinea pigs play area. Now they have a labyrinth leading to a dream area filled with hay. When were on the trampoline Thea and Jordie were scuttling around like crazy biting each other's bottoms. Thea was jumping over bricks to avoid Jordie's snapping jaws on her rear end. We thought they were just playing but it looked really serious. When we came up close they stopped it straight away and started staring at us.

By Tim