More October Fun

Josie spent the weekend in Waikanae with her friends Amy and Sashi.

Meggie gives in to the coloring craze. 

Aika is still cute.

We prepare for summer by FINALLY buying a barbecue - and Dugald assembles it.

We make our first lunch on it that very day.

Meggie is part of a group that got to talk to the Prime Minister about changing the flag.

Dugald and I traveled to Auckland for Ant's 60th birthday - here are some of the Howards. L-R Kate, Tom, Wills and Ant then Ann and Roger, Ant's brother and his wife.

Our nametags.

Ant and Bill Morrison

Dugald and Annette Ellis (wife of his cousin Kim)

Debs, Maeve and Bill

So proud of these two - they both got "Dancer of the Year" for their Hip Hop classes!!

Josie using Aika as a phone stand. 

I'm not sure what we were watching here!

Josie and Katie trying out a mud face mask.

October School Holidays and WOW

This year for her birthday we gave Margaret tickets to see WOW - the World of Wearable Art show - in Wellington. Thankfully Kate was able to look after Hugh so that Margaret could come down and we had a wonderful time. Andrew and Debs were also able to join us from Sydney and Hettie and Liz were in town and went with us as well. Josie got to go last year and Katie wasn't terribly interested so Ellie and Meggie got to join us and see it for the first time, lucky girls!

Andrew and Ellie opening the Little Shop collectables Margaret has been saving from New World.

Ready to go inside!

Debs, Margaret and Andrew

Hettie, Meggie, Ellie and Liz.

A sneaky picture I took at the beginning of the show.

The girls were off school for two weeks in October so we got to have a lovely long weekend in Waitetoko - one of our favorite places to go! The weather was great - we managed to swim in the lake and sled on the mountain.

Chilling by the fire.

Katie and Josie call this the "Twerking Tree".

Meggie led them in some morning yoga.

Chloe loves to swim no matter how cold.

Ellie is a little more hesitant.

Josie warming up in the sun.

So Ellie borrowed her wetsuit.

Cards, cards, cards.

Heading up to Mount Ruapehu.

Snow!

Meggie and Ellie bundled up.

First time on a ski lift.

Ready to try the sleds.

Family dinner.

Girls taking a selfie on the way to the lake because Ellie wants to skinny dip. At night. In the cold.

Brrrrr.

Mission accomplished.

She slept well that night.

Heading home after another great holiday in Waitetoko. We love it there.