Halloween and Baby Joseph

We had another sweet baby with us for the last week of October - baby Joseph. We got him when he was 3 hours old and had him for 5 exhausting days. He was sweet though and the girls loved it, even Chloe helped keep an eye on him. 

Ellie was a cute cat for Halloween.

Laura, Ellie and Tilly went trick-or-treating together.

Meggie and friends went to see Lorde on Halloween and had a fabulous time!

I look so tired. Because I was. so. tired.

Back to school for the last term!! October continues. . .

Josie and her good friend Lucy attend the Karori Normal School gala together.

Meggie and friends go for a run behind Karori Park - and pose for pics holding up trees.

Meggie's friend Imogen (middle) shaved her head for a cure and lots of her friends came out to support her. 

Back at school Meggie and friends organized a bake sale to make money for Imogen's "Shave for a Cure" effort.

Josie and her miniball team at Primary School Sports Prizegiving.

Josie and her netball team - the top team for Year 6.

Josie was honored to receive the "Netball Player of the Year" award - we are very proud of her!

Josie and her friend Zoe who received the "Hockey Player of the Year" prize.

Meggie and friends out to dinner.

Some of Josie's badges for Year 6.

Meggie took the girls on a walk one day while she was babysitting.

Playing on some of the Wellington artworks.

The weather is improving!!

Katie trying to catch a duck, no luck this time.

Katie and her class model the hats they made during the Marsden Fashion Show.

Lottie and Katie

Ellie modeled a onesie made by one of Meggie's friends in Year 10.

More of our October photos. . .

Meggie, Ellie and I went for a walk up Johnson's Hill on a beautiful day.

On a rainy day I took the girls go-carting with some friends.

Another day we went out to Staglands with some friends.

Josie pretending to booze it up in the colonial jail.

The big girls taught Ellie to ride her bike without training wheels - that somehow got overlooked for our youngest all these years. She's a pro now though!

Enjoying smoothies as their reward for helping their sister.

Dugs and I went the the World of Wearable Arts - amazing show!

An unfortunate little bird flew into our room and Ellie managed to catch it despite its panicked state.

The girls love to hang out on our scaffolding.