Honey's Surgery

Honey (the dog) ran out onto the road one afternoon just before Mike got home - this is unusual for her. A car hit her and dislocated her back leg. She spent 6 nights at the vets and had surgery after 5 days to remove the ball joint from her hip. She was happy to come home! Vet's instructions included no running (impossible for Honey!) and to stay in her run apart from 10 minutes twice a day. I was a bit soft and she's allowed inside in her basket (well padded these days!).

Honey: before Christmas, hot and hairy!
Honey: before the accident, very energetic!
NOW...well pampered through!

Day out

This is how we shop, works well if kids are happy, not too tired, not too hungry, not too bored...think I've got it sorted out though!

Trip to the park (compulsory after a good days shopping!)...

Lily loves to fly...

Lachie's such a good big brother...

Eden didn't mind her first slide...

Lachie camping out

While we've been renovating in Lachie's room he's had a few nights camping out - he absolutely loves it!

About the renovations (there's a whole blog there! - no Sarah, no time!)...Lachie's door has been filled in, plastered, wallpapered and painted - like it never even existed! His new door is right by ours taking the space where his wardrobe was. His wardrobe has moved into the middle of the wall where it was.

The first night he and Daddy slept in the tent outside. All went well, but they were up very early - about when Honey wakes up...

Second night Lachie slept in his little pop-up tent in the lounge with the comfort of his fold-out couch - a better sleep-in...

By the third night Lachie was able to go to sleep in our bed while we finished painting, then we slipped him into his bed - he didn't even get too surprised in the morning!

Not to be outdone, Lily appears to be having some very good sleeps too...

Are they really that much alike???

Racing boxes

Which is faster, the bus or the fire truck? Eden wasn't sure what was going on!

Lachie liked driving the bus (he drew all his friends down the side in the 'windows')...

While Lily liked putting out fires - even wearing her togs in case she gets wet! Bit hard with a baby on your lap though!

Lily's new dolly

OK, so we encouraged it a little bit, but Lily quite likes her "real dolly" ...too heavy to carry, needs feeding and changing and protests occasionally, but has heaps of cool outfits, smiles at anything and gets much more attention when we're out!

Just don't stop and talk, Lily!

Even Daddy wants a turn! - looks a bit funny though...stick with the renovations!

NO training wheels!

Just 6 weeks until lachie's 4th birthday I decided he didn't need training wheels anymore. We tried about a month ago but stopping and starting were very hard. Today I said he had to teach himself...and he did! Got quite a few yoghurt raisins for all the hard work though!

Standing up and pedaling is a piece of cake!
Tried using the trampoline to stop himself...only once!
Manoeuvring the footpath ramp took a bit of concentration...

Now, he is sooooo confident! Does "whirlies" (what we call wheelies!)

whenever he can!

New Year's Eve

Decided to flag the usual Hawkes Bay happenings and try the Manawatu for New Year's...well, it was different... Novotel Palmy, great place to stay! The place is so child accommodating, nothing was too much hastle. Not that we stay in Palmy a lot, but I'd definitely go back there!
Watched Frankie Stevens as the MC in the Square...
Actually some pretty cool local entertainers...
But when the rain hit we stayed as long as we could before deciding we could see the fireworks from the hotel anyway, so we walked, girls traveled in dry comfort and Lachie scootered on his new (my old) pink scooter.