Getting ready for Christmas, some sewing one Sunday morning
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After a morning stuck inside making Buzz Lightyear, a big trip to the park was needed!
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Lily's having some trouble sleeping...but when she does, some of the poses are photo-worthy to show her in the morning!
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Luke's birthday party! Cooper, with Lachie's help, giving Buzz his coloring competition prepared earlier in exchange for a party bag
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Luke ran up to Buzz and gave him a big hug when he arrived, it was so cute! Buzz took the kids on an obstacle course around the park, ending with roly poly's and cartwheels!
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And I didn't do the cake! Amanda made a wonderful cake, iced it in light blue, all I had to add were the fairy floss clouds, Buzz and the name plaque!
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Then after some shopping, and splashing around with Sophie, we went out to the farm for the afternoon. Eden meeting Goldie
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Plenty of cuddles! Wonder how big she'll be in a month, and whether she'll remember Eden!
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Lily rescued this gecko from TinTin the cat (she told everyone at school she had tuatara blood all over her hands, was a wee bit of gecko blood!)
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Lachie's class is doing restaurants this week. Lachie and his group were first up on Monday, cooking four courses for 6 class guests (after the groups had designed their menus, they could choose which restaurant they wanted to go to). Lachie was in charge of the brownie.
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Their restaurant was called the Cowboy Cafe and they served popcorn, crumbed chicken and bacon rolls, brownie, strawberry smoothies and ginger beer.
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The guests ate on the stage at lunchtime with a lot of onlookers!
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Then after school Lachie made another brownie for Grand-da's birthday.
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He got to light the candles too
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Followed by traffic light ice blocks! So glad there so much more than lemonade ice blocks around for summer with natural colorings!!!
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The next day was Cooper's half birthday...two and a half!! Although he tried to convince me that he's 15! two and a half candles to blow out before morning tea
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A bit of icing sugar...then headed up to Hastings to buy a new Christmas tree! It's up and decorated, photos on another post...
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And tonight after swimming we headed to Kingfisher Gifts in Waipawa where the fabulous Kiri and Meredith are having a massive fundraiser shopping night, still an hour left if you want to go! Santa was genuinely lovely, gave the kids a present each and a lollypop and happily posed for photos (look at my shy, cautious baby on his knee, easy!). We bought some gorgeous decorations (new tree=more space!). Well done ladies!
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