Whangarei in Summer - Part 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just realised Blogger was cracking up. I wrote a big paragraph and only the photos turned up.
Anyways, to recap, I wanted to share these photos of our Trip to whangarei in Summer.
weather was crap but we made full use of the trip.  We started early and the boys were still in their Pjs.  They went to this playground at the marina and they wasted no time playing with the 'wet' equipment.

Last week had been stressful and tiring with Abel falling sick (that will be another post).
I am so thankful of all the prayers, encouragement, and support that were pouring in last week. In the midst of storm and cloud, I can feel His presence.

Tiger plane...

 

Barney mobile

The brothers at Botany Shopping Mall riding on the Barney Mobile.

 

Puzzles time

 

 

 Abel is playing with the puzzles at home.
He's mainly interested in the 'vehicle's puzzle.

Beef Pho

I have been craving for Vietnamese food since last Summer.  Here's lunch at westfield manukau city (closest to work) at the foodcourt.
Beef Pho..

A trip to the Golden Arch restaurant

 

 

 

I brought the boys to Maccas after kindy (don't usually do that) and let them have their 'Happy' Meal and play in the playground.
I was due to start contracting the next day. I was feeling ambivalent.

L is for...

Ladder

Lollipop

Kanishk's party

 

 

 

 

 

This is the 2nd birthday party Noel attended. K is N's classmates at CB kindy. It was held at My Gym and the theme was super heros.
As you can see, Noel went as Woody the cowboy.
It was good fun, the kids love the obstacle courses and all the games and interaction with Sam (I think that's his name) 

Rice sack race



 

 

 The very last playgroup that the brothers attended before I went back to work.
The boys were jumping in the rice sack with their balloons.

Pirates and Princess Party

Noel's kindy organised a princess and pirates party in summer.  I made a parrot for him as his accessory and got his pirate bandanna and he picked his own stripey shirts and black boots.
Arrrrrr....matey..

Painting of the month...

 

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Guess who is the proud mom here. :P
Noel's painting was chosen as painting for the month at CB kindy.
Bear with me, I am still putting things from summer..

Homemade Fire Extinguisher

Noel asked me to draw fire extinguisher for him. Next he asked for his scissor. Then he cut it out. Voila, home made fire extinguisher for himself.. heheh.

Carefree...

 

Photographs of Abel walking to the car with flowers plucked from the path after we dropped Noel at kindy.
 I don't get to see this daily, so here's me putting them on the blog to remind myself of these precious moments :)

Mr. Potato

 The brothers were exposed to Mr Potato via Toy Story.
Here, the teachers had set up a Mr Potato table and the brothers had such great time playing with  Mr Potato. It was really interesting watching them play. They knew where the hairpiece went and so on.

 

Phoenix's birthday

This is the first birthday party that Noel attended. P is his classmates at ECK.
P's mom had put in heaps of effort into organising the birthday.  He had a jumping castle, and also a professional clown .....

Stickleblocks or Bristleblocks...

Do you still remember playing with one of these blocks? I remember playing with these when I was a kid. They have got bristles and they came under several names here, one of them being stickleblocks.

Noel was playing with them one afternoon at kindy.. Abel too...

 

 

Pictures were taken while I was still a SAHm.

Diego's treehouse

I thought I will show you Diego's treehouse.  This is taken on one of the good days when Noel would set it up all nicely.  It's one of the most played toys in the house.every other day they would disassemble the treehouse and reassemble and set up all sorts of scene for the rescue..the treehouse makes a few annoying dialogues if you press on one of those buttons ..