The Kids

We spent the afternoon listening to music in a park, and Uncle Rowan took some good photos. Man, these kids are growing so quickly! Have a good week everyone.

We're Fine

Hi everyone,

I received word that people were worried about us after hearing of the earthquake that rocked Christchurch yesterday. Thanks for the concern, but we really are fine. Christchurch is in the South Island, many hours away from us, so we didn't even feel the quake. Everyone here is fine, and thankfully all of Rowan's family (who actually live in Christchurch) are fine as well. Please continue to think of and pray for the families down there that are still missing their friends and loved ones. It was a crazy day! Cheers

Tiny Dancer

Today was Layla's first dance lesson. She went with Shell and Nana and had a blast! It's a casual thing at the moment, but it looks like she may be attending once a week, and she can't wait! Take a look on my Facebook page to see a video.

Talor Reads His 1st Book!

I came home this afternoon, and much to my surprise Talor had a book to read me. It appears as though he has memorized the book Dog, but it was good nonetheless.

Talor's 1st Day of School

This past Wednesday was Talor's first day at Tirimoana Primary School. He was so excited and even wore his backpack a good half hour before leaving. Although he has lost a variety of things (shoes, lunch box, hat, drink bottle, etc) the past few days - some of which we have found (the shoes we weren't so lucky with) - he is enjoying his time there and has even been the leader for a day. His stories so far are great, and we are amazed at how quickly he is growing up.

This is Talor's classroom and where he hangs his bag.

Each morning the kids do exercises called 'Jump Jam.' Talor likes this!

Fins Up!

As you may be aware, Shell and I (along with her family) are headed to yet another Jimmy Buffett show on Saturday night. We were getting a few things ready and the kids got into it. Here are a few photos of our parakeets. Don't roll your eyes, you know you like it! Fins up!

NZ Breakers Basketball Game

Last Thursday we took the kids to their first professional basketball game - the NZ Breakers vs the Cairns Taipans. The dad of Talor's best friend at kindy, Mikaere, plays for the Taipans (#4) so we wanted to go and see him. Unfortunately, Mikaere was still in Australia so we weren't able to see him - however, we did yell out to "Mikaere's Dad!" and said hello. We had great seats, met another couple from the Grand Rapids area (can you believe it - way over here!) and had a fun night overall. By the way, the Breakers won.