Summer Fun

Our Trip to Auckland

We were taking my friend Jacque to Auckland, before she flew back to America and decided that becauce it was the Jackson, Mitchell and Annabelle's birthdays, we would let them pick an activity to do. They chose Rainbows end for the main event, but we did a few more fun things like taking the ferry to Devonport and having a horse and cart ride, etc.

One of Annabelle's birthday presents was a ticket to Brooke Fraser and OpShop, a bit of a girls night out!

Cousins and Trees

Two days ago the kids second cousins arrived to stay with us for a week of the holidays. My kids were pestering me ALL day about when they were going to arrive.
Well it was fun from the moment they walked in the door. Sarah Jane was delighted that we have no carpet and a huge hallway. She found the slipperiest socks she could and was 'ice skating' for the first day. I am sure she will have bruises!

The huge trees that surround our boundary and block out summer sun right on BBQ time are being cut down. This has been treat fun for the kids watching them coming down and when the workers are on a break they get to explore some of the safer ones not yet cut.

Daniel is so patient! Jasmine has found a new best friend and it is him! She loves him, and he doesn't seem too worried about it, always giving her horsey rides and playing games with her.

Well off to keep watch, enjoy!

Forever family day!!!

Well this was our third year celebrating Jasmine's arrival into our family. She is such a wonderful little girl, and so special. Sometimes we look at her and wonder what we did to deserve such a gift.

Jazz was looking forward to her adoption day celebration so much and ended up getting a bad cough and temperature, and falling asleep for the whole event! Poor wee thing.....so we have promised that when she feels better we will do it again.

We love you Jasmine QingShan Weaver!! xoxoxxo

This is Jasmine's special friend who spent the first year with her, before she joined our family.

After a shower with mummy in the morning and one funny hairdoo later, we were feeling much better!!

Annabelle's horse

Ok so we are crossing our fingers with this wee guy....he sounds like a dream (don't they all), but we went to visit him and he was really great. Very willing to do what he was told, and just loved being with the kids. He was obsesed with Jasmine. His only fault is that he is so overweight, so he is oficially on a diet. We get him on Friday.

Our new goat

This is our new goat. She was only a week old when we go her, so the kids are bottle feeding her which makes them very friendly. This was a really cute day, Ruby the goat was playing like another "kid" and didn't want to stop.........I don't think the other kids wanted to stop either.

This is my favourite photo of the kids! I just wish you could have heard the absolute joy squealing from Jasmine! So cute.

Our Mad Cow

Ok....seriously, we have a strange cow! She is always trying to toss my chair around and this time the chair fought back! It was really funny, and just by chance we caught it on Video. The cow was rescued by one of our employees, so don't worry.

The YouTube video link is worth a watch.