M.I.A

Well Kai definitely has grown up and had lots going on since my last post in November! We have had lots going on with Kinder and my BIG kinder boy adjusted very well to staring kinder and mummy adjusted ok the the early morning starts!! We moved in March so Kai has is room all set up we will take a photo during the week so he can show it off.! Kai has been such a great helper lately and has taken on the weekly job of bringing in the bins and Uncle Shaun gives him gold coins for his money box, he has been saving for quite a while and got enough to get the long awaited and well and truly saved for Nintendo DS … he is loving it and really enjoyed paying for it with his own money! We said farewell to Pa and Maz last week they are off tripping around in ‘DABUS’ you’ll find them here at their blog. Kai is so interested in seeing how far they are and where they have got too! Well here come the pics for the rest of our bust few months!!!   THE BIG KINDER KID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                           Kai and Josh on Pa’s boat while Pa and Maz were camping on the foreshore.                 Zooming on his bike!!!!                               mmmm Easter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                 My baking helper!!!!!!!!!                           Day out with Thomas – Puffing Billy                             On puffing Billy                             Checking out DABUS before Pa and Maz leave!!!!!

Busy busy boy!

The past few weeks have just gone somewhere into history! Time is just passing me by at great speeds and find it hard to sit down and so a post on here!! Well we are getting nicer weather so getting out to parks and going for walks is getting much more enjoyable!! We went to the local footy oval with Lynne, Olivia and Luke a couple of weeks back and it was a really nice day so we packed up some sandwiches and Lynne bought the kids some treats, it was lovely and Lynne and I even got a 'few' moments to catch up on trashy mags!! Bree was in having Mason so we had Tate for a sleepover and after the park we went home and made a cake yummo!! Kai was very lucky as mummy ventured out of ebay.com.au into the american site and found some new 'Cars' for his collection!! He got the new Piston Cup Pace Car and 'TJ' he was so wrapped when they arrived in the mail!! I even got on google earth to show where the 'postie' had to bring them from!! lol We had Oliva over for a sleep over and both the kids had such a great time, we ordered Flushed Away on box office so they made up a little bed infront of the tv and layed down to watch it, AJ and I took a back seat and watched quietly!! It was a great movie!! In the morning we made a great cubby house and the kids had soo much fun, they got all my boxes from recycling and used them for pretend cereal, milk, etc so gorgeous their imagination.. as you can see on my facebook I captured a bit of them playing!! We have been going to playgroup lately which Kai really enjoys, its great for him with other kids of all ages and they have good fun stuff out for them to do. Tomorrow we are off to the park again its nice to get out of the house and especially get some exercise in!! Kai is usually ready for a rest by the time we get home and AJ has a sleep on the way!! ahhh!! Well off to update lil miss Aaleaya's blog also!!! xx

Congratulations Big Brother Tate..!!!

Hooray Congratulations to Bree, Braeden and Tate on the arrival of their baby brother Mason ..... Of course I take the quickest opportunity to take some pictures already not even 24 hours old!! hehe Such a cutie though I can't resist!! We are due for another update with details of loads of sleepovers, friends, walks and cooking!!! Coming soon!!!

Where's the little boy gone ... ??

So my little boy is no more, over the past 6 months he has just changed and grown so much..! He 'knows' better than I and 'he' makes the rules haha not!!!! But u'd think he did!!! hehe He is soooo in love with his sister it is amazing, he has this thing with her hands as you will see in the pic below he is always touching her hands and gets in quite a daze when he holds her hand. Mind you from time to time there are some tight squeezes goin on too!!! We are eagerly awaiting to hear the arrival of Tate's baby brother who was supposed to arrive today and celebrate his birthday but he decided that mummies tummy will do for just a bit longer. I am not sure if Bree agrees with that plan!!!! So Tate stayed last Saturday night for a sleep over, we were to Tate's house to watch the grand final and we ended up asking Tate to come for a sleep over. The boys have just recently started talking about and asking for a sleep over!!! so cute. So I asked Tate if he wold like to come for a sleep over at Kai's house and he was off, into his room to pack his bag and then straight out to my car!!!! He was so excited!!!! They had a great night, I set them up the sofa bed and they hopped in to watch Racing Stripes and b4 8pm hit they were both fast asleep!!! I never heard from them till 7.45am !!!! Nice sleep in!!!! Last week we went to the movies and saw Surfs Up. it was great and Kai loved it!! he is such a movie buff!! This week Kai went with Josh for a couple of days to the holiday program they hold at the primary school. On Tuesday they went to the cinema and saw Underdog then went to the park afterwards for a Teddy Bear's Picnic, he had a great day I was quite comfortable with it as he was with his cuz and not too far. Then on Thursday he went to Collingwood Farm, whew they left on the coach at 7.30am and never got back till 5pm HUGE day and he was exhausted!! He loved it though and was so excited to tell us he milked a cow and saw sheep and a duck. He also explained the 'thing' with a blue neck and big tail, well we went through a few animals! was it a lizard?? no.. was it a bird?? no.. did it have circles on it's 'tail'?? yes.. was it a peacock?? YES !!! hooray!.. Sounds like they had a ball.. I suffered a little separation anxiety but survived!!!!! We had Olivia come for a play last Friday and they both had a lovely time together, they get along really well and Mum and I were sitting inside and look out and they were laying on the trampoline looking up at the sky chatting away to each other it was just adorable, of course by the time I got the camera they were starting to get up and spotted me!!! I did myself an injury almost 3 weeks ago now put my hand thru a glass window 9 stitches later and it isn't healing well!!!! it was yuk tho and was told I was very lucky I didn't get my main artery yuk, If your stomach can handle the pre stitches photo here it is!!!! http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/Melli59/wound2.jpg Well that's about all for now, we have Olivia coming for a sleep over on Saturday night so they will both be so excited about that all week I am sure!!! xx

Happy Birthday Daddy

Happy Birthday To You Happy Birthday To You Happy Birthday Dear Daddy Happy Birthday To You..... Luv You xxx

Busy big boy!!!

Well we have had a busy month, the mums group that we have from when Kai was born all celebrate birthdays in the same month (within the month!!) so we have been partying like mad!!! Tiaki has been loving it and we are right up with all the party games!!! We are just getting all the forms in or Kinder next year tomorrow I have to go and enroll Kai in and get all the information!! How exciting!!! what a big boy!! On Saturday we went to the city for 'New Zealand Day' it was such a nice day. We drove to Highett station and met friends there anf then caught the train into Flinders Street and met up with Shan it was really nice, they had all sorts of kiwi/maori foods and activities. We sat at the square for quite a while and soaked up the sun and watched heaps of perfomances. Such a lovely day but I was glad to get home and put my feet up!!!! hehe Tiaki had a ball and the square he found some new friends to play with in the trees so he was more than happy..

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY

What a big boy, .... 4 years old awwwww Here are the celebrated birthdays so far.... He had a great day on Thursday with Nanna Rea and Pa Rich here from New Zealand he has been getting on loads of fun time with them. Yesterday they went and saw Shrek 3 which I heard all about after and I really want to go and see it too!! hehe We had his party at the play centre on Saturday and that was great Kai really enjoyed himself... and was so spoilt and got heaps of great presents..

SHE has arrived!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Still waiting to be a big brother!!!!

The suspence of the baby is getting to Kai now!! We have promised a trip to the zoo once the baby is here and he knows that we are going to see The Wiggles sometime after the baby is here also, so we are imagining that as soon as bubs is here he will expect that we will be off to the zoo the following day!!! haha So I have been trying to explain that it wont happen straight away!! It is giving him something to forward to. Being that long since I have updated I have to remember what we have been up to!! Elisha was down from NSW so we caught up at Stacey's house for lunch and Kai go to have a play with Harrison and Brayden which we loved and they all played so nicely with each other, being such boys racing around with the trucks and cars!!!. We took Kai and Jaelyn to the playcentre a couple of weekends ago as the weather had been favourable in that we got a great load of rain but it had us stuck inside for days and there is only so much craft to so and movies to watch..!! So the both of them had a ball and played really well with all the other kids, it was quite busy when we first got there as there was a party on but that finished soon after and there was only us and another family so the kids had run of everything!!! By the time we left after a good 3 hours!! they were buggered and Jaaelyn was asleep on the way home and Kai wasn't far off by the time we got him to bed! I think once bubs is here that will be a great place for him to let off some energy!! Last week we went to the library and then came home and made some chocolate crackles, Tiaki did most of it although I obviously did the hot copha. He loved all the measuring and pouring !!! Best of all he decided he should have a sleep till they were all ready!! When he woke up they were set and he sat down and watch ABC kids and munched out on a couple. We went to Bree's the following day and shared some with Tate! Well thats about it for now... will update again next week hopefully with news of the new addition (fingers crossed!!)

Preparing for Big-brother-hood!!!

Well not too much been doing here!! Well of course always busy but been slack reporting it! We had a fun Easter weekend, on Good Friday Daddy did a beautiful Hangi, it was his first attempt and it was the best. Tiaki was very intrigued with the goings on and of course wanted to be in on it all!! Here are the pics of the day I can almost taste it all over again!!! Well we ate well over the entire Easter weekend!!! It was such a treat. On Sunday Kaitiaki woke up about 7.30 and saw his eggs on the dresser after a little cuddle in bed with mum and dad he was up!!! He dove straight in to the first egg for the day!! Mummy couldn't stand the chocolate breath that early in the morning so we got up and had breakfast!! Tiaki was very spoilt and got heaps of eggs although in the afternoon he was biting into an egg and it cut into the roof of his mouth so he is off them at the moment!! Which cant be a bad thing! He went and saw Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Mass the other week and loved it so that is his newest phase!! He is also right into the computer he is getting to the Wiggles website and playing all the games on there it can be quite a fight at times to get on here myself! Over the past few weeks Kai is getting right into the baby moving and kicking and always has been asking is the baby kicking or moving etc... This week every morning the baby has had the hiccups so I have called Kai over and he pulls up my top and places his hand on my belly and then we wait for them!! When the baby hiccups Kai can see and feel it and it has him in hysterics!! He loves it and then carries on to talk to the baby.. such a bonding time and I am so thankful of his age and understanding! We went to the library last week and again this week. Tiaki chose a great book 'daddy's having a horse' it is a lovely picture book about mummy's growing belly and the birth of a baby.. also a little side story in there about daddy having a horse!! Quite a good one and Kai reads it in bed at night! Well thats all from us tonight..

Big Boy!!!

I have been slack i know!!!!.... We have been doing loads of swimming at the moment, Tiaki has his swimming lessons still on a Saturday he had the last one for this term today and we are going on a Tuesday night to the local swimming centre and Mass and I get in and go over quite a few things he learnt at swimming.. It is great fun and he is a true lil fish!!! Today he got his certificate for passing 'ducks 2' !!!!!!!!! SO EXCITING!!!!!! He starts back next term in the class up.. We went to a birthday party the other weekend, a friend had his 2nd Birthdday, Brayden. It was a good fun day and Kai had fun with all the kids and played heaps of fun games.!! Yesterday with I went to the Rally for our local birthing Unit, Mass and Kai went to see the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Sounds like it was all good fun and a real boys movie!!! hehe We got tickets to go and see The Wiggles in June the tickets were hard to get and sold out so quickly!! When we went in 2005 it was at Rod Laver in the city but this time it is at Dallas Brooks Hall which is a much cosier venue apparently. Kai is looking forward to it so much. Oliva and Lynne are coming also and by then we will have the new addition so I asked Mum to come with us to help me out!!!! How funny Mum at the Wiggles!! I offered her some DVD's so she can sing along with Kai!! hehehehehe This is Olivia and Kai at the concert in '05' Thats it for now, will not leave it so long between posts next time, Thanks for your comments Nanny and Pa Rich Tiaki loves reading them and we go through the whole explaining we have to go on the plane to see you etc!!! he is getting it tho!! hehehe

Hooray they're home again!!!

Well after a long week for mummy the boys are back, I dropped them of at the airport on the day of my last post (the 5th Feb). Kai was so excited and was so keen to just get on the plane and set off!! As you can see in the pics he was very determined to wheel his own case and check it in!!! Although once it was checked in he was really unsure about where it was going and need some convincing that he could collect it at the other end!!! Mass said that Kai took a couple of days to 'come good' and was wandering around quite lost. Although he came good and I'm told had heaps of fun with his cousins and had great fun wrestling with the boys. I spoke to them on a few occasions and the first time I spoke to Kai he said 'Where are you Mummy, I can't see you' it was so cute but had me pining for him all over again!! Kai was wrapped to tell me he had eaten lollies and been playing with his cousins.!! After the funeral they headed up to Te Kaha to see Daddy's Auntie Alice and cousin. From the photos looked like they had heaps of good times and catch ups! Kaitiaki was the lead photographer and loaded the camera with all sorts of pics! I heard about an incident with a big pig from Kai so will have to get the rest of the story from Mass but I gather it scared him somehow!! On the way back to Whakatane they popped in to see Pop and Kai took an awesome pic of Mass and Pop! Then along the way back got a nice pic of White Island Mum came with me again to go and pick the boys up on Tuesday, we were waiting and waiting and watching people come through the doors, then finally Kaitiaki and Mass came through!!! The look on Kais face was priceless, he was looking at me as if to say, is that really you and starred for a while then came over for a hug!!! We walked to the end of the railing and the whole time he had his eyes on me!!! At the end I got a massive hug and he said, I missed you mum!!!! so Lovely, Big hugs with Mass and then headed to the car.. Kai wanted to hold hands with me all the way to the car and each time I looked down to him he had a huge smile that just didn't leave his face!!! The way home he was so tired and Mum was trying to get him to have a rest but he was fighting so hard to stay awake!! Until finally after loads of talking and shaking and moving to stay awake he closed his eyes!! He didn't have the greatest sleep that night he kept walking into my room and saying 'You missed me mum"!!! then back to bed then in another hour he was in again saying 'I love you mum'!!! so adorable! On Wednesday he went to creche which I felt awful about but I had to work then I picked him up and planned for a rest and do nothing day on Thursday which was just what we did!!! Had fun playing trains and reading! We even had a sleep in my bed in the afternoon which was great! On Friday we had Bree and Lynne around for coffee which was nice and it was obvious Kai and Tate hadn't seen each other for quite a while!! They were full on and non stop having fun!! On Saturday Kai had swimming in the morning, he did so well and tried everything the lady asked!!! They blew bubbles and got things from the bottom of the pool by holding their breath. Kicked while being a boat and was wrapped to jump off at the end!! Saturday afternoon we went to Josh's birthday party, Kai was quite tired after his swimming and really could have done with a rest before but didn't work out so he sat on my knee for a little while then got his second wind and he was off for a while. He had his face painted and then spotted a soccer ball and that was him and Nanny for a while kicking the ball around. After the party we headed home and both had a rest on the couch, we were heading to Mass' Uncle Mack's for a catch up in the late arvo so it was nice to get a sleep in!! We arrived there about 6.30 and Sundae was there already with her kids so Kai was straight into it!! It was quite a late night for Tiaki and me I have been a no later than 10pm mummy lately so 1.30-2am was REALLY late for me!! hehe Yesterday we went to the pools up the road from Mack's which was a life saver after a 38 degree weekend!!! Kai had a ball and I lost count the amount of times he jumped in and I am sure he would have kept going!!!! We got home late yesterday and was so tired so had a relatively early one after Kai fell asleep in the car on the way home then put him straight to bed and he woke up at about 8pm and was adamant he wanted toast for dinner!!! So 8 slices later he was happy! Today Tiaki is in creche and no great plans for tomorrow another day in hopefully to rest up again after a huge weekend!

Happy Birthday Uncle Shaun

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday Uncle Shaun Happy Birthday to you...........

Sad News

We got some sad news yesterday, Mass' Nan, Rangi passed away. So we had a crazy day yesterday organising flights and washing, and bags etc. Mass and Kai have flown to Auckland this morning and will make their way to Whakatane today. They will be there till Tuesday so I am already missing them terribly. It will be a long slow week for me this week I think! Not too much to report I will be back once I hear from the boys and update what they have been up to. Kai was so excited this morning to be going on a plane!! He will have so much fun with all his cousins and he will be wrapped to be seeing Blake so soon again!!! Shall be back later and add a photo of Kai and Big Nanny Rangi... xx