January

Fifth Jan is Lew's birthday and Ruth and Ross's Wedding Anniversary

We took Granma and Jess and Steve down to Wellington for them to head home after Masterton. We called into visit Junia's brother Craig. He showed us his Irish Orange Banner's that he got from his Granddad Fitzpatrick. We also visited Lew's childhood home, Jess was trying to have a closer look:-) 

We went for a day sightseeing to our old childhood haunts Cape Palliser, we stuck it on a beautiful day:-)

Frank and I climbed up to the Lighthouse

We did this often with mum and dad and I seem to even have a look of mum here:-)

Anne and Frank and Ruth

Oh no! Lew climbed up the rocks to have a closer look at the seals and ended up worse off after he got a little too close and slipped and fell! A broken bone in his foot didn't make him feel the happiest chap for a while!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Delicious dinners at Ruth and Anne's

Out for a day shopping to Greytown with my sisters

We called into Sharon's and she had Dahlia's the size of dinner plates!

We went up to Mt Holsworth for a Swiss experience for Friday night Pizza:-) Out in the country and the place was humming! Live dinner music to top it off:-)

On the way to and from Masterton I was impressed with the red Flax seed heads and the white Toi toi's around the mountain. 

Granma made Nikita and Savannah these cute cardigan's

We went to Eight for Lew's Birthday dinner

Kaylene and I went on a beautiful bush walk out at Piha, and then had to visit the beach to have a fun swim before heading home:-)

We went up and had a few days with Bryce and Delwyn at Opua. Delwyn Lacey and I walked around to Paihia

The Boys came to pick us up.

We went out to Delwyn's fishing spot and once again it didn't let us down:-)Fun

Lew couldn't do a whole lot sadly! So he enjoyed reading his walk with the beautiful view:-)

We went for a ride on the new cycle way from Opua

We took Granma down to David and Leverne's at Rotoiti for a visit of the old haunts:-)

 David has an amazing Noddy collection

Junia wanted to go out to Hot Water Beach and dig in the sand like they used to:-)

We went out for a lovely dinner that night:-)

YES I think I finally worked out how to get the pictures in order!!:-) Do it in 1 sitting rather than bits and pieces:-)