Mid year

A stunning morning and a frosty one :-)

Winter flowers in the garden that I arrived home to :-)

A beautiful walk at our beach :-)

Celebrating Kerry's 50th

Bryce's 60th

A stunning view of Mt Egmont on my way to Christchurch

I looked after Willow while Jess was working :-)

We had a daily walk to see the ducks:-)

Grandma Leverne came down to help me for a few days:-)

 We did some sightseeing in the process:-)

Doing a makeover on the grounds at Jess and Steve's

Sorting through the clothes from Roxy. Willow held everything up and had a look then went 'Oooo' 

Jess and Steve and Willow on their way to Canada :-)

We went to Sydney for a couple of days for my birthday.

The QVB was as delightful as ever. The rage in the food displays were chocolate covered fruit which I couldn't resist:-)

We had fun seeing the Sydney sights again :-)

We went on the ferry to Manley

Bondi

At The Rocks Market you could sit and knit at the tea cosy cafe :-)

We had my birthday dinner up the Sydney Tower :-)

Canada May 2015 for Kazlo's Birth

It was good to see Roxy and Wayne's new home:-) It's just a short walk to the Okanagan Lake as you can see in the top picture:-)

We went for a walk down to the beach and along the lake.

Some of the quaint houses in their neighbour.

It's a beautiful walk.

The kids have lots of fun at the playgrounds.

Kingston at school. Doing X-Country, Soccer and at a Cycle Safety Village.

Kazlo Lewis Ripley was born 23rd May.

Precious 1st moments and cuddles

Lillian, Irene and the kids come to meet Kazlo

Nikita's a real little mother:-)

Kingston's delighted to have a little brother:-)

Papa Lew's arrived to meet Kazlo Lewis :-)

Papa Lew cuddles

Papa Lew bought a couple of Radio Control Boats for the kids and big kids to play with:-)

Morning exercise.

Nancy, Carlyn and Theo came to visit:-)

Fathers Day with matching shirts:-) 

Roxy's good friend Beverly had her baby an hour or so after Kazlo was born :-)

Roxy got a new rug for their lounge so they all had to have a play on it:-)

For Lara's birthday the Ripley family had dinner together and then a play and a walk at the lake.

Sharon came and had a night with us:-)

Trying to get a Family photo isn't always easy:-)

The Midwives that delivered Kazlo had a picnic for all the families of the babies they had delivered.

The quilts I made for the kids in their bedrooms :-)

The excitement of loosing his 1st tooth and the Tooth Fairy's visit:-)

Savannah's 3rd birthday party :-)

A Princess party

Family Photos

Kazlo's growing:-) He's lying on the quilt I made for him.

Preparing the new garden and then the results:-)

Cuddle time

A beautiful drive along the lake as we headed to Vancouver

We went down to Vancouver for a few days before we headed home. It was Savannah's actual birthday while we were there

She loved her new princess dress that went over the pj's for breakfast:-)

We hired bikes for the day and had a fun time riding around Stanley park.

We visited the Science Centre.

We went to Anne and Dave Higgins on Sunday

The people we had a pot luck lunch at had an amazing collection of Mickey Mouse:-) She was also a ventriloquist:-) The kids couldn't quite work it out:-)  

We went to Granville Island

The kids got to make their own teddies :-)

Darling boy growing so quickly