Isobels 1st Birthday

At the end of August my friend Isobel Mckenzie turned one. I wore my fairy wings and she was a princess. Tana was sick, so stayed home with dad and me and Mum went to the party. I really liked eating all the party food, especially the lollies. We had a great afternoon, although at the end I was a little sick from all the party food.

Play & Kai Time

Most of the time Ari and I play well. we like going outside now at our new place and play on our bikes. Although sometimes I get angry when she takes my tommy trains, but now she likes playing with her dolls and I'm teaching her all the trains names. Ari is talking lots now and is always chatting to us.

Aunty Shanshees 30th Party

At the start of May we went down to Whangamata to celebrate Aunty Shanshees 30th Birthday. It was a real fun night, especially because we had to dress up. The theme was 'around the world' and I wore my chinese outfit, Mum and Dad went as Indians & Ari wore her poncho so a little mexican.
This is a pic of us showing Aunty Dud our cook island dance moves. My chatterbox mum was too busy talking and didnt take any photos of me with the birthday girl, cant wait for the next party.

New Whare at Prospect Tce

At the end of April we moved into our new house in Prospect Tce. Everything is brand new and mum always reminds me to be very careful. Me and Ari like riding our bikes on the deck and eating our favourite ice cream on our table & chairs. Another thing we like to do is look out the front windows when people come down our driveway. Our hand prints are already covering all the windows. My room has a cool bright blue wall and Ari has bird stickers on her wall. We all love our new whare!

Bikeathon at St James Kindy

My Kindy is called 'St James Kidsway' and we had a Bikeathon to raise money for a new pirate ship for our playground. I had to do as many laps as I could in 20 minutes. Lots of kids stopped, but I kept going right to the end. Mum, Dad, Ari & PorPor cheered for me on the side and gave me a drink of water when I ran out of steam. Dad painted and did my 'bike up' so now I call it 'thomas' because I still love Tommy Trains. I did 14 laps in total & had such a great time. When it had finished we went and had Mcdonalds for a special treat for tea for biking my hardest.

Band Practice

Here we are having Band Practice with Dad. I like playing my little guitar and singing Thomas songs. Ari plays the drums and likes 'twinkle twinkle little star.' Sometimes I get to go with dad to his band practice which is lots of fun with the KBB boys.

Easter Time! Yum Yum!!

We looooooove Easter Time because we can eat Chocolate all day! We spent Easter Weekend with Aunty Mere, Rosie and Taeno at their house and had lots of easter egg hunts. Mum was away in TeAnau at Ariana's & Glenns Wedding, it was the first time she had left Ari, we werent sad but I think she was. Easter Bunny had also left us lots of treats in Ari's cot at PorPor's and we had lots of fun finding & eating them!

Bulgy & Thomas at Glenbrook Railways

It was Thomas Day again at Glenbrook Railways. We had so much fun going for a ride on the big train through the countryside. Me and Ari liked hanging out the window and listening to the loud whistle & watching all the smoke from the engine. This time Bulgy the Bus was also having rides. We sat at the top at the front and liked looking out the windows. Their was lots of people, so luckily Ari was in the backpack and once again sucking her thumb!

Auckland Zoo

In April we went and visited the Auckland Zoo. It was Ari's first time. She liked all the animals, especially the giraffes. I liked trying to find the Monkeys in the trees. I'm big so can walk around by myself, but Ari liked to sit in the buggy do her favourite thing - sucking her thumb!

Our Special Kauri Tree

On Ari's first birthday, we buried her placenta next to mine. Our special kauri Tree is in the front of PorPor & Papa's house. It is growing very big already, even though Mum says it is going to be bigger than me one day.

Water Fun

We have had lots of hot days. Now that we are back staying at PorPor & Papa's house while our new one gets built. We have lots of fun playing on the water slide & Paddling Pool. I like running really fast and slipping over. And Ari likes kicking and playing with the water.