It's been a while since the last post - sorry but December was a really busy month. We never seemed to stop! There was an endless round of activities and events for the boys including Joe's carols at the Cathedral, playgroup, preschool
We had a lovely barbecue at Kelly's house so that all the children could do their secret Santa. The usual suspects attended, Joe & Ben, Josh, Quin & Toby, Annissa and Lara & Sean!
Joe had a fantastic report from school, his teacher called him a 'word and number whizz'. He spent a morning in his new classroom, he'll be in room 5 with Miss Brady. He is very pleased as she is his 'favourite' teacher (nothing to do with the fact that she is 21 and some of the parents call her 'Barbie' - Matt is looking forward to parent's evening and has even suggested that he might take Joe to school on the first day next year!).
Joe finished school a week before the big day and the countdown got really serious at that point. He even wanted to go to bed early (unheard of) on Christmas Eve so that Christmas Day would come quickly. The boys managed to stay in bed until 6.50am, so not too bad. They opened stockings and then had breakfast and got dressed. Neither of these things has EVER happened so quickly in this house! They were thrilled with the gifts that Santa brought for them and were so excited!
We had lunch in the garden at Nana's house.
Turkey, roast potatoes and salad! Followed by traditional Kiwi Pavlova for pudding!
It was beautiful and warm so we headed to the beach for our now traditional Christmas Day boogie boarding in the afternoon. Ben has become a boarding star! He squeals with delight and hasn't been fazed when a wave dumps him. Joe managed to snap his board in 2 when he was dumped, so we had to hit the sales on Boxing Day to get a replacement. We have managed to get to the beach most days since Christmas so it has been a lovely break. Lots of sand everywhere in the house now!
For New Years Eve we had been invited to a 'Cool Britannia' themed barbecue at Louise, Brent and Josh's. We headed to the fancy dress hire shop with a few ideas, but both boys ended up as something completely different. Joe had planned to be Doctor Who (DT) but ended up as Peter Pan, luckily Ben decided that the furry, hot (Peter) rabbit costume was not for him and opted for a homemade pirate costume (with a few purchased accessories) to turn him into Captain Hook - A matching pair! Matt stuck with his Bond idea and I was a Beatle (Sergeant Pepper).
The evening started well, then Matt started to feel ill and headed off home. I put Ben to bed in Josh's room for his sleepover while Joe played football in the garden. I took Joe home at about 9.30pm to find Matt ill in bed. He finished being ill at about 1am - what a great way to see in the new year! Then I started until about 5.30 - oh dear. I was really worried that Ben was going to be ill at his sleepover too! Joe was fine all night, he got up at 6.30 and was sick on the sofa soon after - luckily that was all he had and he bounced back as kids do! Louise and Brent were wonderful and had Ben all New Years Day and an extra night too - There is no way we would have been in a fit state - so thanks to them! Thankfully Ben seems to have missed the whole thing. We count ourselves lucky as this is the first time we have ever had a family illness. Lets hope 2010 only gets better!
Matt is back to work on the 5th, Ben returns to preschool on the 13th and Joe starts back at school on Feb 2nd. We shall be keeping busy over the summer and will keep you posted.
Matt's birthday on the 12th - he's ordered himself a new electric guitar!
Happy New Year to all our friends near and far!
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