14 June 2008

Only 2 weeks left until we go to Sydney and let me tell you everyone is very excited. I can't wait to have a bit of time off and relax. The boys can't wait to be spoiled rotten.

Last weekend the boys had their first school disco. Jonny was very excited. He has a very cute girlfriend by the name of Kate. He was very excited to go and dance with her. He picked some lovely flowers from the garden and took them to her. She was the only 7 year old that got flowers. I did forget to take the camera so of course I have no photo of her. I did remember to take one of the flowers.

We also had another big thing. Harrison has finally learned to tie his shoes. Now this would sound silly, seeing as he is ten, but if you know him you would know what a struggle it has been for him. I can honestly say that I cried. I was so proud. He is having a great year so far. His teacher is no noncence and it seems to have worked for him. He has really taken a turn for the better and it is wonderful being around him again. His teacher looks for me in the afternoon just to tell me how wonderful he has been and how hard he has been working.

The other day Jonathan being Jonathan decided to see how far he could walk with his eyes closed. Apparently he was "testing" himself. Well you all know it did not go well. He walk into the wall of Harrison's classroom and ended with an egg on his head. First place stupidity prize. Well I went to get his stuff from his classroom and his teacher looked at me and said I didn't realize that he was not here. All she ever does is complain about him every time I see her and then she doesn't even realize he is not there. Well I have no soft spot for her.

The boys have school photos this week. Well I thought they were last week and was in a panic because they need a haircut badly. Harrison always looks like he needs a hair cut. Well lucky for me I had a whole nother week. Yeah!

Well other than another ear infection for Thomas he has had a pretty good week. He loves Thomas the Tank Engine now so we got the trains out and now all he ever wants to do is play trains.

Well that's all for this week.

love ya long time.

27 May 2008

Well here we are another week has passed. Only four weeks until we leave for Sydney and I am so excited. I can not wait to be back amongst the familiar.

We took the boys up the coast to a marine park. In the summer you can snorkel and scuba dive among the creatures of the sea. They have a glass bottem boat that will take you around the little island and show you alot of the stuff. It is a black sand beach and very tiny but very beautiful. There were some great climbing trees and rocks. The boys loved looking in the shallows to find creatures. They didn't find many but had fun all the same.

The boys have there cross country on Wednesday. Harrison is not looking forward to it at all. We are going to go and cheer him on all the same. It has been quiet here but I am so looking forward to catching up.

Love,

Helene

20 May 2008

Hello everyone and welcome to my world. New Zealand is beautiful this time of year. The leaves are all changing colour and the weather is getting colder. We have had some beautiful weather lately. On Sunday we took the family to the zoo. It was a beautiful zoo. The sun was shining and the children were screaming. I actually like it better than Sydney zoo. I think because it was flat and spread out and really well done. It does not have as many animals as Sydney but it was just so pretty. The boys enjoyed it. It was also not as expensive. That always makes for a good day.

David came back from Bangkok on Saturday and the boys were so excited to see him. He says it was an experience that he would not like to repeat. I got a nice Dolce and Gabbana knock off. The boys got a few dvds and yu gi oh cards and Thomas got a Thai elephant pillow. It is really nice.

The pictures I am posting are from the zoo. It really was a great day out.

Love and miss you all,

Helene

xoxoxoxox

6 May 2008

Amazing how rumours get started. Yes we will be coming over for the July school holidays even if I have to sell one of them to get there. Nothing will happen until David gets back. If he doesn't come bareing gifts he knows not to return.

Last week we got a bucket load of rain. Well after the rain cleared and the children went back out side we found some beautiful mushrooms growing in the moss on the side of our driveway. These are called Magic Mushrooms. If they are dried properly you can eat them and they have a psycadelic effect on you. Yes they are the original 'shrooms. David thinks it is great. We have a good group of them growing now. They are incredible. Jonny goes out and checks his mushroom patch every day when he gets home from school. We have about 4 different varieties that we found.

Jonathan is learning all about space in school. Apperently he told the teacher he already knew everything so he didn't feel like writing anything down. You gotta love him. Everytime I see his teacher she has something new and very bad to say to me. One day I will get him back for all the grief.

Harrison's class is getting ready for the cross country. Well you all know how much he loves to run. Well he doesn't want to go to school most days now.

Well I have also included some new photos of Thomas. One showing his missing tooth and the other I thought was very cute.

I can't wait to see you all when I come and visit. Sam you be a good boy for Mummy. Send some new photos.

Love,

Helene

2 May 2008

May already. What can we say about May? Here it rains and stops about a hundred times a day. It makes doing the laundry a real pain. I just put it all in the dryer or the drying rack. It is no use hanging it on the line because it gets no sun all day there and with the rain it never drys.

I went shopping today. Albany Westfield is a very fancy shopping centre but there is not much there. They have a Kmart, which I have to say is very clean and neat , but I think that they are all run the same. The stock is always messy and you can never find what you are looking for. I tried to buy the boys some PJ's and do you think that they had any boys sets? I can tell you no! Don't even try to find singlets for little boys. That is a whole other adventure.

Thomas had an accident at school last week. He knocked his left front tooth back into the gum. Poor thing. He had beautiful teeth. It took him a while to start eating food again but he is Ok now. I am trying to get a photo of him smiling but that is not proving to be easy. He is very into Bruce Springsteen (Sing Sing to him). We are always swaping the DVD's around. He is also partial to Bryan Adams and Bon Jovi. It does get annoying because he only listens to the first bit of every song.

I took the other 2 to see Horton Hears a Who and we went bowling. Jonathan screamed his head off because he didn't get a strike every time he bowled. I love taking the children out.

David leaves for Bangkok next Friday. He is going to Sydney for the night and then up to Bangkok for a confrence. Great a whole week with the children all by myself. Imagine the fun i will have. And it happens to be mother's day.

Well I guess that is all the news that is fit to print.
Happy Mother's Day to all the mother's out there.
Love,
Helene

22 April 2008

Hello all. Ok so it has been a while since I have written anything new but really life seems to be slowing down.



The Boys have started school holidays which so far is nice. They haven't tried to kill each other. I am trying to keep them busy. The weather has been nice so on the weekend we went to a craft market up the coast. It is really pretty up there. It is some of New Zealand's wine country. We couldn't stop. So we went on and found a little craft market. They had a mini train ride so the boys had a ride. There was a really cool playground. They patted some animals and we had a bit of lunch. The day was really nice.

Yesterday the boys and I made bird feeders to hang outside. There are alot of birds around here.

Jonathan has decided to clean the house today. He is wondering around the house with a roll of paper towels and a bottle of Windex. It didn't last long but it is funny watching him.

Tomorrow we are going to make cookies up at the mall and hopefully get the boys hair cut. Poor Harrison is so in need of a haircut.

Yes it will be a long boring school holiday. I am avoiding spending money over the next few weeks so that we are able to go back to Australia in July.

So I know it is a bit quiet here but I hope everyone is well and I will send more photos soon.

Love,

Helene

7 April 2008

Happy 10th birthday Harrison!

I can't believe it Harrison is 10. How the years seem to have just passed by in a blink. He is growing up so fast. So far in 10 years he has had 2 hospitalizations, one near drowning and he has moved to a whole new country. He has become a kind and polite boy. The other children accept him for who he is. He has become a wonderful big brother. Jonathan and Thomas look up to him to show them the way. Usually the way through a game the boys are playing. He has become a really nice boy and I hope the next ten years don't go as fast but he is still the wonderful boy that I know and love.

The days seem to be just moving along quietly right now. I like it when it is quiet. The boys have one more week of school until the school holidays. They are very much looking forward to it. So am I. We took Harrison and a couple of kids from school to play mini golf for his birthday this year. The boys had a really good time so we are hopefully going to do that over the holidays. The boys are also looking forward to going to see Horton Hears a Who. I am too. I love Dr. Suess. I don't think David has any days off yet so we won't be going away. Maybe on day trips. It is to cold to go to the beach but that is one of their favorite things to do. We will see what is on around the area.

Well hope everyone is well and happy.

Helene