a long time has passed since I last posted, importantly I had to re format the computer and the links to our blog site were wiped and I completely forgot about it. But, today being Waitangi day, The largest and most important Public holiday in New Zealand, we visited my sister and family in Hamilton and she reminded me of it.
So, for all you people still interested in the boring life of four ex-british probationary kiwis, here is a sharp update of all things that have happened.
We had christmas, as you all did, ours was bloody hot, yours wasn't. We met some new neighbours, Peta and Jason, with their son Corbin and daughter Bellah, who invited us to go and stay at their grandparents home at the beach, Port Ohope, so off we went, bloody fantastic. Ellis got to use his new body board, went fishing and generally recovered from christmas. Then on the Friday between christmas and new year we went to Papmoa, that is a place, and stayed with my cousin Nikki and her hubby Danny. Also there was my other cousin Malcolm and his wife Onny. We went to the Pap Tav, and watched a Kiwi band dDub, they were rather cool. Got absolutely leathered, stumbled home to Nikki's house about 2.00am. First time ever that we had all been out on the piss together, so quite momentous.
New year was the usual boring occasion, took the kids into Rotorua for a curry, went to the lakefront to a free concert which was boring so came home and all went to bed by 10.30pm.
I started back to work on the 7th january, and decided that now was the time to start mountain biking in the local forest with the folks from work. Oh My God! what a bloody great time that is. Initially I couldn't breathe, stand, cycle, talk, or drink. I thought I was going to vomit at every moment, I wanted to go home after 30 minutes, but I stayed out under great pressure from all involved for 2 hours. And fucking loved it.
I now go every thursday, and any other time that I can arrange. For info on the trails we ride got o http://rotorua.mtbclub.org.nz/
Claire starts her new job tomorrow at The Body Shop, three days a week part time, She is so looking forward to it. Harvey starts a new Day care tomorrow aswell, and Ellis is totally loving school.
It is the middle of summer here, so it is quite warm, which everyone tells us is unusual. Alex and Justin and the girls are due to arrive with us next monday, the same day as my best friend in the whole wide world, Andy Tourell. They all will be staying with us for the week so expect some good times and lots of BBQ's and drinking.
Lots more has happened since my last posting, but you know how it is, to us it is now all part of normal life, to you it might be interesting. I will try to keep up a regular blog, but it is proving quite hard.
Lastly here are some photos from the last few months. More to follow.Might start doing picture of the day??????
