Thursday, April 15, 2010

A busy month so far ...

Whew ... life has been very busy so far, have only had 3 nights at home since it started!
We headed to Central for Easter, a great relaxing time although not many photos as last year as the orchards were still all covered in green leaves not those golden leaves yet. But I did manage to snap these pics of this gorgeous sunset.


The kids and I then headed south to Invers for a couple of nights with my folks. Home for a quick rest, washing and repacking then off on the next adventure ...
Last Friday the kids and I flew to Auckland to spend some time with my Grandma (the kids Great Grandma). We had an action packed few days, here are a few pics ...
The Macs Ale bar in the City - such a great way to use old lamps in a trendy way (now all I need is a house with high ceilings - LOL!)

A visit to Viaduct Basin ...

Giraffe feeding at the Zoo ...

my monkey Emma ...

The underground viewing window for the seal enclosure ...

cute little Tamrin monkeys ...

lunchtime for the Tiger ...

a gorgeous wee Meerkat ...

a great day out ...

Kelly Tarltons ...

the King Penguins ...

after our picnic lunch at Mission Bay ...

the city from Tamaki Bay ...

stopped in traffic at Spaghetti junction ...

The kids had a fantastic time but were very tired by the time we got home late last night. Both slept in very late this morning and Emma even disappeared to her room for a nap this arvo as well.
Have been hiding under a pile of washing today, emptying suitcases, and trying to catch up on all the news online. Over the next few days I will be sorting out the rest of the photos to print, and make a few collages - all ready to take to ScrapCamp which is only 2 weeks away now!

6 comments:

mandyb said...

love the lamps on the ceiling!!!! cool idea....and the holiday in auckland sounds fun.... love all those places!!!

Twobees said...

Oh I love the lamps Mich. Now I know what you mean. Love the photos of the Zoo and Kelly Tarltons. Oh I want to take the kids up there.

Janine said...

great shots there Mich. Whooo hooo scrap camp. You are going to have so much fun. Will think of you all.

Loving the lamps, it appeals to my vintage self lol

Beverley said...

Wow ... you have been busy this month! Love the sunset photos ... a pity about the still green leaves ... didn't the trees know you were coming for autumn shots?

Auckland with kids looks like lots of fun ... you'll definitely have lots of material for scrapping at camp ... wish I was coming.

Trace said...

Fab photos Mich - great to see you had a ball up there.

Mrs Frizz said...

awesome pics ... love the lamps dangling from the ceiling ... they look fabbo ...

Scrap camp ... two weeks away eh ... not long now.