Low key weekend over here-it was raining like crazy so we went to the museum in town, which has just been renovated and reopened in the...

Another few hours travel and we got to Lake Tekapo-noted for being a dark sky sanctuary and close to Mt Cook/Aoraki. We stayed in an A...

This is Van/Violet. There was a lake! Can you see it?? (After we got into the Ivercargill Airport, we headed to Dunedin-such a gorgeous...

Night kiwi finding tour! Turns out there was just one spot left when I was looking, so I bought it. We all know Josh is the better person...

On the road again! We have a week to spend down south, so we left after clinic on Thursday to drive 8.5 hours to Queenstown. Good thing...

Yes, forge your own knives! We have passed Barrytown and this sign a few times heading south, and who can resist making a knife? So...

Batman-the neightborhood cat. He waits for us to let him in the house. Or he comes in an open window. Sometimes he just goes in himself....

Friday morning assembly at school- Lu was getting an award for writing. Go, Lu! Violet joining in the selfie game. Abel Tasman National...

May 10! Headed to Christchurch-while we flew into Christchurch, we haven't actually seen anything around town. So we took the Lewis...

The older girls had cross country at school-everyone participates! (The littles will run in a few weeks.) Then the top times move on to...

Frank's turn! We don't know why we did this, it's just Dad was being very kind, so we just did it. (Meg-I like the out of order words!)...

Morning reading with Magda! (Magda reporting in...for now) (Meg here-if only they got along like this all the time.) Ruapeha! (Headed to...

(Van/VioletLena) We go'ed to the thermal wonderland and there was a bridge there and there was smoke there. (Wai-o-tapu, thermal...

This is Lucy. This is the water tower were Meg and Josh lived by when they came to NZ 14 years ago. (our apartment in Hawera had a great...

Frank's turn- We had so much fun at the chocolate lady! (Meg-I had to add a few more pictures after I got an ok from Deb to plaster her...

Off to the North Island for the week! We left Westport after I was done with work on Thursday so we could jump on the ferry in Picton on...

Rainbows on our way to a hike near westport! Walking sticks are quite popular with the girls. This is the lower part of the Denniston...

Frankie is making a clay model of a unicorn! (Magda is writing today--Meg in parentheses. This weekend was a nighttime dark adventure to...

After our fun Wellington wknd, I had a random Wednesday off of clinic, so we got the girls off to school and then went for a hike on the...