We had a long Easter weekend-the girls had Easter Friday, Monday and Tuesday (betcha didn't know there was an Easter Tuesday, huh? Me,...

Belated, of course. But lu's bday is on March 28, and she requested a chocolate cake with caramel frosting with M&Ms inside the cake....

So exciting to have visitors!! Anna, Eric, SI and Abel came to say hi on Thursday March 21. We had dinner and then a chocolate tasting...

(Frankie's turn!) We were doing a little art class after school. We were making a panda boba. F: Mom, why did you put this on there? M:...

We found blue mushrooms, HOORAY!!! More on the resT of the weekend later, but I was SO EXCITED!

and Darren, and Luke, and Anthony, and Erin (Anthony's fiance)!! Hooray! We like to to claim the Fredericks family and Treetop as our...

The other weekend I was working at clinic (basically works as a walk in, but only from 2pm to 4pm on both Sat and Sun), so we got in some...

Magda did a great job! Now I will add some more pictures. Amy took the train from Christchurch to Greymouth (about 1.5hr drive south of...

Welcome Amy! by Magda Amy, Mom and Dad at the School Assembly! Frankie and Magda both got a certificate for a great piece of writing!...

my walk to work usually includes perusing gardens. my favorite patch of dahlias are always bright and cheerful!

Headed out this weekend to pick up the belated birthday girl! Drove to Picton (the north east corner) to pick up Amy, then just about 20...

Valentines day celebration at the clinic! Always a good excuse for a potluck. The gals in reception went all out with decorating and food!...

(Van/lena/violet) We are going on a hike! It was a big hike. It was so long. I was playing with sand a little bit. (meg-van's turn to...

Up early for Mart's service-it was lovely, and my siblings Pete and Monica, and my nephew Tone had such beautiful, touching, and funny...

For our second weekend (Jan 27-28) we headed north to Nelson, the sunniest spot in New Zealand! (Lucy) Where the car ready for Nelson! On...

First day of school! The girls are mad, nervous, excited and scared. But they did get to visit the school yesterday and had a tour, which...

(meg) Belated post! Our first full weekend in NZ! We wandered around our new town, picked up odds and ends at local op shops (secondhand...

Magda requests for her bday: -watching tv all day -chocolate cake with frosting on the side (I ended up making two chocolate cakes for...

Our sweet baby girl is 12 years old tomorrow! I remember driving home from the hospital, in complete awe of this new little life...and...

Our beloved Jaja died earlier this week, after outliving the dire 2-5 year life expectancy of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was a...