Summer time

What to report? We've been settling in to our new home, enjoying the mod-cons that come with a newish townhouse. The botanic gardens are a short 10 minute walk away, so we have been walking down for the occasional Lazy Sunday concert and have taken David to the playground there a lot. He wades around fearlessly in the pool there (with water just about up to his chest) having a great time with Reuben. David is starting to look like a real little boy (and, I think, more and more like Reuben) and has a LOT of energy! He's loving his bike and the push car we have hired from the toy library (although he can only push himself backwards at this stage!) and is into everything. We try to get out and about on the mornings I don't work so that he can expend a little energy, and have joined Mainly Music on Thursdays.

My being at work two days a week seems to be working quite well for everyone concerned. I really enjoy having that time to do something different, and David has a great old time with friends and family looking after him. We're really thankful that it has worked out so well.

We spent a night, over Waitangi weekend, camping at Port Levy on the front lawn of a place Mike and Carley had hired. The camping went surprisingly well, although it helped having a house (with kitchen etc) handy. We went out in the morning on the boat with Wim and Trudi to explore the surrounding area. David wasn't quite sure what to make of being on the boat, although quite fancied the idea of being in control of the wheel with Opa!

We also caught up with the Kuipers family while they were in Christchurch for a family reunion. It was great to spend a little time with them, and get to know some of them better.

Here are some more photos of David for the aunties: