Monthly Archives: November 2005

picnic at rabbit island

It was a wonderful sunny Nelson day for a picnic at the beach on Rabbit Island with some other pregnant friends. [from left] Gerd, Jonathan & Brigid, Fred & Adrienne finished off the afternoon with a long walk along the beach, drawing lots of sea … Read More

santa parade

On a sunny Saturday we walked to the village and watched the local santa parade along with hundreds of local kids. Mum and Dad came in too and we tried to catch treats from the floats. Just think – this time next year we’ll have … Read More

thanksgiving in picton

To celebrate thanksgiving this year, we drove to Picton to spend some time with Ma and Grandad. We had a wonderful turkey dinner and shopped in Blenhiem before driving home the next day. This photo was taken when they drove over to Nelson for a … Read More

Hips & Lips

Instead of the ordinary play group arrangement – some friends of mine have all decided to form Hips & Lips! Our charter is that we are a group of parents with Nelson-born babies in late 2005 & early 2006 living in the south or west … Read More

Richmond A&P show

What an amazing sunny Nelson summer this is going to be! Adrienne & Fred trouped out with friends Janine & Rich to sample the local agriculture and trade along with hotdogs and candyfloss. There was plenty to see with the sheep dogs and beef cattle … Read More

wonderful Wendy

Our midwife is Wendy de Groot and she is simply wonderful. She comes to our house every two weeks now for a checkup of baby’s heartbeat, Adrienne’s blood pressure, discussion of birth plans and a good laugh. Wendy will be with us through the whole … Read More