Monthly Archives: January 2010

Poppy's first ever fish!

golden bay for the day

We are off on another adventure and it’s a beautiful day in paradise. First we meet up with the boys at Tata Beach for some jetskiiing then we check out Pohara campground with the view of staying there next summer. Off to Anatoki Salmon where … Read More

Poppy with BBQ corn

camping at quinney’s bush

Smuggler's Dinner

atkinson farewell

A sad farewell to Dan, Whitnie, Ayla, Jana, Chuck and their new baby on the way….. We’ll miss you and hope to visit soon down in Rangiora!

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poppy’s birthday invitation

If you’re in Nelson on our Anniversary Day Monday – come along to Poppy’s birthday party from 3-5pm at Rabbit Island.

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ayla at church

Poppy invited Ayla to come to church this morning and they had a fun time at Kidz Biz & on the playground later.

Poppy posts her invitations

poppy’s birthday invitation

You are welcome to join us on the beach for Poppy’s 4th Birthday Party. Poppy enjoyed writing out her invitations and posting them.

Poppy helping Jane with her bag

jane arrives

We were excited to meet Jane at the airport this morning as she arrived for a week of fun in the sun from Napier. We all went to lunch with Steve (her brother) after shopping at the Nelson Market.

Poppy & Finn

finn dog

It was a sad day saying goodbye to NeeNe’s lovable old dog Finn.

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flippers swim classes

This week Poppy has her swim classes – one every morning – as intensive instruction with SwimMagic at the Richmond Aquatic Centre. I’ll add some video of her progress later in the week. She was very excited about her lesson and completed all the tasks.

Making her sand saucer

teddy bear’s picnic isle park

Poppy had a fun time at the Teddy Bear’s Picnic in Stoke with her friends. She won her sack race with much excitement – but then the girls lost the tug of war!