Tuesday, 31 July 2007


scoobs and mikey

The Girls





Some photos of Merryn and Freya

Birthday

Well I think that the rain has finally made it from the U.K. to North Island N.Z. A big message of condolences for your soggy summer if you are living in the U.K.

It was my birthday , and so naturally I had a party! With a mid- winter theme. Gareth cooked a Turkey and we had turkey and cranberry rolls, and lots of candles!

It was great fun with Lucy Jewell and Neil travelling down , they also fitted in a day of skiing. There were about 20 people, and my wedding boots got an airing. Sorry not many photos, as it's usually me taking them.

Merryn is doing really cool stuff, smiling lots, rolling onto her side and gripping toy rings. Oh and how could I forget went from 7pm until6.15 am today!

Our friend Scoobs and bloke, Mikey came to stay mid week, whilst on their whistle stop tour of New Zealand. They visited the Waitomo Caves one day and went Skiing the other. Sarah and Scoobs caught up on 2 yrs of news the 1st night needless to say it was a late one in which the blokes ears nearly fell off!

Photo of me and my friend Kirsten at my party, 1.30 am oooooh.

Monday, 9 July 2007






Hi All

We have had a fun filled holiday so far. Freya has been climbing at Turangi climbing wall and did very well. She managed to climb to the top of a couple of climbs and did very well on some of the more difficult ones. She has also been to the cinema with her friends to see shrek 3 and then to top it all off Freya has been skiing. She had a 2 hour lesson and then away on the slopes with Daddy. She loves it the only problem is she dosent want to stop just go very fast then fall over. Sarah and Merryn have been up the mountain and Sarah has even managed one run down the slopes. Merryn has been great and is sleeping well and being more alert in the day taking everything in. Gareth has been promoted to Head coach of the King Country u14s and has been running the trials and selecting his squad for a 3 day camp in Taupo this weekend. Gareth has managed to get up to the top of the mountain to ski even if it was breifly. We have also been over to Taupo and Sarah and Freya went swimming and swinging off the tarzan swing into the pool. Even though it was raining and middle of winter they both managed to swim outside.

Hope everyone is well speak to you all soon

Gareth Sarah Freya and Merryn xx