Oh Dear

Poor Libby ..... just home after a weekend away at Grandmas with dad, got home, unpacked her bags, then BAM smacked her bag into her mouth ......... ooooowww!! Think her cheek took the brunt of it, poor girl.

Then the next day it looked even worse :-(

A Sad Goodbye

Well we've spent the weekend saying a sad farewell to Darling Old George and to fabulous summer holidays in his home in Pohara. He has had a fall recently and is now moving to chch to be closer to Vonnie, his daughter. We will miss you George and the great times we spent in your home - it's an end of a very happy era.

We had a lovely farewell night for George complete with his friends from Pohara, his family and us.

And, of course, while in Pohara you can't go past the easy fishing at Anatoki or the candle shop. 22 salmon in 3/4 hour! Waaaay too easy! Scott caught 5 which he's rapt about, we smoked most and he has given some to grandma/grandad and some to the Hoffs already.

He was very amused at the donkey across the road from who called out the most amazingly loud (and hilarously funny) sounds - gave us opportunity for cute photos tho. Not the sort of animal you'd like to have next door!

Girls First Soccer Game

Girls are into soccer for the first time, both are in the same team - Nelson City Flames. Their first game they missed as dad thought it was too wet :-( Their second game was a bye but finally they got to play today and had a great first game. In fact they surprised me by being really into the game and weren't the girly girly players I thought they might be. They had a big loss but learnt heaps about the game of soccer. Libby is no 5, Brianna no 3.