Christmas hols.

She's here - the eagle has landed!

The kids acting silly.....

Moody shot of an Air NZ 747 taking off in to the stormy evening sky...



Dunkin' Donuts goofing around in the car..... they went down well with a cup of tea.



It's a long way to the top when you want to rock n' roll!!!


"The Groupies"



"Will you stop moving please ladies...~"

Well, Christmas has been and gone. The weather on the day was very warm but cooled off in the evening. The holiday weather has been mostly lovely, very warm.

Christmas day saw us go to our friends for lunch. Lots of good food was had - chicken, pork, lamb, beef, venison, salmon, with lots of salads and nibbles, all washed down with a beer or two.
In between times we were preparing for Jan's mum. The house got "tidied", beds sorted and lots of other associated stuff. New Year saw us at Angie's again! Lots of food, drink and a good laugh was had by all - accompanied for the most part by AC/DC music!

New Years Day saw us travelling up to Auckland airport to collect June. A bit of geocaching on the way up helped to break up the journey with some interesting historical sites visited.
A very tired but happy June came through the arrivals half an hour earlier than expected, and the journey was uneventful heading back to Cambridge. Paddy was very pleased to see June, and duly gave her suitcases a good old sniff, looking for his usual treats!

Sunday was "quiet" - Angie visited in the afternoon, sitting on the deck catching up with June - 30 degrees and very humid - to be followed by "Christmas dinner" of beef, ham, and roasties etc.
Kieran was well up for the spuds, he does like roast potatoes. We turned in, tired and well fed. Tomorrow was planned for a trip to Mount Maunganui, so the boards/fishing gear and swimming stuff were all packed ready for the day, what a day it turned out to be!