We had a wonderful visit from Arwen and Anthony over Christmas/New Year 2004/2005. After Christmas at home in Cambridge, we headed up to New Hampshire where we rented a house by a frozen lake for a few days. The day we arrived we had a good ice storm… these are famous in New England and are quite dangerous; this was the only one I saw during our time there, and we survived okay. After that the weather was good and we got plenty of photos.
Archive for October, 2006
Still more Joy of Photos
Saturday, October 28th, 2006More Joy of Photos
Saturday, October 28th, 2006A month ago I went to Fiji for Richard and Sera’s wedding. A good time was had. At one point somebody asked why my camera was so big, so I told them it was purchased in 1999, was only 2 megapixels and cost $US400. Seven years is a pretty good run, and I speculated that they don’t make them like they used to. Shortly afterwards the camera stopped working… all my photos were black. I think the internals must have got some condensation in them. Oops.
My optimism was ultimately vindicated when the camera started working again, back in New Zealand. Anyway, here’s a few photos.
No bats, sadly.
The Joy of Photos
Saturday, October 28th, 2006
We close in on one year
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006If I ever make a vast amount of money, I think I will start a charity which sends a singing telegram to the parents of twins on said twins first birthday. The lyrics would be along the lines of “Congratulations, you survived. The worst is now behind you.”
I’m buckling under the pressure
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006Garden by Anne. Halen dressed by Greg. Robin dressed by Robin.
Tycho and Anne feed a goat at the recent Verran’s Rd Primary School fair.
And Lenya and Robin share a chuckle while strolling round the duck pond.
You said it.
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006At playgroup on Monday, Tycho and I passed through the hall foyer on our way back from the restroom. At that time there was a girl about Tycho’s age there, and an umbrella.
Small Girl: That’s someone’s umbrella.
Tycho: Whose umbrella is it?
Small Girl: That’s someone’s umbrella.
Tycho: Whose umbrella is it?
Greg: Tycho, I don’t think she knows.
Small Girl: I pick my nose all the time.
Trivia
Sunday, October 8th, 2006Whoops, a big lapse in blogging. We have just had the New Zealand school holidays which shouldn’t really have an impact on us yet you would think. However, my mother is a secondary school teacher so she was on holiday and that means a lot to Tycho. He visited Tiritiri Matangi Island, an open wildlife sanctury off the coast of Auckland, with Anne and a friend of hers so now he has a personal relationship with takahe, tuis, pukeko and sundry others.
Halen and Lenya are doing well. Lenya is starting to totter unassisted from point to point. For some reason she thinks that waving ones hands is an important part of walking. We’ve had a big round of colds that the family seems to have been exchanging for a month now. Tycho and Lenya both had/have croup which can be pretty disconcerting especially when you are paranoid about your children developing asthma and tend to read the worst into any wheeze or cough.
Greg was in Fiji the weekend before last for his brother’s wedding. Three and a half days without Dad coincided with an ear infection for Halen and sinusitis for me so it was a memorable time. Murdoch saved the day by taking Tycho out for the day on Saturday. Gosh, I love extended family.
Our next big social event will be Lenya and Halen’s birthday party in November. I hope the weather comes to the party as the guest list is rather large. And here’s hoping that all colds have been banished by then. Halen is the size of your average 20 month old so carrying him around for extended periods of time is a big ask.