A new old home.

 

Being in Maraetai over the past 2 months has given us some lovely times at the beach including a wintry seashell finding mission. Which ended up with a fine stash of shells and a mama covered in sand.

Surely this lovely person wouldn't shovel sand down her mothers top when she wasn't looking!

This is Winter... well maybe its Spring, almost. There have been some beautiful days without a ripple on the sea.

One of our interludes in the past 2 months was a week house sitting in Forrest Hill. We had some great trips to the zoo and MOTAT. Which is where EV had her first tram ride, oh the joy!
 

We also went to the Clevedon Playgroup where Woody found a handbag to accessorize with, and EV serenaded her Aunty Elaine on the toy piano. ( Oh the memories! That toy piano is the very one I loved to play when I was a wee girl).

NeeNee busted out a rad old chalkboard for EV. I couldn't resist snapping this drawing by PopPop. This drawing is the same one he drew for me and the boys when we were growing up, nice to see things haven't changed.

 Another interlude was a stay in the city. I took EV to Wynyard Quarter to test out the playground. Its got some striking sculptural qualities but it wasn't that great for EV to climb on. I can't help but wonder how hot this playground is going to get in the summer. We had more fun trying out the deck chairs hanging around the Viaduct. It suited EV as there was a lot of crane and boat action to watch. I think we were the only girls checking out the crane/boat along with a few older gentlemen and a couple of boys.

Probably the most exciting thing to happen while we were hanging in the city was the snow! Its only been over 70 years since there was snow in Auckland. This trip to the park was the same day as the snow incident. All I can say is that I was freezing and so was Dada, but EV was determined to play at the park.

EV enjoyed a patriotic gingerbread person at Queenies with Aunty Sarah. 

 I had the pleasure of being woken from my slumber by the lost drummer from Josie and the pussycats. The chopsticks are a great alternative to real drumsticks I find. Especially when the said drummer is drumming very close to your sleeping head. Although I do get some warning because EV like to tap the sicks together and shout 1, 2, 3 before she starts.
 

We visited Great Grandma for her birthday and EV showed us her crocheting technique.

And EV got to go shopping with mama and NeeNee and wore her new shoes from Aunty Lav (thank you!), and see Granny, the dress still fits!

And last week we moved into our new home, just down the road from our old one! EV and I got into the city in style by taking the ferry. It was a fabulous trip, much nicer than driving.
 

This afternoon we saw a double rainbow out our window (but I didn't get the camera out quick enough so you have to take my word for it). EV thinks it came to visit us.
 
Its been an interesting interlude the past couple of months, and now we have a new home in the old hood. So its back to our old tricks and probably a few new ones.