Godley Heads Walk.

Last week after the Molesworth trip we took a lovely day walk to Godley's head with Carly (Mike's cousin), Dean and their lil man. You drive out towards the beach and around the peninsula to a beach called Tailor's Mistake and walk from there up the golden grassy hills above the ocean. The deep blue ocean was striking against the dry golden hills. Another lovely day with good company and beautiful NZ vistas.

Oh, uninterrupted sleep.

Mike and I just returned from a lovely overnight sans the boy. Last night I got the first uninterrupted 8 hour stretch of sleep in six months. I feel like a new person. We found ourselves mentioning to one another every hour or so, "Man, isn't he soooo cute" or "How did we make such a cute kid?". It was a treat to go away but also to come home to him and I think a treat for Grandma and Grandad to spend time with him too--win/win. He is officially 6 months as of yesterday so I have got to get onto those pix--he has seriously filled out.

I also have pictures from a cool walk we took with Dean, Carly and Asher last week, a tramp Mike took with the boys as well as pix from our little solo roadtrip. Time is flying by. We have has such a good time here with family and re-remembering what an absolutely beautiful country this is.

Glowing ears.

6 years we've been married now--well today is the 9th in New Zealand.
I can't think of a better way to celebrate the day than by playing with this gorgeous boy.

Molesworth Day 2.

After we got going, we packed up and got back on the road to drive further into the Molesworth Station.

The Fiat stopped working as we were going up a hill. Mack fixed it.

Sleeping boy

More sleeping boys

Then the Van got a flat tire.Mack fixed it

Rob, Mike, and our boy

The Molesworth Station House

Lovely River Valley

Off the gravel roads and back in Hanmer, taking a break before the drive back to ChCh

First a stop at Brown Stream--an old favorite swimming hole

Mack was the first to head down the slide--everyone else followed.

Molesworth Day 1.

We decided around 11AM to take an overnight to the Molesworth Station and we were on the road about 4PM. Not too bad organizing 10 Adults, 1 toddler, 1 baby, and 1 digger. Lucky the days are long and light.

The little man rode with Grandad Pete and Grandma Lizzie.

The little man stretching out legs at our campsite
Getting the site ready

We forgot tent pegs--hip hip for forks

Dining on bacon and ham sandwiches

Up in the new pack

Digs, the wee engineer

After dinner walk

The Crew (sans Dean and Ashy)
Carly, Rob, Mike, Alice, Pete, Liz, Mack, Digs, Chucky

Mike and I slept in the back of the car with the boy

Glow of the setting sunMorning crew

Sneek Peak of the Molesworth Trip.

The other day we took a wee trip up to the Mollesworth Station-- in the highlands of the South Island with the family plus North Island family. It was only over night but it was quite the trip. I would load more pictures but I have to go to bed now or else I will be hating life in the morning.

Rolling in the Gardens.

Rolling in Christchurch Gardens from Chris Cammock on Vimeo.

Yesterday we took a meander in the Christchurch Botanical Gardens and met up with Dean, Carly, and Rosie. It was a lovely day- clear and hot. A good way to keep our minds off our flooded home. Our boy is getting stronger by the day it seems and is seriously into rolling. Mike captured him on camera. I don't know if there is anything more amazing than the first year of life and seeing how quickly they develop; it is incredible. Here is to twenty-ten!

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