Monday, March 24, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
The kids posing!
A few photo's of the kids taken one summer night that don't really fit in with any 'happening'- they just wanted their photo's taken!
And if there was ever a photo that captured Kayla's personality - Then this is it!!
And if there was ever a photo that captured Kayla's personality - Then this is it!!
Friday, March 7, 2008
Christmas Carol night at Kids School - Trentham Primary
December 2007
Simon and Stu being Simon and Stu
Kayla, Monique and Emily keeping us entertained while we waited for the carols to begin
Fa la la la la....
la la la la
And the kids did well too! Naomi ....
Cody....
Reuben....
and Kendal
Kayla, Monique and Emily just kept on twirling, dancing, laughing and having a fab time!
Simon and Stu being Simon and Stu
Kayla, Monique and Emily keeping us entertained while we waited for the carols to begin
Fa la la la la....
la la la la
And the kids did well too! Naomi ....
Cody....
Reuben....
and Kendal
Kayla, Monique and Emily just kept on twirling, dancing, laughing and having a fab time!
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
More pics
DECEMBER 2007
When was the last time you played in the rain?? Cody, Kendal & Nay living and loving life!
Yip Cody - you are officially wet!!
Do you think we could get our clothes dry while we stand in the rain? Let's try ay?
Look at me - I'm a fountain!
When was the last time you played in the rain?? Cody, Kendal & Nay living and loving life!
Yip Cody - you are officially wet!!
Do you think we could get our clothes dry while we stand in the rain? Let's try ay?
Look at me - I'm a fountain!
Monday, February 25, 2008
Long overdue update - Part 2 (the photos!)
NOVEMBER 2007
Luke Deans came and spent a weekend with us - very cool to have him stay!!
We went on the cable car ...
And enjoyed a beautiful sunny Wellington day. As they say - "You can't beat Wellington on a good day"
More to come .... check back soon!
Luke Deans came and spent a weekend with us - very cool to have him stay!!
We went on the cable car ...
And enjoyed a beautiful sunny Wellington day. As they say - "You can't beat Wellington on a good day"
More to come .... check back soon!
Long overdue update - Part 1
In the last few weeks and months there has been some comment on our severe lack of updates on this blog! And fair enough too!!
So we are now living in Masterton and it's a great place to live so far. The weather has been spectacular, the two big kids are settled into a great little country school and Kayla into 5 mornings at a very lovely kindy.
Our role here in Masterton is to oversee the work of the Salvation Army here which is currently a Family Store and an Early Childhood Education Centre. Our role is also to look at re-starting the Salvation Army church here. At this stage our emphasis is on what is already established and getting into the community.
It's still early days but we are pretty excited about everything that lies ahead of us and are taking one day at a time and asking God to reveal what His plan is for us here and the Salvation Army in Masterton!
Over the next few days I will download a wide variety of photos of our life since early November!
Watch this space .....
So we are now living in Masterton and it's a great place to live so far. The weather has been spectacular, the two big kids are settled into a great little country school and Kayla into 5 mornings at a very lovely kindy.
Our role here in Masterton is to oversee the work of the Salvation Army here which is currently a Family Store and an Early Childhood Education Centre. Our role is also to look at re-starting the Salvation Army church here. At this stage our emphasis is on what is already established and getting into the community.
It's still early days but we are pretty excited about everything that lies ahead of us and are taking one day at a time and asking God to reveal what His plan is for us here and the Salvation Army in Masterton!
Over the next few days I will download a wide variety of photos of our life since early November!
Watch this space .....
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Never a dull moment!!
It's been a while since we last updated our blog, but not because of lack of exciting events going on in our lives!
At the beginning of October John and Andrea (Kylie's sister) and their kids Josh, Siena, Maddy and Caitlin arrived home from the States after being there for 20 months. It has been great having them around again! Their first night back in New Zealand our kids were very excited to have the three girls sleep over at our place.
The next exciting event in our month was finding out that we have been appointed to re-establish the Salvation Army church in Masterton (about an hour from Upper Hutt).
We are starting to get our heads around all that this entails and are feeling a little daunted but also excited about what lies ahead.
We will still be in training as part time students next year as well so it will be a great training year for us. The plan is for us to stay in Masterton after we are commissioned in December 2008.
The weekend after the announcement came out, we headed up to Masterton to have a look around. We had heard about the very cool park with a train so we packed a picnic lunch and had a great day exploring and playing at the park!
In other news this month, Kylie's Aunty Frances was diagnosed with cancer as well as kidney failure. She was given days to live and so all the family made their way to Levin. At this stage, she is still being cared for by her siblings and their spouses at home. It was special to be able to have Dean (Kylie's brother) and cousins Nicola and Stephen and Laura, Stephens wife come and spend an evening with us before heading back to Australia.
Last week Stu took Cody on a hike after school that Cody had been anticipating for a long time. He packed his rope, put on his hiking boots and went armed with a lunch box full of afternoon tea and had a GREAT time with his Daddy!!
On Wednesday night we went to a Saints and Angel party that was put on by three big churches in Upper Hutt. The kids had a great time dressing up, having dinner there, doing craft activities and playing - it was a really good night!
Then just last night we celebrated Guy Fawkes here at College with a BBQ, sparklers and the all important fire works display. It was a bit cold but a great night down at the College park!
(Above is Nay, Corryn and Kendal)
(Monique doing her thing with a sparkler)
(The kids crowding around Simon for their sparklers)
(Sparkly Kendal)
(Naomi had a great time writing her name and making patterns)
So that's our month in a nutshell. The month ahead involves assignments, exams, preaching and packing! This time next month we will be right into our family tradition of the countdown to Christmas! I'm sure there will be plenty of photos to post on our blog from that!!
At the beginning of October John and Andrea (Kylie's sister) and their kids Josh, Siena, Maddy and Caitlin arrived home from the States after being there for 20 months. It has been great having them around again! Their first night back in New Zealand our kids were very excited to have the three girls sleep over at our place.
The next exciting event in our month was finding out that we have been appointed to re-establish the Salvation Army church in Masterton (about an hour from Upper Hutt).
We are starting to get our heads around all that this entails and are feeling a little daunted but also excited about what lies ahead.
We will still be in training as part time students next year as well so it will be a great training year for us. The plan is for us to stay in Masterton after we are commissioned in December 2008.
The weekend after the announcement came out, we headed up to Masterton to have a look around. We had heard about the very cool park with a train so we packed a picnic lunch and had a great day exploring and playing at the park!
In other news this month, Kylie's Aunty Frances was diagnosed with cancer as well as kidney failure. She was given days to live and so all the family made their way to Levin. At this stage, she is still being cared for by her siblings and their spouses at home. It was special to be able to have Dean (Kylie's brother) and cousins Nicola and Stephen and Laura, Stephens wife come and spend an evening with us before heading back to Australia.
Last week Stu took Cody on a hike after school that Cody had been anticipating for a long time. He packed his rope, put on his hiking boots and went armed with a lunch box full of afternoon tea and had a GREAT time with his Daddy!!
On Wednesday night we went to a Saints and Angel party that was put on by three big churches in Upper Hutt. The kids had a great time dressing up, having dinner there, doing craft activities and playing - it was a really good night!
Then just last night we celebrated Guy Fawkes here at College with a BBQ, sparklers and the all important fire works display. It was a bit cold but a great night down at the College park!
(Above is Nay, Corryn and Kendal)
(Monique doing her thing with a sparkler)
(The kids crowding around Simon for their sparklers)
(Sparkly Kendal)
(Naomi had a great time writing her name and making patterns)
So that's our month in a nutshell. The month ahead involves assignments, exams, preaching and packing! This time next month we will be right into our family tradition of the countdown to Christmas! I'm sure there will be plenty of photos to post on our blog from that!!
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