Here is the two page article that was in the paper about the session that Glenn and I go and play at every Wednesday night.  

Close up of our picture.  

My mom's trip to the beach.

We had loads of fun walking on the beach collecting shells and cool looking rocks. There are a lot of unusual rocks here and our packs seemed to get heavier and heavier. We now have a small beach in our back yard. But my mom could not carry home all the rocks she wanted all though she did try...


Ready to lift boulders much bigger then her she is mighty mom.

Wedding Pictures April 23rd

Jenny gave me a beautiful hair-do and Julia provided entertainment and tasty treats.

The decorations and flowers were ofcourse my mom's creation. 

Cheri V. did all the girls make-up ya-hoo! 

We had to get ourselves dolled up. 

Lots of dancing. 

Music.... 

A lively audience. 

Doo op doo ahhh... 

Ballet... 

There was all types of performance. 

Glenn was worn out after all the fun. 

Our Huge Wedding Party  

We needed a lot of support after putting that party together. 

Me and My Mom a dynamic duo.

Busy Few Months

Well I have not had a chance to post to my blog for a while. First it was because I was helping at home with my dad. Then I was planning my wedding and then once back in New Zealand our computer decided to stop working. So I feel like I have a lot to catch up. I will hopefully post some photos from our wedding in Idaho. It was such a fabulous time. Glenn and I were so happy to have so many of our friends there to share this fun few days. When we returned to New Zealand many of our friends encouraged us to have another wedding jubilee so we invited everyone we could think of and asked them to “bring a plate” meaning it would be a potluck. It was a great turn out and we even had a friend call a few irish set dances. My mom was even here to celebrate with us of course we both got all dressed up for the event. Any excuss to wear my bright orange wedding dress again. So we did get a new computer and I am hoping this alows for more regular updates again. I know that I have missed writing the updates.

We had a great time with my mom while she was here I think we gave her a pretty good taste of where we are living. We packed everyday full of adventure for sure from a the fire festival in Napier, to music festival in Otaki Gorge, Waimarama beach, the estuary, Ta Mata Peak, Wellington, Op shopping, wine tasting, gypsy music concert in the old church, to music at the Cat and the Fiddle I sometimes wonder how we got it all in.

My mom left on Monday and is now back home having a nice visit with her brother that arrived the day that she did. What a busy girl. As for Glenn and I, we went to a music concert last night and Glenn is back to school the kids started back this Monday and Glenn taught his first class yesterday. I got a job working at a place called the Missionview Garden Center in the café Wild Rose. It is a fun spot to work and I love my boss. I am working part-time to start out but will probable get more hours as summer approaches. This gives me time to work on my creative projects that seem to multiply as I type.

Our winter weather is keeping us huddled around our little heaters and wearing layers. But we can’t complain too much considering I look outside and see flowers blooming and oranges dropping from branches.

As ever we miss you all and hope you are all enjoying your summer.