Home again, Home again!

Oh, it's NICE to be home!

We've just had a small family break to the shores of Lake Rotoiti. DH has a colleague who has a bach on the shores and it was LOVELY to get away. Found where the sun has been hiding too - so managed to get all sunburnt. Oh Joy! Actually, it wasn't that bad - only hurt for a couple of days (!!) DH tried the dinghy as well as almost daily kayacking adventures. Mr's 5 & 2 LOVED the boating experience. not quite so sure about the fishing lark. It was their first time .... and I'm pretty sure they don't have the concept of paitience quite nailed!

I managed to get away for a few hours to one of the spas..........soooooooooooooooooooo nice!!

We have arrived back earlier this evening - and I have to say I am GLAD to be home. My own bed, my e-mails (I know, I'm so sad!).

Anyways, just wanted to say hello to you all. Will try to put up some of our fun pics soon. Yep, it'll keep me busy in my scrapping space!!

Family Ties

I finally finished this LO today. All that was needed was the journalling but with Chrissy and all that jazz I never got around to writing it out.

Anyway, I'm pretty pleased with it. I got to use some rub-ons - and my favourite (well, one of many favourites!) thing - ribbon!.

I lived in Invercargill until I was 5. My Nana and Grandad havegone back there to live from Oamaru. Martin got to meet N&G when he was just 6 months old when we came home from Antwerp for Christmas. Simon met them for the first time on this trip (April'05). N&G won't fly so I knew that it would have to be us going down to see them. I am so glad that we did because by the end of 2005, Grandad needed by-pass surgery.

I would dearly hope that we get to see them again in the near future, but I am happy that the boys and they got to see each other on this trip. My husband doesn't have any living grandparents, let alone GREAT-grandparents. I just think it is neat that Martin just might have memories of this trip - and that each of the boys will know that he has the Greats.