Uno y Tres

Speaking of cuddling with Christian… These babies love each other. And they know how to have fun.

This dinosaur is gonna…

…Git You!!!!  Rahhhr.  Red Claw gave me a nasty nip.  Cheeky Red Claw. Claire cannot get enough cuddles with Christian. Look how quickly Christian has outgrown his crib! Are more cuddles in order? Looking out over Hauraki Gulf from Mission Bay. Notice in the pic below the distinctive mount to the right, which is Rangitoto.  In the last post I had a shot of downtown Auckland with Rangitoto as a backdrop from an approximately 90 degree angle to this shot.  See what I mean about the symmetry?  The girls were more interested in the seagulls! Another beautiful day in paradise – as close as you can get here on earth.  And this is nothing compared to what real paradise will be!  We can’t even begin to comprehend how glorious it will be when Christ reigns in fullness…

Lower Nihoputu Dam Trek

This is one of our favourite treks – it’s taken me almost four years to finally get the name right.  It’s only a 20-30 minute drive but it feels remote and secluded and it has a nice track that allows us to take the pram with no problems. Claire likes trail running with her sunnies on. And this is one of the lovely views of the river.Christian enjoys a sleep in the pram. This is our waterfall.  We take a family photo here…maybe once a year.  We forgot the tripod this time, so just imagine me there.  Here are our previous photos and here. We spied New Zealand’s most dangerous animal, a walking stick (although, it is hotly debated that the hedgehog might be the most dangerous animal here). Mr. Stick. Kim and I have gotten used to the paparazzi and excited fans that Chloe and Claire attract.  In this case we stopped at a nearby info. center on our way home from the tramp for an iced cream and were immediately recognized.

And here’s a really nice view of Auckland with Rangitoto (volcano) in the background from the info. center.  Rangitoto is cool because it’s quite nearly completely symmetrical.

Pretty Ponies, Purple Pancakes…

This blog post is sponsored by the letter ‘P’.

  The pancakes, as promised in the title…but not purple.  More like a pancake rainbow. 

The girls were excited!