Nolans 2nd Birthday !

On the 19th of march Nolan turned two years old and ofcourse he had an awesome party and daddy baked him a big chocolate blueberry cake ! We had a big family roast and played lotsa fun games, thanks everyone for coming ! Nolan sure has a day to remember.

Nolan blowing bubbles

Having an icecream on uncle Te Wai

Snatched uncle Rimu's cellphone..

The two Alma's having a moment

Look what daddy baked in his lunchbreak !

Katie did an awesome job of decorating the house as you an see !

Blowing bubbles with uncle Paddy

From left to right: Gareth, Ngawai, Kiri and both Alma's

Jamie and Rimu , feeling a bit clucky perhaps? :)

The master in his domain.

Everybody had a mean feed (typical nz expression)

Nolan with his new ride on digger, he was very spoiled today !

Alma with her german bunny, thank you so much Schmitty and Julia !

He just looks LOUD dont he ??

Eating the special birthday cookies uncle Cameron made him ! Thank you Cam & Bridget !

Put your fist on mine ! BooYaa !
what a handsome devil isnt he? Glad he finally got his haircut, thanks Dave & Laureen!

Everyone had a lovely day and Nolan was exhausted but very happy and content, hope everyone can make it next year!

Late summer in Wellington

Some photos of our downtown Wellington walk and Nolan on the slide in Cuba street and pictures of our visitor from Holland. Its late summer now in Wellington and the weather has been allright except for some random storm we had a couple of days ago , its hurricane season now so the weather is quite unpredictable. We have been very busy with the kids so taking pictures and uploading them is not always possible, anyway we hope you like these snapshots of the kids! Leave a comment if you want!

Little Alma trying on mums hair !

Nolan opening his birthday presents from Holland!

Watching some tv with mum.

Nolan having some lunch.

Going into town.

The tower is the war memorial and the pointy roofs is the grandstand of the Basin Reserve cricket grounds. Home of NZ Cricket (chuckle).

Completely random, thats Wellington for ya! I have no idea ...

Just a nice walk in town. Except Nolan didnt want to walk anymore ...

Yaay ! The slide rules ! He loves it!

Practicing his silly walks in the park.

Modern and Art Deco mixture, very Wellington.

Our friend Arjen from Terschelling, Holland visiting us again after his amazing travels down the South Island, great to hear he has had an awesome time and has really come to love New Zealand. Good on him !

Nolan and Alma BOTH love cars, this might become a problem in the future :)

Nolan really enjoyed his time with uncle Arjen !

The man is packed like a mule ! Even the little bags weigh a ton !
By the way... Is Katie that small or Arjen that tall? hehehe

Just Random

Alma 5 months and Nolan almost 2 yrs old.

New moon over the bay , view from our living room.

View from our living room in summertime.

Anaru and Nolan playing with the toys.

A rare moment of reflection for dad.

Just Nolan

Big Boy Nolan , turning 2 in two weeks time , topping the weight/height scale , loves eating dads spaghetti bolognaise and boerekool, loves playing with sister. Hes getting into two and three word sentences and knows lots of words , and as you can see he is still devillishly handsome!

Chillin out on the fatboy beanbag (quite a rare moment, didnt last long ofcourse)

Helping to improve dads tomato crop by regular watering. Such a good helper he is.

Mischief in those lil eyes !

Our friend from Holland, Arjen the Globetrotter, holding Nolan on his lap.

Nolan doing a pukana

Its boerekool night ! One of Nolans favourites !

Hanging out with his buddy Anaru (Andrew)