Spa Day

We had a lovely afternoon relaxing in Grace's spa yesterday. She concocted some potions - a Berry Smoothie Face Cooler (this is on one of the coldest days of the year), some Pink Peppermint Foot Glow and cucumbers drenched in cranberry juice for our eyes. Then we lay back with some soothing music and relaxed.

Torin comes to stay

We had a lovely time with Torin this week, and were lucky to be able to celebrate his birthday with him. Adam and Torin had a blast playing pirates, battling balloons with their swords and jumping on the trampoline.

Auckland museum

During the school holidays we dropped in the museum one morning. They had a fantastic display of the Gallipoli battlefield built in Minecraft. It was really well done, and here you can see Jane trying out the virtual reality side of the exhibit. Wearing that thingy, it felt to here as if she were walking around inside the Minecraft world. Pretty amazing, but both Jane and Charlie didn't really enjoy the sensation. Grace enjoyed it very much, though.

On the golf course

15 years old!

Charlie is now 15. Note that it is quite hard to get a photo of him in focus. I hope that he had a lovely day. Feels like yesterday that Alice and Hannah came down to Sydney for his first birthday, and we had the big birthday bash in the back yard with Joshua Egan, complete with homemade pinata! Charlie at 15 is funny and smart and caring and full of integrity. He makes life quirky and sweet. Happy Birthday, Charles!