Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Busy day

I took Evie to the local beach. It was a sunny day but a cold wind.


This is the local play park in Deerness. It's too far for Evie to walk to but not far by car. Evie enjoys it but unfortunately it has no shelter from the Orkney winds! Also there is hardly ever any other children there which is a shame as the toys are great there.

Here's Evie with Granny after her bath.

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Stopovers in Singapore and Frankfurt

We stayed in the Transit Hotel in Singapore Airport and were really impressed with it. Evie had a decent sleep in her cot and loved the fact that she was next to a mirror!

We went for a walk in the Airport Terminal before the shift workers arrived and the place was really quiet. Evie had a great run around and we went and had an early breakfast.

Evie had the fun of feeding the Koi fish inside the terminal. They are really big and look like goldfish except I believe they are worth a lot of money and are protected in Singapore.

Then we went to Frankfurt. Evie was excellent on the plane ride in between, she didn't sleep but was kept very busy runnung up and down the aisles! These photos are in Frankfurt Zoo where we spent an entire day. It was a typical city zoo, I think we're really lucky with Orana Park in Christchurch! Evie enjoyed herself, this was my favourite part of the zoo! One of the seals was enormous! Evie loved running around the place and looking at the other children.


This was a play park near our hotel in Frankfurt.

This is Evie in the cathedral square in Frankfurt. The architecture was beautiful but there wasn't much of the old town left unfortunately! Still there were pockets of it around the streets and it was lovely. Evie was a hit with the Japanese tourists and there are many photos of her in Japan now!

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Leaving NZ

Kenny took this photo the morning we left , having breakfast in Christchurch airport. Evie's enjoying her hot chips!!

Thursday, April 24, 2008

At Fernside

Evie was posing for some more photos to look at!



We went out to Mum and Dad's after Evie woke from her sleep. She loves walking out there because the cows and the neighbour's pet sheep come up to the gate to see us. We went into a friend's paddock and Evie had a wee bounce on the hay bales!



Sunday, April 20, 2008

Sunny Sunday

This morning Evie and I went out to the Family Service at Fernside Church and Evie made a new friend there, Natalia, a granddaughter of one of the parishioners. It was such a lovely day that they sat on the step reading books and playing.


After the service Doug showed her an aeroplane in the sky!

I think he thought I was shooting for a fashion catalogue!


Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Farewell Playcentre

Today was Evie" last day at Playcentre for the term. I thought I would take some photos of her there today since we're away next term.

I got a bit of a fright one day when Evie started climbing the steps of the ladder to the slide on her own but she's very steady and good at it now! She still waits for me to help her at the top although she doesn't really need me to help her slide down anymore.



This is Evie with her friends Caitlin, in the front (she's a little older) and Emma beside her, they are nearly exactly the same age.


Evie's always loved water play! She has to be watched though because she invariably ends up drinking it!



Evie likes to walk across the swing bridge.



Evie's very tired in this photo because this was taken at the end of the session - her eye's start to look a little glazed over!


Not in the Bubba's swing anymore! She's a big girl in this swing! She was having fun - honestly!

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Evie's Little Bubbas!

Evie has some little toys that she just loves to line up along the bottom of our bed! She will then take them down to put back up again!





This is Evie modeling her shoes from Aunty Shona and her lovely red(ish) riding hood!